Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-07-27

Applause
We do not desire 10 interfere with
the rights of the South. We will give
them all their rights, but at the sane
time give them TO understand that zoe
wiH have our rights at any cost. perso-
nal or political. (Great applause. -
| saw letter in the N. Y. Tribune the
other day. in which IL was stated that
the Southern members had resolved to
come up TO the next session Of Con-
gress, and tho Senate Of the country,
armed. l say let them come armed
| il they please. We will meet them
armed with Justice and Truth. aad say
to them. "You may come armed rs you
will, we will meet the contest. let il
come where and how II may. (Great
applausc.) The South talks Of disun-
ion. II Is idle talk. Voice in the
crowd. "No they won't, they don't be-
lieve their own talk.") No. said the
speaker, they don't believe II them
selves. They dissolve the Unionl"--
They constitute but one.third Of the
population. and one.iifth Of the power
Of the country. and they have that cl-
ement Of destruction among them Of
which Jefferson said. mo nun cod
lay his head upon his pillow in the
midst Of It," The Soith don't mean
to dissolve the Union. They know
that II is their social political. and. l
had almost said. their eternal salvation,
to remain in tho Union. (Applause
and lighter.
Mr.. Mason. Of Virginia. who was
exceedingly agitated at the prospect
Of the action Of the next house of Rep
resentaiives.-he was troubled before
his time Laughter )-had said dur
ing the last few days Of the last ses-
sion, that II the House repudiated the
principles Of the Nebraska bill. he
would turn his back upon the Senate
and walk out. Well IL he sho'd walk
out. il would hurt no body badly. This
great orb would still continue its rev.
olutions. and the affairs Of the coun-
try would no doubt go on just as IL
nothing had happened. But Vir.
ginia has 500 hostage, in the hands
Of the Union. in the persons Of sons Of
the First Families. who hold office in
Washington. And did anybody ev-
er know Of virginian leaving the pub
lie crib rs long as he could stay ut it?
Laughter. Voice in the crowd
"Never. while their is fodder in the
rack.")
There is no sectional feeling here
(cries, No! NoD We are broad. ma
tioial, and comprehensive in our ideas
and interests. We feel il 10 be our
duty. Ms n great Democrat in his day,
Leggett. said. ITO PERFORM, to mas
ter and slave, the duties of common
humanity" We are not sectional.-
We stand upon the greatplatform that
''all men borne free and equal. -
! Voice, "Peltit's says that's lie." J.
Yes. though Senator from your own
State declared it "s-lfevident-lie." +"
we believe in that declaration. We
support the Constitution. We believe
it was meant 20 extend freedom
We want a platform within and upon
that Constitution. and we will stand
upon IL, letcoms what will. (applause
Ou, principles are national, our aims
are national. The Black Power has
captured the Democratic party, and
his Administrators That Admins
tration is to-day the humble instru-
ment, the tool, Of the slave power, and
nothing else. (Cries Of true! truel and
applause.)
The Kansas Nebraska act OF which
the gentleman who preceded me has
already spoken most ably. was intro.
duced into Corg ess eighteen months
ago, by a rising young man Of your
neighboring State. (Great laughter.
He was born in New England. l am
sorry to say. so was Benedict Arnold,
(Applause.) We have great many
, men born in New England who come
| out TO your country. whose births
have done us no credit. and whose
Abandonment Of their early principles
: have you no credit. The speaker
dwelt for few minutes on the bad
{ faith Of that measure, and said. that in
, the National X. N. Council. Of which
: you may have heard. it was generaly
{ conceded that great wrong had beer
done us, but nobody had the courage
10 try and right it. One distinguished
r Southern man had told him, that i
New York and New Englandhad stood
e up side by side, in that convention
: and presented an unbroken front, oul
a rights would have been conceded us
E And if the North had stood up agains
: the Nebraska measure, together as ont
n man; there was enough fair-mindec
: in Deleware. Maryland, Kentucky anc
: Tennessee, to have secured us ou
e rights and prevented the preparation
: Of the wrong. But | tell you, we shal
v never have divided South till we hav
G united North. Applause. Tn
S Dough faces are enemies not only @
!, the true men OF the North. but Of tn
S generous, liberal men OF the South
If Our mission is to exterminate tn
c whole race. Great applause. The
l. have been false to Freedom and nc
e true to Slavery. They have betraye,
l. the North and deceived the South
% And the true men of the South wi
It thank us, when we throttle the res
n Of them-expel them from public life
Z and send them to the retiracv Of thei
Ie families. When we perform this work
= and We are now about tive ca
in meet our Sothern brethren, look ther
,r in the eye. take them by the hand, an
l. say, "you shall have all your rights
le but no more, and we will have on
ID rights"
l. He then noticed the increase of al
t. ti-slavery sentiment in the country
n, twenty years. So long ago, he sal,
ne there was not man who dared asse
= what we now declare to-day. that 81,
in very is sectional, and Freedom natioI
On al, and the Federal Government sho
n have no responsibility for it. In Ne