The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-16

pIause do not want TO discuss this question have
gone over again and again upon the floor OF Congress
aud upon the soil of my State have stood by the
Missouri Compromise appealed to these very men to
extend this compromise to the Pacific ocean, and they
would not do IT. The voice OF patriotism fell upon their
hearts cold and feless There not single vital
spark in their hearts and conscences TO respond to the
appeal which and others made for the Missouri Compro
mise adopted by fathers. They violated faith
When the spirit is gone the letter is not worth pre-
serving.
Mr.. CoBB. | do not like TO say nything about my
friend Hamln. have been trying for ten years to keep
him straight and he has been the hardest had
to deal with. Roars OF laughter and applause. have
talked him like brother but that Herculean task of
keeping friend Hamln strag is reserved for somebody
else Perhaps these black republicans will try their hand
upon him. Renewed laughter and cheers
Fellow-citzens these gentlemen of the back-repubi-
party say they in favor Of the Union. Well,
should like to know how many stars there are in this
Union for the last heard they had only sixteen Cheers
ask hem-and want you to repeat the question: when
you get them into corner and they CAN'T rum laugh
ter you national men, and you stand by the cons
tuition Well, didn't you all abuse the abolitoniss
and didn't you then tell the people you not abo
toniss2 II you did net you ought not to support friend
Hamlin, for have heard him say that Laughter and
chees Why, have heard them say in this Congress they
aboltionists Thirteen years ago, when first
tered Congress- these would rise on poe and haoo
with the very loudest voice. away AN NO ABOLITION
Isr Great cheering. AT this session of Congress they
down to rather mder tone, and you would hear
them say 81 am abolitionis very feeble very weak
Laughter They want to say loud enough to be heard
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put 1t you have you not heard them say they are no
aboonsts2 Have you not heard them denounco aboli-
tioniss2 Well my black republican friend will you tell
what doctrine the abotonists advocate that do
not Fl putting tie question to the gentleman who had
previously responded whose the reporter understood
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Mr. WswELL. cannot answer because there is police
man by my side.
Mr. Conn., WE'LL there may be good many of your par
| ty in that dilemma. Great merrment
But, ellow-citizens, Continued Mr.. Cobb want you
to put this question to the republican party What is
it the aboltonists advocate that you do not? You ad
NIT that it would not do to put aboitionss into power
You would not for abolitionis, would you You
would not vote for Garrison you would not vote for
Fred Douglass. You say you would not and believe you
But tell you don't understand how you can give any
good reason for it. Why can't you vote for Gerr Smith
Why can't you vote for Fred Douglass Gddings, who
is the great high priest of your party, says color don't
make any difference. Laughter and cheers Tell me,
felow-czens, why is il? am not putting this question
to taunt you to wound your feelings. am not put
ting it in any unkind ungenerous spirit have an OBJ
ject want TO know why il is you won't vote for an alb
clifton candidate Is it because they in favor of
peal of the ugitiveslave law So you Every prin-
cpe they advocate you are in favor Of The only difference
between you and Garrison 49, he goes at the question
boldly like a man, and you sneaking round it,
Great applause Garrison says your constitution pro-
ects slavery and he is against the constitution. Well
admit that he is foolish but at the time,
obliged admit that he is holder and honeser than you
are. Loud cheers You say just as much against your
brother of the South for you say that ultimately you in
tend effect the object but you have not got the
to go your work like Now, look at the hon
faces of these national constitutional and Unionloving
men, They hold up their heads; they look you
any other men in the face. God has put honest
science in their breasts and they for preserving it.
They will stand by the constituon-they will preserve
this Union. They willing to do just what their fathers
did before them Their fathers then said Here is
stitution that will do to live by" They say they will
ing live by and protect that constitution their fathers
were but republican friends have grown so much
wiser much better much purer than the fathers of
the republic that they want better Union Felow-ct
for you and is good enough 1t is well enough
Let us live by it let preserve il let maintain it 1t
gave peace to country in the day of its adoption it
has given peace and prosperity the country from that
time until now it will give peace and prosperity in the
future. Great applause.
A word or about candidates and have done
with this address The republican party presents to US for
our support Mr.. Fremont Well as have not time now to
discuss his biography advise you all to buy the picture
book that his friends circulating 1t is admira-
BILE book 1t great book it is worthy of the candidate
and of the party Laughter twill give you truthful
how Col Fremont with the daring and heroism
of of yaor, marched into the mountains with
two hundred mults and then marched back without them.
Roars OF laughter 1t will give you fellow citizens,
most interesting account of how he had terrific battle
with grizzly bears but according my recollection
the historian tails 10 tell how he got them
how many he killed Laughter 1t will tell you how Col
Fremont marched with the flag Of his country 10 his band
the account said IL had tnry-one stars which must be
serious objection the republicans marched up the
! top of enormous cliff, where before had
been, where yet has been, and where
will be great merrment and there planted the lag
of his counuy-which there Renewed laugh
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estng account OF the father and mother of this dstin
gushcd candidate Of the republican party, giving the
number of children the old and the old lady had
gether with the number they didn't haze Laughter aud
cheers AT that point of the history The bell rung and
had not time read the rest commend it to you all
This is the candidate OF great party This Is the man.
in the present crisis Of country TO place at the head
OF the government You told by all that the cons
tuition is in danger that the Union Is in peril and now
In the midst of this crisis the American Peope-nte
gent, thinking men-are called upon to place in the pres
Dental chair Of the Union who has no political
past political present and no political future Loud
cheers will not speak you in a partisan spirit
but as Americans, patriots, as constitution abiding
Union-oving men, who desire preserve peace abroad
and prosperity at home who wish to look to the future
and great country continue TO develop its resources
receiving States the Union and prosperity mark
ing it's onward progress at each step that takes in the
future. ask you, democrats, wings, Americans, republic
not by what you call yourselves If the
altar of patriotism is erected in your hearts call upon
you this day to breathe II prayer for your
try and then the day Of election give that country
your vote Loud cheers
Who is the presented 10 you by the democracy Il
he unknown His appears upon every page Of your
political history for twenty-five years Traduce him You
will, abuse him you may denounce him in Maine
prosavery denounce him in Georgia abolition
st call him every opprobrous epithet that passion sug
gessbut there stands his recordhe record Of honest
man. pure patriot Loud cheers For thirteen years it
has been my pride TO in the public councils though
not in the same house department with distinguish
his life have read the votes which he has from time to
time given the representative of the people There they
stand Patriotism may look upon the whole record with
out a sigh Fellow citizens, If there be with
brighter record than another In conneXou with all that
has rendered ustrous for the last guar
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