Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-12-16


il is said that he is minority President, and that
the principle Of the restoration Of tie Missouri |
Compromise was endorsed By the people
Mr.. Fremont carried the New England States |
and Wisconsin aud Michigan. These eight States |
have population of AL 600 The States Of
New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio and Iowa
were carried by pluraities. They have Iopula-
land, with population of 5s3 900. So that Mr..
Buchanan and the democratic party hate been |
endorsed by large majority of the people of the
United States ss.N
The total number of votes polIed for Mr.. Buchan-
an at the recent election may be stated in round
numbers at 100000
For Fremont, 1,275,000
For Fillmore, $4,000
Total number of votes, 3,925009
Buchanan over Fremont, $4,000
Over Fillmore. q .s,tn $4,000
Fremont over Fillmore, 425,0O0
Buchsnan's plurality over Fremont is 100000
more than Fremonts plurality over Fillmore.
Fremont lacks about 1875 900 of a majority of
the whole. Buchanan lacks about $4,000 Of
majority of the whole
In all the nou.saveholding StAtes taken togsth-
er Fremont is in o minority of more than 200, 900.
His vote, however, exdeeds Buchanan's in said
States about 10000
1t is not true therefore, that sectionalism has
carried the day by popular majority. The pso.
pie of the country are opposed to sectionslsm
The people north and south are in favor of the
Union, and of preserving the rights of every Sec
ton of the Union. The democratic party was
successful in the recent contest even under the
adverse circumstances which surrounded it, and
elected the President by large majority of the
| electoral colleges. The States we have carried
contain majority of the population Of the United
| States. Buchanan and Breckenridge have large
majority of the electoral colleges Why, then, is
it said that the verdict of the people was against
the policy of the democratic party, and that the
administr alton of President Pierce has been con-
dernned by the people? The convention which
nominated Mr.. Buchanan endorsed President
| Pierce and his administration. This we all know.
| The very convention which nominated him en-
dorsed the Kansas Nebraska bill, which was the
great issue in the Presidential canvass.
Mr.. Barclay. | wish to ask the gentleman
| whether the resolution endorsing the adminstra-
ton of President Pierce was published and circu-
lated in the democratic papers of Pennsylvania?
Mr.. Smith. / know nothing about what was
published in the Pennsylvania papers. It was con-
tanned in the official proceedings of the convention,
which were published all over the country. But,
sir, hope that no Pennsylvania here will esteem
the people of that noble State so ignorant as not
to know what occurred in the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, when its proceedings were public, and pub.
| ltSueu III uodEiy LILO JOuEual5 VI buo COuuLJs
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois. Do / understand
the gentleman to state that this resolution endors
ing the administration of Pierce was published in
all the northern democratic papers2
Mr.. Smith. Yes, sir, all the leading ones Of
which have any knowledge.
| Mr.. Wsshburne. AS part of the PLATFORM
Mr.. Smith. As part OF the proceedings of the
Cincinnati Convention. V sBts
MIR. Washburne. / undertake to say that it was
1 in IF fha Tllinnia a
papers
| Mr.. Smith. 1t was published 10 the northern
democratic papers as part of the proceedings Of
the convention. 1t was published In the Boston
Post, in the New York Day Book, and in the Penn
sylvsnian. These are the leading papers of the
north which saw.
Mr.. Washburne. In my section of the country
it not only not published in those papers, but
they denied that such q resolution WIS passed.
Mr.. Smith. l am afraid that my friends part
of the country is benighted place, anyhow, and
should not be surprised If 30 good q thing would
never find its way into bis ''beat." Is there DEM
ocratic paper in the gentlemsns district
Mr.. Washburne. There are two or three which
profess to be, but they have only very limited
| circulation.
Mr.. Smith Do they support the regular DEM
ocratic candidates?
Mr. Washburne. There were several demo.
cratic papers in my State which did not publish
it / believe the Freeport Bulletin was one.
will not be certain, however.
Mr. Smith That evades the question, and
turn the gentleman over to his colleague, Mr.
Marshall
Mr. Marshall, Of Illinois. With the permission
OF the gentleman from Tennessee, wish to ask
my colleague question. l understand my colles-
que to ssert that democratic papers in illinois
undated the resolution of the Cincinnati Oonven'
ton endorsing the administr ton of Franklin
Pierce, and denied that such resolution had been
adopted. This is grave and sweeping charge
and wish him to state distinctly what democratic
papers in Illinois he refers to.
Mr. Washburue. / am not certain. | cannot
state with certainty, but my impression is that the
Freeport Bulletin denied that slch resolution had
been adopted at Cincinnati.
Nj Marshall | wish to be understood distinct.
y asserting that no paper 10 Illinois, recognised
as an organ of tire democratic party, and ciTcua-
ting among the people of that State, ever denied
the adoption Of such resolution. On the con-
trary, the democracy of Illinois everywhere with
out evasion or equivocation sustained the platform
and proceedings of the Cincinnati Convention, the
principles of the Kansas Nebraska bill, and the sd.
mnistrstion of Franklin Pierce. Any assertion to
the contrary cannot be sustained by the facts. The
position of the democracy of Illinois cannot be
| mistaken by one who wishes to understand it.
They are in favor of Withdrawing this question o.
| slavery entirely from the halls OF Congress, and
of leaving its adj lstment entirely to the people o.
each State and Territory for themselves, without
eny interference whatever from without. And this
lust principle, cannot doubt, will be sustained by
large majority of the people Of the northern
States when it Is fairly and honestly presented
without misrepresentation or evasion by our OPP
ponents.
Mr. Washburne. Will the gentleman state to
the House whether he knows of his own knowl-
edge that the State Register and the Chicago
Times two leading democratic papers in that State
published the resolution among the proceedings Of
the conyentiopf
MIR. Marshall Both of them did. And every
paper which undertook to publish the entire pro-
ceedings published that among the other resolu.
tions of the convention.
Mr. Allen, of Illinois. For the information OF
NV colleague, can state to him that the Chicago
Times the Sprinfeld Register, and the Quincy
Herald, three of the leading democratic papers in
the northern part of the State, published that res
olution of the Cincinnati Convention.
Mr.. Morrison. | desire to state that allthe DEM
ocratic papers in the eighth congressional district
of Illinois published that resolution; and not only
the democratic papers, but the republican papers
also. and upon it based their assault upon the DEM
ocratic party because that party had endorsed the
administration of Franklin Pierce.
Mr. Smith, would ask the gentleman from
Illinois, mr. Wsshburne if he knows one single
democratic paper in his district which did not pub
lisb it.
Mr.. Washburne have stated that already.
Mr.. Smith. Is it 30 to your own knowledge?