The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-23
The Democratic" Party North and
south The "ONLY HOPE"

who is in good and regular standing with the
DEMochATIc PARTY South, it becomes of
some consequence to know how this last
named branch of the Democracy no,o
look upon the two great parties Of this State,
so far as concerns the Slavery question, and |
what they expect of their Northern allies. !
The following extracts from speech deliy-
cred in she House of Representatives at
Washington, on The IN day Of June, 1850,
by j. a. CALDWELL, n Democratic member
from Kentucky, precisely meet the case, and
will be read with special interest just at this
time. The whole speech may be found in
the Daily Globe, of June ~:
When we reflect that the Southern States
are in so woful minority in this House, and
arc fast approaching the same condition in
the other end OF tho Capitol, the inquiry con
siantly and painfully presses itself upon the
true friends of the South, how are we to
preserve our rights and equality as States in
this Union We cannot do it by ourselves,
our numerical strength is not sufficient. We
tu-n to the history of the past 10 see if some
clue cannot be found by which VIC may solve
the difficulty We find evidence TO establish
three facts first, that the aggressions hereto.
fore made upon our constitutional rights, and
he assaults upon our peace ana security,
have been made manly with a view TO the
acquisition of political power for the North
secondly, that, d,uinq The Iona continued and
constant dgitdfion in rdrious forms Of the
slaocry question. ne hare received M svnpa-
nm or all from The northern States, in main
tuning om. constitutional riqlis, and repeH-
ina aGqression, except # ON the DEMocaAr.
&c PARTY and thirdly, that southern Wins
haze been ojien t0und roting rih The North
on those occasions, and c0-nperaiin1 uiM
THOSE WHO WE'RE MOST INiMIcA1 TO OUR
peace and our institutions. The first Of these
propositions have already sufficiently no.
iced. now propose. briefly, to notice the
two others, and to treat of them together.
| In the 25th Congress, when abolition PC
tlions were pouring into bath Houses, and
great agitation prevailed on the subject, Mr.
| Atherton, Il Democrat from New Hampshire
offered a series Of bold, strong resolutions
dcclaratorv of the rights of the South, and
denouncing the northern acitalors these
resolutions were sustained and pdssed Jb an
almost uniicd rofe of lie northern Democrats
the northern Wings voting against them
At the extra session of the celebrated 9Th
Congress in 1871, the House was KEEP, in IA
state of decentralization. and the highest cx.
element, from the dav of meeting. the 3lst
of iIav, till the 10th of June, Lv an effort
to rcscind or exclude the 2lst rule-a rule
that rejected abolition petitons. Bv refer.
ence to the Congressional Globe of that scs.
sion, page sc. it will be seen that a large
number Of southern IIhiqs. voted for the res.
oluton of John Q. Adams TO exclude the
rule, and let in the abolition petitions. whilst
eueru northern Democrat voted TO sustain the
rule, and keen out those frc.bfand petit.ons.
except four. Every one familiar with the
history of those exciting times knows that
this ras the sieady aud uniform course ofMe
great 6Oiy If northern Democrats.
On page 62, of the same volume. Mr..
Gordon. Democratic member from the
State of New York, is reported 10 have de.
MED that the northern Wings had expressed
on the subject of aboitionsm, the views OF
northern Democrats. He declared 10 his
brethren of the South that the Democratic
portion OF the people of The North sympa,
thizes with them that they understand the
rights Of the South under The guarantees o.
the Constitution, and will not suffer those
rights TO he invaded" THAT
the Division line between aboliiionism and
'anti-abolitionism, is not Mason and Dixon.
line-that the Division, far as the North j:
concerned, is not a geographical but po
litical division. ] desire an opportunity ID
show that the majority on This .foor one
| IVhigS) represent dboiuiOniSm"
At the second session Of the same Con
gress, petition was presented from citizen,
Of Massachusetts, praying that our Govern.
ment enter into Diplomatic and commercial