The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-09-04

ular about the name, il it will suit the Detsons T
address,-we see this party, broken Up as it was
by the action OF 1913, but STILL SO far as the ad.
ministra'ion OF Gen. Taylor is concerned recog.
nlslng North and South, that pro-sIavery Wing
Is Just az good as an anti slavery Wing. Now
me distinctive principle, as take it, upon which
we stand, is this that we do not recognize par.
usan OF slavery as being as good Free Dem
ocra'' as the man who opposes slavery. We do
not reco nize him as being Free Democrat at
all. (Appause)
But let Inc put the question let me ask of nv
oFo'her democrat, II any OF them happen TO be in
this room, do you not hold that the man in Ken
lucky, who maintains the doctrine of perpetual
slavery, may be just good democrat in the
party as yourself? And my brother whg don't
you maintain that the man who proclams and
| advocates the doctrines which have described
as the doctrines OF the extreme South, may be Just
as coed wing as you are !? Don't you propose
to work with those inen Tor accomplishment of
common end? Then ask you how you expect
to accomplish your own particular views when
you do not make them paramount, and when you
know that your allies do You know that your
| allies do, but you do not. Go to Judge Berren
gentlem OF the highest character and OF the
greatest responsibility and personal worth: 90 TO
him aud ask him what he thinks of the subject of
slavery; and he will tell you that wherever the
Constitution goes, there slavery must follow it if
rlen as good whig as you are ? A great deal
better, let me tell you, in the opinion of YOUR
southern associates. (Applause.) Go to John
Z. Calhoun and ask him what he thinks about
slavery. He will tell you that the doctrine of
human ri ghs is an abstraction and that 1t is ell
deusion. Is not he as good democrat as you
are! Let me tell you that he is so much better
than you, that you have to submit to him. But
show me the Free Soiler, the Free Democrat,
and will show you a man that is of the same
faith, whether he breathes the air OF Louisiana.
or the air CT Massachusetts,. (Great applause
This is a national creed. The creeds of both
the other parties, sectional creeds They are
split just in two, and the other has another -
Ours is national creed. 1t will do for the whole
country The man who processes our faith must
profess it everywhere. He must profess il in
Kentucky he must profess itin North Carolina:
aye, he must profess it in South Carolina or he
must keep himself to himself. He must profess
no other creed. He must submit to no dictation,
but must stand up erect in the dignity which God
has given him and say, My creed is the creed of
The Declaration OF independence, that s'all men
are created equal" and wherever the flag of our
country waves over National Territory, there
waves the flag OF freedom, and no slave must
stand upon that holy ground. (AppIause)
There is, must say, something like pleasure
in holding faith like this when you are not OBJ.
H5ed, when you meet brother OF the same DO.
lucal party with yourself, but OF different sec.
hon OF the country, TO say, Well, am little
inclined TO anti slavery, but don't think much
ABOUT 1t ; these men who making so much
stir, are kind of crazy people, but they have so
much influence that am obliged 10 profess NV
sell little anti-slavery; but really don't think
much about it, There is so much OF that kind of
talk, that the South is sick OF it, and the North is
ashamed oil 1t; at least !! ought TO be- (Ap.
plause
Let US be true to our own creed Wby should
we not Does any man deny that it is sound
creed have met with but one man who de.
med IT, There may be others, but the ouIy man
that ever knew that had the courage and bold
ness 10 stand up and profess his entire disbelief of
our great doctrine of human equality, was Mr..
calhoun IN the Senate OF the United States And
yet, would great deal rather be in the place
oil John Z. Calhoun, having wrong foundation
or wrong doctrine, than, pretending to start
upon the right foundation, deviate into a false
doctrine. (Appause.) like consistency. Let
a man be true TO his creed, whichever if NAV he.
II ne holds it honestly, let him show his honesty
by his hdelity to it. That is our great advantage
that we stand upon creed which almost every.
body recognizes to be sound and all that we
profess TO do is simply to act in conformity with
it,
1t democratic creed; at least, it is such
democratic creed as like 1t is known 70 most
OF you probably that my own personal relations
are those OF friendship and regard to the demo-
cratic party and democratic principles But I
wish to be consistent, and wish to see nv bretb
rem consistent III they will show me, by LOGICAL
deduction, that the doctrine OF human rights that
the doctrine OF equality among men, that the doc.
trine OF no special privileges, that the doctrine If
absolute individual independence of all EXCEPT
Just and rightful coatrol-if they will show me
that all this means making property of our fellow
men will abandon nv creed And thew ,viII
De abe to show it 10 me when they can cover the
lace OF the sum- and make it lorbear 10 slime
'hey VIII be able to show il to me, when thew can
arrest the waves of yonder ocean, and forbid
Them to roll upon your shores, and to ser.d I'M to
heaven their sublime de caration of Independence
and not till then.
Our creed then is Democratic creed. Ills
founded in the eternal principles of right and ius.
tee. 1t is founded in the principles of political
justice, among States well as among indiyidu
ais Shah we adhere TO it, or shall we give il
up' do not think there is man here who has
proiessed 1t, who has any idea OF giving il I'm.
DO not know that ever met with a man who had
professed IT, and who had any idea OF giving II
up, and therefore it is not worth while TO ask ~,
whether you will give it up or not, for know
you will not. But let me ask YOU Of other noIit-
zeal parties who have not yet rallied under our
banner, LET me ask you whether it is well that
you should hold on TO your piece. meal creeds
rather than one which you acknov ledge n ho
sound, and right, and which if entorced end ri