New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-16


Beaver Co. has been appointed President Judge
Of the Seventeenth Judicial District Beaver,
Butler, Mercer and Lawrence Countles) by Gov.
Johnston, vice John Bredin, deceasee. lie is the
candidate of the Wings of the District.
ALABAMA.-In the Vth Congressional
District, Col. George S. Houston has been
brought forward as the Union candidate for Con-
gress by the Florence Gazette. Francis II. Jones
is also Union candidate in the Vth District
Jones saws, in letter to the Gazette:
liam no Secessonist. believe the doctrine OF
Secession be political heresy, and intended by lS
advocates as the nucleus around wmch they VIII VII
rally 10 accomplish their unhallowed purpoSes-dls-
union VIII you call out Hon. David Hubbard (the
Southern Rights candidate) on this subject think
ne will be num-"
1t appears from the Florence Gazette that IN
Senator Clemens speech at that place, on the
2Oth ut. he oined the Union party. We sub
ioin from the Gazette a brief summary of Col.
Clemenss remarks as an offset to the recent
letter of acting Vice-President King who has
taken different tack
"On Friday the Goth instant, our talented Senator,
Hon jeremiah Clemens, addressed large concourse
of people at this place The audience was indeed
one of the largest we have ever seen assemDleu IN
with marked attention to the able and eloquent ad-
dress of our talented Senator. We took no notes OF
MIR Clemenss speech, and shall not therefore, at
tempt to give synopsis OF 1t, but content our
selves by merely saving that it was most conclusive
and triumphant ylndcatlon OF the IomproHlse' anu
of his course upon the great question OF the day
lie defended his democracy from the assaults OF
those sefstyled oracles of the dlsunon wing OF the
party who had read him and others out OF the party,
because forsooth they had supported the Compro-
mise and the Union. He showed that this question
had no connection with party that many OF the
leading Wings in this State headed the dlsunion
party and that these disunion Democrats who were
reading him out Of the party, were harInonlously
pulling in the same traces with many wings VINO
despised the Democratic party, and who mad never
| gwen a Democratic vote In all ther lVes. MI
Clemens next went on TO discuss the whole system
| of measures which constitute the compromising
admission of California, the territorial Dllls oil Oah
! and New Mexico, the Texas boundary bill, and the
Fugitive Slave bill All of these questions he handled
with mastery ability and defended the COMPROMISE
from the misrepresentation OF It's enemies lie
was listened to with the most profound attention Tor
two hours, and on taking his seat he was loudly
mdde Union speech There Vas nothing bitter or
vindictive in his style, he treated his adversarles
with the greatest respect II was regarded by all as
one of the most manly, hgh.toned, and dgnlhed
sneeches ever delivered such an exciting subject
Ii was emphaticay Union speech from beginning
TO end and the patriotic sentiments which Mr..
Clemens nobly and forciby expressed seemed TO
find hearty response from every bosom. AS We
have Just remarked, his speech was Union speech
and as IL was delivered III KIND, conclnatory, anu
respectful manner, II was supposed no one would
attempt TO reply to IL In a community where all pro-
fess to be Union men, as reply to Union speech
might accidentally leave the impression that there
really were diSunlonsts IN our midst But seems
every body mistaken as the time which had pre-
yously been allotted to William ii. Muse, Esq,
stranger IN our midst, from Mississippi, who mad
been invited to address the people was occupied by
another, and the audience was deprived OF the
pleasure Of hearing Mr.. Muse. The speech which
Col Clemens made having been criticised ior ABOUT
four hours he of course was bound to respond
Accordingly, with the greatest composure and calm
ness he to reply and he did reply successfully
satisfactorily, and trlumphantly HIS hrSt speech
was able, hightoned, and courteous but his reply
was characterised by still greater ability, sun more
tindness dipnity and hieh-toned courtesy. His
gentlemanly manner al once won the attention OF
all parties. For about fifteen minutes he proceeded
to review, lucldly and clearly, IN connected man
ner the positions which had been taken by his oppo-
nent and as he exposed the aacy of those positions
/ he was repeatedly cheered by his audience. HIS
/ reply mastery and conclusive lie refuted
most satisfactorily the absurd and ridiculous op)ect
/ tlons which had been made TO the Compromise as
! well az himself, and concluded amid the hearty and
! enthusiastic cheers OF his hearers The day passed
of quietly and calmly the people IRON the country
dispersed their homes there TO solve the mystery
how man can exhaust his powers against an unjust
and unconstitutional measure and then counsei
submission-how he can stlgmatze others as sub
missionists and yet profess to submit himself.
Col. Clemens made more elaborate speech
at Franklin showing the Compromise measures,
as a whole, to be far more satisfactory to the
South than the North.
"Col c. referred to the Congressional pledge
signed by Members OF Congress- himself of the num-
Der. that they would support for no Office whatever,
any man known TO be IN favor OF disturbing, IN any
way the Compromise measures and denied emphat-
lcay thai that pledge was designated as the nucleus
or that the gentlemen who signed had any lnten-
ton OF forming Union party, or any other party.
Their objects were clearly set forth IN the pledge H.
self, and were such Southern man had any
night or cause 10 md fault with.
We append also the "Union Pledge" TO
which Col ClemenS'S name was attached, along
with others without distinction OF party
1.-THE UNION PLEDGE
q" The undersigned Members OF the NNNlst Con-
grcss of the nted states. believing that renewal
OF sectional controversy on the SUBJECT o! Slavery
would be both dangerous 10 the Union and GeS;ruc-
tive of lis objects. and seeing no mode by which
such controversy can be avoided except by strict
adherence 10 the SETTLEMENT thereof effected BY
the COMPROMISE, declare their intention 10 maintain
the said settlement inviolate and TO resist all at
empS 10 repeal or alter the acts aforesaid unless BY
the general consent OF the friends of the measures.
and 10 remedy such evils lf any, as time and eTpe
nence may oeveop.
And for the purpose OF making this resolution et-
ieciual they further declare that they will not sup
pCrt for the office oi President or NcePresdent, or
Senator, or Representative III Congress, Mem
her OF state Legislature, any man OF whatever par
~ who is not known 10 De opposed to the disturb
anct of the settlement aforesaid and To the renewal
any form OF agitation upon the subject OF Slavery
Henry Clay Howell Cobb,
{. : MoTehea9, IL :. Foote.
Robert l.. Rose, William Duer,
William {. Dawson. James Brooks,
Thomas J. Rusk Alex. III Stephens
jeremiah Clemens, r Toomhs,
james Cooper. VI. p Gentry.
Thomas Il. Pratt, Henry W. Hllliard,
William VI GwM. T. E. Mclean.
Samuel 4 Eliot, A G. Watkins,
Daylc Outlaw, H. A Bullard,
{. II Williams, Il :. Raymond,
Philips PhUnix. A. H. Shepperd,
\. NJ. Schermerhorn. Daniel Breck
John 4 Thurman. James L. johnson,
ID. 4. Bokee. }. b Thompson,
GeoIse Il Andrews, J. NJ Anderson
W Y. Maneum, John b. Kerr
Ie,cmi.h Morton ID Cai5.,.nu