The true Democrat., 1856-07-15

statement that the abolition movement in this country has received it's main strength from the support given it by the British government and portion of its ariStocracy, and adopts the state- ment as true. He then insists that, because the policy of that foreign government is hostile to us, we ought to be opposed to those foreign CTS who emgrate to this country. It is singu- lar that my colleague should be ignorant of the well-known fact that, in Great Britain, as well as in most of the European countries, the body of the people are opposed to their own govern ment and hostile to its policy. For that reason, the government keeps up large standing force to compel the people to submission. On one occasion, when the people of London were about to hold a meeting to complain of the op- presson under which they suffered, the gov ernment employed as many as one hundred and fifty thousand men to repress any outbreak that might occur. It thus happens that most of those who emigrate and come to this coun- try are inspired with feelings of hostility to their own governments, and manifest the most decided opposition to all movements that are favored by the governments they have aban- doned. Most of the emi grants from the Brit sh domlnlons are lrlshmen, and 1t is we'll known that they have both in war and in peace, shown themselves true Americans, and especially hostile to Great Britain. It is rare thing to find an IriShman who is an abolition lst. The Irish and other foreign citizens were the persons who supported the authorities at Boston, and prevented the abolitionists from rcscuing the runaway negro, Burns. It was because these people upheld the constitution and laws against the native abolitionists that my colleagues know-nothing party, when it came into power in Massachusetts, dishanded the military companies composed of foreigners, and refused to allow them the privilege of SUD- porting the government of their adopted coun- try. The fact is undcnable that since the anti slavery movement has become so formidable the great body of fore gners in the North have acted with the friends of the constitution and ot the South against the natiUe aboitionists Is 1t not, therefore, strange that Mr. Reade, citi- zen of a southern State, should advise his con- stltuens to join the nGtiUe oJoAtaonistS in making war upon the foreigners, because these foreign CTS are friends ot our own section Mig ight he not in direct terms, as well ask you to turn abolltionist yourselves as to advise you to CO., operate with our enemies? The only advan- tage that has resulted from the Know Nothing or native-Amercan organization is that its movement has tended to make the foreign vo- ters still more decided in their support of the constitution and the rights of the South On the other hand, the men who are endeavorng to carry out the abolition policy of the British government are native Americans, led on by Giddngs, Seward, Hale Chas,, Sumner Will son and the like, whose birth was on our own soil.
 | My colleague also argues that to put down the abolitioniss, we should join his American party. This Is singular remedy, when it is rem mbered that the great majority of this party are aboiltOnlsts themselves or free soil CTS. In the northern States, where alone it has had the control, more than nlneteen-twen- teths are antl- slavery men. My colleague ] must remember that out of about one hun dred members of Congress which that party has from the North, not one could be found who would vote fer Aiken against Banks, who was all avowed tree-soler and aboltionist- 1 That small fragment of the American or Know | Nothing party the North with which he pro- 1 fesSes to act, and which nominated Mr. Fill more is u minority in every one of the free States. If, therefore, you should follow his advice and join his party, you will either go l into an organization which is thoroughly abo- | tlonlzed Or you must act with small squad of men who are in the minority everywhere, and who aie not able to bring to your aid one | congressional vote.
 On the other hand, looking to the results ol | the elections for the last twelve months there | is reason to believe that the democracy will he able to carry majority of the northern States As they at this time all stand on sound princi- l pies, 1t is therefore, even as a matter of mere ! policy, independently of what is right in itself | your duty to act with them. But my colleague says that they have as a party only one third of the members of Congress, and are therefore, too feeble to help you, etc. The members of | th I,n Nor ted year before last. Then there was d sud den combination of the abolitionists and the Know Nothings and by their joint attack violent and secret as it was, the democracy were cut down, and lree-s soil Know Nothing Congress elected. But seeing the mischief likely to result from this, many patriotic wings within the last twelve months have united with l the democrats and enabled them to carry the State elections; and could they have at the same time voted for members of Congress-, we should have had an entirely different repre- sentatlon Ill the present House. Is it not strange that gentleman in the position of MT. Reade should not know that the elections of members of Congress in the North took place two years ago, or in 1854 and not last year. in 1855? You would naturally suppose that even if he did not read any of the newspapers when at home, he would at least, by few months association with the northern members, have ascertained at what periods their elections come off and thus avoided the mistakes which he makes on the 10th page of his pamphlet
 My colleague also assas President Pierce on the ground that there are among his ap- pointeeS to office tree-soilers. The men alleg- ed to be of that class hold comparatively sub ordinate stations and on behalf of the Presi- dent 1t is contended that in every instance, be- fore any such were appointed, they were un- Gerstood to have previously abandoned their former obnoxious views, and adopted the na- tional principles of the democratic platform of the Baltimore Convention of 1852 But, to test my colleagues consistency, let us see how Mir. Fillmore stands on this question. He is presented by Mir. Reade for your suffrages as a man without fault. In my canvass last sum- mer had occasion to put this matter right, and l repeat what l then in substance said. The three members of MT. Fllmore's cabinet from the free States were Messrs. Webster, Corwin and Hall. Messrs. Corwin and Hall both, du- ring their congressional course, showed them selves, in their speeches and votes, to be not only free-solers, or Wilmot proviso men, but thoroughly anti-slavery in all respects neither of them, to my knowledge, having differed with the abolitionists on any practical question. MT. w ebster himself had repeatedly voted fol the Wilmot proviso, and on one occasion claim ed the authorship of that principle, and said that Wilmot had "stolen his thunder" In his speech of the 7th of March, 1850, which wa' regarded conciliatory in its tone, he said that he would not vote to put the Wilmot proviso on the Mexican territory because in that terri. tory slavery was already excluded by the ex- isting law, and the provfso was unnecessary In making this statement do not wish to de- tract from the general liberalty of Mir. Web. ster's views on that occasion. As to Mir. Fill. mores appointments in the North to foreign ;, missions, and other high stations, they were in every instance, as far as know, made from the ranks of the freesoers or Wilmot- proviso men By free-soers l intend to designate all those who were in favor of Congress, by its legislation excluding slavery from the territory of the ; United States. A great many of these appoint ees of MT. Fillmore were, by their service ir Congress, personally known to me, and as far