The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-08-23
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| marched down the streets of that city with
| loaded arn.S to shoot down thrir cvr r;fiz,rs
| thal you men Of the South, nj g'i tc Drptnr-
tea. These ale the men you han driven from
you. Where will they 90, if Mr. igt,l.ego
were not offered to them as tic sin.lol q
peace!
Why, sir put it to my honorable friends
TO apply to them the arsrt mcntS iho, l.,I
valid at the south These Nmthc,n men a,r
OF like passions with us, N owed hv i,,..,,,i
not above revenge, and not eiycn 10 prcfr.
ring III sectional contest. the ca uo,,,,c ri
Their opponents. My Democratic friends
from every husiinrs in the South. rHLo.t tho
people to vote for Mr.. Buchanan Jetanse he !;
nc So"h cWdddae, because he Is 10, thc
kGhA's-NebrGSkd dci, because he is gno,ast
compromise, in Southern sense, because h.
Is the strongest ma" opposed IL liz Northern
sectional candhidc. And by this sort Of aeon,
incnt they admit that the sectional candidntc
at the North represents the same class Of men
at the North that they represent a, the
ooutfl--men who arc no more unreasonable
III Northern than they are in Southern
sense. AS they appeal TO the South, so 10
he men who support Mr.. Fremont appeal to
the North. Gentlemen of the Democratic
party, jndge &c how fW they are entitled to
weight Are they conclusive! Do they
compel me to yield my political prcftrcnce%9
Is 1t right that shall go for Mr.. Buchanan
Am bound to bow the kcc to him 2 Isit
so desperate case that | must stomach tho
lmputauons and the sluIs which were hurled
on me and the American party during two
OF three months Of this long session /? Shall
|, for these considerations Of a ,,cr,lv
sectional and Southern character, because he
is. You say, the candidate Of NV section
abandon those who have stood by rs Irr9v
YOU 10 recall to your memories and vrioi,
well the obioquy cast ON the AucIiran rarly.
We were, you say, an unconstitutional ,nrty.
yea. the very enemies Of the con#.ituli3n.-
We were opposed to civil and religious Iile,-
ty. We were for depriyinG men of equal
rights. We were for driving the honest
foreigner from our shores. We were mid
night assassins-stainrd with Tx blood and
dirt of rio,ous mobs. We had take uncon-
stllutlonal oaths not to obey The constitution.
We could not be touched in the Sneakers
contest. No compromise could by made with
us. No exchange of canl;Ia.cs could ,
thought of for a moment The hono:ah,.
gentleman from Pennsylvania. mir. FrllE,t,I
who better accords with thrl. notions OF,
slavery, in theory and in practice Cham the
honorable member from Illinois So Ion. th,iI.
candidate, could not be touched. The ycrv
meeting i'll Convention, the ycry meeting in
CAUCUS, ay, sir the very meeting for oucu
consultation, was scorncd aud flung halN in
our faces. They could not toarh thcSc poiIl-
cal lepers. a plurality RUE was IN alter.
native they preferred, knowing the cougc-
quenccs of tho vote wouId he to lacc the
present Speaker in the chair,
Sir, il is my misfortune that have y weak
stomach toi the digestion Of iudieniti,s. anl
it revoltcd at the degradation thai WAS at
tempted to be placed ON IL; | resolved nor
to make an election bctwccI The rall,t,,latrs Ct
the sectional parties, but to let lhDn neht 1t
out, and take the consequences. such was
their horror of this .imtri,an parry, thnJ
Democratic gentlemen united VITA th,
Republicans 10 pass tlIat rlua,i,, +. .u,ij'i9i
which elevated to the chair The honorable
gentleman from Massachusetts, 10, "ha,.
ever may be said of his roi'ir''l o.; ions, pud
much as dclorc his political Alterations
has graccd the chair he occupies, VITA
dignity, ability and inpartial;ty, hut whoa
they branded as iailhlrss to tbs >ap,iiu. Ion,
the tierccst cic,ny Of The Souh, bedding the
foul dogma OF anal yamalion whose L., ,ton
would be the sure precursor vi ualnml'ias
namclcSS and numbciIcSs. They wu,g u,I-
ing TO take that plurality irIr y ich incy.,.-
bly, would result in his cle'ucn r.,nu. than
the gentleman from rcun-i j."n;a,
Such was their conduct IL rs 81 c,ra:lia.
tory, so alniablc, so loving, 50 tjurGn@ Yet.
i'll the face of this rough w,u;l~ Nc. nrsr
us because 81 Out tOHHFtiOa l'r' "A, -, ,a, Ia
abandon MIR. Fillmore, tie c;;.Grp E uDn
hearts, lol Mr. Buchanan. heta,u.r Mr.
buchanan is the safe and strong MAN tor lnr
South, tue representative Of sort, an iEyr%f.
80 intensely did they bate us 50 milc moro
did they hate us lhan the gyutcu:,u non
Massachusetts,, Che Speaker yet $, cara.
mount do they regard the a'l,"ia!.q 10 Che
sectional candidate, that they ask ,p, To- 81
criIice our personal preferences, oUr political,
convictions, oul outraged dignity Tor G,l
triumph.
BE ii so. Is that The intensity or their
sectional devotion! ask them to an,}y the
argument North Of Mason and Divol, !, line.
and tell Inc who, if he is not utt,lly allan.
doncd and degraded, can under lhcse eli.
ciurstanccs vote for that candidate WHO
holds the position their cand,lato holds &C
the South and towards the South. make
here no argument my own. | take hon
orablc gentlemen upon their principles. [
commend to their lips the chalicc they mix.d
anu Poisoi'u ior illlie, ANA l care them To
the taste. know that M friend, ia raSn.
ness and hot party strife have done MANY
things to cndangcr the constitution. | d,
not hceyc they wish to elect Fremont; lal
sir, If they had been bent directly upon ac-
complishing that purpose, no man "culd lind
out any manner which would riore thuc,y
and inevitably accomplish that result than
that which has been pursued wish to liy.
it from all collateral issues, and Put his ony
great argument heinic the country, 50 lhat
there shall be an end TO this effort 10 -, ii.
of Mr. Fillmore by This appeal to southern
prejudice.
wis.,, to deal with that and no hing else
to night. say sir, il Mr. Fillmore lac n,l
supported by the south, the whole North,
and every State of it, must and will coueer-
va,ve men and mad mon, yo,c for Mr. FIRE.
mcnt, by the very same rcasol hat Den oc,as
urge to induce Southern gcntviucn to alau-
don Mr.. Fillmore for Mr.. Bichanau.--.
There needs but these words to accomplish
it: "Fill,norc is deserted by the South he
saved That one line would io II ,ietus
undoubtedly of this contest. Democrats
must accept that result Of their own rc,son-
ing. They claim every Southctncr III the
name of sectional interests. The Ro,ubieans