The southern press., 1852-03-20

may be the custom Of the House, as am d
new member; but there have been number OF
direct personal illusions made by the gentle
man TO myself, which il is absolutely necessary
that should answer do not wish to take up
the time Of the gentlelnap. | do not want TO
deal unjustly, and want 70 have an understand
ing now, that may be allowed to make an ex-
PLANTATION when he has done.
Cries Of " Agreed p .Agreed!nl
Mr.. RICHARDSON. | do not know what
illusions | have made to the gentleman. have
merely stated facts. The gentleman is perfectly
at liberty, when do him injustice, to reply, and
set me right. would not Intentionally do him
wrong for the world. now make that dis.
claimer.
Mr. BRECKINRIDGE. A gentleman has
notified me that when the gentleman gets
through with his remarks, he will object, hay-
ing spoken once upon this subject.
A MEMBER. Amendments have been Of
fsred since, and he can't object, if you get the
floor.
MFR. But must pass from that subject.
am not getting along as fast as thought |
would had no idea that / would be drawn
into the remarks have. This is amost unwe-
come task to me. | have concluded my reply
to the gentleman from Kentucky !; but before /
pass from this subject would like to say that
want no strife in the Democratic party. Ihave
not brought this subject here. II has been
forced upon the House against my will---against
my consent Being here, we invite the fullest
discussion-the fullest assaults, if they have any
to make, upon Judge Douglas; but, if any, make
them directly. The remembrance of defeats
ought to make US copcede everything for meas
nd g. II
in that spirit to-day. | ever have been here in
that spirit There are some other things, Mr..
Chairman, to which feel it my duty to make
reference.
There is one subject upon which have not
spoken, npon which | deem it necessary to
touch. know that it is said-not here, but
elsewhere--that Judge Douglas is the steam
candidate for the Presidency; but that whole
question is brought ina shape that we cannot
get hold of it. | want to meet it at once.
give it the flat denial. There is not one man
owning an interest in any Of the ocean lines, so
far as | have been enabled to ascertain, favora-
Bile to Judge Douglas as his first choice. There
are three steam lines. Aspinwall g. Co. are all
Wings, and not for Douglas, but for the Wing
candidate. OF the firm of Law, Cromwell g.
Roberts-owners of the line from New York
to Chagres-the first two are understood TO be
for General Cass, and the latter, (Mr. Roberts,)
for the Wing candidate. Mr.. .Collins-owner
of the line from New York to Liverpool--is
understood to be for General Cass or Governor
Marcy. Not one of the proprietors of the va
rious lines is for Judge Douglas, SO far as |
know or have been able to ascertain. Ii there
is, will any gentleman name him Is there any
gentleman here who would do it? do not
say that these gentleman are hostile, but that
they prefer other gentlemen.
Mr.. OLDS. Perhaps it was meant that
Douglas will go by steam when he is nominated
Mr.. RICHARDSON i have no doubt
about it. The Wings will see sights when he
is nominated. There is an element of popu-
larity about him from the fact that, by his own
unaided exertion, he has come up from pow
erty to eminence, till he occupies, at forty years
of age, as proud a position as any man in Am
erica.
There is another charge. Now, / hear it said
here sometimes that Douglas has sold out and
transferred his interest TO this man. that man, and
the other man. To each and every statement OF
this kind, separately and distinctly, ! give a fiat
denial. Judge Douglas is a candidate, and he
has right TO be.
1t is said that he has stirred up strife in differ.
ent States. | am here to repel any such charge
| make the declaration without any qualification,
that In no instance has he sanctioned opposition
to any Democratic candidate in his own State
make the broad declaration, that he has sought
to avoid those things which would lead to
contest, and having done so he is not liable to
these charges that have been preferred. What
is there that has drawn upon. him all this as
sault!
will not 60 into these controversies. have
nothing to do with them, between this and that
man and the other man. | am here for a specific
purpose, and have endeavored to perform it
without making any assaults. make assaults
upon none. Judge Douglas has made assaults
upon none, and he has retired from the contest
wherever a candidate has been presented in
State. He has made no fight with anybody, and
has desired his friends should make none or
one thing can speak, and that with pride !:
Whatever division there may be among the diff.
ferent States upon local candidates, in Illinois
there is but one sentiment, one view, and one
wish among the Democracy. Illinois can give
for Judge Douglas such majority as no State
in this Union has ever given befoe. But where
ever the nomination may fall, you may look To
that Democracy, you may expect 10 find them as
firm, steadfast and reliable as her own regiments
have been upon the field Of battle when fighting
the enemies Of their country She will give
vote 10 your candidate, be he who he may; and
her Democracy will present an undivided front
when the trial comes.
Here the hammer fell
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