Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-07-05

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'JuDes EHnEr.y-We have only'room to give
the following admirable speech Of the Presi-
dent Of the Convention, Judge Emmet; Other
speeches were made. but are too long for our
columns: a
Judge Emmett, on taking the chair, said he
felt deeply the honor conferred on him by the
Convention. Certainly it is owing to no merit
Of mine that have been thus singled out for
this compliment; nothing but the zeal which l
feel for the common cause could possibly entitle
me to it, and in that respect claim not to be
behind any Of you. can say that my antece-
dents have been democratic. For fifty years
l have been allied to the democratic party, until
that party left the only platform upon which
could remain with it. Loud cheers] When
our Government was established, although
slavery could not be summarily abolished, j:
was believed by all the great men Of that day
that it would die out in this country. This
feelings led to the Missouri Compromise
That Compromise was respected; it was hon.
ored ; it was lauded it was upheld by all the
people Of this country until unfortunately
demagogue found his way into our councils.
| Sensations who undertook to break down that
solemn compact, entered into between the
| States of this Union, to prevent the very con-
sequences which followed upon its repeal
Why, gentlemen, the incurson into Kansas
was the logical result and effect Of the repeal
! of the Missouri Compromise. All the horrors
in Kansas which have aroused this country
may be traced directly and logically to that
act. TSensation. We are moo met, then.
for the purpose of resisting, and if possibls Of
subduing the power and influence of the Ad-
ministration, and the party to whom we are
indebted for all these evils. Loud Applause.
They have met in Cincinnati; they have been
beforehand with US. The great Democratic
party, name which, independent of the late
acts of this party, l have always honored and
looked up to fondly, proud that belonged to it,
that great party calling itself the Democratic
party has met and adopted its platform, and a
worse counterfeit of true Democratic plat
form never saw.
Well, they adopted their platform and NOM
mated James Buchanan. Now, gentlemen, /
have known him for more than forty years
Intimately. would defend his personal char
acter, if assailed; but his political character -
if was not in deadly hostility to that
should not be here. blame Jane Buchanan,
after he had expressed his opinion as TO the Mis-
souri, Compromise, after he had bowed down in
devotion to 1t as every patriot of that day did
when he found certain men of his party break
ing down that defense of liberty, then he had
not strength enough to resist. He acknowl.
edges his acceptance of the platform. not as a
free agent but he declares that he is bound to
every plank of it, an admission that he is chain
ed to the car of Slavery, or the Juggernaut o.
Slavery, and that he allows himself to be drag.
ged headlong by it.
do not understand how a man, after q
lapse Of two or three years, can make such a
complete summersault as my friend James
Buchanan has on the subject of the Missouri
Compromise, and tumble himself body and
soul into the Cincinnati platform, with so little
ty required me to come. My conscience tol.
me that was able, and being SO, was bound
to come. Applause. We are here for no
bic and holy purposes. They may laugh a
, us and call US Black Republicans and Nigge
, worshippers. Why if they were not trihers
} and buffoons, they would find something bet
ter than that to write. Laughter. They
may say we intend to take under our wings al
the odds and ends of 'isn,s of the country. B.
it SO. Let them come with all their 'isms ant
we will merge them into that great 'ism-pa
triotism. Loud applause. After further re
marks, Mr.. Emmett concluded: If we succeed
:. in defeating the nominee of the Democratic
party and Of electing our man, it would taxi
infinitely more words than | could bestow, ant
more time than you could devote, to enumer
ate and hear enumerated the blessings which
will flow from it. Loud cheers