Daily American organ., 1856-08-16

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asking nothing and conceding nothing short of thai
u In the wisdom and craftsmanship by which tbey Or,
pose 70 commend their party TO the intelligent an
naHng men OF this country, they are disposed to a
ioro no relief propose no healing measure do nothin
Ior suffering Kansas "-nothing TO calm the country
restore quiet or bring back the government and IA
people to the point from which they have wandered
unless tney can accomplish ALL that Is desirable or re
CURED II Ills their purpose to suffer the agony of thu
people to continne-the breach which already exist
between the North and the South 10 grow wider tn
bitterness which is now felt by people in one section
towards those OF another, to became rancorous
| anu nerce passion to become more fierce and malip
nant until every bond of Union is gone, all conf
dence lost, and all fraternal regard DESTROYED and
not even propose to arrest, in the slightest degree
,ne sad progress Of things, or to cast upon the
troubled waters one drop OF oil, merely because they
cannot obtain their ukmataaa; then, sir il is 10 be
conceded that their objects and purposes have been
| s,gnaty saccessfak And if they are to 20 out TO
the country, and appeal 10 the good and true men to
sustain them, because Of the high excitement and
the intense feeling which prevails, and which, If
tney dd not " the first place, engender, they have
teast suffered to accumulate, and will not interpose
however slightly to quiet and these things are re-
omnh = ss;.ah e the RoP their success and r
for these gentlemen to say that the Republican party
Is In the minority upon this floor, and therefore
can do nothing, and should not be held responsible
True, as a party, they have no majority, but upon
every measure of policy looking To the settlement
of the troubles in Kansas-the rebuke of the AL
mlnstrauon-and the restoration of peace and ouiet
IN the country there has been enough of those who
are not Of them, ready and willing to aid to enable
'hem Gny 70 carry the same through this House.
Gentlemen, sir, and speak particularly for nv
self IN this connexon, who here denoancia0 the
Democratic party for its breach of faith its violation
OF pedges Its utter disregard of the peace and re-
pose OF the country; its papable mpudence and
folly, u not wickedness in disturbing peace mea-
sure OF SO long standing, and in opening up anew
the agitation ofa subject ever delicate troublesome
exciting, and vexatous in the country; desiriDo so
ar as practicable, to redress the wrong do justice
70 the righs OF those who had been defrauded and
basely dealt with, bring back the government to n
pohcy upon which it had been conducted by good
men through so many years, and restore once more
IN the land, peace and concord. Gentlemen sir, who
TO accomplish these things under the Rlp6ri0us ne
cfssHy of the case have been willing and even man
ifested that willingness to forget for time the safe
preeedents Of the past, the prudence, and wisdom,
ana statesmanshlp, which, under other circumstan-
ces, would have guided their steps, and gone with
the Republican party to any point within reason,
ana snort OF revolution, the rupture Of the govern
ment or the creation of troubles and difficulties in
the country more terrible end disastrous than those
which they desire to remedy. And 1t is no excuse,
therefore, to say that they had power to propose
and carry through this House some scheme or plan
feasible and practicable, because acceptable to the
senate which, ifit would not have accomplished qH
that was desired, would have done much towards it,
And yet, Mr. Chairman, what has the Republican
party DONE or proposed to do on this subject which
they did not know would not meet the appreciation
OF the Senate or the President and could not there.
fore be carried out? They have through the aid of
some OF those, who, although not of them are vet
wiling, under imperious necessity, to render them
assistance, 80 as to enable them to experiment and
to exhibit TO the country their determination 10 do
something for the redress Of the wrongs of which
they complain passed the bill admitting Kansas into
the Union as State, under her Topeka constitutions
They have by the same assistance even against their
own wl and convictions OF right passed bill repeal
ing the Kansas and Nebraska reorganzing the Ter
ritery of Kansas and restoring the Missouri compro
mise. They have also attached 10 some of the an,
preparation bills, certain provsos looking towards
the repeal OF some OF the odious laws of Kansas,
redress OF the wrongs inflicted upon of the peo
pie Of that Territory And yet did not overy Republ-
can, either in or out Of Congress, kao,g tRE ,ceH,
when the passage of those bills took place. that they
were destined to inevitable defeat in the Senate and
that to insist upon the adoption Of the provisos at
tached to the appropriation bills was to defeat those
measures, and thereby stop the wheels of govern.
ment bring about revolution, and eventually destroy
the Republics And yet nothing else is proposed no
thing attempted nothing suggested by this par
", who claim Tor themselves par excellence, in every
thing that pertains to the wrongs of Kansas" re-
dress OF those wrongs and the restoration Of quiet
to the country.
Nor is that party excusable upon the ground that
no one else has suggested feasible and practical
plan for the settlement of some if not all OF the diff
ticulties that exist. Weeks and weeks ago Mr. Chair
man, gentleman from New York (Mr HAVEN pre-
sented to this House an amendment to the Senate
Kansas BILL providing for the wiping out of every
thing transacted In that Territory since the organ
ization-the taking of a new census complete
registration of the legal voters the dstrcting anew
of the Territory, the election of new Legislature
the annuing upon the meeting of the Legislature of
all laws unless re-enaced by it, and an entire change
in its governmental affairs And yet sir, no actio
has been had by this House upon that measure SO
fair upon its face, so unexceptonable to all even
those who insist upon the principles of the Kansas,
Nebraska piil ITSELF exciting no agitation conflicting
with none of the doctrines Of any party in this coun.
try, so promotive Of It's peace and quiet But, in.
stead OF action uppnt, when proposition was made
weeks ago to take from the table tho Senate BILL so
as to act upon the amendment offered to it, large
body of the Republican party upon this floor voted
against and by their votes defeated it. And now,
Mr. Chairman, is it unjust TO charge that there is no
disposition on the part of the Republicans in this
House to do anything practical towards the settle
ment of the Kansas difficulties but that they are
willing to adjourn this Congress- leaving Kansas un-
cared fOr-no provision for the repose of the coun-
try no peace measure suggested, suffson of the
blood, no healing OF the wounds, no queting of the
fears and apprehensions of the good citizen and ALL
all because the Senate, constituted as is of which
we have had full knowledge in advance will not con-
cur IN some farorte plan or scheme upon which this
House, as an utimdtuD has settled down
And yet, sir, this Republican party goes out, and
upon this record appeals to the country in the Pres
Dental race and while the Democracy folds its arms
and stands upon its fnality, doing nothing, propos
ing to do nothing the Republicans by their acts say
to the people, "there shall be no settlement of this
question-no compromise-no Cancellation, and no
cessation of hostilities they can obtain al
that is required and demanded" And upon these
two propositions, widely apart and yet so ident-
cal in their fatal tendencies and consequences to the
country, they propose TO fight the great Presidential
battle Of this year. Single-handed and alone the
contest would be fierce and terrible in its in
ception-hoste and vndictivc in its progress-fear-
ful in its termination-fatal and calamtous to the
country, whatever may be its results.
Sir, the great heart of this nation il not In that
struggle. The masses-the QUiet, prudent and true
men of the country, begin TO stand aghast as they
should and TO ask themselves where their duty lies
in such an hour. And while that fierce fight for Sec
tional supremacy proceeds, and every appliance ia
brought 10 bear to arouse and excite TO anger the