The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-10

Union men OF the Legislature seems to Justify the
opinion that II does
Sir, l feel proud OF The nosition that the marty
WIN which have acte; heretofore has occupied be-
lore the country andI certainly shall never abandon
" 10 act with such coalition AS IS here described,
! The Southern Wing party believe to be The
constitutional party 1.-The true conservative party Of
! the Countryside party of purest principles stand
ing between the two extremes, opposed alike TO
! the radicaism, agraranism, and other ISms OF the
| North, and to the distractions, and dangerous,
novel theories of the South. 4 feel proud of be-
longing TO that party, because, with few EXCEPTIONS
tho members OF IL Union men, and as Union
men we might, without surrendering any OF our
| principles, act in harmony with the Union Con-
stitutlonal party. 1t would be in accordance with
the conservative principles OF our party to abandon
party names and party organizations to act with
any man or set OF men who under a new organi-
zation, would contribute to the preservation of the
| Constitution and the Union. was willing to go
into such organization, To act with any party
that would faithfully carry out its principles
Now let as see what the reasons which IN
! duced this editor to recommend that the Union
party should send delegates to the Baltimore Con-
vcntlon. He says, first
The Ulion men Of the South, in our opinion,
can accomplish their purposes and establish their
principles us eiIeetually without national Union
| organization with it. They now control the
States Of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi,
| Louisiana, kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia North
! Carolina, and Maryland. Ii Is possible they might
rally majority even IN South Carolina Thevotss
OF those States are not sufficient TO elect PTfst
| denf; but, II thrown III one body into a national
| convention, they might secure the selection Of a
proper candidate, whose election they would place
! beyond doubt"
! ask my Union friends why, with that declaia
ton, they should determine to send delegates to
the Democratic Convention rather than TO the
Wing Convention? l believe they could control
either, but do not think they should be represent
ed IN either. think may pledge myself Tor the
Wing party, that, if the Union party should act
cordially with them, and go into the Wing Con
vention with the strength OF all the States they
control. the Wing representatives would do pre-
cisely the this editor says the Democratic
party would do and which they will not do unless
you go there to prevent them from violating the
Constitution, and encouraging and bringing about
a sectional agitation dangerous 10 the continuance
Of the Union. believe, from indications which
have lately been made, that the Wing party Of the
country may-and hope il will be 80, ioih
| constitutional ground, and adopt the recoininenda-
ton Of the President of the United States that the
siarery agitation shall cease, and that the Compro-
mise OF the last Congress shall be considered as
final hope may not be mistaken.
Until recently as have said, we had more sound
men IN the councils of our country from among the
| Democrats than from among the Wings; and II
may be true, as has been alleged, that there was
more soundnees upon this question in the Demo
cratic party of the North than in the Wing party.
But that state of things does not now exist. II is
manifest from what we have seen here and at the
North, that very great change has taken place IN
the public mind The Gentleman from hassachu
| sets Mr. RANTouL) gave the House the reason
the other day. They found it was a losing game.
The Democratic party of Massachusetts,, the gen.
tleman told the House, has been laboring against
heavy odds; all the wealth and the power and pa
tronage OF the State was against them; the Frceso
influence was against them; and they were kept
down. Well, they had no idea OF submitting 10
that state of things any longer, they turned
round and bargained for, and bought up the Free
| soiiers
Mr.. RAsrouL, (nterruptine.) With the per-
lEllOn al he Dfrfle dea,rp IN I'd
| or two. OF course, if the gentleman quotes me at
all, he intends 10 quote me correctly. l have not
said that the Democratic party had turned round,
| or had bargelned with anybody, or had done an y
thing 10 get themselves out of the position
which they had been in tor the last twenty years
have described their position and the Democratic
party has still struggled under the same dsadvan-
tages. The course 1t has taken upon the point
which the gentleman has been touching on, in
tend TO explain 10 the House at convenient oppor
tunity -
Mr.. CABEiL. ask the gentleman whether he
considers himself Democrat
Mr.. RAsrouL. ] am very happy the gentleman
has put that question. will answer IL If lie will
allow me TO do go. lsnswcr it in this way-and
perhaps there lie no member upon this floor who cal
give the answer in more decided manner than
cam ] have been nominated by the Democratic
party, over and over again, for some years past
unanimously; the last nomination received from
that party was unanimous nomination. II was
gwen to me by tho Democratic party, knowing
my views upon the question TO which the gentle
tpan ailudes, and after bad explained those views
July IN speech since published, at the largest
Democratic Couvention-called without reference
TO THE quesion-eycr held in the district After
that nomination the trial came on; there was no
choice at the fret trial. At the second trial after
that convention. received the largest Democratic
vote ever thrown in the district; after rejecting the
votes Of all those Frecsoers who did the honor
10 vote for me- il was still the largest ever thrown
at that season Of the year That, suppose, euii;
ties me 10 consider myself in foil communion with
the Democratic party Of the State Of Massachusetts.
II am not a Democrat. there arc no Democrats in
New England. That is the necessary and the only
! inference.
Mr.. CABrLL. ] do not desire n better illustration
Of the truth Of what have Just said. The violent
! anti-saycry opinions Of the gentleman who has
just spoken, and especially hls opposition TO the
I Fugitive Slave law, are well known, and yet he
tells the House that he received tho iaTgsa Dfmo
cTatic vote ever given IN his district. What more
conclusive evidence Of the fact If there nothing
else 10 prove IT, that in the State Of Massachusetts
the Democratic party. tired Of being without office,
| as the gentleman told US the other day, were dc
| termiued to hold out Inducements TO these Aboli
tionists 10 sustain them. They met in Joint con
vention, nominated some Democrats and come
I Frecsoilers, elected their men, aud oustcd the
! Whigs; and the gentleman, (Mr. RASToUL,) en-
cranng opinions 80 hostile 70 the interests Of the
South, has been sent bcrcb 'the largest Democratic
majority ever given in his district"
Mr.. DIsSrY, Onterrupting.) was busily en-
gagged IN writing, aud did not hear the gentleman,
but have been informed that near the commence
mcnt II his remarks be took occasion 10 introduce
my name az having been published in conjunction
! with the names Of certain Abolitionsts.
Mr.. ChBELL. ! read It from newspaper. !
will send the paper to the gentleman, and he can
| read i for himself
Mr.. DisSEY. have since, with the permission
Of the gentleman, had opportunity 90 look at the
! paper, and the remark there made lcgitimately
| carries with il the inference that am part and
parcel 81 The Abolition party, or in some degree
| affiliated with them. Now / avail myself Of this
occasion to say that never did in my life. either
at home or elsewhcre. sympathize in the slig htest
degree With the Abolition party. ! never uttered
sentiment in relation 90 that party, either the
stump or IN tho Legislature Of my State. but 10 de
nOunco them. " the statement IN that paper is
fair specimen Of the intelligence Of the people q
that country, do not wonder at any doctrine
which the Wing party may adopt there.
Mr CABELL. presume the why the in
ference drawn Of which the gentleman from
Ohio complains, is, that OF n former Congress he
expressed intInatcd willingness 10 vote for
The WinJt provi-o, for then stated, and
that he voted against the Fugitive Slave bill in the
last Congress.
| MIR DisSEy. And Why did vote agai nst IT.
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