The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-17

of members present voting against them, and
those who said aye did not know to what they were
| giving their applause"
| Mr.. Hallett, in these three letters gives an ex-
tract from the scries Of two columns" Of the reso-
Lotions OF the convention Of 1919, but omts all
those quoted by the Lynn paper. He charges that
General Taylor was elected by the 'bad faith" OF
the South; and he adds that, although the North
ern Democrats keenly felt. az they were bound to.
the defeat sol the great American statesman. &C.
neral Cass and The election. by aid OF Southern
| Democratic votes. of the abolition siaoek0ding
chief General Taylor, they did not forget to weak
en- the bonds of brotherhood between the North
and South. nor deny to the latter the full mea-
sure and security Of their constitutional rights "
General Taylor can abolition chief" says the
master workman OF the Baltimore platforms of
| loio and lS52-tbe man who drafted the rceolu-
lions Of the Springfield Convention And in his
three letters he answers the charge of his being
Abolitionist IN lS49 by giving copies of various
resolutions in other years in which he was OPP
posed TO aboliton-oply proving that man may
be in Democratic brotherhood" on the Baltimore
platform with Sc ccssionsts in Baltimore, and
the Springfield platform with Abolitionists in
Springfield,
| have much more material before me relating
to MIR. Hallett. but will not use it at present.
may do so hereafter, lift becomes necessary. lie
s one Of those now buaiy engaged in endeavoring
TO create sectional discord in country. He 10
one OF the peculiar friends of the South, assailiug
the best men In the country living and dead. He
called the late convention 10 order chairman Of
the Democratic Central Committee; he drafted the
resolutions OF the Baltimore platform in lS4s and
s, after his course has been exposed, continued by
the Democratic party ms one Of the National Dem
ocrauc Committee. Ii 10 to sush men as these
that Mr.. Pierce owes his nomination. They have
been allowed to fraternize with Southern Seccs
sionists and Democrats, and have directed their
couEsels.
Such men always find evidence of their OPP
position TO abolition They have "two systems !"
They seat southern dirt" in the language of the
gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. RANToUL,)
in Baltimore, and in Springfield are bigher-law
men, opposed to slavery in every form and color
land in favor of freedom and free soil wherever
man lives throughout Gods heritage" They
would have free soil even In the Southern States
Did ever Seward, or Kellogg, or Johnston, of Penn
sylvania. ask my friend from Florida, go further
than this? ! concur entirely with the Democratic
nominee for the Vice Presidency, (Mr KINo,)
when he wrote that "a large portion of the former
Democracy of the North lend themselves to the
advocacy Of Freeso doctrines, and make COM
mon cause with the unprincipied and the nfa-
mous agitators and aboiitionists." He probably
referred to Mr. Van Buren,, Haett and others.
The "forner Democ racy," old fogies, | suppose
to whom he referred, are now on the platform with
him.
Now, sir, whatever may be said in condemna-
ton OF the abomnable opinions of the gentleman
from Massachusetts, (Mr. RANTouL,) think
vastly more Of him than / do of the master
buder-,he boss-Mr Hallet. The difference
between them ID about the same that between
the bold daring highwayman, who says the world
Is his oyster, which he, with sword, will open,
and c )nes gallantiy into the fight and The hypo
critic like Aminadab Sleek, with long face and
solemn professions, putting money in his own
pocket Obtained under false pretences If could
have any thing like preference, rather prefer
the highwayInan. OF all evils, save, oh
agita,ors and abolitoniss," who wish to COW dis
cord in the country, by their miserable wooden
nutmeg, horn gum flint, pedlar dc, double
faced, "good fellowship, firm brotherhood" plat
form resolutions. There never wasa greater "fraud"
than this pamphlet of Haett's. My friend from
Tennessee. (Mr. CuLLoM,) the other day referred
TO the Boston Times, an abolition paper. VIII CHI had
at the bead of lis columns the nance of Dou glas
and Hunter. refer the facts given in bis speech
OF the alliance between the Democrats and the Alb
olltionists. Young America was then blooming.
