The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-13

ia bis retirement he heard the mutengs or
the approaching sLornLeaTd The angry voices Of dscofd
breathing sectional hatred and sectional sSe until be
felt bound 10 from his retirement into tbe Senate
Of the United Stats the Of his ~As~ss iriumphs
and proudest services 70 be- by his age his sxpo
ritnce his counsel could DO something calm tho
troubled waters and restore and quiet 70 disturbed
conutry.
From the moment when Clay appeared in the Senate,
all party strife hasbed, patriotic feelings subdued
facous resistance; Clay became the lead~r Of all tho
Union men OF the county lie lad the great the immor-
tai Cass, whom yoa have beard tonight for his right
hand man and the godike Webster Tbs le and there
ranged around him All the patriotic Union wings and
democrats united by common obyect animated BY .
common spirit and that 70 restore 10 The
try qne the sectional strife thai aboIisionism and free
soisn had produced in consequence Of defeating the
proposca of Mr Bachanan to extend the Missouri line
the Pacific For Eve long months assembled
IN the eoancroom each morning To plan the operations
toE that dayo head OF faction, 10 suppress combination
against The institutions OF the country and there
ranged step By step the propositions until they resulted in
the adoption of the measures known tbs copromso
You all remember with what sho1ts aud rejoicngs ths
passage Of those received throughout tina
country You all recoect the great msag you then hel
here in Philadelphia composed of wings and democsxt--
Union OF all partieswho approved of the settlement
which made BY those OF that vexsd qsrsoa
proudest productions Of that meeting herein fAct tha
chief ornament of that meetings. the letter Of James
Buchanan 70 the meeting congraulsng The country upon
the restoration Of peace by the establishment OF the great
principles OF the compronaisc sseasures OF 1850.
Thus find that Mr. Buchanan among the frst to
approve Of those He had been for the Missouri
ness bad We tried to carry il ont and voted
down. Failing in that took the measure and
succeeded in that and fortunately for the country
measure was return 70 the trne principles o the c0nsttu
ton Of the United States the great ashin9on Eaa
sos Hamilton and Frankn and other sages formed 4 =,
aat hail From 1850 having returned 70 the Constellation
having abandoned ali Of these patchwork eosromises
which outside Of the constitution Jaues Buchaaan
has stood firm and mmovable sy those principlss
In 1854 il became my duty 70 report bills 70 organize
a, tail dan lara
endorsed by the wings endorsed ky the Democracy sauc
TONED by Mr. Buchanans leez the Philsdelphia rat6
cation meeting and breaght in the Nebraska hall in tha
form that now stands foa the stat1teboak TCheers1
That bill passed the majority OF the wbiU psr
y then in lac body ALSO BY majority Of the democratic
senator's receiving the votes OF majority OF the southern
senator's ald also Of majority northern senators
and yet told that the country berayed in tia
passage Of that bila voice no such tings Betrayed
by whom Betrayed BY majority Of me North BETRAYED
by the whole South Betrayed ~ majority Of ibs dam
oerats Betrayed by majority Of the whgs-and that
too IN carrying out principle which every whg and
every democrat tso years previously had pledged his hon-
or TO carry cut y. good faith
The act - that these oldne democrats who stood inn
movable by the principles Of that bin their
pledges true TO their instincts those immortal
democratic principles which all love and cherish and
those wings too then and now stand firmly and proudly
by those principles embraced Nebraska bill
stand where Clay Stood where Webster stood-by tho
principles that consecated by the death Of Clay and
in the grave or Webster 0ld-lne wings asked
10 abandon the faith Of their party they asked 10
pudate the principles OF Clay when yet the grass hardly
grown over his grave they asked to repudate Mo
great constitutional principles Of Webster while yet his
anily wearing the weeds OF monrniag aud they
asked to do this in order joan with those Who only
despise the whg leaders but denounce Washington and
Jefferson aud Madison, and all the great patriots, n
consequence o their lived in the southern instead
Of the northern section q the country
IL is simply proposition to be decided whether shall
be governed by sectional lines, constitutional prnc
pies The policy Of the aboloasu array the North
siateuni civil war and di.unon shal ee the conse-
qnence ask, prepared TO engage Ia such con-
royssy2 Are you prepared 70 imbrue your hands in
brothers blood Voices Never, neyervl Did our
fathers Of the revolution make any distinction between
northern and southern army No, NOT When thsy
made The constitution was there any ne drawn between
northern and southern staiesmasb~fween nosthern
and southern pstrot2 And now, when tAe
stiaton s assaed inquire whether has been asssed
its southern ts northern border What nAtters is
Il that great instrument is assalsd whether IL b
upon point that affects the rights Of the South tho
rights Of the North IL is enough for to know that
that palladium Of American liberty has been rsdey
touched by sacriegous hand. ask IL foreign enemy
should land army here TO invade country would
you stop 20 inquire whether the invasion made assa
the line o the northern aes upon the Gulf al hsxico
upon the Pachc coast7 Would IL change roar patriot
ism whether IL northern or southern invasion
tniion Is innged 10 inquire whether the Infringement
upon The southern mans rights or the northern mans
rightsl Cur motto is The constitution as "a rs tho
ynicn ss j was made az il nov is and ss y shall be IA
the futarcssnd these The principles endorsed hs
platform Of the Cincinnati Convention
All who believe in The integrity Of the eonstnssoa
and perpeuity Of the Union ssked 20 rally sS1~r
ihe<s principles which essenai TO The presevafsos cf
either Can any sectional party animated with SECTIONAL
peudcex safely be nirused with the preservation Of this
Union. TCries of aNo, no
Has any other party so1ghsd oG All its isms and
cyed the reformed regeneraisd purified principles which
insure The preservation o the Gnion like the d>mocssc
party Has any other party such claims 70 nationality
What other party has enough 70 either
te Potomac the Ohio and carry their principles fore
their banners And yet ron asked to russ
party whose sole dissenson Instead Of combination
hostility instead Of fraternity disanon instead Of union
Now my friends these principles these issues All sn
volved Inc present election Never had American
ma0h animate has soul and inspire his patriotism in
this contest With platform that own expressing
osr princple chershng and sustaining all feelings
aud drsiresprincpes which insure peace and domestic
tranquility a, home and whose policy, n carried oss, vn
command respect and honor abroaa-wih compact 70
formed eAumny ITSELF with ia thousand tongues,
dare TO s,sin the private character Of esber7
With Buchanan leader, and ya.nt Young Rreck-
inridge second in command have representation
which commands the entire respect Of the Whole oosntry
Let say you believe not that IN supuenes re
achieve easy victory Do not he lued into udsnsrocs
and lesharQyf but remember that enemy arch
fend who has hatred discord heresy and sehis~s
among Brethren without the and dressed IN
different guises 10 each separate locslisyu one pssce
native American ruling America BY Americans in sn-
other black republican in another sboastsonist -
another frce-soer aud in another, snt-Nehrsska
manchangng his and his coors wherever he goes;
but be n The iasdious Of democracy wherever
4 he may he found, and Whatever has name lAppssass
have often said and repeat thss all o. these differ
ent factions and these aconisss akin 10 each Other
They xill and together when the Ene of e'eco1
comes faThass Hence we hare to fight them
allied army and When get the democracy n hne,