The southern press., 1852-06-17

nuite in vain for any man to raise the cry OF
pdrty! PARTY! PARTY TO me, to seduce me
from the performance of duty which connects
itself with the accoml lishment OF these great
objects, addressing themselves TO the,weliarc OF
my country
But the honorable member from North Caro-
lima thinks there ought not to be any platform,
adopted by the Wing National Convention He
is disguised with platforms. Well, ! think
there has been good deal in some of the plat
forms which is we'll calculated to inspire such a
feeling but there is something in the late plat
form of the Democratic party at Baltimore which
is eminently patriotic, noble, and honorable.
would feel myself. personally degraded if /
woulI raise question upon that point, They
have come up to the necessities of the hour, and
adopted resolutions which cover the whole
question in reference to the sectional difficulties
which have disturbed the harmony and threat
ened the existence Of the Union. They have
so met that question as to nationalize them
selves. .... .t...
The two great parties of the country have
differed in opinion, and may yet retain and
maintain those differences of opinion upon ques
tons of mere expediency; but such questions,
though important, are infinitely insignificant
when compared with the consequences involved
in this question, greater in its conseq uences
than all of those put together. Waving at
present all discussion in regard to those points
in their platform which do not meet my ap,
proyaI, | give them my testimony here to day,
before the whole country; and truth and honor
requires every man to do il, that they have
nooly come up to the necessities of the times,
have adopted resolutions inregafd to these sec
tonal questions to which | have referred, the
tendency of which, atleast, is to nationwide the
! Democratic party, and bring it up to high
| national standard which will recognize the bind,
| ing obligations of the Constitution in all its
| parts-North and South and which tends to
give peace, tranquility and security TO the coun'
| try, and permanence to the Union.
| The Wig party meets in convention, at Bal
tmorc, in a few days, and what are we to do :!
Are y g to stop short Of this standard of patriot
ISM erected in the bl. re of day and immediate.
| " under our eye? If we stop short OF that
standard OF patriotism, how can we, without
blushng, 90 before the people and tell them
that we are patriotic, and claim their sympa-
thies, and ask their support anywhere would
be ashamed to speak to any ether than an Ado;
liton audience upon That question, IT we fall
short of that standard. From such an audience
only could hope for plaudits or huzzas. The
Wing party must nationalize itself at Baltimore,
or cease to exist as Plrty extending over the
whole Union, and such onght to be its fate.
Nv honorable friend from North Carolina Mr..
STAYLYl bowed my friend from Florida very
gracefully out Of the Wing ranks for express
inc some ideas like these have already drawn
upon my firmness, and my philosophy, to pre-
pare myself for similar denunciation. Laugh
ter. Without calling in question his authority |
to thunder forth in politica! party bulls Of ex-
communication like those Numbered forth by |
the Pope OF Rome against every erring hereto,
say if he shall dismiss me ! will submit to it
as well as can. He has been too long in pol
tics-he is too old in the political service, for
me to presume to advise him, or make to him
a suggestion having reference 10 the proptiety
of the course which he thinks proper TO pursue;
but if he will pardon me for such liberty,
beg to suggest TO him, that he had better set his
ear for the thunders Of accommodation eman
ating from power more potential than he pos
sesses. | mean the people who give him the
privilege of speaking upon this floor. | am
proud to avow always, that ! am native sor
of the good old North State, and have studied
the character of her people, being her son-and
if | have not entirely misapprehended their
character their patriotism, and their intelligence
that thunder will soon break upon his ear, if he
perseyeres in the course indicated by his speech
es and his letters during the present session of
Congress. Let him look to it. How, can the
Whi- eu-ty natiornlizc itself Al Baltimore. The
process is exceedingly plain, simple, and easy.
The southern brsueh 1t tho Wing party have
right to demand Of the Northern wing Of that
ssarty, at Baltimore, that they shall do what they
have meyer vet done, recognize rs a ompromise
between the North and South, binding npnn
both sections Of the country, the series of mea-
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measures were passed they were very objsc
| tionable to portion Of the Southern people,
and not Very acceptable 10 any. They were
also very unacceptable to the Northern people
The Wings Of the South, and many Demo-
Gratis of the South, deemed them a fair, SAFE
! and wise settlement Of the controversies " hich
had arisen between the two sections Of the
country, and in view Of the evils which would
follow, If these measures were not accepted ~
4 compro Mise, we went before the tribunal Of
! public opinion and fought the battle there, and
everywhere loyalty 10 the Union and willing.
ness TO be at rest. and perpeiuate that Union.
triumphed-even in South Carolina. Ii ! un
drrstand the action of that State, even South
Carolina has accepted this compromise as n set
teueni IL IL shall be adhered 10 and executed
! by the North. What has been done al the
North! Where at the North, in the Wing
party has this settlement been recognized as
compromised Where and by whom, at the
North, has the pledge been given, that il world
be accepted as final and permanent peace
offering, and that tranquility, peace, and bar
mony should be restored upon this basis |!
! Echo answers where! There was an idea that
such pledge was made here, at caucus Of
Wing members when proceeding TO the election
Of Speaker, at the beginning Of the present
session Of Congress. But that has been repu.
dated by votes since given on tbs floor, by the
very men who sat in that caucus We made a
similar tria, in another caucus, which sat in the
other end Of the Capitol, and then Il ods out Of
order-a thing very proper in itself sut that was
not the time and place exactly. Laughter. !
! The honorable gentleman from North Carolina
! mr.. STASLYl thinks il will be decidedly out Of
| place at Baltimore. Oh! when shall we reach
that happy point Of time, when the Wings Of
| the North will be ready, by their action on this
sui ject, to proclaim themselves patriots and act
as patriotism demands, and act as they should
act! When will il come !-oh, when will il
/ come have waited for that time 10 these
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