Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-24


should its banner ever again be given 70 the breeze,
II shall be found standing beneath it.
i Ihavc another reason why lam going 70 vote the
democratic ticket; and it is hard thing for me to
say. I regard the present democratic party as al
fording the only and last hope of security to the
South Gentlemen may say this is sectional" Be
it 80; co not care whether you call it sectional or
not 1t is q fact, and mean to establish it from the
records say that, in my Judgment, the democra.
tic party affords the best, if not the last nope OF
safety and security to the South. Why 40 say SO!
We have had democratic party, and we have had
a wing party. We have had contest after contest:
What has become of the whig party of the North
The northern wing of the wing party has gone oil
where? They have become thoroughly abolition
ized And the American party, rising from the
ruins Of the old wing party, did it upon the nope
and assurance, as believe, that they would be able
to establish national party. They did establish
national party and how long did it last? 1t lasted
until they had the first national convention when
they broke asunder-the North going to itself, and
the South standing by itself, with few exceptions
in the North. l maintain there is but one party
that is national, and that is maintaining the rights
of the South. do not pretend to say that the
South Americans are not conservative, national,
and true the constitutional rights OF the South as
any party-I know they arc; and know, at the
same time, they have no such support at the North
to give them power to carry out their purposes
Then, where are we to look?
ask you to 60 to the record and begin as far back
as 1916 and let how it stands. In lS45 Flor
ida proposed to be admitted into the Union as
slave State How stood the vote on that question
In the House, Northern democrats voted-yeas %,
nays all others from the North nays, 81. In the
Senate, northern democrats-l2 yeas, nays none;
all other northern men-yeas none, nays y. There
fore, Florida would not have been admitted, and
never could have been admitted but for the votes OF
the Northern Democrats.
Again when Texas sought to be annexed, now
ctr cd Tho Mo yUoc n
of Texas, and therefore make every allowance.
opposed it upon the ground of opposition to all ter
ritoral ACKNOWLEDGMENT; but when the question came
here, how did the vote stand? Northern democrats
in the House yeas 81, nays 3; all others from the
North-yeas none, nays 46. Then, it got not a sin
gle northern vote except democratic ones. Now,
ask southern gentlemen if that is not significant? If
that does not teach something? fitdocs not point
to something? Here is southern State asking for
admission. We are not strong enough to admit
her, and We have to look to the North for her adj
mission. Who comes to our assistance? Northern
democrats and northern democrats alone.
Again when the fugtive-slave law was passed,
how did the vote stand? Northern democrats
yeas %, nays IA all others from the North-yeas
3, nays 60. Then, the fugitve-slave law never
could have been passed but by northern democratic
votes. 1t only received three northern votes out
side of the democratic party, and believe they
were whigs and therefore it never could have been
passed but for the democrats.
But come down to later times, when the Kan
sas.Nebraska bill here Gentlemen say that
was not northern aid southern question. l will
not pretend to argue that. All that know is what
l find on the record How did the vote stand?
Northern democrats in the House-yeas IS nays 38;
all other representatives of the North-not one yea,
nays "a. Then, the Kansas Nebraska bill, which l
regard q southern measure, did not receive a sim
gle northern WING vote in the House of Representa-
tves. How did it stand in the Senate? Northern
democrats-yeas IA. nays 4. How many northern
wings voted for it? Not one.
Upon each and every of these measures we
have had to rely on the northern democrats to carry
and to sustain them, and without them they would
have been lost will state another fact in regard
to the Kansas bill. If there had not been south
senator in the world-if the last one of us had
been ingulfed before the vote taken, the north
democrats would have passed it over all opposi-
ton. 1t received northern democratic votes enough
to pass it without the vote of single southern
senator and not one northern wing would stand by
US to vote for it. 1t may be said there is nothing
in that but is it not strange coincidence, that in
each of these measures the democrats sustained
what supposed to be the rights and interests of
the South and all others from the North voted aga
inst them ?-nonc except democrats standing with
us, except three, on the fugitve-slave bill.
Now, sir, when you come to the election OF MIR.
Speaker Banks, how does the record stand? After
ten weeks of toll and labor, how does it stand? In
the final vote Mr.. Banks received one hundred and
many northern votes did Mr.. Aiken get, and who
were they? Mr.. Aiken did not receive single
northern vote which not democratic vote.
Where were the North Americans then, who mean
to do us justice-who to stand by US in the
preservation of our rights Did single che of
them vote for Mr.. Aiken? Nor one. Every north
ern vote for him demOci attic vote, and every
other northern vote was cast against him. He re-
ceved every southern vote, American and ALL ex-
cept one two; but not one northern vote except
from the democratic party. How was it upon the
REPRESENTATION bill in the other House a few
days ago? The very same thing substantially in re-
gard to that. Now, ask southern men-and wish
my voice could reach to every man in the South
how do you think, with these facts before you, your
rights arc TO be preserved? You tell me I ought
not to vote for the democratic party. Where shall
flee for safety and protection for myself, for my
wife, for my children, and the graves of my ances-
tors! Whom shall trust ut the North? Here and
there is a man whom you may trust but what Or
gained party there may you trust when the rights
Of the South are in danger? If there were other
question in the world, and there was that isolated
fact staring me in the face, should feel bound now.
as man consulting the interests of the country, to
cast the vote which | have suggested
There is another consideration. Are we not bound
by Obligation as high, as solemn as honor itself,
to stand by those who have succored in hours
of trial? What interest have these gen tlemer of
the North to stand by US? If they but con-
suiting the prejudices and passions and fanaticism
of their people, they would 60 on with the great
tide, swimming, gloriously and quietly. Yet when
the question here, they stand by the consti.
tuition, they stand by its compromises; they stand
by the country. For that they receive anathemas
at the North and be it said to our shame too often
anathelnas at the South. 10 the South would say,
in solemn condemnation, Go in your work of
ngratitude if you choose to peril all treat these
men with the ingratitude and injustice with which
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