Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-03-26
Il SOUTH WESTERN STUMP
SDEETH

SIE IL l. III.
Col. Davidson of Louisiana, represented to
to be splendid old gentleman, who walks
with crutch, and who is member of the
House of Representatives, at the anniversary
of Washingtons birth day, by the democrats
of New York, at Tamany Hall, spoke as fol-
lows:
"The Democratic party have had possess
ion OF the Government since 1901. Its en-
emies have once or twice, to be sure, by rails
ing false issues, succeed in sneaking into
place; but they never got entire control
If they had the House, the Democrats had
the Senate, and when they had the Senate,
we had the House. Thus it is the Demo-
cratic party has had control of the Govern
ment, and it is responsible for whatever of
good, or for whatever of injury has been done
since they had such control The mission of
Democracy was to spread human liberty
TO spread it all around-East, West, North
and South-all over the coptinent-
for, (said the speaker with emphasis,) am a
a fillibuster- Great epplause.) The speak
er briefly glanced at the great political meas
ures that have agitated the country since the
formation of the Constitution. The South,
he said, always supported such men as acted
up to the principles of the Democratic party.
1t supported VAN BUREN until from lack of
personal courage he failed to give his sup
port to the extension of human liberty, by
opposing the admission of Texas into the
Union. The South did not now and never
did ask for aught but her constitutional
rights. If man from the North, acting
like a true American and true Democrat ad-
vocates the just demands of the South, he is
Immediately denounced by the crazy fanatics
Black Republicans-and such fellows as a
"doughface "enemy to humann iber-
ty." This was all fudge as every sensible
man knew. The South was part of our
common country, governed by the same Con-
stitution, living under the same flag, and an
imated by the laudable desire to spread and
expand the power and influence of our COM
mon country. He alluded to the noble con-
duct of Capt INGRAHAM. For his part, he,
(the speaker) didn't care whether slavery ex-
tended an inch further or not! (Cheers and
laughter.) But he did want the ceaseless
row about it to stop. We have had too much
of it. The aggressions and insults heaped
upon the South by the Abolition madmen of
the North would, he feared, if permitted to
increase, deprive us all of our most glorious
heritage-the Union. Would the men OF
the North permit mutilated heritage to be
transmitted to their descendants. He be-
lieved not. The South as he had already
said, claimed nothing but their rights, and by
the gods he knew it would have them. The
South was willing to give every State of the
North its full due and all its rights, every
State, even the smallest, he did not mean lit
tie Rhode Island. That was the smallest
territorially, but Massachusetts, was decidedly
the smallest State intellectually and other
wise in the whole Union. Applause and
laughter.) The New England Abolitionists
were acting as allies of England. (Cries Of
"That's so" "That's fact" England is
and always has been our invetcrate foe, and
who never has, and does not now lose an op-
portunity to injure us. (Chcers.)
England foments and encourages the Alb.
clifton excitement Rut England cares no
thing about the Slave, or Slavery here, only
so far as as it may assist her in her object
first to divide, and then to ruin us. He came
from and represented in Congress, the larg-
est slaveholding district in the country. He
went into the contest against that party prop
erly called Know Nothings with majority
of fifteen hundred in opposition at first
against him. He bearded the lion in hii
den. He denounced the principles Of the
Order, and all his works. He showed to hi'
fellow-citizens, by facts and figures, that i
was for their interest to encourage immigra
tion-to invite the Irishmen, the Dutchmen
all others over here, and send them out tC