Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-04-18

Washington City, February 29h, 1855.
Mr.. CAMPBELL entered the ball. and
was received with enthusiasts cheers
BY the assembly.
He appeared upon the stand, and
said
Mr. President and Fsl7ow Citizens:
I have this moment entered the ball.
aud do not know exactly what you
are doing. or what you intend 70 do.
In fact, sir, have been almost forced
from my quiet apartments. q few steps
up the Hill by your committee, after
| had once declined the invitation in
the early part Of the evening. 4 feel.
therefore. that am placed under en-
bar-sssing circumstances. II il be
your purpose TO perpesuate the grea.
principles of American Liberty and
the Union of the States in that spirit
in which our Revolutionary fathers Sc
cured them for US, then I am with you
with all my soul. Cheers.
Before 1 proceed TO make speech,
it is but proper that should say, that
I came here with no intention to COM
nit myself TO the support Of men. or to
identity myself witt, your proceedings
further than to speak my views upon
American principles. -,
| have always been a Wing. En-
listing under the banner Of that great
party IN 1882, when it was galIantly
borne onward BY that lamented Amer
lean statesman, Harry of the West. !"
| did no, desertli. SO long as the or
ganization contiued. But i is now
conceded that the Wing party is dead
-thatit is "defunct in the .abstractI'
Laughter and applause. 1t was q
glorious old party, aud my eminent
friend from Kentucky MIR. Crittenden,
who sat on the stand) and will long
cherish our pleasant recollections OF il
in the stirring times Of 1910 s1d 1914,
when. shoulder to shoulder, without
reference to geographical lines. we
battled for its principles. Applause. !
MFR. President. all the old parties
have been knocked to pieces
Cheers To use the favorite express
sion of western friend. they are now
in state OF "conjmsion coyazled. "
Laughter and cheers.] Why, sir,
where is the Democratic party, the
party as i existed in the days of Gen
eral Jackson? 1t has been reduced to
mere association of men whose only
ann appears to be the spoas Of victo'
ryl Applause. limo longer exists
as party Of fixed principles. Were
i President Pierce 10 send out all biz
force of marshals and deputy marshals'
to find such party, each one proyi'
ded with a national search warrant
they would fail to discover the fugi
tive. Applause. II, too. has de
partedl His marshals would have t.
make returns upon their writs similar
to that Of the Kentucky constable. A
RentucE fight once occurred at a tav
ern on 'bar gross!" One of the con-
} batants broke whiskey bottle owe
) the head of bis antagonist. The resul
was a Sta:e's warrant. The defend
ant.ded through corn-6eld, over tn
creek. into a swamp, and there clime'
a stump. Seating himselfin the fork
he drew his Bowie" and rs the con
stable approached in pursuit. be sd
, dressed him:
Now. Mr.. Constable, you want L
, take me, and l give you fair warning
that if YOU attempt 10 climb this stump
"by the eternal III take your
Laughter and applause. Tho con
/ stable who had been about the court
! house enough to learn some Of tn
technical terms used in returning
! writs, went back to the squire's offic'
/ and endorsed upon the warrant: moi
est inventus! through 6eldibus. acros
creekum. in swampum, up stumpum
non comeatibusl" Laughter and
) cheers.) SO il is with the old Jack
son Democratic party-''non comeati
} busl" CHEERS.
AT this point a disturbance ant
rcsontre took place in a distant part 0
} the hall. Cries Of "put him outl'
: Sag Aich,i" ''put him outp Mr.
j Campbell cried at the top OF his voice
: mol don't put him out" "Brinl
him here and give him a seat on tn
( stand!" This created much laughte
and restored order. when Mr.. Camp
! bell again proceeded. est'
It is an interesting point to observ
what has caused this disruption q
these great parties. 1t is due to trusl
and frankness to say that il was tina
"yexed question" Of slavery--a ques
ton which has, from the foundation Q
! the government given US. as
nation great trouble. That question
has destroyed the Wing party; 1t ha
split into fragments the Democrati
party, and now threatens to Ovid
and render powerless the America
party. Yes, gentlemen. Is the dds
finguishsl gentleman from 4frica"-
1aughter)-who was at an early pc
Rod dragged TO this favored land Q
ours. Ito which he didn't belong. b,
the cupidity Of Northern as we'll as O
' Southern men-he has done this thing
(. 1t is the "colored gentleman in tn
fuel" or (if may be permitted TO ex
press il in vulgar parlance the mig
! ger in The rood pile" who has givel
us all this trouble. (Cheers All
laughter,] He ought never to hav'
been put in our fuel, and i'll coul'
: have my way. / would take him GU
and send him back to bis native HON
in Africa VIII re he belongs. Renew
ed cheering) Ny Opinions on thi
: mischievous question Of slavery ar
: well known here. and everywhere
e where am known. ] always hav
' maintained, maintain now, and expec
to contend hereafter. that all the pow
ers of the constitution ought to be ex
y ercised to prevent its extension, AM
: that the North freely accord to tn
slave States. IN good faith. all that
guaranteed to them BY that Americsl
bond Of union which makes US on
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