Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-01
senator TFnmIIn. o rmaine.

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Senator HnmIln, rMaine.
This gentleman has been in the United
States Senate nine years, during which time
he has acted with the Democratic party
He has not been speaking member, but
an acting and thinking one. He has made
but few speeches; but those few have been
to the point. He made one speech, howev-
er, which was worth thousands of such as
are usually made there. 1t was short, but
to the point. 1t was on the 18th Of June.
He rose to be excused from serving any
longer as chairman of the Committee on
Commerce, and while up took occasion to
renounce all further connection with The
Pro-Slafery party, telling them some plain
and homely truths. We quote few SEN
tences only: s
II hold that the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise was GROSS MORAL AND PoLITI-
CAL WRONG UNEQUAL LED IN THE ANNALS OF
THE LEGISLATION OF THIS COUNTRY, and hard
ly equaled in the annals ofany other free
country. The portentiohs evils that were
predicted have followed, and are yet follow
| ing III its train. It was done, sir, in viola
ton Of the pledges of that party with which
always voted. It was done in violation
of solemh pledges Of the President Of the
United States, made in his inaugural ad-
dress. Still I was disposed to suffer the
wrong until / should see that no evil re-
suits were flowing from it. But how Sena-
tors Can how defend that measure and all
its evils which afe overwhelming the land,
if not threatening 1t With, SohAagration, is
what l do not comprehend. The whole Of
the disturbed state of the country has its
rise in and is attributable to that act alohe-
nothing else. i.-4. ",
Again he says: It is period when all
good men should unite in applying the prop
er remedy to secure peace and harmony to
the country. Is this to be done by any Of
us by remaining associated with those who
have been instrumental in producing these
results and who now justify them? I have
while temporarily acquiescing, stated here
and at home, everywhere, uniformly, tha
when the test of those measures, applied tc
me as one of party fidelity, I would sundel
them as flax is sundered at the touch of fire
I do so now sr
Speaking Of the Cincinnati platform, HI
lsats:
" "It has endorsed the Measure / have coh
demned and has sanctioned its destructive
and ruinous effects. It has done more
vastly more. That principle or policy D
territorial sovereignty, which once had, ant
I suppose now has, its advocates within
these walls, is stricken down; and there i
an absolute denial of it in the resolutions
the Convection, If cat draw right e6hclh
sions,--a denial equally to Congress ant
even to tho people Of the Territories Of tn
right to settle the question of Slavery there
in. On the contrary, the Convention ha
q actually Incorporated into the platform .
!. the Democratic party that doctrine, whic
a only few years ago met nothing but con
tempt and ridicule here and elsewhere
namely-THAr THE FLAG OF THR FEDORA
i UNION UNDER THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE [
y STATES, CARRIES SLAVERY WHEREVER !
!. FLOATS. ,t
lsl Alas, for short-lived Territorial Sovereign
70 Ns! It came to its death in the hands {
- itsfriends; it was buried by the same hand
whlSS gave It baptism"
,e In 6snclusion he declares that he "ca
=, maintainQ political association with no pa
90 ty that insists upon such doctrines: he ca
or support NO nfNa for President who avov
ur and recognizes MetG; and that the pow
~ with which God has endowed him shall
o employed to battle mNnfully, firmly az
consistently for his defeat, TDEMGNDEp,
ri. TITS BY THE HIGHEST INTERESTS OF THE CoU
rs TRY, WHICH OWNS ALL MY ALLEGIANCE" /"
m. That is the kind Of talk that makes sqa,
ming. Nobody will attempt to answer th
~ speech. Mr.. Hamlin is true man, al
"' there will yet be thousands like him befc
the election. They are coming every ds