The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-11

This was further proved by the result in Hi
nois. There the question was fairly presented
in the two candidates for Governor. One was
the chief engineer of the Nebraska bill through
the House of Representatives, and against him
was pitted man who had opposed that bill
inch by inch, and the former was verwhelm-
ingly defeated. A denomination of the present
Chief Magistrate would have led to a similar
result.
Mr.. Butler observed that the South never has
made sectional issues. He then proceeded to
show that the slave States were fourishing, and
the institution not 30 baneful as the sentiment
alists of the North endeavor to represent 1t.
He referred to articles which appeared in the
Edinburgh Reoiew of October last, vilifylng
the South, and said it bore the ear-marks OF
having been written in this country. The
Abolitionists had brought into their service the
public press of Britain, at one time the rival
and enemy of this country. He would like to
know who wrote that article.
Mr.. Benjamin stated that it was written by
a gentleman in New York.
Several Senators asked, "Who is he?"
Mr.. Benjamin declined giving his name.
Mr.. Butler hoped the country would take no.
tice of the fact
Mr.. Rusk remarked, that since he was here
at the last session of Congress, the programme OF
the Republicans seemed to have been changed.
The wounds of Kansas were staunched, and
nothing is heard of her bleeding now. The
theme at present is the preservation of the
Union. He thought the Union would and
ought to be preserved, so long as it gave equal
rights to all sections of the country, but
whenever its rights and privileges should be
unequally distributed, and to the detriment Of
the South, its continuance would no longer be
desirable.
Mr.. Fessenden, in reply to Mr.. Butler, said
| if he we're to select State of this Union which
had exhibited itself in q narrow light on the
subject of selecting sectional candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency, from the
| foundation of the Government to the present
day, it would be the State of South Carolina
because, on reference to the official record, il
would be seen that she had one half of the time
refused to vote for the regularly nominated
candidates of either party, but had voted fol
candidates both from slave States, and gene
rally one of her own citizens. Therefore, the
charge of a narrow policy, as applied to the
Republican party, came with i'll grace from 6
Senator of South Carolina. 1t was the issue
that made the contest sectional, and not the
candidates. There was no prominent maj
in the South who advocated the principles
of the Republican party, and therefore they
were obliged to take both candidates from
the North. They desired to elect them will
the aid of Southern votes, but if they coult
not get these, then by the votes of the FREE
Statesl alone. He repeated, that when tn
President made the charge, in his message, o
sectionalism, it was without foundation in fact
and derogatory to the true character and homo
of the people who made up that great party.
In the course of his remarks, he took groun'
in opposition to the extension of Slavery to tn
territory now free. That was his and the doc
trine Of the Republican party, and to that b
would adhere to the bitter end, if bitter it mus
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