New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-08
A SIGN FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Philadelphia not an Doughface.
VOICE OF A s0UTHERN-BoRN ooNsYayAr1yg

platform, or nave foHOWtu MI Hlinore into tue
slough of notification, we rejoice to see mani.
festatiop Of a pobler character from gentleman
wbose personal relations with both these candidates
have been of frit ndy nature, and whose Sou hern
birth and conservative tendencies might have led
some to look for him among the supporters of one
| or the other. We reier 10 Mr.. WILLIAM ID.
LEWIS. late Collector of Philadelphia. In taking
the Chair as President of meeting of the Repub-
hcsns of the Seventh Ward of that city on Monday
last. Mr. Lewis made speech which we copy
| below from The Philadelphia Times. We commend
il 10 our readers as one Of the most significant
uttersDces of this mOmentous struggle:
feel honored, gentlemen, in having been called to
nresde over this meeting. Assembled az sc now are,
10 com npon the great Issues which sgate the
ton ask Ia be INDUCED in making few remarks,
partly explanatory Of my views of the present cond-
lion cf political affairs ahd of the duties which H. 1t
conc iticn in poses on all good citizens and partly in
refer.rce TO my personal position. FelO ~. tzens
while We are al believers in the doctrine of the mos,
illusirinus Cf the Southern statesmen by whom va
were 80 long governed, tnst the existence of human
- rvIi ude among is great evil ali advocate the
obs ervauce of the Compromises of the Constitution
and ptskpg for my. ELF, feel that speak for you all
when cay tLat hsppy IN our own exemption from the
en- 50 of slavery not OF woul1 Invade the H. hts
ounrante ed by tue Con,ttutun to STAKEHOLDER Their
iyht 10 told slaves, with additional repre- sentaoa by
virtue OF boldng them, not only secured in certain
localities by the Constitution, but at Subsequent pe-
rod- people of the free States for the sake OF
pesce. ard hoping thereby to perOetuate the Union
under which prOsp' bave, by certain egsla we
COMPROMISES, cULceoed to Southern threats ana
tioLs vast area of additional territory over which it
was agreed that slavery ms ht be extended To every
u,a,ure of peece, IL c!udis the legislation of 5JO,
yielded wiling ASSERT, ana IN the rarhcaon OF the
latter compromises her, even took d public and promi
n,nt part. In so doing i acted, ~ Low
DO uider solemn seIse of duty. | Slain
credit for havipd done so, end, perhaps, de-
serve less than mort of you, having been born
shd nurtureO in Slave State, and my early aud most
cherished associations having been with the people OF
the South and, to CERTAIN extelt with sJlne O her
greaie,t s;atesnen But the fogs of my birthplace
have not shut from my vlrlon the bgh ing effects,
both physical and moral, OF the pecuhsr institution
of tie South, which, lad ! always remained there,
,bey might have done Fellow citizens, whit guerdon
have the Inhabitants Of the Free States received for
s their sacrifices? Each concession has brought upon
us fresh demanO until 1T length our patience being
exhausted We find the great Repuolc On the verge OF
civil war need not recite TO you the unhOly pre-
ceecir Q. by which, during the present m,cal ed Demo
cratic Administration, this c6lam'Ous state of things
has been precipdted. The repeal of the Mlsrour
Compromise; the invasion OF X knnsas by armed gangs
Of rOmaGic Shareholders, who, by force and fraud, by
robbery murder and Arson, and with the aid 0f the
aIy Of the Unire0 States, at tnis moment attempt
ING to ias,en Slavery upon the resisting inha oi'"ns
the brutal assault by southern member OF Congress
upon Northern 81 natOr IN the very Senate chamber,
al its approval by his constituents sguifcd by his
unanimous reelection, and 10y neatly the whole South,
as expressed by their public organs, are facts well
known to you. The worse than |andai invasion
of Kansas if not repeed, viii prove but the pre-
lude TO further encroachments upon more extended
regious of country which had been soemby dedl-
