Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-03-03
NUMBER 8.

ken place 10 the House The Deficiency bill,
which had occupied weeks, had been Killed.
! and time and labor lost Let this negro oues.
ton go there, and Senators woud see in the
House perfect insurrecton--N North and
South warning, one upon the other. He ven.
tured to assert that this bill after all. would
not pass the Senate, but when it reached the
House. the gag would not succeed, and the
bil; would, for the rest of the session stand in
the way OF all other business, and fnalIv be
lost 's'ssSss
The passage Of this bill would explode the
platforms Of both parties, and the par.ies
themselves. He would never have anything
more TO do with political conventions. Both
parties had adopted platforms to abide by the
Compromise and now both parties exploded
them. Hereafter he would light on his own
hook. In his reiiremen, he would take with
him platform adopted by the Democratic
Convention OF June IL, ls46, held Concord
N. ill., which platform was drawn up by the
present President Of the United States. That
platform declared The adherance of the De-
mocracy to the principles of that party from
l716 down. and as 10 the question of 81 very,
II is said: THAT while they deplord i:o exis
,ence as moral and social evil they would be
torbearng to others, and would not consider
themselves wiser than Washington, Franklin,
and Jefferson" He agreed with every word
Of his platform. He would stick to it, if the
President did not. How could the President
support this bill to extend TO Nebraska. a
great moral and social evil? How coold the
! Senator from Illinois ask the President TO do
so? lie supposed the reference to Franklin
and Jefferson was the petition signed BY the
former and presented to the first Congress
ior the abolition of slavery. and The declara-
ton OF the latter that call men are created
equal" In her future career he would avoid
all agitation or the subject of slavery. His
father, whom he followed to the grave in 1920
he remembered was a Shareholder. An bis
early recollections were connected with the
institution. His personal observations Of the
Rinoness, gentleness and providence with
which slaves were treated by majority Of
heir masters, and the gratefu! acknowledge.
ment of kindness and affection by the slaves
to their super ors, had done much in his mind
to mitigate the evil. but still he did not re.
gard it as desirable institution, or one that
ought TO be extended.
| The repeal Of this Compromise would not
benefit the South Why then throw fire.
brand to the demagogues at the North which
would arm them with power? If this bill
were passed, lie never desired TO see another
Whig Convention, nor did he think the Dem.
ocrats ought to have another. They had bet
ter shake hands and go back to their original
elements. and forget all other party associa-
tons If the North has to be sold out. he |
preferred to choose his own master. If com
PEELED to select one. he would prefer high !
toned Southern gentleman. lie would then
be suie OF humane treatment He would
never select for his master Northern oema-
gogue or dough-face. He would not have TO
rule over him one of those fellows called
Yankees who leaving their own country gol
down South, become the hardest tyrants, and
are selected as the best overseers. He would
put no trust in any Northern man with South
ern principles. Martin VanBuren was one of
these. He had gone so far once as impudent-
ly to intimate to Congress his intention 10
repeal an act on the subject. Where did he
bring up? Why, on the Buffalo platform,
surrounded by the very worst Of all fanatic
ism. All things were accomplished now in
the name of Democracy. He had strong
idea OF becoming Democra: himself, il this
bill passed. His Democracy of late had be-
come exceedingly rampant. The Wings were
now less than one-third Of the body, and in
two years would be less than quarter of it.
If this bill passed, they might as well separ-
ate entirely. Lei an independent party be
framed. Of men who would put down dema-
gogues and negotiations. This bill was
move on the political checker board. 1t had,
as II appeared to him, considerable reference,
II not TO the exigencies of the present Admin
istration. at least to some future Presidential
eectiou-in 1856 or 1880. With the Con-
cord platform, written by the President in
ls46, an independent party might be formed.
lie would have no objection to putting il un-
der the banner Of the Senator from Texas,
and completely routing the demagogues,
North and South. He would not hunt run
away negroes, but he would hunt demagoguesI
and doushfaces. and put down every man,
North and South. who should dare to intro
duce The question of Slavery into Congress
or course. in all these remarks. he had no ref
erence to any one in the Senate. [Laughter.1
Nj, Smith stopped at quarter before tivs,
having spoken four hours and half His
remalks were frequently interrupted with
shouts Of laughter. and his repeated hits
were we'll received
Mr.. WELLER [Call got the floor. and
said be would not speak more than an bour il
the Subject was postponed to Monday.
Mr.. HOUSTON lTexas said be would
follow the Senator from California on Monday.
The subject was then postponed. and, after
short Executive session. the Senate adjourn
ed to Monday,