Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1851-185?, 1852-07-28
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EXTRACTS
FROM THE SPEECH OF
HON. nj. p. GENTRY,
OF TENNESSEE.
,n.;verea IL the House Of Representatives, Jun
"a, 1852

"A fnl;vered in the House Of Representatives, June
"a, ls52.l
Bot- the honorable member from North
Carolina thinks there ought not to be any
rl,iorm adopted by the Wing National Con-
rspticn. He is disgusted with platforms
Wen I think there has been a good deal in
.,me cf the platforms which is calculated to
inspire such feelings but there is something
in the late platform Of the Democratic party
=. Baltimore which is iseminently patriotic, no.
he and honorable. would feel myself per-
onaly degraded If i would raise question
mon that point. They have come up to the
necessities Of the hour. and adopted resolu-
tons which cover the whole question in refer
spoe to the sectional difficulties which have
disturbed the harmony and threatened the
the existence Of the Union. They have SO
met that question as to nationaIize them
selves.
The two great parties Of the country have
differed in opinion, and may yet retain and
maintain those differences Of opinion upon
questions Of mere expediency; but such
questions, though Important, are infinitely in
signiacant when compared with the cOnso-
ouences involved in this question-greater in
ID consequences than all'of those put togeth-
Waving at present all discussion in re-
ard to those points in their platform which
not meet my approval / give them my tes-
imony here to-day, before the whole country
land truth and honor require every man to
10 it-that they have nobly come up to the
necessities Of the time, have adopted rcsolu-
hons in regard to these sectional questions to
(which have referred The tendency Of which
stleust is 10 nationalize the democratic party
and bring it up to a high national standard
which win recognize the binding obligations
II ihe constitution an all its arts-North and
South and which tends 70 give peace, tran.
nuility, and security 10 the country and per-
Nnanence to the Union. = =
How is the whig party to natiOnalize itself?
By passing q resolution recognizing the COM
promise measures "as sottlement-a final
settlcment in principle and substance-of the
dangerous subjects they embraced" I will
be content with such resolution as that adop-
cd By the Democratic Convention | am
lot dispondao critidsf The Democratic reso-
uton. am willing to take it vcr5atim Ct
iteratim. It satisfies me, and | think that
would be about the best thing to DO. Then
here-would be no issue between the two
roat parties on that great question, which
ught not to be the subject Of party debate
question with respect to which all parties
oyal to the Constitution ought to be perfectly
agreed. Take that resolution. or something
lse that covers the whole ground as COM
pletely as it does, and then nominate ALillard
Fillmore or Daniel Webster, as the whig can
lidate for the Presidency That is my idea,
hnd / am not very particular which Of these
gentlemen shall be nominated. My people
pre for Fillmore first; and / am with them.
But | am equally willing, personally, to sup
port Mr.. Webster. But / am asked why not
lake Gen. Scott think the contest for a
pominatiOnfs practically between three gen.
llemen, an one Of the three viii be nomina-
led. I Jel,eve that tic nomination Of Gen.
Scott cannot aolC nationalist The 1oliig par
b, eusa If you pass sach a resolution as I
'qre indicated, anil he shall l0yite a letter
p1'''Sg hinsselfeS0lo, distinctly upon The
p'a'Ioro. Events have already transpired
connected WITH his aspirations for the Presi-
qsney ~'4-~ nave infused into the Southern
'-.' s'e'' s "'.ss distrust, which cannot be
eradicaieo' ana though he might be vlacod n
such a position that the wbigs mirbs s, 81, !,
bound, perhaps, througsall the s.o,os % ess ,ho
South, to make struggle 4or him believe
that it would not be six weeks .ter he was
nominated before it would be manifest fac,
to the eyes Of every man that he Auld not
receive the vote Of single Southern state
not one. That is my opinion. You may
talk about BridgeWater and Lundy's Lane,
and Vera Cruz. and Cerro Gordo, and Che
pultepec, and Molino del Rey, butt Is very
nphiIosophic mistake 70 suppose that the
gories Of those fields alone can satisfy the
Foplo Of the South upon the questions to
RAich refer.
You may tell me Of Gen. Harrison-who
lsaiVod such a mighty majority-and Gen
jackson, and Gen. Taylor; but he who rea-
aan in regard Of party and political results
ron the past to the future, not having his
eye upon the changed aspect Of public affairs,
"l fall into one Of the greatest mistakes that
man can fall into. And, besides, waving
ln TeTi Harrison, jackson, and Taylor, did
.'' owe their success exclusively to their mil
Nay lame. Zach Of those three distinguish