The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-12-20
An Illinois Republican In Congress Inn
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over the head and softens his brain, and
now and then they slap each other in the
face in ornibusSes. But nothing more ut
tcr!y unlc cling hss occurred there in long
time than the following implement OF an
Illinois republican in the House on the 9th
inst. Il occurred during the delivery of
speech 10y Mr. Smith, Of Tennessee. 1t was
the essence Of cruelty:
Mr. Smith = = x The people
Of the country are oPpoFed TO secliona'sin
Tie peoDlc North and OF the South are in
frvor OF the Union, and q; preserving the
rights of every section OF tn: Union. The
democratic party was successful IN the re-
cent contest, even under the advcis. circuni-
stances which surrounded il, and elected the
President by a large majority OF the elect
oral colleges. The States we have carried,
contain a majority Of the population Of the
United States. buchanan and Breckenridge
have Il large majority o! the electoral col
ieges. Why, then, i il sa.! that thc verdict
Of the people was against tue rn':cv OF the
democratic party, and that the adlninis,ia-
ton OF President Pier mas b.,n condemn
Cd By the pe"p!-. The convention which
nominated w. Buchanan endorsed President
Picrr., aud his administration. This we all
n.u0w. The very convention which uoml-
mated him endorsed the KanSaS-N { bra-l.a
bill, which was the great issue in The pres
DENTAL canvass.
Mr. Barclay. wish TO ask the gentleman
whether the resolution endorsing the ADM
n;stration Of President Pierce was published
and circulated in the democratic papers Of
p,uI>,lvauia:
Mr. Smith know nothing about what
was published in the Pennsylvania papers.
II was contained in the official proceedings
Of the convention, which were published all
over the country. But, sir, | hope that no
pcnaSy rauiam here viii esteem the people
OF that noble State SO ignorant as not to
know what occurred in the Cincinnati Con
Vention, when its proceedings were public
and Pu5ishc'! in nearly al! ths journals Of
Jue country.
Mr.. WasELug1p, of Ilino,s-Do | under
stand the gentleman TO state this resolution
endorsing the administration Of Pierce was
published IN a.! the northern democratic pa
pers:
Mr. Smirh--Yes, sir, all the leading ones
Of which have any knowledge.
Mr. Wash5urne-As part Of the plstform:
Nir. Su.tA-As part Of the proceedings
Of the Cincinnati Convention.
Hr Wa-hourne-I undertake 70 say that
it "a. not published in many Of the Illinois
Democratic papers.
A.r. >m,h-lt was published in the North
ern democratic papers as part Of the pro
vec..n.s Of tie convention. Ii was pub
l.-Ayl I'D the Boston Po@' in the N-o lors.
Nty Lo,., and in the Ithasylysrita. These
ar ;av leading papers Of tAc North which
saw.
M WasAJuIc my section OF the
country it u.I only was not Vuh.i'Aed il
those papers, but they d-ni,d Tat sacn 4
~ luton MAS passed.
II. SMITH am afraid that my ir!ru.
part Of the country : a bcui-hiya place.
anyhow, and s..ali Mt be surprised il -
GOOD 3. thing T5a.I never lind Is "ay into
n.s &c beat" l. there democratic paper IL
tLc -tut.cnau.s district:
Mr.. N-sAyurue-IHcrc are two or three
which iE,,,-, % De-, BAT they have only a
v,.v ....t,. circulation.
Mr.. ~-4fa-Dp they support thg r guar
democratic candidates:
Nj. a-abuTEs-Inerc we're several &c
u.uC!.t.e papers IN my State NnIcn did not
publish IL / heII,ye tho fT,epOrt Euii,ttH
vs. oHe. / wi'! not %, certain, however.
Nlr. ~.4.ta-4..- ty4ies t:lc question, and
! turn u. gentleman Over 10 lis colleague
SIR NL -na.
tIr. Marshall, Of I.i.-ois-N ia the per
mission oil tAe gentleman from tennessee, /
wish 10 ak NY colleague question. liz
d-r-.ga. by colleague 70 assert Unit da-H5-
craft, papers iu l.aL.is IgP--.Htel ;Er Teso-
luton 81 the Cincinnati Convention ,udos--
iug tie administration OF Franklin Pierce,
49,. denied .uzt such resolution Ia. bren
adopted This j. q grave and sweeping
charge, Al. ! -l>u him 10 state distinctly
y.:.ai JeI4yy. at.c paper. IL I.A"U!s ~ re-
!=is -
Mr WasLbugns-I am not certain. can
not .i4ic with certainty, but my Impression
j. tia: TIE fIe,loIt Bul'eitH denied hat
such i.sy.u.cn Lad been adopted al Gin
cinua'i.
lir Marshall wish - lie understood
distinctly .s asserting laIt DO paper IN i..I-
uU.-. ge~u-I. .Ze4 As al organ 81 i.c demo
cratic party, and circulating among the Pto-
pie gi isle Stale, ever G-uIv Iue adoption -!
sue. resolution. On TIE contrary, tne d--
.cc.aty @. l.Ius.s every here, without eva
sion % J.uIsOcatJn, sustained the platform
and proceedings cf the Cincinnati CJnyyn-
ZION, the principles OF tne hanSa,-N eura-Aa
biH, snd tie administration oI Frann.In
Peace. Any assertion 10 tuc contrary can
DO. De sustained by The facts The pCsit.o"
OF Inc Democracy OF Illinois cannot be- mis-
taken av any enc who wishes TO understand
j.. They arc i'll favor Of Withdrawing the
question OF slavery entirely from the halls
Of Cy.grss, and OF leay ~; rs adjustment
~ the people Ci each State and Territory
.yr themselves. s.tAOut any Interest what
ever from without And this Just principle,
cannot doubt. will be sustained 10y large
majority Of the people Of the northern
States :. hen it j. fairly ard honestly present
I'd. without misrepresentation OF evasion ~
our opponents.
Nh NasLJuTnc--Wil i. tue gentleman state
to the House whether he knows OF his own
knowledge that the state HcgiSter and the
Chicago IaAcs, two .eaIing democratic pa
rcrs in that State, published the resolution
among the proceed ngS Of the convention?
Alr. Mar,nal.-Bo:h Of them did. And
every paper which undertook 10 publish the
entire proceedings published that among the
other resolutions OF the convention.
Mr Allen, of I.lincis-For the infOrma-
ton of my colleague, | can state to him tina;
the Chicago Tunes, the Springfield Register,
and the Quincy Uerajd, three OF the leading
democratic papers in the northern part OF
the State, published hat resolution OF the
Cincinnati! Convention.
Mr.. Morrison Il desire 10 state that al
the democratic papers in the eighth congres-
sonal district OF Illinois published that re-
solution; and not only the democratic pa
pers, but the republican papers in that dis
tTict published it also, and upon it based
their assault upon the democratic party. be-
cause that party had endorsed the admins
tratiOn oi Frankiii. Pierce.
Nh. SMITH would ask the gentleman
from Illinois, Mr. Washburna, If he knows
one single democratic paper in his district
which uId not publish 1t.
Mr.. Wasnburne--I have stated that al
ready.
! Mr. Smiths It 50 10 your own know