Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-10-02
DANIEL JENIFER.
Speech Of Hon. r, L. slaAtCR,
OF KENTUCKY.
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The House being in Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the eUnion-
Mr. Stanton said: / acknowledge my indebted.
ness to the courtesy Of my Hiehds from Yennes-s
see, mn. Polk, for permission to occupy por-
ton Of his time. My object is todrectthe atten !:
ton of the country to the very disreputaBfe man.
ner in which Che friends of General Scottare con-
Quoting the canvass against General Pierce. /
shah state faets-indisputable faets-which. IN.
gcnuity can evade or invaldate The fraud and
-iniqnity of the system of electloneefing adopted
by those sSho have their keeping the interests.
me- The facts themselves are sufficiently ius7
-tratiyc OF the turpitude Of the system
On the 18th day of J une last. Immediately afs
ter the noninationsof General Pieree by the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, The National Era
Of this city, an Abolition paper known and recog-
nized over the Union as the central organ of that
fanaticaf party, commenced its warfare upon Gem
eral Pierce On that day it contained a long ar
ttcle, occupying several columns Of the paper re-
viewing.rh Yotes,of General Pierce. Whlea mem
her Of the Senate and House of Representatives
ON the subject Of slqee3g and giving such cxpa-
liaton of eSch vote as WAS necessary to exhibit
him ia the light Of a warm and ardent advocate of
southern interests. The whole purpose Of the ar
[tice, as appears from its own language, was to
show sliat General Pierce in his wholesoffefal ca
lFeer stood opposed to tire Abohtionists and was
in favor of maintaining tie constitutional rightszof
the South--in other words that Ire was an ultra
pro-slayery1nan This Abolition article, afterTe-
ferling tothe votes Of General Pierce, copies his
letter to Major Laly, of theF27th Of May last, an
article from the Richmond Examiner, and an ex-
tract from. the speech of the Hon. Mr., Orr, OF
South Carolina, to showsthat he has been always
opposed to the fahatcism Of the North; and occu-
piedsa position satisfactory to Southern men. Il
then closes with an appeal to the Free Soil senti-
ment of the North, MOTT give countenances or
support to General Pierce orthe platform upon
which ne was nominated. Here are the conelu-
ding paragraphs Of this document
"Once- more we appeal to our free-son demo.
cratic friends not committed to the nomination.
4 You now know the antecedents OF the candidate
and his present position. On tie pard1noant qaes
ton he as and Arrays has 6een directly and gatatt9
oDDosed 10 yoa GU know the platform--nos oph
isrv can explain away the fact hatt was as fairly
adopted as any platform ever was by a pohtlca
convention. = You know that DR.. Pierce sistet
anon the adoption Of the offensive features sutlcl
characterize it, that he fully represents 1T thatsn
success will be the ratification of that platform b.
Il tbe democracy of the United States. 1t contain
: lno word in favor of land reform, word in favo
of placing the government of the United States
lin its foreign relations and negotiations on the sid
of the democratic principle IN Europe-no Wor
: in favor Of just protection to the river and lax
n commerce of the west-a commerce. more yalu
able than all our foreign trade; but, with slngl
excenon, it refers to old issues which either haY
been settled or no longer constitute questions be
: tween the two parties; and the exceptlon-the on
q In aeac article IN TIE plaJorn-as adverse 70 a
gouy convictions, dbhorreatto alt your syanpathae
..0f what principle, in what way, by what d.
vice of reason, or sophistry, can you justify
: Yourselves or to- others; the support of such
h nlatform-sueh nomination Is man, boun
I'll to 90 with his party, right or wrong Can }
, mot refuse, openly and manfully, to support
ar when it does wrond-when it calls upon him
II vote on wrong issue-and go with it when
b. does right We care nothing about tesfd pdrt'e'
D. but in certain crisis, movements BY party men, I
Y tdependently Of their party, or IN opposition to
of are demanded by conscience, consistency, TT
D. manhood, the best.interests Of the country AT
at such times personal hazards must be brayed. J.
bal The man must make up his mind to de policaIl
q rather than die morally.
ps i This document, designed to arouse THE Ere
6e sosentinaent Of the North against General Pierc
rsl and Originating with the Abolition paper IN q
hol city, has been republishedin pamphlet form, ii
by at this moments being Circulated By the w
Is Executive Committee, and hesfriends Of Genel
Il Scott. IN every State where slavery does notezl
% The Wing Executive Committee which was. 9
10 ated by the Wing National Convention. 70 sup
Sc intend the Canvass have had immense pe nun
It'll Of this document printed and VII
sly document of this character Is pelng cfcuAseu
IL fha NorfheIn States, to render General Pie
II oiios as = friend of ne South, in my own "a
aslanS other ave States, BY the most shamefnln
3 s,,f l,;s Ns,w RoSton snpech. III