The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-21
- g. From the Nashua Gazette, Feb u.
A GRAND RALLY OF THE DEMOCRACY AT
NASHUA.


.g-. ~. From the Nashua Gazette, FEB u
GRAND RALLY OF THE DEMOCRACY AT
@e r". NASHUA.
There was grand rally Of the democracy at the City
Hall In this city Friday evening last to listen to adj
dresses from Hon j. b. Weller United States senator from
California and Hon. Jas L. Orr representative in Congress
from South Carolina 1t the largest political gather
ing we ever saw assembled in this city The hall was
closely packed, aisle gallery and ALL The occasion was
graced by the presence of large number Of ladies
The meeting was called TO order by Captain George
Bowers and organized by the choice Of the following
officers
President-Israel Hunt.
Vice Zebadah Shattuck William d. Beason
Silas Gibson David Robinson Lyman Heath, David Roby,
Norman Fuller Solomon Spading, Daniel W. Baker, Will
Secretaries--B B. whittemore and B. B. West
Colonel John b. Weller first introduced, and was
cordially received He said there had always been two
parties in this countryside democratic and anti-demo
cratic party Under the democratic party the country had
been carried forward in Of IMPLIED prosperity
not outstanding the opposition that had been nterposed
by the anti democratic party He asked what measures
advocated and adopted by the party now
stood upon the stautebook. Not one The alien and sed
tion law the United States Bank the bankrupt law all the
important of the antdemocratc party had been un
able to Withstand the demands and wishes Of the people,
but had been wiped from the satute-book.
He next spoke of the designs and objects of the black
republicans, and exhorted every patriotic citizen within
the sound Of BY the Union and the consttu
ton He also spoke in terms of strong condemnation OF
the doctrines Of know-nothngism There twenty
three natve-born citizens to foreigner, and $4,000
Protestant preachers 800 Catholic priests. What dan
ger to be appehended when there twenty
natives to look after every foreign born and $4,000 Prot
estans to watch 800 Catholic cergymen? He explained
and defended the nonntevenon principles OF the Kansas
Nebraska law 1t took the question of slavery from the
halls of Congress and transferred it to the people, who
hadth he IN settla
had the right settle its internal affairs suit it.
SELF There many customs and laws In California
which did not come up to the ideas entertained by the
people Of New Hampshire and rice rersa there many
customs and practices here that would suit the people
of California. The true way to leave each people to
determine their customs, their laws, and their
institutions for themselves The establishment of
such rule and its strict observance by the people of each
State would produce concord and harmony among the
sister States while the opposite rule would produce dis
cord, enmity hostility, and, finally civil war; bloodshed
and dissolution of the Union and suppose all this is
compished suppose the Union is dissolved, will the abo-
onst be able to attain the object of his desires Will
single shackle be struck from the save3 Not at all
COL Weller enthusiastically cheered throughout his
speech. 1t was mastery effort His points strong
and pressed with great strength Of argument and il
ustration.
He followed by Col Orr in speech of great beauty
and eloquence He said he did here discuss
lions in which every American citizen interested He
here discuss the right the wrong Of slavery
The South believed their institutions right hut II had
fault TO find with the North u IL believed the contrary
The South honest In their view Of the question and
the North he had doubt equally honest tbeirs
But all INC South demanded that their rights guar
anted BY the constitution should be protected and guar
antied 70 them Justice constitutional justice what the
South mked or-nohing more, nothing ess- His fathers
and our fathers formed that constitution and in
duty Bound observe and carry out in good faith the
great principles which taught BY that Instrument
very recognised and bound conscientiousy
observe and carry out It's provisions.
lie defended the South the charges and msrepre-
sensations which had been often made against her by
northern fanatics The charge that she 10 constantly sg
crossing upon the rights Of the North Is untrue All the
South asked her rights and to be left TO manage her
institutions In her way He alluded to the cruel
Ties cited by Mrs Stowe In her novel Of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" pracsed upon slaves He said these
ceptona but the people Of the South ought
TO be denounced cruel and brutal than the people Of
Nashua to be stismatzed we-whippcrs because one
in their midst might be found base enough to infct
personal chastisement upon his wife
He rapidly reviewed the history Of slavery agitation
from the acquisition of louisiana In 1909 TO the present
time. He examined the Missouri Compromise question
and showed that the North repudiaed several occa
sons previous to the adoption of the compromise
Of 1850 while the South voted In the Senate and the
House for the application Of the Missouri principle the
territory acquired from Mexico Col Orr appealed to the
record 10 prove the truth Of his positions We have exam
ned that record and II any will take the trouble to
look at the Journal of Congress he satisfy himself upon
this point Let him look TO the journal for ls4S By ref
the Senate journal Of August 10TH Of that year
he will that while that body had under consideration
bill providing for the territorial government Of Oregon
Judge Douglas asked the Senate amend the bill as to
and apply TO that Territory the Missouri restriction
ofls2o Theamendment adopted in the Senate by vote
Of 80 yeas and 81 nays Eesy southern lat body poed
for s resrioion The following senators voted against
the amendment and against the restriction Mess Allen
ArHERros, Baldwin, Bradbury, Breese Clark Corwin Da-
Wis Of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dix, Dodge Feeh Greene
HALE, Hamilton, Miller, Miles, Phelps Upham, Walker
and Webster. Thus the two senators from New Hamp-
shire Messs Atherton and Hale rspudisted the Missouri
compromse principle The bin thps amended was sent to
the House Of Representatives, end the llh Of August
lsas, tho question put, viii the House agree te
restriction smcndment7 II decided In the negative
yeas 80, nays l2l the two representatives from New
Hampshire who were present PEAnEE and Tuck, voting
In The negative Congress next legislaed the subject
In 1850 on the occasion Of the discussion Of the bill for
the admission OF California On that occasion southern
senators introduced amendments designed and
apply the Missouri restriction, but they rejected n
the Senae--Messrs NoRais and HALE, from New Hamp-
SHIRE always voting against restoration and application
The question Of restoring the restriction Of 1920 tried
in every form during the tendency Of the BILL by amend
ments In lite favor by Messrs Atchison Bisr Douglas
T1ney, Foot and Others butalways repudstcdand thSt
too by northern men. ts .... .........
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