The true Democrat., 1856-01-29
January IS, 1856.
Col. Richardson on the Nebras ka
 Bill

The speech of the democratic. candidate for speaker of the House of Representatives in support of the Kansas and Nebraska bill, deli vered on the 2Oth of May, 1854, is now before us, and the following passages are so pertinent and so manly and patriotic, that we cannot re- sist laying them before our readers:
 "Since the introduction of this bill every expedient has been resorted to, to intimidate members from giving it their support. The pulpit has undertaken to speak, in the name of Almighty God against 1t. The abolition press have placed the names of members in what they are pleased to call the roll of infamy, who have voted for the bill Such abuse is courted rather than avoided.
 "The opponents of the bill say the people will condemn us forever. 1 have heard the same sort of talk before. Why, they have told me, some years ago here, that 1 might look for some green spot by the side of some gentle stream, where might find my political grave Sir, instead of that they have found their poli- tical grave and 1 have been continued here by | the wish of my constituents and against my own desire.
 "But, sir, gentlemen of freesoil and aboli- ton proclivites tell us, if we persist in urging this measure, they will leave the democratic party. I hope they will; for in the hour of danger and trial they are opposed to us, and have ever been; and it is only when the victory is certain, and the spells to be divided, that they are with us. They have marred the mo- raj of the victory by their clamor for the spells. For one, have no desire to proptiate them. Sir, we shall pass the bill, settle great princ- pie, and so settle it that in all future time we can sustain it; the country will approve it, and these gentlemen, now so clamorous will ac- quiesce-yeS sir, 1 believe that is the word or swear that they were always for the princ- pie, but opposed to its application to these ter ritories; and some of them will doubtless be able to go back to some speech or essay where they maintained the doctrine that we now ap- ply.
 q want to say word or two to our friends before leonclude. l want to say to them, that our danger, our sole danger, consists in our di- visions. l want to say right here to our north ern friends that our fortunes are linked up with this bill. The assault is made upon you. Your names are in every abolition sheet in the land, in what they call the roll of infamy' If we falter under such fire as this, there is no arm but that of resurrection that can reach us. Take my word for it, you will find that to be true. You never make any thing in one of these political fights by yielding. Fight it out, and fight 1t over. Our safety consists in stand ing together. If we fail, let us fail together, and fall fighting. Let us ask no quarter and give none.
 Il have word to say, too to our southern friends, and what 1 submit to them is applica. ble to our northern friends, too In the details of the bill, there are a great many things that we would prefer to have otherwise But we shall have to give up our opinions about these details orthe sake ofths great principles involv- ed in the bill. If we stand firm, and pass this bill, my word for it, that the excitement which has been manufactured at the north will blow over before the elections next fall, or at all events, just after them. We appeal to you in spirit of generosity to yield something in de- tail, to stand by the friends who have stood by you, not because we yielded to you, but because we believed we were doing justice and right
 The principle will triumph from this tme ' forward, and the day will soon pass by when no more dlscriminatOns shall be drawn be- tween the different States of the Union-dis- crlmlnatlons that ought never to have been drawn under any circumstances, and which were not made at the foundation of this govern ment.
 Let me say to the friends of this bill that the best course we can pursue is to vote down all amendments, stand by the substitute and :. pass 1t. If we once enterupon a sea of amend ments, there can be no telling where we shall land. have no doubt great many gentle men here desire to offer amendments sincerely and have no doubt, also, if they had good 5 opportunity, that they could pass bill which would suit them exactly, but which would not suit us at all.
 "Our safety, Irepeat, is in standing by the substitute as it is. Gentlemen need have no
 apprehensons about the storm that will be raised at the north. l have passed through such storms more than once. 1 stood here and voted against the Wilmot proviso with only l eleven men supporting me. l voted against 1t because I considered it to be wrong. How ma ny of you, gentlemen, would be willing to vote for it to-day? Some gentlemen of the democratic party tell us that they have thus far gone with us, but cannot go any further with us For one, am glad to get rid of you, if you cannot star'd up to the principles of justice and equality among the States-the ability of man to govern himself"