Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-06
Fro"' fhs Cincinnati Gasstts. Aug. ..
Mr.. BURIINGAME,S SPEECH

tribute to me as man, bu, rash of Enthusiasm 'or ,hs
great cause and those great pTncnl. which shc,,,
whcn all men arr In tho dnst w., b.y. .ss.,,,i.I -
the meanest tyranny that ever trod ON the mech
OF in all the ages Of the world has taken
the Government aud because YOU desire TO bring b,ck tb
Government purity aud perfection with which
came from the hands of our fathers N. th., IN
origin OF negro .avery-o its Introduction here and n
the Intentions OF the trainers our Government with re-
gard a. It, Madison would not conseut To faint the Con
stution with the word aye through that accident n,
\ which il had representation IL became political power
and fell into the hands OF the fewino those Of 90,
Ivoters.
i The very year the pilgrims landed at Plymouth
the first slaves imported into Virginia. and the ,wc
systems, freedom and slavery, have travelled westward
kextending themselves ever since He then
most eloqueutly the progress freedom towards the s.
ting sun-oi the intelligence and improvement and enter
prise that had followed in its path and OF the desoaou
anu ~retcheness eit by slavery In its backcnng
FISHER Ames had said that il seemed liberty al
ways followed by Assassin and the assassin here
slavery
The North had furnished little power to sustain ss
very She had sent South p-lars of clock and
OF principles She furnished the brain Marcy and Cush
ng in the present cabinet tina, was striking down the
lives and liberties OF citizens in Kansas but notwth
standing all the South is continually recey.
ing from the North while the North is growing rich.
er and richer the Sodth il growing poorer and poorer
The south Is poor half starved rat-the fen
ces OF old Virginia umblng down, her church steps
ovcrgrowu with moss her school houses without win
chmneys and her fields thrown open as tired land
| grown with the mullen aud the thistle
in the old Faneu Hall district Mr. Bs district than In an
the South put together.
! Breckenridge-a clergyman-not of those political
clergymen Who interfere in secular matters. oh no
iaaghter preaching not peace but horrible bloody
had threatened that the South would hur upon the North
a million OF men.
South Caro'ns with all her Boosting, had not been able
during ths war et alone whipping the British TO defend
herself IRON her own tories and WAS throughout the
IN eonstan, lear OF her slaves
England IN the last war, had been too shrewd To at
tack the Nothshe sought the most vulnerable points in
the country she assaied the land OF the chvary-she
sen' 20 Tue .apa OF Tue Nanon-throueh that Southern
land OF demi gods and what did the chivalry do when
the British eanei Why they ran. Laughter ran, be
s! sAu tney were afraid their negroes would rise
oen.nu 'neh'
"nN "e south could nj raise any army chest that
"ouu supply any respectable number OF troops Tor sir
HeeNs-'nss arges, property had egs-it was running
property supposed they were engaged IN war; how
nohe' couo they raise Tor Its support IN the
ke OF the world on this slave stock And then their sol
The nnn'on OF men that breckenridge threatened
us were tney 70 come rom ana what KIND OF
henNere they Ihey had enetais and Colonies enough
or every man IN 'ne south was one or the other--bu
nppo-e .ney snouI1 collect their men-the sand hiers
caters o south esIohna ana try TO get them in
hhe-ior many OF them DID ut know what straight line
va ~na' would 'hey ava-th0se stupid men, made stu
pid by the system OF slavery, against the OF the
NoTth Even in physical conflict it Was brain that dec
ueI 'ne oa'ue' ,
me oou.n couu NOT manufacture pistol to shoot, or
Hn',e 20 s.ao Us why even the nuilncaton buttons
cut
Ia ,o.es " 'ne crowd cried out, They can't make any.
'''i Tk s ou' sIie7'
e SPeAAer ePneu 70 this, that they could not make
even canes 'or guita percha was invented by Yankee i
anu tue canes were manufactured there now.
l' It's a'u cneers'I "
se .outn oouu NOT ouhu lori or even house with
~ 5euucs some Notthern mechanic TO go down
~ anu No,A among their negroes Ihey could not
ASe vessel 10 walk the waters IKE thing OF life,
anu more tah AT they coulin make the ankee sailors
~ SA',""" 'uct nan III south Oarohna Whch were TO
e io,'h hre ana death on Woody who came within
X'ousAu mics oil them lIanghterI were made by the
s T,
. a "ore 'ne men VINO were threatening TO walk up
10 80 deg 80 with their collins on their backs-a very
neediul precauton Here the speaker gave very anu
''"s account S' 1' theI CONN eAercise-I
nc "au spoken OF the weakness oil slaVery-he would
10" sPesA o its power Inc only power possessed
T Po"uesi' the owner OF hVe slaves had -FOUR votes
nc u'u nor cast theIp himse-t would be lar better
u u uiu, Ior u was nov kino OF vagabond power
-poNJ =, VI .ne Eseraoe esnauon oil the non
seno,uers ~ the slave states none oil them were ever
e.'eu 70 once, out we're so oppressed and degraded
-, ~ "v a.e iooSeu with contempt upon the poor
u'e ussn lna' hAu no massa but That was mistake
mao IN holders governed Them cruel
r"pius anu unyieuils master thAt ground them 10 the
! uu' rehueris tuer eohuiaoh pltiaole even 10 The
| 80
az sPoAe ., massachusetts ana her sons, and allu-
-; ~ uesnen. tue booiest OF thein had re-
49, 'tD D IOutn Carohha-Sunner, webster and Judge
n o rue nsr venerable Old man. went TO South Car
-. - Sause anu "ou'u nave oeeh murueTed
'"t u or "Is hooie Ne" England daughter
III auueu 70 te treatment oy the south oil Nor,
t ne ~ hahsas' anu asked where was the arm OF
ne appointed To guarantee to every man pro-
"@ ,D I" me noIr'y ana property.
'e, paving nSn compliment 10 IIm Z. Day, he
pv'eu 70 speak OF the great question now III issne-
L uu 's were usad anu the only question now before
e people was whether noble hamburger than the en-
80 Ga ~ Tue rec state ana "stered oy the nobIest
~ .e ~1rIu, should be the heritage OF freedom or
s"1" over 10 tue curse oi slavery.
eouiu NOT speak oil Buchanan personally, because he
nu H'u'eateu ms Per-onahty lie was not James Buch-
au np' tne cincinnati fiHuorm-a Platform that refer
req 70 all That was good IN the past and adopted all that
was oa ~ Tue present ana which reflected lasting dis
s u" CINCINNATI ny connecting her name with 1t ~ a
pm Tl ',,,,
lhs pohtca history OF buchanan reminded him OF an
ecoe Oh a OLD revolutionary soldier which the people OF
eounuy Niage once hhde great iuss over. After
marching nun through the street with the music Of hie
Hu H,um ana Ie"sthg anu treating hm they asked him
n ii, nn'e W he Revolution he bad fought IN lie re-
'na ne nau ougn' o" tne side OF the bish at ork
"' i"S unhPeu tue hiuor Oh tner Patriotism aud
! 'ey -oon qule,'y dispersed ana ieit nm alone
80 ~ was with our Democratic frends-hey came here
WIN th.r heystohe oand-Oeahng the drum through the
seets 10 Nominate democrat, but went home and found