Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-01-02
EBENsBURG, JANUARY 2, 1856

QuestlCn. NY Iflend from heufucKy over
the way Mr.. III. Marshall utterly repudiated
! the idea that we should unite and cooperate
together in the organizations of this House.
He has nailed his banner to the mast, and if
it is his will and pleasure to stand by it, be it
so But it is ungenerous to charge me with
undue devotion to my banner when they them
selves are prepared to fall and die OIL. triumph
by theirs. The gentleman from Kentucky,
his colleague, Mr.. Cox, does not ask as
| merely to abandon our organization and our
principles, but to join with him in the election
of the candidate for whom he has cast his vote.
Mr. Cox-I did not mention the name Of
any gentleman.
AIr. Cobb-h gentleman. then, of his par
Mr. Cox-Certainly of my party. said
! "a. Is the Democratic party united with The
Southern american, they could elect an Amer
ican but | could not speak for my party. and
say that If | come over to the Democratic
party my friends would follow the example
Mr.. Cobb / had understood the gentle
| man as inviting me to cast my vote for the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Fuller, }
| but be says for some member of his party /
will say frankly and candidly to the gentleman
| from Kentucky, that. if this House is never
organized, my vote will never be given for the
representative of any party, or for any mem
Der of that party, who has inscribed upon his
party, or his personal banner, those oaths and
obligations; and should regret extremely,
apart from that consideration, to cast nay vote
| for the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (AIr
FulIer,) because, in the act of doing it, there
would come up before me the ghost of the
murdered Wright who by that gentleman's
constituency, and by his aid and cooperation,
-. L.
for the Nebraska bill, which my friend from
Pennsylvania (Mr Fuller) says if he had
been member ne would have voted against
Mr. Cox. If the gentleman viii permit me
to make remark, it is this: He declares
that on account of the proscriptiye character
of the American party, he can never vote for
a candidate of that party. / leave 1t to the
country to judge whether he has prescribed
that party himself, or whether or not the
American party were the proscribers. l ask
for a good man, and do not care TO what par
ty he belongs.
Mr. Cobb A man does not represent the
fundamental principles of the constitution of
the country, as | understand them, who is the
defender and the advocate of these oaths and
obligations, and for such a man | never viii
vote. The salvation of this country is not to
be secured by the union and cooperation of
| men who are separated upon fundamental con-
stititional principles.
- h2ve aats.risan, Mr Glerk, to 20 into a
discussion of these principles which have been
brolght before the House, but did feel that
silence longer would be unjustifable, when,
| from every quarter, | heard this assault made
upop the Democratic party, and it held re-
spoasible for the want Of organization
am not. sir, disposed to go into the dis
csssion of any principles outside of those look
ing to the question of the responsibility for
the organization of the House; but at the
proper time / desire TO be heard upon the
principles of this Nebraska and Kansas act,
and upon the difference Of opinion which ex-
ist, in the Democratic party; and think that
1 sail be able to show, though there do exist
differences of opinion upon points immaterial
thai, upon the great leading, practical idea
contained in the bill, there is but one voice
and one sentiment In the Democratic party
Adopt what theory you please of this Ne
braaza act; and, thoagh there may be vari-
ance upon abstract questions connected with
these theories, yet it will be found that each
theory leads, in the end to the same practical
resnlt-that is, that the people shall deter
mine for themselves the nature and character
of their domestic institutions This | shall
attempt to elucidate before this House at the
proper time My object in the remarks l
have submitted, is to speak of the organiza-
ton and the difficulties attending it L have
given my own views, justified my own con-
duct in reference to the past, and that will
constitute my justification for the future. l
am upon the line which duty and my princi-
pies have marked out for me, and [ shall con-
tinue upon that line to the closing scene of
this drama