The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-27

maintain it. We believe, in the language o
the Kentucky resolutions, that where there i
no common arbiter, each party to compact i,
to Judge of the nlractions of the compact, ant
of the mode and measure of redress"
The State, we say, is to be the Judge Of in
fractions Of the compact, and of the mode anc
measure of redress" IT, in the language of The
Kentucky resolutions, the State believed that
the compact has been violated, she, and she
alone, has the right to Judge, SO far as she her
self is concerned, of that nfraction, and the mode
and measure of its redress Idesire to ask my
colleague if he does not indorse the Kentucky
resolutions, and whether the whole Union party
of Mississippi does not indorse them? II he
will say to us, by authority Of his party, that they
repudate these resolutions, will guarantee that
they sink so low, rs political party, that, though
you sounded for them with hundred fathom
lead line, voice would still come booming up
from this mighty deep, proclaiming "no bottom
here"
/ desire to submit this proposition to my col
league. He says, that because we assert the
right Of secession, therefore we are secession
lists Non constal. He asserts the right of revo-
luton. Let me ask my friend, do you consider
yourself as a revolutions.? Ii ] am to b. de-
nounced as a secessonist because assert the
right to secedc, may | not turn upon my assal-
ant and say to him, You are a revoutionst, be-
cause you assert the right Of revolution?
But, sir, this new Union organization-this
party which claims first to be the Wing party
par excellence, and then to be the Democratic
party par ercellence--to what sort of sentiments
does it hold? Ask my friend here, Mr.. VIII
cox,l in the presence of our colleague of the
Senate Mr.. BROOKE, who has lately arrived in
this city, Gentlemen, what are your opinions
on the subject of the currency" My friend
would doubtless say something about hard
money, and gold and silver but our colleague
in the Senate tells us that he believes in paper
money, and banks Suppose the two gentlemen
ject of protection! My friend here would COM
mence lecturng you about free trade; but his
colleague in the Senate would begin to tell us
how much protection we want. And it would
be thus in regard to distributions internal i'm
by the federal government, the sub
treasury, and upon all other party questions. If
you ask them what they are for, they tell you
they are for the Union. But as to what polti-
cal measure they propose to carry out, they do
not at all agree, even among themselves.
Why, sir, if may be allowed in this high
council place, to indulge in an anecdote, think
| can tell one illustrative of the position of this
Union party, and especially the Union party of
my own State. There was an old gentleman
who kept what was called the "Union Hotel"
A traveller rode up and inquired whether he
could have breakfast The landlord said,
aWhat will you have Z" "Wel," said he, .sIl
take broiled chicken and coffee" 81 don't keep
them" "Let me have beefsteak and boiled
eggs, then" 81 don't keep them" swell, said
the traveller, "never mind; give me something
to eat" 81 don't keep anything to eat. ;" "Then,"
said the traveller, getting little out of patience,
"feed my horse give him some oats" IL don't
keep oats" "Then give him a little hay" 81
don't keep hay" swell, give him something to
eat" Il don't keep anything for horses to eat.
[ Lqughter.] "Then what the devil do you
keep" 81 keep the Union Hotel" Renewed
laughter So with this Union party. They
are for the Union, and they are for nothing else.
They are for that to which nobody is opposed.
They are constantly trying to save the Union,
and are making great cutlery about it, when, in
fact, nobody has sought or is seeking to destroy
it. They keep the Union Hotel, but they don't
keep anything else.
Now, sir, to come step further in the pro-
gress of Mississippi politics. AS soon as the
election in our State resulted adversely to my
friends and to myself, we, as matter of course,
abandoned the issue upon which it had been
conducted. We gave up contest in which We
had been beaten. But We did not change our
opinions as to the soundness Of the principle. II
was contest for the maintenance of particu.
lar State principle, or State policy. We were
overthrown by majority of the people of our
own State, and consequently we gave up the
issue. Immediately afterwards, by the usual
authority and in the usual way, there was no.
tice inserted in the leading Democratic papers
Of the State, calling upon the Democratic party,
without reference to new State issues, and
without reference to past disputes, to assemble
in convention for the purpose Of appointing del.
egates TO attend the Baltimore National Demo.
cratic Convention. This was in November,
1851. Almost Immediately afterwards, the
Union party called Union convention, which
assembled on the first Monday in January last.
II was represented by about thirty six delegates,
from twelve or fourteen counties. On the 9th
of the same month, the Democratic convention
proper, assembled, represented by some two
hundred or more delegates, from ffty.five coun
ties. Our convention was called as Demo
cratic convention. II assembled rs Democratic
convention. II deliberated az Democratic con
yention. 1t appointed delegates TO the Balti'
more convention as a Democratic convention.
Ii appointed Democratic electors. IL represent
ed emphatcally the Democracy Of Mississippi
Having been beaten on the issues Of State poll.
cy, repeat, we gave them up. We so publicly
announced and when we met in convention on
the 9th of January, il was as Democrats on the
old issues.
How was il with the Union convcntonl Was
that Democratic conventionl Was there any
such pretencel No, sir; it assembled as Union
conyention-a Union meeting 10 appoint dele.
gates 10 attend a Democratic national conyen-
ton. Why, what an idea! What right had
such meeting TO appoint delegates to Demo
cratic national convention! II the Union party
calling themselves Democrats, may appoint del.
egates 10 the national Democratic convention,
why may not the free Democracy OF Ohio, typi.
fed in the person Of the gentleman across the
way, Mr. GIDprSGs, do the same thing They
claim TO be Democrats, and have organized the
free Democracy; and why may not they send
their representatives 10 the Democratic cOnven.
ton! Suppose the Freesoil Democrats get up
an organization, why may not they send dele
gates too! and why may not every other fac
ton and political organization have its repre-.