The daily union., 1856-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
SPEECH OF HON. w. III. ENGLIsH
Oh INDIANA

OF INDIANA,
In the House OF Representatives December H. 1866 on
the question Of referring hs Presidents message to tho
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union and
the printing of ten thousand copies thereof.
Mr. ENGLISH said;
Mr. SPKAKKR have not sought the floor upon any pre-
yous occasion during this session, only of
general disincnation to speak, but also because deem
the discussion which going in reference the Pres
dents somewhat unnteesting and Improbable
TO this House and the country always regret hear
the question of African slavery discussed In these halls
In my humble Judgment IL would be wiser and better for
Congress less time in talking about this deli
cate dangerous subject more in attending TO the
legitimate business of legislation. AS general thing sir
the speeches of gentlemen upon the republican side have
been rehashes of those uttered by them upon the
stumF during the late canvass, and do think their
oratorica efforts of character likely do good
to change the political sentiments of body Perhaa
there has been striking instance of this THAI an
the case of my colleague, MIR. CuMBAoK, who nd
dressed the House this morning Sir the points made
by my colleague the same, If mistake aot made
by him upon many stump during the late can
and If am correctly informed he had the field all to
himself bis competitor being of the best and purest men
in the country sound upon all political questions but
plain, unsophiscated farmer who remained home and
did not make Gpeech during the whole canvass Now
Mr. Speaker my colleague after having occupied soms
two months OF time making this speech before the peope
where he unanswered by his competitor failed to con-
vince them 10 the correctness of his positions how can
he hope convince this House upon the present
sion He and his doctrines were repudiaed at home by
msjory Of some fifteen hundred Notwithstanding he had
been elected at the preceding election by majority of
SIX or seven hundred He tws the President with having
been condemned by the people, but to forget his
unqualified condemnaton and when he arraigns the de-
mocracy of the North he forget that his position
may be kened that of the found guilty by . iuy
of his country who asserts the right to change positions
with the prosecutor placing himself in that character and
the prosecutor in the box OF the prisoner He should rather
speak of the democracy of Indiana IN the spirit of that lam
guage applied by one of old t. his enemy:
'Great let me Call him, for he conquered me-"
sr;l do ot rise with the intention of following the
Ample which has been set by my colleague and Others in
making any extended remarks. only sought the floor
for the purpose OF answering certain charges which have
been made against the democracy of the North and agenst
the democracy Of my State in reference to tne posi-
ton which they occupied in the late canvass It was
charged by my colleague that the democratic party of
diana evaded the great issues before tie country pam
dered to the spirit of freesolisa The charge has
been made by other gentemaa In stronger language
and particularly by the gentleman from Ohio MIR SHER
MANI OF kansas-nveshgatng-comm notorie-
ty, who said;
From what heard and have read satisfied that in
question of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
tell gentlemen they are mistaken if they suppose the
people of the Northo Ohio Pennsylvania, Indiana and
linow agree to the extension of slavery into Kansas.
State under all circumstances am sure that even those
who opposed to in politics, and coming from the FREQ
They led to believe it will be free State and voted
uuder that impressions Had not such been the case Bu
and recknrdge never would have received any oil
| their votes" .-..... a-
And again: ...
"The democratic party of the NORTH instead of taking
the broad ground that alleged laws Valid and that
termne then Kansas might come in a slave Sate evaded
the ISSUE and insisted that would In free State
They themselves declared their determination resist tho
Of and to resist even the adm son Of
| sas into the Union as a slave State"
Now sir, in what have TO say In reference to these
charges shall speak not only my views, but what
believe TO be the sentiments Of the democratic party in In
diana feel it my duty to repel these charges because
Indiana is my native State, and because have been
identified from boyhood with her gallant democracy.
With them have stood in many hard-fougbt contest,
have reloced over their many Victories and mourn
ed their defeats which, thank Heaven, have been
very few in number Notwithstanding the advent O.
political organizations and the mutation OF things general
ly, have never found IL necessary to ask "Where
soa go H' look out for party associations If
have not approved everything done by the democratic
party have at least considered it. when compared with
any other party infinitely preferable and better for
the safety and prosperity of the country Ii s "heathy
organization and under IL the people breathe eer and
deeper because respects the Of all and In spite of
every fanatca combination sands firmly by the constu
ton and the Union. Sir proud of the oldfashioned
democratic party, and feel like cngng IL with the af
fecton which Ruth manifested for Naomi 1t has stood
the Unions friend in the time of the Unions greatest peril
May not refer with feelings Of pride to the fact that in
the late great struggle lndianamy beloved mother,
80 speakoomed the banner democratic State of the
North-gying larger majority over the combined enemy
than any oher-and may not as one OF her representa-
Ves claim the attention Of the House and the country In
repeug the charges brought by the black republicans
against the consistency and soundness Of her gallant de-
mocracyH
| Sir, think know something Of the position which
they occupied In the late canvass trust shall be par
doned for claiming 10 know Of their position than
| the gentleman from Ohio Mr.. SHERMAN who attend
| ed none OF their public meetings, has sympathy
association with them and, Of course, must have
ceived his Information from others-perhaps through
cOtored medium. | undertake to say there was
tempt at evasion on the part Of the democratic party
Of my State in the late They fought the great
battle the principles enunciaed by the Cincinnati Con-
vcnton There attempt dodge the issues They
made the light fairly and squarey upon broad national
principles and my colleague and his associates OF tho other
side ought TO be the last TO the democratic
party OF Indiana with any desire to pander to the spirit of
aboltionism They know ought know that in their
own ranks only to be found freesolers but abo
tonss Ye sir the lowest and God-orssken niger
stealing aboonsis be found In that State doing
battle against the national democracy side by side with
my colleague and the leaders of the blackrepuboan
party and am sorry TO add, of the know-nohing party
also. find il the Louisville Courier the following:
"a oospuoToR ON THE u. g, r. n. cArTuRRp.-SrAsr-
LING DEvKLoPmgNTs,-Un Sunday morning the Rev. Will
liam Anderson, ata yellow negro armed with carpet bag
fall Of ncendary documents captured the mail boat
Telegraph No. s. by ecers Blgh and Powell. They took
him yesterday, the steamer Superior, to Carrolton
where his presence 10 demand reward OF 5000
having been offered for his apprehension by the czens
that place. This ebony for
time in the enploy Of hs white abolition brethren the
North in running of slave property from this State
hypothetical free soil Of the North lie has been
attentive TO the about Csrroon mouth
| OF the Kentucky carrying of the slaves In ganrs.
Anderson class leader and shouting in the
Methodist Episcopal Church North, and chief sbo-
toniss In Madison He carries him the records Of tbs
social fraternity instituted BY uprver neiahbor and ID
the grand emssary Of that society promote human liberty,
believing with the Journal of this city, that all
| titled to liberty, no matter Of what color.
Sin the possession of Anderson found