The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-19

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: new mem Der; but there Nave bepn number o
:, direct srsond aIlasions mada 10y the gentle
man to shyselk, which it is Absolutely necsssar,
: that should answer. d. not wish to take vi
. the time Of the gentleman. | do not want Il
deal unjustly, and want to have an understand
ing now, that may be allowed to make al OK
} PLANTATION when he has done.
} Cries Of "Agreed " "Agreed"l
Mr.. RICHARDSON do not know wha
: illusions have made TO the gentleman. hav.
} merely stated facts. The gentleman is perfect,
ut liberty, when do him injustice, to reply, anc
set me right. | would not Intentionally do him
wrong for the world now make that dis
claimer.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE. A gentleman has
notified me that when the gentleman gets
through with his remarks, he will object, | hay
ing spoken once upon this subject.
"A MEMBER. Amendments have been Of
fered since, and he can't object, if you get the
floor.
Mr. X. But must pass from that subject
am not getting along AS fast as | thought
would. had no idea that would be drawn
into the remarks have. This is most unwel.
come task to me. have concluded nv reply
to the gentleman fro,n Kentucky but before
pass from ths subject | would like to say that
want no strife IN the Democratic party. have
not brought this subject here 1t has been
forced upon the House against my will-aganst
my consent Being here, we invite the fullest
discusson-the fullest assaults, if they have any
to make, upon Judge Douglas; but, if any, make
them directly. The remembrance of defeats
Inht In uIya a..
ures, and demand nothing for men. | am here
in that spirit day. ever have been here in
that spirit. There are some other things, Mr.
Chairman, to which feel it my duty to make
reference.
There Is one subject upon which have not
spoken, upon which | deem it necessary to
touch. know that it is sad--not here, but
elsewhere-that Judge Douglas is the steam
candidate for the Presidency; but that whole
question Is brought in shape that we cannot
! get hold OF it, want to meet it at once.
give it the fiat denial There is not one man
owning an interest in any of the ocean lines, go
J far as have been enabled to ascertain favora
BILE to Judge Douglas as his first choice. There
are three steam lines. Aspinwall Il Co. are all
Wings, and not for Douglas, but for the Wing
candidate. OF the firm of Law, Cromwell g.
Roberts-owners of the line from New York
to Chagres--the first two arc understood to be
for General Cass, and the latter, (Mr. Roberts, }
for the Wing candidate Mr.. Coins-owner
Of the line from New York to Liverpoo--is
understood to be for General Cass or Governor
Marcy. Not one of the propretors of the va
rious lines is for Judge Douglas. so far MS
| know or have been able to ascertain. If there
is will any gentleman name him I! Is there any
gentleman here who would do it? do not
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they prefer other gentlemen.
Mr.. OLDS. Perhaps it was meant that
Douglas will 60 by steam when he is nominated
Mr.. RICHARDSON. have no doubt
about it. The Wings will SEQ sights when he
is nominated. There is an element Of popu-
larity about him from the fact that, by his own
unaded exertion, he has come up from pow
erty to eminence, till he occupies, ut forty years
OF age, AS proud . position as any man in Am
erica.
There is another charge Now, / hear it said
here sometimes that Douglas has sold out and
transferred his interest to this man, that man, and
the other man. To each and every statement of
this kind, separately and distinctly, give Hat
denial. Judge Douglas is candidate, and he
has right to be.
1t is said that he has stirred up strife in differ
ent States. | am here to repel any such charge
make the declaration without any qualification,
that in no instance has he sanctioned opposition
to any Democratic candidate in his own State.
make the broad declaration, that he has sought
to avoid those things which would lead to a
contest, and having done so he il not liable to
these charges that have been preferred. What
is there that has drawn upon him all this as
sault?
will not go into these controversies have
nothing to do with them, between this and that
man and the other man. am here for specific
purpose, and have endeavored to perform it
without making any assaults. make assaults
upon none. Judge Douglas has made assaults
upon none, and he has retired from the contest
wherever a candidate has been presented in a
State. He has made no fight with anybody, and
has desired his friends should make none. OF
one thing | can speak, and that with pride
Whatever division there may be among the diff.
fercnt States upon local candidates, in Illinois
there is but one sentiment, one view, and one
wish among the Democracy Illinois can give
for Judge Douglas such majority as no State
in this Union has ever given before But where
ever the nomination may fall, you may look to
that Democracy, you may expect to find them as
firm, steadfast, and reliable as her own regiments
have been upon the field of battle when fighting
the enemies of their country. She will give =
vote to your candidate, be he who he may; and
her Democracy will present an undivided front
when the trial comes.
| Here the hammer fell.
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