Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-10
sPEEUn or SENATOR Jones.

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hans one Of the greatest stump speakers in
that State. He has fought the Democratic par
ty as hard as any nlanliving, and has been fought
bY them with equal ardor. SILL lie refuses to
Z heSitAts in this contest, because he secs the
Union in the issue lie gives Mr.. Fillmore q
Just comment for his abandonment Of the Wing
party and SHOWS that no Wing is nn'ler any
obligations whatever to vote for him. Ihslength
Of tho speesll prevents us from publishing It en-
tire. Read it ALL It is especially commended
. to old line Wings After showing that sir.
Fillmore abandoned die Wing Party, that The
American party dodgol the Issue of the Canvas,
I (the Kansas bilI1 and that S;r. Fillmore is OPP
posed to that bill, (see his Albany Speeci9 and
! that Southern Wigs voted for that bin, and
that thus Mr. Fillmore is giving aid and eonl-
fort to Black Republicans throughout 'he
Sorth. Mr Jones proceeds as follows
Mr. President, / bare gone through NTH these
! prefer missions and come noSt 10 Another4neS-
Ion; and. rs tits personal to myself reiet tx
tceediDe3y 10 trouble the Senate with til mean
personal 30 far a. my own relatlons az eoneerii-
] cd The question Is constantly Pio-pounted 70
| me y5hy cannot support the american party;
| I have given some reasons; but would like 10
! ask the question why should do 50: I have
/ often answered my friends in that way When
/ ycr ask tie ushc cannot support Nj Elllmors
and the American party, ask you why should
do IT. What claims have they on ne rs a W h'gf
You tell me you are still W higs you lave aban-
/ ,oneI that party and gone into. new ogganiEn-
ton.
There is not only no reason why l should sup
port YOU hat there isaa insupera6le objection TO
my doing 81, when ind that ntyour own dec
laIation OF principles you say:
1.-The American party, having arisen upon the
! ruins aud in spite of tine opposition Ut
! the Wing aud Democratic parties, cannot be
fhcit.in any manner Responsible for the obnoxi-
Gus acts aud violated pledges Of eithef.
/ How in the name OF departed and sacred
memory, can you call upon me as "a " hig to
stand hv YOU when you have already proclaim
ed To the world that you have arisen upon the
ruins Of the only party that ever knew to love;
I never fought under any other banner. And,
sir. next 10 the spanglcd banner ofnly, coun-
try the old Wing banner was endsared to my heart
You have torn down, that bsuuer; You hare torn
il from the masthead, where it vas nailed by
! Henry Clay and Daniel Webster; yoa haze trod.
| den il under foot; Gad then turn and say TO me.
Come over and Join US" No, sir; never. Lcr
other rude hands do the deed, may God palsy
| this arm before It ever tears down that hagl-
You have torn it down, and the Back Repubii-
Il; and now, in the South men are called to bury
lit, and you turn 10 me and ask me to join you.
Il Won have risen ON the ruins of the Wing par
u, stand on those ruins but you will never gel
ine to stand with you. If you have risen OH
those ruins, and despite thur efforts, go on with
your trin,nphs. II they have any JOY for yon,
they have none FOR me.
But the cruelty dOES not end there. Was Il
not enough, though / suppose large majority
or you were once members of the old Wing par.
ttv, 10 go or in peace, with the conviction thai
YOU were doing yotr duty without sending M
arrow in the bi,soms and hearts Of those who
remained trjie to their faith! Why ihsiict std
feeper wounds on Us when We were already
bleeding at every pore? Why tamnr rs with
lSayinc .'We have risou on your ruins and deS-
lpite your efforts" But tie cruelty Is not we;
refined,
eve cannot h. held in any manner response
ble for the obnoxious acts or violated pledges Of
either
Not only standing upon our rains, but writing
:ile cpitaph uno, the stone that marks our tau
iNTi6!ated pledges" | maintain that Henry
CLAY never violated pledge maintain that
The old Wing party in its purity and IN is non
lesty, never viohltetany pledge. Yet, sir, theSC
are your denuuciatiOus. AHe who stand hy iht
integrity o. that old Whig pa.ty are called up
on on the pains and by the penalties of denun'
ciation and prescription, to go over and join the
party that thus wrote OtIrepitaph. Never canwt
do il.
But Mr.. President, have said that | inter
,icd no injustice to Mr.. Fillmore. l believe hc
would make a safe and conservative President
and / should consider tho country safe in hi,
hands. III believed that Mr. Fillmore could be
rlecte,l--ifl believed that he was T. stronger
man than Mr. buchanan, with all my conviction
of the injustice he has heared upon Ms, should
not hesitate to vote for linn. But has he auy
chance of success?
submit it to the calm deliberation of the Sc
nate, has Mr.. Fillmore any chance of election.
What prospect las he9 The most sanguin,
friends Of Ills with whom have talked CLAIM
the following States: New York. Delaware, Mn
rvland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee
and Missouri. Suppose he should receive ali Of
them. what would they amount to- Eighty
nine electoral votes; sixty minus ofan election
But is there same man in the world who be
lieves that Mr.. Fillmore can get all of these
lStSfess am taking thc most favorable view
that can be presented In lny Judgment | say
honestly there is not certainty of his getting
any one Of them. Not singleon of the Stntes
which have enumerated is sure for Mr.. Fill
more. He may carry some of them; he may
carry all of them, but if he should carry ala q
them that does not make his election. If the
signs of the times are TO be credited, ne stands
a poor chance of carrying any cftheTn. II he
cannot bc elected by the people, what will be
the result then? viii he fare any better in the
House Of Representatives Remember that the
I present House Of Representatives has to make
1.-The election How many States has Mr.. Fill.
inore in the present Congress- just three, and
Inomorc; Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky
These are the only States HI. Fillmore has in
the present House of Representatives; and they
are to choose President, If the election goes
before them Now, in the name ofjustice and
common sense, oesany body suppose that those
three States win be able to attract to them States
enough to make an election! No man can think
1 that Then / argue that Mr.. Fillmore has no
reasonable chance Of success
Hence the question is. whether Mr.. Fremont
or Mr. Buchanan shall be elected2 That is the
Issue; and I have cOEversed with my friends in
regard To it. Some Of my interviews arc very
pleasant and some painful; for whatever my faults
may be- and Heaven knows they are numerous
ii believe nobody ever charged me WIKI want
nI devotion 10 my friends They meet me, and
ask the question, us it possible that You are go
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