The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-24

N. Louis Ballroom, thursday, june o.
1t is indeed, fellow citizens, an unexpected honor q
be called upon address you this OCCASION Tor which
l tender you my warmest thanks and grautude Chahce
threw me IN your great CITY Psa a ai, 81 s na W az
INV return to the capital interruption OF the commu-
ncaton has enabled to enjoy the very great pleasure
of meeting my fellow democrats OF New orleans on tins
which labor under at present. that VIII not realize the
expectations in which your zeal and enthusiasm have led
You TO indulge - .
To say that cordially approve the nominations which
YOU together to aty Is to express very feeby
the full extent OF my ardent and cordial cooperation in
il is with me, that both Of the gentlemen selected
my first choice for the Offices for which they have been
put in nomination. | know them both personally.
know them men, as citizens, as public ofcers as
statesmen; and in every relation and position in which
have them they have always proved to be nfexi-
bly, honest ardeny patriotic and conspcuousy efficient
war and in peace They possess every attribute OF me
truly great men--every quality which could adorn the
highest public station. =.
But fellow citizens, the personal merits of candi
dates great they acknowledged TO DO even by or
opponents, of but small importance compared win
the grea, principles and measures involved al s con
The great question is between TWO seis OF PrlnCi
pies of opposite character-Pnnc wacn dsePy
concern the future progress OF our ana lhe
principles that Cass and Butler now presented for
your support The question will not be so much whether
you will support the individuals, Cass ana b9ller as
whether you will recognise and support the principles
which they embody and represent, Will you' rowe
will we will |" was the loud cry OF the assembly,
Yes echo your cry, ave will" The whole democra-
CIV will gather as one around their banner, and bear
il in glory and triumph through the coming struggle
We must avoid fighting this battle on mere personal
issues We must compel opponents TO declare their
principles their measures and objects, so that may
array against them the powerful weapons OF truth and
factsso, too, that the issue between the two parties
may be clearly understood, and the verdict OF the peo
pie distinctly proclaimed 1t is the present policy OF
The wings to discard the old issues or rather to keep
them in the back ground until the contest is oyer and to
thak haiti apttr
candidates In short, they desire to play over the same
farce which successfully performed in 1910 Them
anaTi, and anti distribution everything which
whgery had advocated; and by doing So had been
defeated. Thus, we find the Virginia convention in
1910 proclaimng them distinctly committed against
these obnoxious measures. So too in North Carolina
an address was prepared by Mr.. Badger-who SUBJ
sequenty rewarded for his exerons in that behalf with
dress it treated " locofoco fabrication" that
either Harrison Tyler were in favor OF bank, of
tariff the repeal OF the compromise act By these pre-
fences they succeeded But just as soon as they got
in their seats, they threw off their nopary guise
and out full booded bank tariff distribution, bank
Iupt-law men. And because John Tyler remembered
these pledges and assurances and had the honesty
nounced as traitor, and the St. Giles and Billingsgate
of whgery exhausted in abusing and defamng him
But thank God if for deception and imposition did
succeed, the triumph was brief and proftess one!
The honesty of John Tyler saved us from bank and
country ,e and our book Of every vesge Of the dis
graceful legislation Of that era Of the goen power OF
whsery. Their fscaity explodedi their high tariff has
been consigned to the 'tomb OF the Capuets their bank
rupt law has been repealed amid the Kisses and hootngs
OF an offended people; and there lives of the
pagn of 1910 only the remembrance OF the dsgracefu
scenes and perncous which 1t inflicted upon
the country But from that remembrance the people may
draw much profit and instruction 1t will teach them
that high offices are not merely spos" to- be scram,
led for but great and important trusts, to be discharged
according to certain definite principles Let us then bat
ter down this nopary screen at once Let us call upon
fellow citizens to require their candidates
distinctly these questions Are you in favor of national
bank-of high ari-o distribution OF the proceeds of
the sales of public landsof the bankrupt laws No man
who is not clearly understood these points
get my vote, though he were in intellect the proudest in
PATRIOTISM the nobest and in moral virtue the greatest OF
his race Nay more would not stop here would ,h
Wilmot prcvso. Immense applause Yes fellow-clt-
izens say to you what have SAID to my
favor of the Wilmot proviso. When am required by
my constituents support that measure, much as
value their confidence, highly as appreciate the dis
tnctions they have conferred me- will not hesitate
to resign my post and retire to private station.
On the merits dement's of slavery, have nothing to
say That is question exclusively OF State regulation
who chose to retain it, and who alone have the right
determine when they will dispense with it. We tried
slavery in Illinois 1t did not suit circumstances
or habits and turned phanhropc, and abolished it.
So will be found, after all, with loud-mouthed abo
Ionistsour Hales, Gddngses, and others-who would,
doubt had they sugar or cotton plantation be as
abolition hold that the control Of this subject belongs
entirely with the State Territory which is called upon
determine upon what system or basis its institutions
and society shall be organized The general government
cannot touch the subject without fragrant usurpaon
II the people of California desire to have slaves, and find
their interest to have them, would consider it a
papabe invasion of their rights for the general govern
interfere to prevent their accomplishing their de-
sire If the people of Oregon do not desire slavery,
them Such my sentiments Such is the democratic
creed The celebrated letter of Gen. Cass presents this
subject in light which leaves doubt about his views
Have we not right to know what the opinions of
our opponents upon this deeply interesic topic Will
the southern people rest content ignorance OF the views
entertained by their candidates for the chief gsacy Of
this republic this, to them, most delicate and
tous question! f'ft tttt+l
Let me warn you, my fellow-cdzens of Louisiana,
that it will be security for you to elect southern
President Your danger then will be greater than if
your choice fell northern man. II a southern
is chosen you will be lued into fatal security, whilst
the north will remain silent; knowing that, when elected,
the President will be under their control; but if north
the south will be all alive to know clearly his
views, and very exactng Of pledges in reference to
slavery; Thus you may get the and they the
Thus il Is, predict that if the Wimot Proviso ever
becomes law, it will be by the signature Of southern
President Hence the importance of knowing, clear
y and fully, what the sentiments of the candidates
Let them not have months make up their opinions
and then proclaim them after they elected We care
not for the offices, whilst we have the principles.
The democratic party openly and loudly proclaims its
keeps and redeems them What they promised in ls44
they have fully redeemed And what the wings prophe
sled would be the result of these sures have been
most sgnally alsed We promised to reduce the tariff