Washington telegraph., 1854-03-08
Speech of the Hon. F. r. Stanton.


The Young mems DenlocrHtic national club
held meeting in New York city lew nights
j ago 10 endorse the Nebraska bill. The members
/ Of the club are eenemlly llanl.shells and they
+ Invited the llau +. I. Stanton, the very distiu-
Euisbtl DrWagmtc Representative hum the
Memphis district IN Tennessee, to addrcss them
upon the occasion Alr. Stant5nis speech IS pub
shed at inll length IN the New York papers, II
Is isdfeadlully severe upon the administration. We
have not fonm for the whole al 1t, and we can
give very little idea 0l Il by extracts but the pub
! lie may be able, nom the few bael passages which
We snhlain. 10 lorm some opinion as 10 the spirit
that pelsndrs II. II had powerful elect and ut
ils close. the Democratic multitude nfesont gave
The speaker ntne tremendous eheeis dud u vote OF
thanks II wand be well for all honest aud pa.
in1lir Democrats 10 reflect dispassianaieiy and
caudidly aud carefully uron the ealses, thai have
thus turned against the administration one af the
pufesi, tfuesi, Warmesi, and most influential Dem.
urraiic LEADERS in the nation, one whose every
pulse,heat aud hoafl.thrnb from his boyhead up
have been lot the Democracy aud only Tor the
Democracy
sGouenl Pierce was nominated as the eand.
date oi The Democratic parly'au he was elected.
upan what principle, eenilumen-upon What
principles | ask, Well, nov, was II principle
Of amnesty 10 the authority OF the Nlmoi pfaKlsaf
Was Il principle ta admit hal, with all their
sins upon their heads unainncd, nnackunwltdErd
aud unfepeuied OF Was this The platform upon
whrh We sinatl' have no hesitation In sayiug
here, Us have said elsewhere that II such had
been undefsta9d to he the position OF Gen ficrce.
aud ol the Democratic party we eshuai have been
beaten by millions. Enthusiastic cheeB. T.
Genilrman, this Was nti the ground upon which
We slna1
4 had occasion throughout ihc whole Of the
canvass ai -. when called upon 10 spcak upon
the suhIeet 10 testify 10 Tie patriotism with which
Mf Fillmore had conducted his administration
upon this point, lCheen Aud gentlemen,
what mHst he our mnrihraiinn=Wth what
shame mnst We hang ont heads and acknowledge
the deception which has trcu nnrlieed upon Us,
when We lind a Democratic administration acting
upon different principle. lAppluse
I hs tact ! wish to he distinctly knbwu. II Is
very well knnWn Ia yuu, and ! am unf telling YOU
anything new bat think know cuaugh 10 sat-
lsiY me, and think that II The Southern people
knew much as ! know. they would be Satisfied
ton ! wish this great fact could be known
throughout tlis whale country. ! wish could
ring It inlo the eafs ni every Southern Rrpfcscn.
iatiKe aua every Southern man irum one end of
the Union in the other, thai tho Soft party con.
iains the whole Freesoil Democratic party Of the
State Of New York Cheer Martin Van Bnrcn.
party ii | am pot mistaken, that President Pierce
and his administration have gwen the Influence.
the favor. aud tho support al their paifnrase.
II he lptslpui reteaj had
siaan on .he hasi. o iha letter lrerfe's letter 10
Manr l.allyl there would have lecu no difficulty
with the party Throughout the country Az
pausc Bui. having. rs hrIiesr, Departed nom
it-hs,ius abandoned lhe position aua diappnn.
ted the hope Of the country 40 man can tel
what tfanles will b. i4a consequence
Now gentlemen. there was
snmr little daHsiHs ty the administration lof
while a watering AID vascilIaiHe=tBlt Yau all
kuaw one day }a1 ,as the In.1u ucwsHapaf
ut Ma Hihg'au oomlaE oui aui puslaimifg that
the NISSAN eampminisa nHsbt nBi Ia be repealed.
anl thee an the faprr following n its wake.
camr aat saying that ihaza men wha wera pra=
posing n repeal the Missouri compromise were
aRitainfk-cuemies al The country aud iruuancins
them. We'll. The President ihaHshi hei'crnii'-
the cdiafs Of the Union thought letter Of #, gnd
they finally came IN the conclusion that II was
riehi 10 repeal the No. eampIamise l's lmita-
iafs followed the example aud i wnn'i L. eN=
tfemelY amusing li Ynu could haze heard and seen
them getting back ard crawling uat al tie pn.i-
ton they had assumed. Il shaas the srrFiliiy ai
the conductors Of these Iapef wia do Hoi aai
from principle. but nllaH ihe direHiion al The
paWcr That controls the fa'r1Hase ol the Govern.
ment II is muffilylHH fact. hui You hnd d n
Throughout a very laIgs pnflIel ef the country
AMI ! am Neff suffY in #aY, among mauF Hi the
journals Of the South, WHrr. above all place, N
the world, .1eh aH exhibition 8uglt never in b.
made. ! am not in The srcfris of the Admins
ifsiioit gentlemen. youall know that lushirl
hut it Is said al Wellington that ihore was d
Cabinet meeting upon ill. SUBJECT iis said that
Che local supporters OF The Administration lum
laa..4 a.
distinctly that the Administration mH go ia favor
ct repeating tho Nii,.olu oompmmsr. Aul D.
was .HiI ihat Gru rIoIcr and bic Cabinet, ult
without hrsit5iIon--uoi without division. aud hy
o., Wrau, us uuii-huliy wcfr forced ia come
il The conclusion that they must aHHmr thi, I-,-
sitiun, Immediately ouleTs were rivcu the tH-
ion assumes that position, and the whole party. ur
at least "a large proportion Of it in the ll,u.c of
Representative Immediately assumed h.
But ask You 1t President picrcc's adm,uirtra-
ton can ever be carried on with the discorlau,
materials with which It Is now supported, /
think il impossible,
II would be dishouomblc in Gen. Pierce 20
continue in tie policy which he has pursued here
tdInrc. II would be absolutely dishnnophlc IN
him, and believe 1t 10 he impossible that he can
pursue that policy OF laiicnng pampcrins. aud
supporting the men who are opposing the meas
urrs which are the hasi. Of the success Of his ad.
miuisimtion, lie must cui loose from them
must go back again To the platform upon which
he originally stood or prulr.,sl 10 stand
A Noicc-Lrt the President dsmi,s Marcy
from the Cabinet
Mr. Siautan-i should like 10 have him do that
as well as YOU, lido tot like either OF them; am
sure there Is no love los, between u.s.
LuusrNt Jauraa'
Irsrirs SrrpEr,srp rs rgNcr-Thc New
York journal of Commerce has the following
4 private letter lom S. Eiirnnr France. states