Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-11
,s4sTl IsFR AOpORY I1NOw4No-s
For thsspseiasl. bsaslit Of our neighbor of Ii

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For special benefit of our neighbor OF the
Tunes, we publish the following speech Of Mr..
Burwell. Of Bedford, IN the House of Delegates,
.-on Thursday We wonder if our neighbor is
'.satisJtsae with Mr.. BurwelL He has been the
head Know Nothing in Virginia, and was report
: ed the author Of the 'demised" 18th section
He has been editor Eve believe of the Baltimore
American, Baltimore Patriot, and last OF the
American Organ at Washington, and yet he can
not swallow the wishy -washy platform Of the
late Convention, cyen-with Mr.. Fillmore as the
capital of the column. Neighbor, don't you
think Bolts & Co. have carriCdt the day RS to that
- 18th section2 Did not you consider itas a sine
qya non in january, when you were down on
Bottsl Why should yoq think strange of our
Z. position. Of doubt Of your party and platform,
g, 1hea your, Virginia high priest doubts as much
,Ss We do Tho 18th section has been Fudely
snatched from you and you haye nothing in its
ptace, 80 Mr.. Burwell thinks. Neighbor, don't
you think you took the gilded bait too quick:
But to the speech Gtalics our own,)
But we must not omit to mention that Bolts
goes this nomination. He and our friend ofthe
!, Times pulling together! Only think of i'll
10" Mr.. Burwell next obtained the floor. Thefol-
LOWING
sd by himsclf):
M. Burwcltresretted to ihearnotice given that
The oDposition of few Western members to an
appropriation out of the Treasury to aid in the
,fecapture Of fugitive slaves was to be made
subject Of agitation in the approaching Presi-
dental campaign He regretted 1t because 1t
would he indispensableto present Virginia in the
2. 4, campaign as a unit. She was true and united
Sc from border 10 border. The charge that any
portion Of her people were unsound would en-
Courage the abolitionists to assert that we were
divided.
,.,ss The question of slavery is now paramount to
AL others before the American people. The SCI
Element Of that question upon just and final
- basis is the great problem that demands solution.
The South ct least must demand from oil parties
and from all candidates flor Federal Office spe-
sCific pledge to abide by and maintain the exist
ing legislation upon the subject of slavery as
tinnlity. He conceived it was much better to
direct our efforts to secure such pledge from
8 al men and from all parties claiming the sui
ffages Of Virginia than to wrangle about the com
paTatiyc fidelity of State parties or State sec
lions, when all were known to be sound. de de.
Precated the issue threatened and hopedltwould
o. never be brought forward
As q member of the American party he had
relied upon the pledges given by that party IN
Jnne 1856 But that Obligation had been can
called nv the National American Council Of Feb
1856. He should stand by the legislation as
It now existed. He should maintain the rights
Of the South and the obligations of the Uni'2n
As defined in the XtIth section of the Plliin'lel-
phia platform of June, 1855. He should sup
port no man nor party which stood anywhere
else. BIT he should take no party petition unt't
the nominees Of tbs AaericgH party, and those
of-Ehe Democratic party, should hare announced
ih1ir position. he shouh then take his stand
tshtrs he deemed his humble eIorts might DO the
most ttsetul to tbs cause Of Southern rights and
National conservation. To that cause alone they
had been aud s1ouId Be ezelusirely aud JtIthfut'
" deeoted. - =. ~ -