The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-29
From the Bangor Democrat.
Speech OF Hon. NJ. T.. Gentry.

MI. Gentry, Whig member of Congress Of ability ,
eminence and influence, from Tennessee, made
speech in the House Of Representatives on the I.th
OF June, from which the Scott whigs can derive no
encouragement or consolation. He quotes from an
article in the y. Y. Tribune on the democratic nca
'"nt on and then nd~lSo@ IA the foc~,:n .elaat l..
Honor to Gen. Pierce, if the Tribune trul, .ates
his position, as l believe il docs Now, with what
face can a southern man 60 before = southern audi
ence TO oppose the election OF Gen. Pierce 10 tie
Presidency Of the United States, if he shall be op-
posed by any man who does not stand as uneguivo-
caliy upon the same ground denounced bv Mr. Greey
IN the Tribune, and described in the article from
which have read! Why, sir, you may talk about
Briagcwater, and Lundy's Lane. and Vera Cruz ard
CeTo Gordo, and all those battles in vain You
will get nothing IN reply but d bitter laugh o scorn
and derslon from the southern people, when YOU
stand mp before them and try reconcile them 10
such state OF .acts with such miserable hulnlu.gery
as that They will dcspise YOU, laugh ct YOU and
spurn YOU You viii fail as badly as Kossoth failed
in his southern campaign. The people Of the south
cannot be thus hambugged.
believe for these and other reasons, which
viii endeavor to if nv time allows me, that the
nomination Of Gen. Scott now, under cAsting cir
cumstanceS, whatever resolutions may be passed b,
the convention, whatever letter he may write, wiil
result either in the immediate disruption ot the whig
party or in its final aboltlonization. believe he
cannet get the vote of single southern State
As NJ Gentry antic patcd Gen. Scott has been
nominated and Mr.. Seward and his division Of the
Wing party eHultng and jubiani in their tTlumI
aud iguratvcly speaking holding "aloft upon tbcir
pike stats the heads ofWebster and Fillmore, and
all northern Union loving wings who have stood iy
them" The folowin, is the concluding ,alt of Mr.
Gcntry's speech
Now. sir. | have read in some old books which
describe the usages and customs IN the barbarous
and dark ages of the world, that when some IN
fortunate subject incurred the dspieasure OF his king
the order was promptly given to behead him, and to
stick his head upon pikesiaf, and carry it through
the streets. On such occasions, all loyal subjects
required to fall into the train, to testify 10 the
Justice and power Of their sovereign, who had cxtcr-
minated his enemy, by shouts and huzZas. Now,
if Gen. Scott is nominated at Baltimore what tri-
umph for Seward! What a shout Of exulta,ion viii
burst from his lips and from the lips Of al his faithful
and hopeful followers, Some willing rncrccnarics
will be ready, Grura;vely speaking, TO raise aloit
upon their pike stais The heads Of Webstcr and FIJI
more, and all Northern Union loving wing who
have stood by them, and bear them in tnumI h
though the streets amid the shouts ana hmzzas Of their
victorious enemies, and shall have a grand iubi-
liant, cxung clorhcation, 10 celebrate the occasion.
As ioval Wing who has never proved uniai;Eiui
TO my party, myself and my Southern Wing friends
will he required fell amcaby into line, and consti-
tute the rear guard of Mr., Stewards column. and
give him our voices to swell the jubilant exultton.
Wcn, perhaps I may Try. LLanghter,l But my
that the eHotls VIII
itself into groan OF despair. cannot do #. VIII
not Put that down IN your note book, "Wc'l,
what will you do '''J oin the Democratic party 90
IIaurhtcYI l DO not think shall ] do know
what shall do But know will do what bc-
lieve to be nv duty. My present impression that
shall deem IL Consistent with my pride ot
character to stand aoof Gom the contest. But If 1
thought one mans vote man influence were
Necessary 20 cas-, the vote Of Tennessee for Pierce
and X ing my voice and my should be given 10
them unlestatingly. And any gentleman who tir, ans
that any Southern State will cast her vote for Gen
Scott in the next presidential election dreams rny
opinion, dream that viii never be realized.
Bu, suppose thai for this to be prescribed
and denounced characteI-an excommuuicated " hir
Well, gentemen, l defy YOU ALL Laughter | on
Is insist that TO shall denounce me until ne car
show better Wing character in the last than can
Observe this condition, and willing Tor you te
saw what you please. / acknowledge, to a proper
extent, tiye allegiance of party. But ! owe to my
country an allegiance hi than any that party car
impose. | should consider myself traitor. recrean
to all the interests Of those who have hono1ed me
with thei confdence in sending me here, il would
for moment cooperate in produon such results al
have described. What shall dol Why an
very much troubled about it, II IS painful idea tc
contemplate. 1t is exceedingly painful for man wht
stands as stand, and Who has stood IS have stood
to be separated from his party, and to be brought in
to antaponism with those with whom he has beer
associaied; and therefore have heen recurring u
nv eary reading Of poetry to find consolation
and have determined to adopt the advice which
Cato rave to his SON
"Mv son, thou Oft hast seen
Thy sire engaged in corrupt State,
Wrestling with vice aud Ia hen pow thou 'oeti mi