The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-02


COLONEL RICHARDSON on THE NEBRASKA BILL.
The speech Of the democratic candidate for Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives in support Of the Kansas and
Nebraska BILL delivered the goth of May 1854 is
before and the following passages are so pertinent and
SO manly so patriotic and democratic that cannot
resist laying them before our readers;
Since the introduction Of this bill every expeden has
been reorted 70 TO ntimdate members giving II their
support The pulpit have undertaken speak in the
Of Almighty God against IT, The abolition press have
placed the names Of members in what they pleased to
call the roll OF infamy who have voted for the BILL Such
abuse Is courted rather than avoided.
1.-THE opponents OF the bill the people will condemn
forever have heard the sort Of talk before Why
they have told ago here that might look for
green spot by the side Of gentle stream, where
might find my political grave Sir, instead of that, they
have found their political grave, and have been continued
here by the wish Of my constituents, and against my
desire. ##.
But sir gentlemen Of free-soil and abolition proclivitie
tell it persist in urging this they will leave
the democratic party. hope they will for in the hour Of
danger and trial they opposed to and have been
and it only when the victory certain and the spols to
be divided that they act with They have married the
moral Of the victory by their olamor for tho spos For
have desire to propitate them. Sir shall the
BILL settle great principle, and settle it. that in all future
time sustain it the country will approve 1t, and
these gentlemen, clamorous will acquiesceyes sir,
believe that Is the word-ey swear that they always
for the principles but opposed to Its application to these Ter
ritoes and Of them will doubtless be able to go back
speech essay where they maintained the doctrine
| that we now apply. u
al say a word friends before
clude want say them, that danger and sole
danger consists in divisions want right here TO
northern friends that fortunes linked with
this BILL The assault is made upon you. Your
in every abolition sheet in the land, in what they call the
roll of nfamy' If we fater under such fire thja
there but that of resurrection that can reach
Take my word for it, you will find that to be true You
make thing of these political fights by yield
ing Fight it out and fight it Our safety contests in
standing together. If fall let fall together and fall
fighting Let US ask quarter, and give have .
word to say too to southern friends and what submit
to them applicable to northern friends, In the
details of the bill there great many things about which
differ; there great many things that would pre-
fer to have otherwise. But shall have to give up
opinions about these details for the sake of great prnc
pie involved in the bill five stand firm pass the BILL
word for it, that the excitement which has manuac
tured the North will blow before elections
fall at all events just after them. We appeal to you in
spirit of generosity yield something in Details stand
by the friends who have stood by you stood by you
yielded to YOU but because believed were
doing justice and right.
"The principle will triumph from this time forward and
the day will pass by when determinations shall
be drawn between the different States of this Unon-ds-
examinations that ought have been any
circumstances and which were not made at the foundation
this government. Let say the friends of BILL that
the best pursue is to vote down all amend
ments stand by the substitute aud pass If we en-
upon Of amendments there will be telling where
shall land have doubt great many gentlemen here
desire to offer amendments sincerely; and have doubt
Also if they had good opportunity that they could pass
bill which would suit them exactly but which would suit
US at all.
Our safety repeat is in standing by the substitute
it is Gentlemen need have apprehensions about the
that will be raised the North have passed through
such than stood here and voted against
the Wmot proviso with only eleven northern support
ing voted against 1t because considered it to be
wrong. How many of you, gentlemen, would be willing
for 1t today Some gentlemen OF the democratic party
tell that they have thus far gone with but go
any further with For one, glad to get rid of you,
you stand to the principles Of justice and equa-
ty among the ststes-the ability of man to govern him
self"