The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-06-06

yulshed gentlemen OF the Democratic pafy'
One Of the resolutions there adopted declares,
THAT the slaveholding States cannot and
will not submit 70 the enactment by Con-
grcs Of any law imposing onerous conditions
aud restraints upon the rights Of masters 10
remove with their property into the Terri
tories Of the United States"
think majority of the meeting, alter
getting together, were opposed 10 taxing
any violent measures to bring about u rup-
ture with the General Government, yet Gov
Foote, Of Mississippi, in spooch in the
United States Senate, July Is, 1850, says
That there were disunionists there,
Though | regret to acknowledge it,) is
fact which cannot be denied, for several gen.
tlemen who acted a prominent part in the
convention are understood to have uniuried
the his Of disunion since the convention ad-
journed. "-lAppendix Cong. Globe, VOL
Hon. Jelf.rson Davis, now Secretary oil
War. in speech in the United States Senate
June "a. 1850, when speaking of :" disnn-
iOn," said :,
sit Is an alternative not to he anticipated
--One TO which | could look forward to Us
the last resort but it is one, let me say,
which under certain contingencies am
willing TO meet and leave my constituents
TO Judge when that contingency arrives
TCons. Globe. >
could 20 on and read from speeches Oh
eminent gentlemen of the Democratic party,
in times past, in which they make diree,
threats To dissolve the Union; but | WIZ
only read two or three extracts from speech
es made by Democrat upon this hJJr, con-
tanning their opinions upon this question
IN honorable member from South Caro-
lima, INIr. Brooks, ] in debate in this House
ON the oath of December last, said 4:
"The gentleman from Massachusetts, has
announced to the world that. in certain con-
tinsences, he is willing to let the Union
slide. y w, sir, let his contingencies be
reversed, and | am willing TO let the Union
slide nv, sir, to aid in making it slide.
Another honorable member from Virginia,
/ IMr. McMullen. in debate in this House
on the Goth Of December last, said:
'' One Of the greatest mislQrtunes OF the
country, Mr.. Clerk, Is the fact that our
northern brethren mistake the character OF
the South. They suppose that the Southern
disunionists are confined to the Calhoun
wing of the Democratic party. That, sir,
is the greatest error that the people OF the
North have ever fallen into. And tell you
sir, and want the country to know i'll
want the gentlemen from the free States, our
Republicans, our Seward Republicans, our
Abolitinnists, or whatever clse you may be
called, to know it-that if you restore the
Missouri compromise, or repeal the fugitive
slave law, this Union will be dissolved.
- If the Government goes into the hands
Of the North, into the hands OF the Repub--
lican party, Of the Abolition party-ior
like 10 call things by their true name names
Il say If the Government OF the cou 'try
.ocs into the hands of the AbolitiOnists oil
{ the North. and they repeal the fugitive
slave law or restore the Missouri compro-
mise. | tell the House, and tell the country
! that there will then be union at the South
| upon this question"
/ Th, same gentleman goes on still further
; 20 say
g " aud let me usk gentlemen from the
Q North, If this Union is dissolved, who hold
your National Capitol But let me say Il
. gentlemen Of the North, You cannot get pos
9 session of this National Capitol.
The Capitol now belongs to no section
: Il belongs alike to North, South, Fast ant
: West. But sir. il was erected upon slav,
, territory. and il the hand OF disunion shall
, ever sever the States of this Republic, vol
@ shall never take possession of it while | oc
4 cupy my seat us Representative upon Thu
door. And more tell them when the NORTH
| and the Sjuth sever the connection which
/ now binds them together, the North will
G never take possession Of this Capitol unless
: they pass over my dead body"
: The gentleman says this Capitol Wal
/. erected upon slave territory; and in ease Of
!. dissolution, If the North get am part o.
!. the public plumber, while he occupies scat
; they will have to "pass over his dead body
J.. When listened 10 this remark, il brought
"yyidly to my recollection scene tina
n was witnessed in this same slavehOlding ter
; ritory " la August, 1914. when handful
% of British soldiers and sailors, after spend
!. ins about month upon the waters of the
4 Chesapeake, landed, and dragging thei
, three pieces Of artillery up by hand, Owe
this same slayehOlding territory" appliet
: the torch to the Capitol, reduced it 70 >
a heap of smoaldering RUNS, and alterdeStroy
a Ing our library and public archives, leisr e
, ~ rs-cmbIrked, and quietly sailed away t,
\ Ithcr scenes of operation.
4 The Democratic State convention of Ala
h hama, before referred to, in their fourth res
a JlGtion declare:
THAT any interference by Congress for
, the prevention Of slavery in any OF the Ter.
! ritorics, would be an Inaccessible and uncon.
siitutiOnal infringement of the rights of the
Soath, which, it is the deliberate sense Of
this convention, il would BE- the duty Of the
people of Alahama % resist even toa diSrup-
, zion of the ties that bind this State to the
CniOn,"
This is the party which taunts the Repub-
iicans with the charge Of - diSuniOn.' -
Let this purity first - cast the beam out OF
its own eyc,' before it undertakes tn =" east
, the mote out of its biothcr's eye"
Where can you End Republican convcn-
ton passing resolves deliberately threatening
% " dissolve the Union" il the particular
nrlsures Of the party are not adopted, or il
the legislation OF the country shall not hap
pen to conform to their notions OF cjustisa-
IiOnal law? Sir, we hear u great deal Of
Boosting about - National Democrats
National Democracy" These terms mean
nothing but thus; party that Is IN favor of
SPREADING slavery into free territory. Again,
Nc hear gentlemen dcclaiming loud and
lOngabOut our" constitutional obligations, ("
which, when beng truly interpreted, means
=" cltciing runaway negroes"
Then, again, We hear the Republican
party denounced as Black Republicans, Dis
aAioRists, AbOhhoHisis. Very we'll, we un-
understand why these rcprudchful terms are
applied TO the Republicans. IL is because
they believe in the doctrines of the Dsclara-
ton Of independence, that the Constitution
embodics the great principles Of personal
liberty; il Is because they stand upon the
old time-honorcd platform OF Washington,
of JeIf'rson, of Franklin, Of Langdon, of
Madison, and all the early fathers. Sir,
could the Father of his Country awake from
the tomb, and leave the quiet retreats of his
own Mount Vernon, aud his stately form
again revisit the national Capitol Barring
his name-cOuld the sainted spirit of tho