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


other occasion ] may be able to repel some of tia
assaults made against him.
But whom have the Democrats and Abolitionists
sent in his place to the Senate One gentleman
MR.. RANTouD was there for nine days. He
stunned by even his party friends while he
was there--they regarding the coalition I'D disrepu
table
And who is now the representative in the Senate
OF the coalition In Massachusetts? CHARLES SUM
NER-"what a fall was there, my countrymen."
Ia that greatest of great speeches delivered by Mr.
Webster, IN reply to Hayne--a speech watch
would have made its aut hor immortal had he made
no othcr-there is a beautiful spostrophe to Massa
chusetta "There she stands" he said "look at
her" For many years past the country has said
| with pride, pointing TO her Senators, "look at
| her"-but then Webster and Davis were there
| then Choate or Winthrop was there-but who Gays
| ''look at her" now! Whom has she given US, by
Democratic votes, as the successor of Webster and
Winthrop? Look on that picture and then on this.
oh, Massachusetts,, and hide your diminished head!
Her present Senator Id the author Of a speech "on
our prosent anti slavery duties, at the Freesoil
State Convention in Boston, October 3, 1850, some
extracts from winch were published in the RepL6
| lie newspaper few daysago
| la that speech, among other things, the Demo-
cratic coalition of Webster hus spoke Of
| the Fugitive law, and of the President
"lnio the immortal catalogue OF national crimes
this has now passed, drawing with it, by an mex
orable necessity, its authors also, and chiefly him
| who. as President Of the United States, set his
| name to the bill. and breathed in.o il that final
breath without which it would have no life. Other
| Presidents may be forgotten, but the name signed
| to the Fugitive bill can never be frgotten. There
arc depths of infamy as there are heights OF fame.
! regret to say what must, but truth compels me.
Better far for him had he never been born; better
far for his memory, and for the good name Of his
children. had he never been Prcsidcnt!'
And yet, cir, the man who made this speech has
been 80 destitute of all regard for propriety TO
be- seen visiting the President, whose situation
where is thy blush!' | shall have, hereafter, an
other word to say Of this wicked speech. In place
| of Webster, the journeymen platform builders in
| Massachusetts, have sent fantastic Malrolio,
| who puts himself into "the trick of singularty,"
| and by peculiar tact of thrusting himself where
he is not wanted, he seeks commentator for his
"yellow stockings when he is ''cross gartered."
When he speaks we look at him, and remembering
his speeches to Freesoil conventions, we say. 90,
| peace! contemplation makes rare turkey cock Of
| him; how he jets under his advanced pumes!"
Ii is due to Massachusetts to say, the coalition is
as much censurcd in that State as anywhere else
| Shortly after the coalition was made one hundred
and sixty seven members of the Senate and House
Of Representatives ofthe Commonwealth of Massa.
chusctts published an address, written learn, by
one Of the first lawyers in the United States in
which the coalition is thoroughly exposed,
'iac,ious conspiracy" tits charged IS "erme,"
a5 all honest men will regard it.
| But that lie depression. Look at the coalition
| in this House two years ago, when the gentleman
| from Indiana (Mr. Brown) was to be voted for
| for Speaker, and when he made bargain with the
| Freesoilers, many Democrats thought that dis
graceful, whatever may be said Of 1t by Nlassa /
| chusetts Abolitionists. am sorry for the gentle
man from Massachusetts. (Mr. RANTouL,) who
| has been kicked out of the Democratic party. l
am sorry l have not some spermaceti for his
wounds. tLaughtcr.l ! wish could pour oil upon
his troubled spirits, for like his course better
than 90 HIllett's. With all his talent, he can
not make coalition agreeable to honorable gen.
| temen OF his own party IN this Houec. Judas
lscariot's was a coalition cxecrated by mankind
! Tor more than eighteen hundred years. Clay was
abused by thousands Of Democrats for his E" coa.i-
| ton" with Adams; but here is odious Goa
ltion between the Freesoiers and the riends of
| the Speaker of this House. do not charge that
| he knew it, but was he fool enough to declare TO
those men that he would not have their support ]?
