The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-04-21

The Senator utterly repudiated that. mat
part of the people Of Ohio who sustained him
in the reputation cast 10000 votes while tho
majority in favor of Pierce was some 49, 600 or
10000. | have right, therefore, to assume
that the Senator did not represent the wishes
of the people Out of nearly 100000 votes
cast in that State the Senator from Ohio had
but 10000 TO sustain him. He therefore repre-
sents 10000, large portion OF whom are on
the Connecticut Reserve.
The Senator from Ohio has said that we of
the Democratic party, at the present session,
have endorsed some Of the Free Sellers Of lS4S.
Why, sir, the Democratic party, with that
manliness and independence which trust Will
always characterize them, avowed their princl-
Piles, at the Baltimore Convention to the world.
They desired no man to take their candidate
with generous confidence. They proclaimed
their principles and inscribed them upon their
banner. They placed that banner in the hands
Of their candidate, and it was so plainly writ
ten, that he who runs might read, and the
wal faring man, though Wing, should not err
therein. This was fair and manly upon our
part No man was called upon to sustain our
candidate, unless he could cordially, sincerely
and heartily respond to the principles incorpo-
rated in that platform. A very large majority
of the peoule whom the Senator represents did
respond to them. All of those men who have
been confirmed by the Senate of the United
States, and who have been classified with the
Free Soil party in l848, came in at the last
contest, and gave in their adhesion to our prn-
ciples by voting for our candidate. All that
we have said, therefore, In the ratification of
the nominees sent in to US u.s. that those who
have come back in good faith, who have sub
scrbed to our principles and supported our
candidates, are entitled to share of the FEEDER
al patronage. There has been no man con-
frmed here who would dare to ayOw TO the
world the political principles which actuate
the Senator from Ohio. Has any Abolitionist
been confirmed here, sir! Have any of those
who united with tho Senator in the last con-
test, in casting those 10000 votes, been con-
frmed! Not one Of them. Have any of them
been sent in here by the President? No. sir;
and they never will be. Wherefore, then, is it
that the Senator says that this Administration
has taken back into the Democratic party men
who never abandoned the Free Soil principles
Of l848? judge men by their acts If they
support our candidate, standing upon principles
manfully avowed, we have a right to assume
that they have seen the errors of their ways,
and have come back into the Democratic fold.
did not intend to say anything in this dis
cussion. | could not have been provoked to
engage in it, but for the repeated remarks of
the Senator from Ohio that he represented the
Democracy of that State With all respect,
claim that am much better representative
of them than he. While was canvassing that
State they gave large majority to the men |
voted for; they sustained the principles |
raA Il I L.. l. A.
that am better representative than he is of
the Democracy of that State concede to the
Senator abilities far superior to any which |
claim for myself But when We come to ana
we the principles which be processes we find
him nothing else than an Abolitionist have
always 30 regarded him. have known him |
that State in a hopeless minority,
and he has always acted with that hopeless
minority in that State There is vast amount
IF intelligence in Ohio, particularly off of the
Connecticut Reserve Laughter. There will
Always be majority 10 that State against the |
principles which he avows. You will never
ind in that goodly State a majority willing to
endorse the sentiments oftentimes expressed
lere upon particular question by the Senator
who is accidentally here now. | have had,
perhaps, more senstiveness upon this subject
han ought to have had but there were par
ocular reasons why felt called upon to vind-
'ate the honest and true Democracy of Ohio.
| should be very sorry to lose my friend from
he Senate, in social point Of view but, unless
lie too abandous his errors, his political days
lre undoubtedly numbered. 1t is barely pos
ible that a contingency will ever arise again,
where a great political party will be willing to
throw themselves into the hands of few Abo.
itionists, and to sacrifice principle in order to
,btan position. II is not often that such things
occur and therefore look with good deal of
certainty upon the fact that in two wears from
his time, the place which now knows him will
know him no more forever. He will 20 into
the shades of private life, to enjoy peace and
9uietude in the domestic circle to study phi
lanthropy and philosophy, and, by tho use of
his arguments and reasoning, to extend the
benefits of Christianity over the negroes in this
country and over the inhabitants in the desert
parts of the earth. He is evidently a philan.
thropic gentleman. He is man of such en-
largcd philanthropy that it takes in all the
human family whether it be black or white
admire him for his generosity and philan-
thropy and however widely differ from him
in political point Of view, regard his heart
as tho most valuable part Of him Everything
is right there. His head is turned, and evident
ly wrong. He belongs to that class Of men
who start wrong, and the further they 60 the
worse they become. He is an obstinate gen.
tleman too He is unwilling to see the error
of his ways and 10 take the back track. |
hope he will get over that false pride, and that
he will ere long see the error of his ways, and
come into the Democratic fold. do not know
that he ever was there; but we arc still ready
to receive him with open arms; for, as | said
some time ago
While tho lamp holds out to burn
The viost sinner may return"
Mr.. CHASE This discussion is certainly
not one Of my seeking, 80 far rs it relates to
personal character but SO far as principles are
concerned, | have no disposition to shun any
responsibility upon it. The debate commenced
with an effort to give o portion of the public
patronage to the National lntellgenoer, for no
reason under tho sun, that could bee, except
to show the magnsnimity of the majority in
this chamber towards political paper of an
opposite faith II seems to terminate In the
discussion of the action of very large portion
OF the people of Ohio, and in some personal dis
cussion relating to myself The honorable
Senator from California IL kind enough to COM
mend the qualities Of my heart, but thinks that
my head is somewhat deficient | should not
like to reverse the statement in its application
to him should not like to say of him that
no is all head and no heart | do not believe
that no is. | do not think that there is any
great thing to be gained by attack and retort
| think could rctort if felt 20 disposed and
perhaps the retort would be quite equal to the
attack
The honorable Senator from California has
touched the local politics of Ohio in point
where | am somewhat personally concerned
And now say to the Senator that for oil my
share in any public action Of Ohio, | stand
ready to meet the fullest aud most searching
scrutiny, SIR, wish to make my public life so
plain and 20 open that no who runs can read
it; and no man will ever be able to say upon
any occasion that ! ever deviated a hairs
breadth from tho path which principle marked