The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-31
VOL. XVI---NO. 40.
The National Wings.


The New York Tribune recently contain.
cd an article, which we have never seen cx-
oei'eu III aousiveness, denouncing such mem
ocrs oi the old whig party who have not
sec" III 10 renonnce all their previously en-
tertaIncd national principles, and ioin tbe
hor'herh 1"s'on and scctionsts. In the
same vein, Senator Hale recently attacked
the national wings in the Senate, clicit,ng
from Senator DorGLAs the following replv.
Now, before take my seat have a word
to say IN good nature to the senator from
New Hampshire. He has Thanked the sena
tor from Louisiana over and owes aga,u 10,
the declaration that the wh,gs aai demo
Gratis stand on the same platform Ia regard to
the Nebraska bill and the question Of slave
ry. lie seems to DC highly gra,iicd that he
has procured an admission from one senate,
that such is the ca-1. Sir if ha "h"s. D..
could call me as q witness to the same fact.
Tor have proven it before. have already
on former occasions aiycrtcd to the fact that
both the whie and democratic parties in 1879
had the same llatforrn on this question. The
senator from New Hampshire comes forward
now and congratulatos the country on the
Tact that he has an admission that any whiy
hunI 90 ior thc Nebfaski bill IN order to
carry out the principles which hc held as q
wing: and therefore he tells the senator from
ONO Nr. WApr that he betrayed the whig
party, deserted It's principles and It's creed,
when he opposed the Nebraska bill and ioip,
ed in the republican movement. He tells
the senator from Vermont Mr.. CoLLauEEI
that hc, too, ceased 10 be whi., and be
trayed IN, party, and abandoned its princi-
mt Il.
movement and that If he had remained n
true whg hc must have gone with the sena
tor from Louisiana, and joined the dcmocra-
ne party. lie tells every Vld-'ine Henry
Clay WING that If hc wishes to he consistent
he must support the Democratic ticket He
tells every W cbSter whis that if he wishes to
be consistent he must support the democrat
ic party on the Nebraska platform. II the
senator from New Hampshire is prepared to
thank the senator from Louisiana for thai
admission, am prepared to thaak the scna-
tor from New Hampshire for recognizing It's
truth.
Sir, in 1872 wings and democrats stood on
the same great principle of State equality
and self-S0yernmeut in the Territories, sub
Ject to the constitution. The Nebraska bill
resulted from the principles affirmed in the
compromise measures Of 1850 and reailirm-
Ell In the platform OF the wings and demo
Gratis. Hence, whig, in order to be con
sstent with the platform Of lSj2, must act
with the democratic party nOw in support of
the same principle; and all men who 20 over
10 the black republican movement are de
scrterS from their principles in 1852, whc-
the they were then democrats or wings.
am glad that we have come to an agree
mcnt on both sides Of the chamber on this
point. There are some men claiming to he
democrats, acting with the senator from New
iiamnhlre, who wi! not deem il SO paarable;
nevertheless, it is true, and therefore whigS
and democrats should unite IN the assertion
OF that great truth.
Sir, III, congratulate the senator from
Louisiana. Oh his speech today because saw
that he had proved true to hi. principles,
without reference to the name of the party
with which he acted His principles as an
old-line whig compelled hihi to 90 with the
democracy, for the reason Tat the dcmocra-
cy is now the only party in America which
recognizes the constitution as the supreme
law of tie land.
Mr.. President, | shall not go further into
the discussion at this time. have deemed
1t necessary to notice this point in order that
We may Join our testimony to that truth
which atOr'ls the senator from New lamp
shire so much qualification.