suppose If Young America had been nominated,
with all his fiilibuserng, with all his kind treat
mcnt Of friends, with all his soft insinuatng ways
to all mankind, and nobody in particular, laugh
teri my frtnt from Florida would have been
found under his banner, with Rantoul Hailett, and
the whole Of this concern, going IT pellmell, be-
cause General Scott would not write letter since
the 81 Of February, 1852 Talk abou: progressive
Democracy. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
oLDs) talked about the old "ffc and drum" This
Baltimore platform is the fife and drttm.
wish had half an hour, by way of "personal
explanation" TO comment upon the drum and fife
music of THE contemplate platform. beg par
don OF the Democrats for sayng IL. IL is truly
contemplate and disgraceful, especially the Com
promise part OF it, would rather take the Free
coil resolutions Of the gentleman from Indiana,
, (Mr. FITcH,) the Smithsonian Regent, who says
A" a. him mo did this and that. ] would
rather take these resolutions than this platform.
They do not the word {" iuality" What be
comes Of my friend from Florida with the " final
ity" Where are you? Are you going with that
platform against internal Improvements? What
does that meanf The whole Smithsonian college,
" there were twelve from Indiana, cannot tell
what the " general system" OF internal improve
meuts is. The whole platform at Baltimore
farce. Some member called, in the great confu-
sion, for division If the question, and General
Saunders OF North Carolina, said that the reeolu-
uons could not be divided! Think of that, MIR.
Chairman. long string of resolutions
offered upon every thing, and nothing in particular.
They put in the 1898 and 49, but left out the re-.
solutions in regard 10 the French revolution which
they adopted Tour years ago by the Democracy,
With whom principles arc eternal and platforms
fualiiies. Louis Napoleon site upon his throne ne
emperor In fact; and whore now is all their sym.
pathy and confidence in the French revolution?
they need Mr.. Haett, OF Boston, to fix Up
other platform-l cannot 20 that. want no such
drum and fife music as that. Does the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. OLDs) want the fife and drum, II
It plays Yankee Doodle and protect ton TO Amer.
can labor; or docs he want "Rule Britannia"
"God save the Queen" and free trade, according
| 81 the Democratic pltform-Sr Henry Bolwer's
letter? We cannot 90 under these platforms un.
l'ss We know what the music is, and who the mu-
scians arc, but The Democrats can. They are
more easily pleased than VIC arc.
The honorable gentleman from Mississippi,
(Mr. BRows,) the former Governor Of the State,
docs not pursue the course Of our friend from
Florida. lie will not rule every man out Of the
party who wishes TO act with him. When another
gentleman wanted to "kick" tic gentleman from
| Massachusetts (Mr. RASToUL) out Of the party,
be said he would take his support, and operate
with bin. lie ia more sensible than others.
beg pardon for drawing comparisons. know
they arc "odorous " The gentleman from Mis-
sissippi, in his speech OF April 10 and IL. 1852,
siid In reference TO the bank, tariff, aud distribu
tion--thc gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr.
RASroUL) was appointed by President p. TX dis.
| triCt attorney for Massachusetts, being accepted
"a a sound Democrat: " will not reject the aid Of
the gentleman from Massachusetts,, Freesoiicr
though he be, in unfolding the Democratic eide
| Of tl rse questions" " When good work
has to be done, | will accept aid from any quar-
ter" II 40 staunch a SOu'harn RiRhts Democrat
as the gentleman from Mississippi can accept such
MD, cannot my friend from Florida take soiic such
MD in getting river and harbor improvements, and
tariff, or he Flori IA railrosdi I warn the gentle.
man, with his sublima,cd opinions, to keep out Of
the Democratic party; they will have the whole or
none, and unless hc yields he cannot stay with
them two months.