Gated to Freedom These violent measures 10 behalf
of Slavery al in the face OF the decadence ol Oui
slave communities and the unparalleled advancement
in pIorerity of the Free Ststes. Strange haucina'
ton The monstrOus doctrine Is even urged that no
power exists TO exclude the STAKEHOLDER ana his bold
wep from any portion OF onr country. Is It NOT tune
to excbim, ia the language Of the Roman orator:
" How long O ciiizs Us. will yOu ptticntIy suoin 10
these ururpatohs 2" Fer one, here openly svow
that ny soul weary of them; nat, speaking IN the
sincerity of ppi,n.lovDg citizen, Am not wllng %
submit any longer; that when the thirs Of TIE South
ern for political power can only be Stacked
by making the free born white men as subseryent to
tier Gohests TIE blacks born in servi'ude and
educated TO blind obedi.Ice, WILL use my feeble
efforts to etay the march OF these nysders OF our
rights and liberties beg it TO be observed that do
lot include in this class all the inhabitants OF the
South | cOnfne it's Application to that compact, III
telgent and un-crupulous minority who own slaves,
and Who by virtue of the Constitution, rule, through
Il cir property repte eseItstop the majority OF their
fr,e white fellow citizeIs. What then, IL to De zone
to country from disunion, or IRON eY's even
grea'er than disunion That Is the solemn question
which have now TO consider. The hour approaches
WREN We shall be called upon to act In the
dCates are presented to us for our support all
of whom can be personally known to but very
incou .rable minority of those who must decide on
their claims Two Of them are well known TO ne, ana
in their private characters believe them rreproach-
able while their public acts well known 10 the
country. But | cannot vote for either ot those. Mr.
buchanan, the ripe statesinan, has adopted the Cm
ciI natl Platform all it, deormity, and feared to
dllate 10 his speech of acceptance, lest be might dis
tnrb some Of lie planks' BY that platform and the
Ostend manifesto which he signed and the principles
of which the platform adopts IN atiu phrases, he IL
pledged 10 buy or ravish the Island OF Cuba aud thus
multiply our domestic troubles, and probably iayolge
us in foreign war his platform denies to the General
Government the right . TO commence ana cary on
- gcl eral system of public improvements, ana de-
noupces all efforts "to induce Congress 10 interfere
with question. Of Slavery to take incipleat steps
" in relation thereto" He IL also pledged ny II %
continue The disastrous policy of President Pierce In
reference to the new TeIiitories-a policy IN every
sense sectional; il he sound on other su9ie's i
vita importance to the national prosperity MT. L W.
moro the bIniable gentleman, and, when IN power III
some senses the " moo e President, hes uniotnna'cy
committed mself to certain heresies which are ln my
iuc eent repu. nanr the Constitution ot the oni'eu
sthtes and sbyersiye OF the very foundations OF our
Government; he IL the candidate OF the ola'o Vu
garcby, and bis receu political discourses ave nad
tendency T. foster aud tUment sectional ahiP''ne',
he is not committed against the Kansas outrs5ts nor
have we apy reasonable ground to believe that II
elected lie would r-pTess them, and see justice aoIe
tie free settlers How could he be 80 pleose1, IVoA
il 2 as be ut for bis chief support To those oY "ho
tbt 81 outragos have been nsgatedl liayiog served
under him for three years and our personal relations
having been of the mo.t agreeable nature, ana chfeI
fully cOuceGipg to him many esnsoe uaies VI tuai
acter DO rot Withhold fiOm him my sup oort wthou.
pain But, uncer existing circumstances, Il Is my my
cot scie ntious belief that the election OF either WI;
buchanan or Mr.. Fillmore to the Presidency "~Vuuu ~
be most hazardous 10 the peace ani union VI 'nJ
States. such are nv reasons fellow citizens, for de-
clln,g to give my support to either Of M, above
nhned iIiends. Are they sufficient Inc tnl,u ~ o'I,
didse for our sulrsges have never seen and tnousn
de, DE- he has but few antect dents that ndeuy nun