Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-07-08
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proceeding to the election of a speak
er, at the beginning of the present
session of Congress. But that has
been repudiated by votes since given
on this floor, by the very men who
sat in that caucus. We made sim
liar. trial in another caucus, which
sat in the other end of the Capitol,
and then 1t agds ont ofouzert
"0h! when shall We reach that hap
Ply point Of time, when the Wings of
]. the North will be ready, by their ac-
ton on this subject, to proclaim
themselves patriots and act as pat
Iriotism demands, and act ,as they
lshould act? When viii it comet
oh, when will it come? | have
waited for that time, 10! these many
years, through trials and tribulationS,
and much suffering Time and
again, for twelve years past, upon
this floor, have / gone to honorable
gentlemen, who commanded my per-
sonal respect, and whom | regarded
as patriots, and said to them, these
speeches, these votes, deem utterly
inconsistent with the obligations of
patriotism, and while l act with you
upon other great questions, if you
/ persevere in this course, it is impos>
sible for a Southern man, though
agreeing with You in regard to other
questions of minor Importance, to
maintain effective cooperation with
you, if You persist in this course.
''They (the wings of the Nortb,)
enjoy the protection and benefit Of
the Constitution in all that relates
to commerce, manufactures, and nav
.igation, but when we come to that
provision OF it which was given to us
as a consideration for agreeing to
those provisions of the Constitution
which promote, in SO great degree,
their prosperity and welfare, we are
answered, there is higher law, which
will not permit US to carry out that
portion of the Constitution. 1t will
not Go any longer, gentlemen; and it
shall not lopgdr be tolerated. The
hour for settlement has arrived
You must do your duty or die, as a
political party drganization, extend
ing through the whole extent of the
country, North and South. You
shall nationalizd or die, and, if you
refuse to- do your duty, you ought to
die. Upon this condition alone are
you fit to exist.
In speaking plainly Of the whig
party in the North-their past histo-
ry and what should be their action in
future--and as to what he intends to
do himself Mr.. Geuty Iisclaims any
intention Of attempting to destroy
the existence'ofthe whig party, lie +
says:
Il am seeking to reform, purify,
and nationalizc the party; and when
| have made an honest effort for that
object, and failed, then the next
highest duty which | shall deem in
cumbent upon me will be to destroy
it as thoroughly as | can. And /
will perform it to the utmost extent
of my power. do not blink ques-
tons. In dealing with political
questions, it has been a rule With
me through life, never to deny the
truth, nor assert that which was false.
And il the declarations | have made
be treason, make the most of it
Bow me out Of t be party as quick as
you please. intend to stay in it as
long as a patriotic and HONORABLE
man may stay, and to him who is
left behind when | leave it, / say
goodbye. Crushing, blighting, ami
hllalinS popular Indignation Will rest
upon him if he lives South Of Ma
son and Dixon's line. No man can
so further than. l have gone, and
have ever been willing to go, consist
emily with homo Dr. and patriotism, to
maintain this phrty Organization
No man has appreciated more fully
and thoroughly than | have done tho
danger likely to result from the for
nation ofsectioaal parties, and now
to-day | affirm that l regard such
an organization, as eminently adj
verse to the safetyof the Union, and
the welfare of the Republic.
II will do all that l can to resist
the tendency in that direction |
would deem it national calamity ior
the whig or democratic paties to be
sectionalized. / think it eminentlY
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