The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-17

| mand the fultllment OF these promises, and call
upon you now, when the is no excuse, and no
pretense Of excuse for Withholding compliance
with that demand, that they shall come up and
nationalize themselves, by recognizing the fact
Il that slavery il AN institution which the C0nstL
tuition OF the Uuited States guarantees and pro.
tects in the Southern Staies and also that the
fugitive from labor escaping from Southern
State into a Northern, shall be delivered up on
the claim of his gner. demand that they shall
have the courage and the truth to tell their peo-
Pile everywhere, TO stake themselves upon that
issue They enjoy The protection and benefit
of the Constitution in all that relates 20 com
merce, manufactures, and navigation, but when
we come to that provision Of it which WAS given
to US as consideration for agreeing TO those
provisions Of the Constitution which promote,
in SO great degree, their prosperity and welfare,
we are answered, there is higher law which
will not permit US to carry out that provision of
the Constitution. Laughter
Ii will not do any longer gentlemen; and it
shall not longer be tolerated The hour for
settlement has arrived. You must do your duty
or die, as political party organization, extend
ing through the whole extent of the country,
North and South. You shall natonalize or
die and, If you refuse to do your duty, you
ought to die Upon this condition alone are
you fit to exist Except upon this condition,
| you are vaueess to the country. You will
never render it any service. Have you no pa.
triotismi Can't you work yourselves up to
this plain and practical point of duty, about
which no man in his senses can have a doubt
All little pretexls and excuses are utterly con-
tempibe. Talk about trial by jury, and all
that Ii means nothing except to conciliate
! that eement.in the North which denies that the
Constitution of the United States can give to a
Southern man right of property in his slave
! 1t means nothing more than that, II is COW
ardly panderlng to fanaticism which, if not met
grappled with, and put down, will destroy this
nation, and involve the States of this Union in
fraternal war. But you cannot speak When
| have respectfully urged these facts and con
sideralions upon my Northern Wing brethren
they respond by saying That is all right and
nobody intends any mischief at all we do not
propose to agitaie we do not intend to repeal
the fugitive slave law just let us alone; but
for God Almighty's sake do not ask ua to say
this publicly so that anybody can hear that this
is our position" Laughter. This is what
understand to be the substance of their position
Now, in all kindness, submit il to the consid
Grafton of honorable gentlemen, ia such posi-
ton as this consistent with truth, manness, and
patriotism
as the honorable gentleman from North Caro-
lima Mr. STANLYl insnuated in reference to
some gentlemen who have acted with me- Per.
haps he embraced ne among the number. do
not know nor do care. | am seeking to re-
form, purify, and nationalize the party; and
when have made an honest effort for that oh
ject, and failed then the next highest duty
which shall deem incumbent upon me will be
to destroy it as thoroughly as | can. And
will perform it to the utmost extent Of my
power. | do not blink questions. In dealing
with political questions, ii has been a rule with
me throughout life, never to deny the truth, nor
assert that which was false And if the decla.
ration which have made be treason, make the
most fit Bow me ont of the party as quick
syou please. | intend to stay In it so long as
patriotic and honorable man may stay, and to
aim who is left behind when leave it, | say
good by. Laughter. Crushing, bghtipg
snnihiiating popular Indignation will rest upon
him If he lives south of Mason and Dixon's line
No man can 90 further than have gone, and
have ever been willing to go, consistently with
honor and patriotism, to maintain this party or
ganization. No man has appreciated more
fully and thoroughly than | have done the
danger likely to result from the formation of
sectional parties, and now to-day affirm that
verse to the safety of the Union, and the welfare
of the republic.
will do all that | can to resist the tendency
in that direction. | would deem it national
calamity for the Wing or Democratic parties to
be sectionalized. | think it eminehtly to the
interest of the country that both of the two
great political organizations should extend
North and South. 1t will be an evil day, a por
tentous day for the republic, when this fact shall
cease 10 exist. | have resisted, aud | will re-
sist the formation of sectional parties to the
extent of my power and influence But if
against my wishes and efforts, must be sec
tionalized honor, patriotism, manliness, every
quality that constitutes man, require me to be
careful to be on the right side of the line How
is the Wing party to natonaiize itself? BY
passing resolution recognizing the compro
mise measures g as settlement final settle
ment in principle and substance--of the dan
Ierous subjects they embraced" will be con-
tent with such resolution as that adopted by
the Democratic convention. am not disposed
to criticise the Democratic resolution. | am
willing to take it perbatm Ell Iteratim 1t sat.
isles me, and think that it would e about the
best thing to do. Then there would be no issue
between the two great parties on that great
question which ought not TO be the subject of
party debate-a question with respect to which
all parties loyal to the Constitution ought to be
perfectly agreed. Take that resolution, or
something else that covers the whole ground a.
completely as il does, and then nominate Mil |
lard Fillmore or Daniel Webster, as the Wing
candidate for the Presidency. That is my idea,
and am not very particular which Of these gen |
tlenen shall be nominated My people are for
Fillmore first; and | am with them But | am
equally willing, p rsonally, to support Mr.. Web
ster. But am asked why not take Gen. Scott
think the contest fora nomination is practi.
cally between those three gentlemen, and one
of the three will be nominated. | believe that
the nomination of General Scott cannot no,o
nationaize the Wing party, even if you pass
such resolution as | have indicated, and he
shil write letter putting himself, noD, dis
tincty upon that platform. Events have already
TRANSFERRED connected with his aspirations for the
Presidency which have infused Into the Southern
mind, everywhere, dstrust, which cannot be
eradicated, and though he might be placed in
such position that the Wings might feel bound,
perhaps, through all the States of the South, to
make a struggle for him, bel eve that il would