The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-08

The gentlemen says lie defers 10 the
feelings of this body; he does not origin.
ate anything herei he looks to outward
feeling. 1t is a curse to this country that
there are 80 many members of Congress
who are constantly looking out hey ond
the body to ascertain what are the indi
cations Of public feeling. not because
they respect public feeling more than 9th
er men, but because they are anxious TO
55a'Si5r up iheir idtterihg popularity 10
obtain high Office. by trimming their sails
10 any gale that happens to be blowing.
The aura popularis is the breeze under
the influence Of which these gentlemen
sail; and they are eternalIy looking out to
ascertain whether there are any breakers
ahead that may possibly shatter the frsil
vessel which contains their hopes of fu.
ture political advancement Therefore.
they do not look into theirown conscienc.
es for motives of action, and they do not
consult their own understandings. They
do not undertake to examine the great
principlesot public expediency, but they
ascertain. if they can, what is popular,
OF what is likely to be popular, by look
ing out of Congress. as the gentleman
says, and in that way they expect 10 OBJ
tain, some of them. high Office They
have uuderreted the intelligence of the
people ofthis country. The people have
little more understanding than some
persons suppose. The trckery of dem
agogueism has already 5ecorle 50 famil-
lar to the intelligent and segacious peo
pie of this country that it is no sooner
pracliced in theiI view than the performer
finds himself prostra,ed before an indig.
nant and outraged constituency.
Sir, hope the day has gone by when
any little tricksters, with shallow intel
lects, utterly deficient in all knowledge
of statesmanship. with no moral quality
on the face of God s earth who would
induce any man to think ofthom for high
station. will be able by sly trickery and
underhand management, to attain high
places, the ircumbency of which by such
PERSONS must inevitably iafict perman
emily, lasting end ineiFaceabIe disgrace
upon our free institutions. J have no re-
spect for demagogIes; Ike sometime.
TO expose them. | am not doing it now
oh no. | would not be so Giscourteou
and unparliamentaryi but do like some
times 70 expose persons Of this class.
do like sometimee, if may use the ex
preston, to empluy the cudgel of cast
CATION upon such people.
The Senator from Texas talks abnu
the Senate of the United States bein,
converted into political machine. VIVA
did he mean by thatl Nothing in the
world, of course He talks about tn,
resolution being fragrant usurpaiion up
on the peoples rights. He did not mea'
anything disrespectfully by shat oh, nc
But The gentleman says this thing com
tyenced in the Democratic caucus, ant
that a sir,ilar resolution being reiccle,
there, il was vaniped up and reiDtrnduc
ed here for Q similar purpose. The gon
toman is willing, as understand him
;IJt the unity aud concord Of the Demo
cratic party shall not be so far broken i
upon rs to prevent the rankest Ere
Soilers from coming into our midst, cu'
exercising efficient influence in the po
| ltical contests of the day. ! undersian
what the gentleman means. He has
very special audience. (Here the speak
er poirled at Mr. RantouI, who was 81
ting just behind him,) The signs of tn
times are vary ominous. | understaD
them well enough. There are some me
(of course not in the Senate) who al
pared to give lheiI deliberate sanctio
To corrupt political bargains, by means
which mean aud unprinciplrd men are>t
be elevated 10 high stations, through th
agency Of corrupt intrigue and manage
meut, of such nature as almost to STAN
permanent discredit upon theescutcheo
OF the Republic, Because some of u
say we do not wish to associate with sue
peopIe--bec because we say we will have II
political connection with any men pledf
ed to agilate against the fugitive slOv
law, who calls himself a Democrat, bI
who stands solemnly pledged to Iana
/ ical constituency to come here and ag;tat
constantly, in Opposition Ia this law
it to be said that We are disturbing th
harmony OF the Dsmocratjc party
The gentleman may if he chuoees hav
association with such people, dn ne
wish To associate with them. have sal
every where in my own State, aud
say il here, that the man who is pledge
III the North to agitate against the fdg
tive slave bill; and the man in the Sont'
who is pledged to agitate in oppostio
to any part of this great plan Of compr
mise, is, in my judgment. no patriot
the first place, and is secondly no Demt
crat. lido not charge the gentleman wit
wishing to associate with such person
, | do not say that he has corrupt inter
, tions himself. do not say that he wisI
, es to use certain persons for his own pa
l ticular purposes--that he is wiling
discredit the Democratic party, to di
f Egraco its ancient creed, to pull down /
f primeval dignity in order to have an o
portunity Of foisting himself, a wrelcht
, political humbug. into the highest pla'
t in this Republic. This whole imagin
ton is nauseating-it is disgusting it
/ horrifying.
The gentleman quotes Scripture, al
, says that ho wishes to judge menby the
, works, not by their professions, So {
, |. What are the works Of the honorab
gentemanl will show him up lit
. on that score. What are his works, Ir