The daily union., 1855-09-14
From the Charleston Mercury, Aug. "a
GEN. zoLLlCOFFER's SPEECH.

while they shrink from brave ana decisive course stand
forth the vigorous and intense champions Of petty and
timid reforms Point them policy high in principle
but requiring boldncss and perhaps sacrifice in
tion and they turn, dsgused away. Point them TO poll
cy doubtful in principle and weak in practice and they
galantly enlist in the service But such yet
saved people On the contrary, they have cogged the
path o noble enterprises posratcd the hopes aud aims
of the statesman and brought ruin shame and mock
cry upon all who have fallen beneath their influence We
Judge General Zocotfer to be of this class Ii is not
enough that he puts forth statements wholly incorrect
upon important points but TO excite deeply in the
South the feeling against foreigners he appeals their
fear and asks;
How long will be before this annual accreon OF
half million million OF population to the North will
give to them that constitutional majority which Will
BILE them, in accordance with that instrument ITSELF 10
change the constitution of the United States as TO abo
ish slavery in all the southern States and totally strip
them OF political powerW
Such arguments are shallow in the extreme and un-
worthy southern statesman We hear not word OF ma
tive aboionism; not word Of that fierce and deadly
spirit of hostility which took root in the northern heart
before the tide Of emigration had set in word of the
fasgahering fruits that fanatica seed scattered from
the pulpit the stump and the senate house, and planted
upon the hearthstone and in the infant primer not word
of those past Of submission and that fatal which
have we-nigh fixed the brand Of nferority upon u.s.
word of that policy which, rejecting weak and worthless
expedicnts marks out for the South line Of manly
high and determined action No no Put down foreign
influence and there will be aggression Aboli-
ton will be killed, and oil will be peace
This the scheme Of Mr. Zoicofier. Let how he
sustans it,
To prove the tisavcry prejudiccs of foreigners he
quotes the following statistics:
Tie census tables show there in 1850 living in the
northern States OF the Union forcignborn population
S453s2 Of these l57G83 were living IN the following
seven northern States to wit:
/ New Yprk
2sol; Pennsylvania, 234s7l; Ohio 2l8,5l2; Illinois
llo,5oa; Wisconsin, lo6695. Total, l,07c,lsa.v
In these seven free States which contain nearly all the
foreign population of the country Martin Van Buren, when
he the abolition candidate for the presidency, in l84S
received Of 2454ls out Of total vote Of 296S7
the entire VOTE 46269 In these same seven States
1852 John p Hale the abolition candidate for the pres
dency in that year. received l22626 votes out Of total
vote Of 1856 993--a except 34,367.
In order that this estimate may be clearly understood
he tells in another portion Of his speech that "n these
northern States where the foreigners have mainly
concentrated the abolition candidates for the presidency
IVAN Buren, in ls4s and Hale in 1852 got all their ros'
When he comes however to the figures the case appears
different as seen above. The abolition candidates
ceive only very large portion But let US test the fig
ures 1t will be perceived that when Mr. Zocoer speaks
Of the atotal voen in these States being 29S
he the total foreign ros for the total vote ma
tive and foreign in New York alone, at that time great
exceeded that number. NOW, 1h DuIcu, IN lhce
seven States received 2454l8 votes natipe and for
sign But with perversion wholly unaccountabls
Mr.. Zolcofer counts all his votes as foreigni He
works by the rule in the case OF Mr. Hale in
1852 We have before statistical table OF the last
presidential election which fixes the entire cot nape and
foreign of Mr. Hale in these States at or es
by 1900 than Mr. Zoicofcr gives as his foreign cote aon!
is not this the very perfection of party arithmetic? Mr.
Zollcoer asserts by his figures that in l848 and 1852
neither Of the abolition candidates received single NATIVE
sote in these seven States that In all the limits Of New
York. Ohio Wisconsin, Massachusetts,, Illinois Pennsyva-
nia and Vermont these admitted dens of abolition not
single Of the soil supported its champion-ah were
foreigners. What absurdy what shameless and un
hcard-of perveson Because in each case these cand
dates received vote nearly equal to tho foreign vote Mr.
zolicoer pounccs upon chance for capital point
a decided hit Such is the spirit which actuatcs this
champion Of Amercanism.
Having thus made as he imsgines, the foreigners in
these States the scapegOats of abolition Mr. zo
Golfer released from the hard bonds Of figures launches
forth in of complscent eloquence into which
we shall track him directly Meanwhile It is curious to
see how these States having large proportion Of
the entire foreign at the North went in the presdn
tial canvass last mentioned by Mr. Zocofer It very
well known that the foreigners have in almost every CASE
voted with tho democratic party which, while 1t moro
favorable TO them than the whg, has also always been
soundcr upon the slavery question This last fact cannot
be disputed. Tbe popularity wncn seward seems 10 nave
acquired recently with them in New York is due to Causes
purely local character and Of recent date And these
States with the exception Of Massachusetts and Yer
mont all cast majortes for Pierce. We leave Mr. zoi-
Golfer again with his statistics to explain facts and TO
prove that the foreigners deserted the party to which they
| had so long been faithful
These States notoriousy foster and sustain
nearly all of the violent and fanatca abolition poll
tcans of the Norhhey the hottest OF all the beds Of
abolition fanacsm in the Union. Take New York. for
example, the largest of these Sates Van Buren, Dix Co
noorousy head the strongest division Of the old demo-
cratic party; Seward Greeley, Co. noorousy head the
| strongest division OF the old whig party. The sound
Dickinson men among the democrats and the sound n,-
tional men, silver grays among the whgs each
conessedly in minority. There is perhaps still worse
state of things in Massachusetts, In Wisconsin and Mas
sachuset.s the fugitive-slave Law has been nuGed'
We thank Mr. Zollicofer for the graphic sketch. But
there is phase Of the picture which he has forgotten
aude True true "the sound Dickinson men, and the
sound national men, silver grays among the wings are
prostraed but who has done it True there is "a worse
state of things in Massachusetts, than before but who
has made it True Massachusetts has nued the fugitive
law but whose work t2 True that from end Of the
North TO the other abolition rngcs with fury
but who rides the storm True that for the frat time in
the history of the country, national convention split
into Fragments and national party blown TO the winds
simply by declarations favorable the South but who
did it i? Foreigners? Catholics No Tho fusion be.
tween know-nohngism and rccsoil. II is all the work
of the party which Mr. Zollicofer so lauds which
procaims Catholicism and slavery kindred and mutually
sustaining evils which deprived OF their arms the foreign
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