The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-06-17
SPEECH OF HON. EDWARD sTANLY,
OF NORTH CAROLINA,

the state OF the Union on the Indian Appropriation
bill Mr.. CABELL, of Florida, having addressed the
committee the state of political parties, the Con-
pressional caucuses, and the Presidency
Mr.. STANLY obtained the floor. lie said
Mr.. CaAIRMAS have heard with a great deal
Of pain the extraordinary speech OF my friend from
Florida (Mr. CABELL.) with more pain than sur
prise Tor had seen unInistakabe indications that
ne coming ~ this since the Sd oil February,
when he made nae sfrong anti Scott speech re-
syret TO ose my triend prom Florida out Of our
ranks but ps-ting 10 such ~@et sorrow W 1t is
a ct sorro"-allnost as eweet as that when Ro
meo and JulRt said, GOOD night until
row"-in getting rid of SO troublesome IA friend
my friend irun Florida Mr.. CABELL) is. Laugh
Ter God slve us a safe deliverunce of a few more
such
Mr.. CADELL. You have many more.
Mr.. SrAsLy. He says have many more. l
do not b eue-it, but tire sooner they go the better
for the Wing party. The sooner hey 60 the bet
ter for the Democratic party. Tor the gentleman
has s,nc good qualities which hope would in
fuse 10 IN ir ranks ing dents b enehcial TO them;
he would be OF great service 10 them.
NV my friend from Florida says he ia going to
sup .ort man who will consent TO ''practice a
frald." 1t aas ''too late" on The Sd of February
when the gentleman made speech, for General
Scott To write any thing satisfactory to him. do
not understand how it is at all consistent with the
n lions Of propnety, which have always marked
the course Of my friend from Florida, an honor
able man. that he can speak Of General Scott he
did on the eighth page OF his speech OF February 3.
and as he has spoken to-day--as a man no had
done much for his country 50 much for the Con,
promise measures.
Gu th- 80 OF February my friend from Florida
said OF General Scott:
' No man has ever lived who achicy ed so much,
and been 50 little rewarded or appreciated"
He said, further:
'beneral Scott Individually is entitled to the
support of all Compromise men. | happen to
know, during the last Con gress, the opinions he
tertained on these questions. Whilst Acting Sec
rotary OF War, subsequent to the death OF General
Taylor and previous TO the formation Of MIR. Fill
GxeTtel influence
20 the utmost to effect the passage OF the Compro-
mise measures"
At that time the gentleman said also:
- But ] and northern gentlemen should know
that the Ohoie IVhig party Of The Souh will drma I'd
something more clear and determinate. We in
sist that our candidate shall express his opinions
10 the country, or that the nominating convention
shall iake the responsibility Of doing So"
Now, the gentleman has left out his " or - and
demands aud inssts that platform should be
erccte for General Scott alone. He is deter
mined now that it is not almost but altogc Their
. too late' for General Scott TO express HE opn
ions TO the country. His personal relations"
with General Scott we're such that individually, -
tue gentleman said, :" his election would be more
acceptable 10 Inc than that Uf any other man in
this country" And yet so highly docs the gen
tenan value personal relations" he inumatcs
General Scott Is willing TO "practce a fraud" on
tie couutry Some natives Of Virg mia have odd
notions oil personal relations. They understand
them as they do political Misunderstanding 10
the resolutions Of l19o, '99.
Can he cay any thing more unkind than this OF
General Scott, his friend whom he knows to be
honest and upright; ~bo has borne the banner vi
hss country since 1912 through many hard-fUught
hgLt, " hen he (Mr CAsELL) waa a puking infant
IN his nurse's arms? Who is 1t my friend from
Florida talks of in this way! gentleman born
In the State Of which my friend Is a native a
southern man by birth, a man whom the viic.,
tOotn OF slander has never injured. Yet he Is the
one, an infant IN his nurses arms all the time
General scou was lighting against British bay.
onets, who lnlmates mat General Scott, man ol
irreproac liable life and personal honor, now the
one wiling TO practice fraud!" ! cannot bot
exprese my surprise. lie will vote for no man
VINO conce1ls his opinion; and The gentleman from
Florida knows him well any man upon this
hoor, and knows that his opinions have never
been concealed. He wants a platform, he SAYS,
not large enough for Mangum, and those by
whose and he eSpec's TO be elected Vice President
lie assals the motives OF Mr.. Mangum. II wc
may BseaIl the motives Of each other, II Is easy
II a--aI the motives ot one as another. might
ssssli tue motives OF the gentleman from Florida
but will not be go uuklud and uncharitable as g.
cay that he 10 desirOus 10 lead the little Florida
party here, and bring down every thing 10 hil
platform. or To brlDg every thing OF this glorious
country Of ours dOwn TO Florida, and have The
Whole heht fought there, the linton party b-' "a 2
made THIRD party, and he put IN as captain ga e
raj OF the iofces.
