The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-20

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These are the positions Of the black republicans and
they are met openly and boldly before the country by the
great national democratic party Of the United States II
every State in the Union represented but every single
gressona district in the Union sent It's delegate who had
seat In that convention They reasserted the tmehon
ored principles Of the democratic party and boldly ayowed
It's position upon the present paramount issues that now
divide people OF the United States into three prominent
political parties They say to the black republicans Con-
gress has right legsate all the subject of sa
very in the Territories but that approve and sustain
the principles laid down in the Kansas and Nebraska bill
which expressly declares that the people OF these terrific
es shall determine for themselves what shall be the char
acter OF their domestic institutions when they
form their constitution preparatory to their admis-
sion into the Union sovereign States This is the ma
onal platform of principles in reference to this exciting
question: unanimously adopted by the convention which
assembled in Cincinnati in June last in which the voice of
the whole Union stited neither by sectional camor
shrieks for freedom Here the northern democracy
was found to be OPEN frank and as cordial In the sup
port OF this position as any representative from Georgia. or
any other southern Sate and they selected two sound
able and distinguished statesmen whose past lives illustrate
every principle and every sentiment Embodied in that plat
form their standard bearers in the pending contest for
President and Vice President OF the United States And
from every section OF this extended conederacy, with
unanimty and enthusiasm without parallel the people
are now rayng 70 their support as the only hope OF pre-
serving the constitution and the Union, e..s. a0.
regret Mr. Chairman, that there should be even SEM
bance of division In the South in this hour OF her severes
trials upon issues that are unimportant compared with the
vital and momentous character of the questions put in issue
by the black republicans abotoniss OF the North
Some of differ to the power Of the federal government
to make for internal and we
may have differences upon other questions that affect
the administrative policy of the governments but when
the great army of the aboitoniss and eesoer at
the North uniting under the black banner OF black epnb
canism in contest in which, II they succeed they will,
fell blow sweep thousand millions of southern
slave property and the amount of real estate
valuable and productive into barren waste, and
we reduced to the position Of vassas and slaves
northern say under this state OF things is
1t not the duty Of patriots Of all parties and sections to
unite and combine TO defeat this unhey and wicked COM
binaton2 am aware that many of those who are now
giving their support to Mr. Fillmore as the nominee OF the
American convention doing under the belief that he
maintain all the compromises Of the constitution Of the
United States interpreted by intelligent meu ofa parties
of the South but whatever may have been thought
believed this point heretofore, the disclosures q the
past few weeks prove that it is dangerous faacy;
nay more deceived into the belief that the
test going which the dearest rights ofthe South
are involved is in fact between Mr. Fillmore the nomi-
of the American party, and Mr. Fremont the nomi
and representative OF the black republicans But is 1T
notorious that the National Council that assembled in
the city Of Philadelphia in themonth Of February last by
large majority voted the twelfth section Of their plat
FORM adopted in june 1885, and not this the only
plank in the American platform Of 1855 on which any
the issue by the black republicans in the present
contest and the free-soers and aboonists OF former
imes2 Is it not equally notorious that this action the
part of the National Council very offensive to southern
delegates who were in the council and
Of them openly withdrew from that body and washed their
hands Of all future connexion with such dangerous po
lca organization. And is it not also fact equally well
established that the succeeding day the city the
American party organized National Nominating Conven
ton composed principally Of the same delegates who had
in council the day before repudiaed the twelfth section OF
the platform Of 1856 and on admitted
delegates OF that nominating convention delegation
from the State Of Pennsylvania that had repudiated
the twelfth section, to the exclusion of delegation
representing a party in that State who had stood by
and sustained that PLATFORM The fact is notorious;
and this led again to another split and more than
member Withdrew, openly denouncing the action of
majority of that convention. Now that the free-soers
and black republicans in that convention had the power to
nominate just whom they peased--that they did give
shape FORM and character TO the PLATFORM against the uni
ted of the South and all northern delegates who
acting In with themand that this majority had
the power who should and who should not be dele
gates in the ing convenuon-and this power they
did exercise in to give just of complaint
to all southern delegates-no man can deny. ,ss r A
Under this statement of facts Mr.. Chairman can any
in his senses even doubt that this division Of the
American party in their national convention had the pow
TO nominate whom they chose for the Offices of Presi
dent and Vice President Of the United States Did that
majority nominate Mr.. Fillmore II they did, this cir
cuDsance should southern to suspect his sound
the issue made against the people and nsu
tons of the South Everybod will concede that large
number of this convention were as rabid ntslavery men
as any of those associated with the black republicans
they voted to strike ont the twelfth section Of the platform
This ought TO be sufficient TO satisfy any southern Of
the fact but have other and higher evidence of this
and pledge myself satisfy the American party that
majority were rabd antslayery men. But again. some
South Americans that the platform adopted
their national convention in 1856 did suit southern
latitude" And yet Mr. Fillmore has approvedit and to-day
stands fatty upon IT. and upon the principles Embodied in
that platform asks the support Of the American people
the highest Office in their gift Take these facts with the
further fact that he has in speech delivered lately at the
city of Rochester New York, publicly ayowed his opposi
ton the repeal Of the Missouri restriction and did not
hesitate declare that II Is the Pandora box from which
have issued all troublee-and IL southern do net
danger In his to the principles that all at
the South have with voice declared Of vital Importance
10 our welfare prosperity, and happiness then confess
they have more confidence In one man Than have ever
had in the whole human asss. t. .I 1n# .-s4r5
Is II not significant fact that Mr.. Dunn, leading
member Of Congress from the State Of Indiana and the
nominee of the American party for eecor 10 represent
that State large has declared in his place this floor
that he would refuse 10 vote any appropriation for the
support OF the government until Congress should be forced
TO restore the Missouri resrctionR Is not also sign-
cant fact that Mr. DUNK Of Indiana and Mr. HAVEN of New
York both leading Americans and supporters Of Mr. Fill
more we'll most Of the Northern friends OF Mr. Fill
more have time and again ut this session voted TO restore
the Missouri restricton2 Is II possible that Mr. HAVEN
the late associate and intimate personal and political
friend of Mr. Fillmore would advocate the restoration Of
the Missouri Compromise line cardinal point Of poi
ica doctrine when he knew Mr. Fillmore to be opposed
TO that policy2 II there Is southern who Ia view
OF all hese crushing facts hesitate on this subject or
doubt as TO the position Of Mr. Fillmore can only cay
OF oil SUCH that compassionate them for their credu
Mr. Fillmore s not admit the candidate Of the black
republicans least he not voted for and nominated
by them When their in the national convention
TO the southern Americans and forced the latter to with
draw from all connexion with them, they saw II they
pushed this matter the extreme point and nominated
any obnoxious TO that portion Of the party they would