Not he he took their votes. He is not sanctimo.
NOUS as the gentleman from Florida, not SO holy
as he ia not 80 much holier than other folks; and
| yet that is the party which the gentleman from
| Florida wants to belong To. We sometimes hear
great deal here about selling negroes; but thank
! God we have never cold white men in North
Carolina, nor elsewhere outside OF Massach usete,
| except for crime, and then they were put out TO
| work to pay their expenses Nut since the time
OF Judas lscariots coalition for the thirty pieces
OF silver, there never was such coalition as that
| IN Massachusetts two years ago between the
| Democrats and Freesoilers. One came 10
| Congress, another took c'erksbip "A judge
| ship one was made Governor, and the small Offices
were used for change the counter. Laugh
teri But the resolutions of $3.50 got into that
convention. We had man named Root. from
Ohio, hero in Congress, year or two ago, smart,
humorous fellow, but ne got his head full OF these
ultra abolition notions, and il destroyed all his
talent and usefulness. just The gentleman from
Pennsylvania, (Mr. STEVENS who made such
admirable specch on the tnrif yesterday holds the
same opinions, and thus his great talents, which
might be n blessing, arc a curse TO the country.
Well, who have they sent here from OHIO in Roots
place! gentleman born in England, (Mr.
TowSsHKSD.) "CdRiuns, non onrnurn nut0nt, qin
trans mare c,urunt" He took up tue resolutions Of
'9S in his speech here, and he, no doubt, will tell
you that th sc very resolutions tolerate the abo
ton Of slavery. a gentleman near me euys that
tleIla desls h.s .afe he
cratic ticket. believe he will not vote any Anne
rican ticket with the sentiments he expresses in
that speech. Well, he lie a great improvement on
Root, as, j think, Radicals writes, the devil said
when he nended the dog's leg by taking out the
bone and putting in stick. IGreat laughter.I
Now sir when lla!lctt reported resolutions TO the
Democratic Convention OF 1913. a motion
made to amend the resolutions by putting in
about the Wilmot proyieo. When that resolution
was offered, gentleman from my own State Mr..
Srange) moved 20 lay il upon the table, because,
as he remarked, the platform was strong enough
already. Well, Ilallett reported those resolutions.
and since that Time he has signed resolutions such
| as the gentleman from Massachusetts (alr. RAs.
TouL) read 20 us few days ago. Since 1913, when
my excellent friend from North Carolina was eat
ishcd with the platform, this man Hallctt, on tho
same committee, II mistake not, with him, has
pursued such course that. Can trust such
things, What good can platforms do when theso
men stnnd upon thomy And thsn that
yet. The gentleman from Masfachuscus CHR.
RASTeUL)-and he mus pardon inc for referring
to him will not hurt him at home, but will
rather do him goethe gentleman in that same
convention OF l64S, If mistDkc not, nominated
the candidate for Vice President He md llalictt
were rs thick then as two thieves. Laughter ]
They sworn frends--ha nj and glove together.
The gentleman shakes HE head lie never did like
Hallcu. Well, do not blame him iorit like
him the better tor it, cannot rus these Abolition
platform builders:
"For treason ia but trusted like the fox;
who ne'cr 80 tnme - chcrighd and iocls'd up,
Will have wild trick Of his ancestors"
In plain talk watch him, or he will rob your
poultry yard.
have no patience with northern men who have
"two systens'-one in Baltimore, another al
home. honor those who, like you, Mr. Chair
man, Mr.. RIcHAHDsoS) arc the same be e aud
| thero-hkc your Senator, (Nr. DouoLAs) whose
\ manly course Mt home OF this suit CT heartily
| commend. But when they come whining and
| lodging and sncakng here with thlir horn gun
| flint rtsDlutiane, I do not trust them. cannot
trust men like Hallctt, whatever platform they