The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-27


such, never Endorsed the Recommendation ID
which the gentleman alludes; and, therefore,
we no more than Others are responsible for it.
If the Union Wings and Union Democrats will
stand by the recommendation, they may fairly
expect US to do so but it is very pretty bust
ness for us to make joint promise, and then al.
low them to break it, and require us to hold on
to it. No, sir. "a contract broken on one
side, is contract broken on all Sides"
Mr.. MOORE, OF Louisiana Gnterruptnp)
The gentleman from Mississippi mentioned the
State OF Louisiana in connection with the Nash.
vile convention, | wish merely to state this
fact, that law was introduced into the legisla-
ture or Louisiana authorizing the people to send
delegates TO that convention, but il failed do
not believe single man went from the State of
Louisiana to that convention who was author
lied by the people 10 90 there.
Mr. BROWN. | cannot stop for these inter.
ruptions, as find that my time is fast running
out Now, what did the Democratic party Of
Mississippi mean when they assembled in con
vention and appointed delegates to the Balti-
more convention! They meant, sir, to 90 into
that convention in good faith, and to act in rood
faith. We do not believe the Democrtic party
is going to come up to our standard of State
Rights, but we know they will come nearer mo-
to it than the Wing party; and we therefore in
tend to 60 into the Democratic convention, with
an honest purpose to support its nominee. We
trust you to make us fair and just nominations;
and If you do, we intend TO support them. fl
am asked who the State Rights Democrats Of
Mississippi would sustain for the Presidency
will answer, they will sustain any good honest,
long tried, and faithful member OF the Demo-
cratic party, who has never practiced fraud
upon them.
can tell you this, that in going into the con.
vention, the Democracy of Mississippi will not
ask from it an Endorsement Of their peculiar no.
tions-if, indeed, they be peculiar-on the sub
ject of State Rights.
Mr.. CHASTAlN,. Gnterrupting.) Let me ask
the gentleman ifhe would vote for Mr.. Cass?
Mr. BROWN. If | were to answer that
question, might be asked by other gentlemen
whether would vote for this man or that man.
do not choose to engage in any controversy
about men.
Sir, was saying that we shall not ask at the
hands of the Baltimore convention an indorse-
ment OF our peculiar views on the subject of
State Rights--if indeed these views be peculiar
We shall ask in the name Of the State Rights
party no place upon the national ticket-neither
at its head nor at its tail. And when we have
aided you on to victory, as we expect to do, we
shall ask no part of the spois, for we are not of
the spoil-loving school.
What we ask is this: that when we have
planted a great principle, which we intend to
nourish, and, as far as we have the power, pro-
tect, you shall not put the heel of the national
Democracy uron tito crush IT, We ask that you
shall not insult US in your convention, either by
offering us as the nominee a man who has de-
nourced us as traitors to our country, or by
passing any resolutions which shall thus de-
ncunce us in words or by implication. Leave
us free from taunt and insult; give us fair
Demcc cratic nomination, and we will march up
to it like men, and we will be, where we have
always been in our Democratic struggles, not in
the rear, but in the advance column. We will
bear you on to victory; and when victory has
been achieved, you may take the spoils and d.
vide them among yourselves. We want no of.
hce. Will the Union party give this pledge
or course they will not, for they are committed
against your nominees in advance, unless GER
tain demands of theirs shall be complied with
and among them is the ostracsm Of the State
Rights men. They propose to read out the
great body ofthe Southern Democrats, and then
| suppose make up the deficiency with Wings.
When the national Democracy relies on Wing
votes to elect its President, it had better "hang
its harp upon the willow"
The State Rights Democrats will never be
found sneaking into any party. We ask no.
thing of our national brethren. IL we support
the nominees, as we expect TO do it will be
done, not for pay, but as a labor of love-love
for old party associations; love of principles,
which we hope are not yet quite extinct and
which, we are slow TO believe, will be extin-
guished at Baltimore. If we fail to support the
nominees, it will be because they are such as
ought not to have been made.
We make no professions Of love for the
Union. Let our acts speak. We have stood
by the Constitution and by the rights of the
States, as defined by our fathers. If this be en-
nifty to the Union, then have we been its enc
mics. We have not made constant proclama-
ton of. our devotion to the Union, because we
have seen no attempt TO destroy il, and have
therefore seen no necessity for defending il.
The danger is not that the States will secede
from the Union, but rather that the Union will
absorb the reserved rights of the States, and
consolidate them as one State. Against this
danger we have raised our warning voice. IL
has not been Needed; and il disaster befal us
from this quarter, we at least are not to blame.
Laudation Of the Union is cheap commodi.
ty. IL is found on the tongue Of every dema-
gogue in the country. by no means say that
all who laud the Union are demagogues but |
Union who does not laud It. II il the bone and
sinew, the soul and body OF all their speeches.
With them, empty shouts for the Union, the
glorious Union, is passport to favor; and be.
yond the point Of carrying popular election,
they have no ideas of patriotism, and care not a
fig for the ultimate triumph Of our federatiye
gystem.
Mr. Chairman, there are many other things to
which should have been very glad to make al
fusion, but am admonished that my time is so
nearly out, that can have no opportunity 10
take up another point. shall be happy, how
ever, in the few moments that remain Of my
time TO answer any questions that gentlemen
may desire to submit supposed, from the
disposition manifested by gentlemen few mo-
ments ago to interogate me, that should nc.
cessarily be compelled to answer some ques-
tons, or seem to shrink from the responsibility
Of doing go | therefore hurried on 10 the con-