The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-23
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any intimation on the part of either of US, that
my speech was intended to be either an assault
upon anybody, or combination Of other candi-
dates against one?
Mr.. PENN. There was nothing of the kind.
I. Mr.. BRECKlNRIDGE. That is all.
Mr.. MARSHALL. Well, have had the for
tune
Mr.. PENN. Will the gentleman allow me to
ask him a questions
Mr.. MARSHALL. Not now will answer
the question after awhile, voluntarily. am
goingto take up the point it involves, though it
is very unimportant one; but i will say III adj
vance, that never sought TO injure Mr.. Bucb-
anan, because | really do not think he is in the
race. Laughterl II any part Of the Demo
cratic party were trying lin the language Of Mr..
BSEcKIsRIDGE) ito fight out Of trouble by at
tempting to mount up on the PROSTATE bodies
Of all the best men in the party" in such CON
fict Mr.. Buchanan would escape, as not being
worth the killing Laughter.
Mr.. PENN. If you talk of old .fogies, want
to ask, il you did not, with the Wing papers, at
tack Mr.. Buchanan; if you did not furnish the
article against Mr.. Buchanan which appeared in
the Republic of last Monday
| Mr. MARSHALL Yes, sir; did just that
thing. Laughter.] Ihad in my possesslon-
Mr.. PENN. You admit that you called upon
the Wings to assist you?
! Mr.. MARSHALL. wish had more copies
of it, for in the present juncture it is likely to
be useful document [Laughter.] had a
democratic paper in my possession, known TO
be the organ OF General Cass in Pennsylvania,
paper which knew had been ranked, broad
cast all over the country, by Pennsylya
MIA, Democrat form the other end of this
Capitol, who lived in Pennsylvania, and
who was, consequently, better Judge of the
propriety OF its circulation than could be.
ms Democratic paper contained number of
charges against Mr.. Buchanan, catalogue
abundantly long enough to have occupied any
stump speaker in answering, the two hours
that any crowd would listen. Mr.. Buchanan's
public life has been long one; there were
many curious passages, particularly scattered
along the early part of it. Laughter. 1t
4 was Democratic paper. and have every rea-
son to presume, was circulated with the appro.
baton of General Cass-at least, | have as
much to think so, as you have to presume
that MIR. Douglas was connected with the Re
pieD; under these circumstances, felt that
had perfect right to circulate that document
But had more capricious reason, more influ
entail with me than any other. The Republic
had taken the trouble to collect and collate the
various attacks made by various organs of the
various Democratic candidates for the Presi-
dency upon each other. This document was
wanting to complete the record and to make
perfect exhibition of the state into which the
party had got itself; [laughter;1 and so put
il on record. did not want to hurt Mr.. Buch-
anan. | had no malice against him. | haue
none now, bat desired to be able TO show, that
the constituencies of the friends of the g old
fogy" candidate for the Presidency took no
alarm from newspaper attacks, till the reply TO a
newspaper article gave them the opportunity TO
unite for the destruction of that individual who
was the most Formidable to them ALL do not
believe that the paper republished at my in
stance, will ever do Mr.. Buchanan any harm
The charges it contains have all been before
the country for years; the effect Of them has
been, and trust wiIl continue 10 be, that it is
not nominee of the Democratic party for the
Presidency against whom they are urged that
is what hope.
As intended to say when was interrupted,
it is impossible for any man to prove positively
a charge like that which have brought against
these gentlemen--of combining their interests
10 crush their strongest opponent. 1t rests
simply upon probability. Ii is natural. The
gentleman from Kentucky has achieved that re.
suit The friends Of all the sold fogyp party
are now distributing, in unexampled numbers,
the speech, which every man who reads il
knsws is the most formidable attack that could
be made upon Judge Douglas The gentleman
from Louisiana, will venture 10 say, is large
subscriber, and has franked this document right
and left not because il is a vindicaton of BIT
Ter, but for its attack upon the man who is re-
cognized and feared "a the natural nominee Of
the Democratic convention. That Is what gave
10 the speech Of the gentleman from Kentucky
its value. do not know what other gentlemen
may think, and, as ! said before, no man is com.
mitted 10 my own views; but II appears 10 me
as IL the battle had now to be fought between
the sections Of the party upon principles that
We can scarcely AVOID an open but, hope,
fair war between young America, with It's pro
crossing doctrines, and ~ old fogyism," and
beaten candidates with retrogression as their
motto. do not apprehend disaster or defeat
In such a conflict and I, for one, am wiling 10
make and meet the issue. Iii barely possible
that some one Of the Representatives OF former
age may be nominated perhaps the favorite Of
the gentleman from Kentucky. say nothing
here now, nor do propose ever 10 say anything
which may make Il inconsistent in me 10 follow
a banner with either OF the names in cribcd upon
Il, which we followed once before 10 signal and
elorious--defeafg II IL be raised again with
the additional inscription extracted from the
genteman's speech, and containing IL whole
spirit in two words" retrogression, anti.pro
gress" -some Of the Democracy land among
tbeml will follow even those colors, but IL will
be with muftied drums, by the left flank, in greaf
confusion, and 10 the melancholy wall Of the
dead march,
Il was my design, bat Il il one which shall
not have time 10 execute under this unfortunate
one hour rule, TO have examined, carefully and
though0ully the sneering insnuations Of the
gentleman In regard to this doctrine ofprogress
and 10 explain and defend the true Democrats
doctrine. Every one who heard that speech
knows, and all who read IL will find, that Il ere
is in Il no statement Of The gentlemaus concep-
ton Of progress. lie says--and makes IL Ia
dicrous by the art Of the rhetorician, combined
with stage trick and great knowledge Of stage
efect-that we want TO hunt up some imagina.
~ genius, and place him on a new policy, give
him young America as a fulcrum, and LET him
turn the world upside down" Now, cannot
reason with a proposition lke that. I have
never consulted with Judge Douglas AZ 20 what