Mr.. Mangum Is shove the reach Of any assaulu
from the honorable gentleman irOtD Flofids. a.
10 a man " bO has long been huno.ed ~ the coDG
deuce OF his nauve State ss steady aud hfm
Wbig, and who has rendered more scrylce Of i'm
pOrtaBoe TO this country than the gentleman from
FlOnds Mr.. ChsrLL) can render II he lives thirty
sII years iouger-shIcb trust he willard then
be can render good ,ersice, IL be gets he kink.
out Vi him, daughter Tor he come. from State
where the resolutions vi 1889 regarded mex
q the New le'tauent' and sometimes above h.
tLAugbterl
lie speaks Of Mr.. Mangums objections 10 Mr.
Webster, becsus. Of MIR. Webstsrs advocating
tue COM rvuiise resolutions, 0s | stood him
Nothing can be more unchant.ble and f.nciiul
n al .-..fl.
hss ior years preferred General Scott 10 all othtr re-:
tnI Mr.. MaugOm Vas ss earnest n friend OF 10,
COMP Ouiso measures - Mr. Webster or the gen.
u'msn from Florida. IL is all fancy ia the gen
uemsn's head. lie 10 determined 20 opposc Cen
eral scotr. election any how He has said 90.
anu bss shCwn through hs whole speech That &c
matter what SCOT may DO. be L. 100 latc"-and
n he hsd spoken before the third Of February, u
woulo have been too late Tor my friend from Flor
Ga, altogether too late. The Fres,oil editors iu
the North Abose the gentleman from Florida, and
advocate scOtrs nomination ! sympathize with
tue g.nu.msn-tbsy have abused me, to. They
are naughty fvll0vs for abusing him or ne Ttefe
u not one al them that has not abused him and
that has not abused Mt one Of them
sympatbize With him; but many u tho Democratic
paper-, in whose ranks h ~ now, abuse h'm. Bot
% Thee men see that Scott is going 10 be Ptosid,nt
- tne United ststes, can ne Keep them cot Of our
f1nkt; " they cbOusc 10 swim upon the surface
~ith us, can se ssy 10 them " 60 20 the d, ur
~ 10 tie DEMOCRACY, ADD keep out Of our rauks -
Hoe can We, when our Trend from Florida u ROir r
~ ~ rfiiif " Autti Nufu NJ - gong 10 IN TIE
p,ptlcmeo from New York. (Mr Kise from Con
nt'ttut. (Mr CLEvsLASD,) from ONO (Nr
ioWSsHESp aud from hiassschusctis, CNir. KAS
TOULD
Csu yOu expect Us 10 attack or dtnounce man
VhO bas done 80 much as C,ncial s., q has done
60 much Tor the Compromise measures and tbr
COuutfy-yho - nov abused by these Freefoilers
aud hy the New York EUsHfng Po' ior be suppott
oi ibe COmprOniise moosuret, And nov toe z nti,.
man inuiBstcs BE- 70 80 bc In their ranks sJon' Ne
aye ihai u the Wing Convention doc. not adopt
platform the Wing party will be severed Mr.
Chairman, the Wing party was severed and broksn
into atoms, according 10 the opinion Of bali dozen
gentlemen, Whtu inst liflc "hlibusteribg" took
place IA the Wing caucus. very worthy gentle
man hear me, (Nlr. AhsRCHuNBir.) aud a senator
from Georgia, (hr DhSsOS.) cant 0h sitnultane
OJRy Topographic despatcb that "ths spit Vas
ide and ocep''-ysry wide aud deer. snd they
all % the Union party 10 stand hfu. Where
o. TIE Union parry rVV ia GeOrgih and Alsb8mr.
- iir as tie Democrats are cOnccrnecy AK tb,
Ahoht'ni-ts and ScccssiOnisi,. who built the Hal.
l't platform Ia Baltimore last week The Wing