The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
Mr.. CabeII ON Coalitions.

has recently been confined hitherto chiefly 10 the
Northern members. Mr.. CABELL, of Florida,
on Tuesday led off in speech which he stated
was intended to elicit debate, in which he took
up the fruitful theme of coalitions. lie con-
cluded his remarks with the following distinct
avowal Of the sentiments which animated him
and the Southern Wings for whom he under
took to vouch:
As to General Scott, notwithstanding my high
| admiration of the man, Notwithstanding the
friendly relations existing between us, will not
DO what believe the Democratic party will do
take man without any exposition of his
principles. Here let me say that it is almost, if
not entirely too late for this gallant soldier to do
himself justice, TO extricate himself from the
false position in which the acts of designing men
have inveigled him. The American people may
say, did the French to Louis Philippe it is
g too late" He has put it off too long. He
has allowed himself to remain too long in n
false position, and it may now be too late for
him to remedy the error, and consequently the
injury he has done himself, think can say with
confidence, that he, as he now stands, csnnot re-
ceive the support of a respectable portion of the
Southern Wing party. In his present position,
if nominated by the Wing party for the Presi
dency, do not believe that in my State he would
receive fifty votes and am quite sure that he
would not get the electoral vote of one South
ern State. have been told by some gentleman,
that, even in his present position, he would re-
ceive the vote of Kentucky it nominated, but
do not believe it. appeal to the gentlemen
| from that State to bear me out in the declaration
| now make that no man will receive the Wing
vote of that State who does not come out clear
I, ,,,J all
the record-who does not define his position in
such manner that there can be no mstaking
it. What the Democrats will do know not
They may go for Butler or some other mum can.
diddte. ! may make the same declaration of
Tennessee.
Mr.. POLK. The gentleman need not besun-
easy. General Scott never will receive the vote
of that State
MIR. CABELL. have no uneasness ask
gentlemen from Kentucky and Tennessee to
correct the statement have made here, if am
wrong.
repeat, sir the Southern Wings are deter.
mined, 80 far as they are concerned, that no
man shall be elected President of the United
States whose opinion is capable of misrepreseu.
tation. If man is in favor Of the settlement
of these questions, in the name of common
sense, why does he not come forward before the
world, and put himself upon the record and say
so? In that way all doubt would be removed.
We will hold him liable to the mpuiation Of
doube-dealing, and of desiringM pander to the
fanatcal abolition sentiment of the North. Let
Northern Wings clearly understand this fact.
| assure them there is no mistake about it.
| regret that the time allotted to me will not
permit me to say more on this point. But it is,
perhaps, enough to have stated the proposition.
have deemed it due to the people of this coun.
try, that the opinions of asprants for the Presi-
dency should be clearly understood. ] have
introduced this discussion now, that gentlemen
representing the various parties Of the country
aud the fflends OF the numerous aspirants to the
Presidency here, may enlighten the people on
| questions Of such general and vital interest
Let the people have light aud they will see to i,
| that none but "a good man OF some party shall
be elected President Should the politici ms of
neither party have the moral coura e, and sense
of justice and propriety,to spurn from its bosom
the Freesol faction, the people will take the
matter into their own handa, and a third party,
planting and maintaining itself on the Constiu.
ton, will be called to preside over the destines
of The republic My purpose is to elicit debate /;
and seeing Other gentlemen anxious to address
the committee, yield the floor.
! Thc remarks of Mr.. CABELL, as well as the
running commentaries and personal explana
tons which they called forth, contain much that
is amusing as well as instructive. Ifthi5 debate
continues, general showing of hands must take
place, and awkward "reminiscences and Ievela-
! tons be brought to light. From the mutual re-
examinations Of the Ohio and Massachusetts
mem bers, much information was elected, and
| Al iI.lI r Al. 1
Mr. CABELL.
He commenced by taking up the Nliledge.
vile programme, as cXpounded in the Georgia
journal and Messenger, and after referring to
that editorial, and the action of the Union men
in the Legislature, concluded with this question:
But ask the attention Of the House to The
reasons which induced this editor to recommend
That the Union party should send delegates to
the Baltimore convention. He says:
"The Union men Of the South, in our opin-
ion, can accomplish their purposes and establish
their principles as etlectually without nationa
Union organization as with it. They now con'
troll the States of Georgia, Alabama, Florida
Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Virginia North Carolina and Maryland. 1t is
possible they might rally majority even in
South Carolina The votes of those States are
not sufficient TO elect a President but if thrown
in one body into a national convention, they
might secure the selection of proper candidate
whose election they would place beyond a
doubt"
Now, ask my Union friends why, with that
declaration, they should determine to send dele.
gates to the Democratic convention, rather than
to the Wing convention? believe they could
control either, but do not think they should be
represented in either | think may pledge my.
self for the Wing party, that if the Union party
should act cordially with them and go into the
Wing convention, the Wing representatives
would do precisely the same as this editor says
the Democratic party would do and which they
will not do, unless you go there to help to pre-
vent them from disregardiug the Constitution
believe, from the indications which have lately
been made, That the Wing party of the country
may--and hope il will be So even without the
aid of the Union party-put itself upon this con
stitutional ground, and adopt the recommends
ton of the President Of the United States, that
the. slavery agitation shall cease, and that the
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