Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-10
3, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1852
POLL rsCAL.
Debate in the nouse or Representa-.

never before presented II VAS said that in
all republics there must exist parties. He
would 90 further, and say that in ali free coun
ines, Where a rep esentatlye Government is
known and adhered to- there must be parties
Bur he would lay down the position there
could he no party without principles They
continually heard ringing in their ears the
names of two great partles---the Wing party
and the Demnora ratio. But he maintained that
III ihls country we presented a strange and
anomalous lact-that there were two parties.
when really, according to the principles and
docfrn's Of both of them, two parties did MI
IN fact exist. There We're nominally I've na-
ilss. ami 'eaHy and esseuiiallv there we're two
parties, but mol thus ,enuminated A par
ty must have principles, and men must adhere
To those principles.
They had heard much about progress and
something about "Old Fogyism" and Young
America. He rose to defend no party. no sec
ti"n, nor faction, either of he Wing party, or
the Democratic party. but he nrented 10 lay
down fundamental principles that should gov
ern a free people. and without which no free
Government could be maintained One Of
the first steps in progress was the disenthral-
ment Of the human intellect, for without this
we could have no progress in Government or
any thing else. He held that it was funda-
mental principle in republican Governments
that all parties 10 be living, active. energetic
parties. mist be organized npon;he paramount,
questions OF the day. Fgctons and comLina-
tons might te organized under the general
names Of Wings and Democrats. but Govern.
ment could mol be SO administered. An ad
minstration must stand or fall upon principle
this was the school whence we derived oui
Liberties. He had seen it stated tina; the pre-
vaihng sentiment with some was that between
The North and South. in the Two srea, naiiona
parties, there must always he disagreement
OF opinion and principle upon one great sub
ject. And what. vas this paramount question
Of the day! The great, leading and controlling
question which was likely 10 enier into the po
litlcal contests Of this country, and the admin
lstratlon Of It's Government. vas the cons;ilu
llcnal right Of one section OF he country to TIA,
reclamation of its fugitive slaves, and it was
SAID that there must be dlsag greement between
Northern and Southern mrn upon this ques-
,ion; that IS that men must disagree upon a
great constitutional questiDn. Ifhis Was 10
Whig party. ii was time that the country should
know it. There was an overw helning ma
jorty of the peoplt Of the United States in "a
vor OF fulfilling every constitutional obligation
That majority had been eyiuced by votes in
this House; that majority had spoken in the
language OF the law; and II bad been affirmed
not only 10y legislators bnt hv the Courts. He
repeated, there was an oyer~ helmng minority
of the American people Ill favor of this princi.
pie. II he believed there was not, he should
not indulge in those fond hopes Of the future
with which he was inspired. If he believed
that there mnst be disagreement between the
North and South upon a fundamental prlnci-
pie Of Government. the future indeed would
be robed IN darkness.
Now, what Jill lie ask, as an Amcricanl-
What did he ask Of gentlemen Of the North!
He did not address them a> Wings or Demo
Gratis, or as ee-Soiers. bui he spoke to them
as Americans, as representatives ofrhe Ameri-
can people, in whose hands rested the destiny
Of our republic with which was interviewer
the destiny OF mankind
When the gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. RantouD addressed The House The other
day. he sud that Southern men demanded d.
Northern men that thry should eat Southern
dirt before ihey could b,-cornc naiurallzed.--
He tMr. 81 asked no Northern man to eat
Southern dirt. He asked thctn to do no more
than fulfil the obligations OF o .r fAlhers-to re-
cognizc the rights of the South, and nledg
thernsel,cs that they should be enfrced.
Some gentlemen had sad That if this should
he made test, it would cause The orgauiza-
ton Of great sectional paiii,s. Was he to be
charged with beng sectional man when he
asked 10" tie organization Of party upon a
great principle which had been incorporated
In onr statute book, approved by Congress $ nd
lie Executive. and sancilnncd bv the Judicial
tribunals Of the country, Was he TO be
charged with being II secnna man when he
asked American cItlzons evcryu here 10 main
tain law which had hecn recognised by every
department OF onr Government If it was
true that Northern urn. either Wing. or De-
morrats. as now cofisitule,l. could not bring
party organizations 10 the recognition Of this
great principle, there would be really but two
parties. Ii it was "a fact that large majority
Of the people of the North who were unwil-
Ing TO say that they would pledge themselves
to stand by this constitutional guaranty and
right. for one he desired 10 know it, He did
not, however. believe this 20 be true, for in his
opinion it Mas nothing but the cant Of few
gentlemen of the North who desired to hold
pnwer. Bat lilt was true. he desired to know
1t. and as a Southern and National man, and as
"A TREND to ihelConsttuiion. he for one was for
striking asunder the bonds which Joined US to.
gerber. II The people Of the South would sub
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