The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-12
what Ia the Difference.

The difference, we mean, among Northern
men, Wings and Democrats, ultras' and mode
rates, ON the great question of the day-the
rights of the sIaveholding States in the terrific
rios acquired from Mexico? Hear Senator
DAVIS, of Mississippi, on this point:
% To illustrate, ask what was the difference in
the creed of the Senator from Maine, who sits on
my left, Mr.. BRADBuRY,l and that of the other
Senator from Maine, mir. HAMLIs?l One was
taken into the association of the Omnibus and
became a leading member He il was who came
forward with amendment to resusctate the
measure when it seemed to be in erbemis The
other steadily opposed it. The other therefore,
suppose, is among the persons called Abolitionists
What is the difference between them on any
question relating to slavery? Is there any? !
have never seen the evidence Of il in their votes
And what is the difference betn pen the Senator
from New Hampshire, who sits before me, Mr.
NoRnls and the who sits upon the other side OF
the chamber, Mr.. HALE'l One is called an Abo
itonist; the other, perhaps ID not. But upon
every vote we have had touching the slavery ques
ton, should like to see tho difference poin1ed out
Which Of them is willing to allow the South TO
extend the institution of slavery into any terrific
ry Of the United States? Which of them is will
ing to recognise the right of the South to intro
duce slave property into any of the recently ac-
quired territory! Neither of them; and if he who
sits upon the other side Of the chamber is more
vehement In anti slavery declaration, he is also
more good natured in his manner. The difference
is one which have not been able to estimate as at
all important TO the South
What Northern man of ana party or frag-
mem of party, is willing, by his vote, to re-
cognse the right Of the South to introduce
slave property into the acquired territory? VIII
General CAss? Not he. He holds that there
are laws now in force in the Territory which
exclude slavery, and those laws he would be
just as far from voting TO repeal as Mr.. Hale!
And so would Senator Dickinson. as we have
every right TO believe, and every member,
Wing or Democrat, of either House of Con
gress from the -slaveholding States. Speak
ing for the Democracy of the North a few DAYS
since, in the House of Representatives, Mr..
SwEETsER, of Ohio, said:
"Thc North do not intend TO give the South any
license TO extend slavery. They do not believe
that slavery can lawfully go into the Territories
without the aid which not their purpose or in
te,.tion 10 gre
Again, he said:
1.-The Northern Democracy have deceived no one
IN regard to their principles or their avowed de-
termination to ,ciDhoid all aid, license or consent
to the extension of slavery into free territory"
We quoted these, together with other remarks
of Mr.. SwEETsER, last week, and we reproduce
them to-day, because they will do exceedingly
well to 60 along with the statement of General
DAVIS, and because we desire to know whether
they will be disavowed by any Northern Demo
Graf, either Of the House Of Representatives or
Of the Senate
VIII the Union undertake to disavow them
on the part of any portion Of the Democratic
members of the North or Northwest? VIII that
journal enlighten General DAVIS by pointing
out the difference in opinion or action between
Mr.. HALE and any Democratic Senator from
any one Of the non-slaveholding States, 50 far
as the recognition by Congress of the right
claimed by the South to introduce slave prop
erty into the territory acquired from Mexico
is concerned Until the Union can do all
this, we caution its venerable editor not to
mount again that favorte hobby of his-the
peculiar friendship for the peculiar institutions
Of the South of Northern Democrats.
We allude thus frequently to this humbug
because IRE know lreH how long and how sue
cesslully it has been used against the Wings
Of the South by their Democratic opponents;
and we shall continue TO avail ourselves ofevery
opportunity Of exposing it, until even the Union
shall cease TO resort to il.