New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-02
NSUNlON LOOMING IN Tine FUTURE.
BUCHANAN A CALHOUNfTE.
DREADFUL DANCER OF xIrcrEe TRExosr
SPEECH OF GOV. JOHN b FLOYD on
VIRGINIA.

Montgomery White Sulphur Springs addressed the
people of Lynchbure the 10th ult. EX-C;oyeuaos
John b. Floyd. who was incidentally gresent. be~g
on biz way TO the North, also addressed she meeting
Ex-Governor lloyd said:
Pillow -CifizISs: have ne idea wha,sver al thus
late hour Of the night 10 attempt hold TINS crowd
together 1ulsFy aite- the startling eloquent and
powerful address to which you have Jus, listcoed.
IAludng the speech Of Mr.. keitt published in tn
H.rgld of Tuesday. sept. 2l.l | feel that there i
danger in the grosnd that am standing upon, and
should gladly avoid il if could. Blu; think there IS
somethisg beyond personsl considerations that ought
~ move me and that ought Ia move YOU lCherrsl
There il an instructive sentiment IN the bosom o. the
country ~ large that the times are porientous Thre
IA conviction in the mind of the public that we hsve
fallen upon wi times and requr~ all that Is sober
sagscio sDd patriotic to save 'hl, noble ship OF Sale
trrm laundering upon the sands upon hch she Il about
10 be cast. yeow Citizens, the blessings thai we are
epoyirg are not 10 be tempered VITA The pflVieyS
,hst are accorded 10 under the Constitution unds
which We live are not likely 10 I've discarded Ihst
thev sre in danger there is no doubt II the dauy en
sna,ions from the press have NOT >a'sne' you o. 70
that | am sure the powerful haraisue Nhch you nave
lust heard should satisfy YOU. lou aaVe he"iu INV
worls of one of the sectors the s,riis. you have oo
the hps of all individual who has been nmseii W .io
conflict. a sentiment wrought bv tuh sens w 'ss
ssts of things now existing III sectonoi THIS tnoo
Cheersl Tn. NJ is fearful contest nov going OLA
contest of sectionalism: and how, iche" cltilehs
this 70 be syerted The gentleman has wen ueP'"S
the danger and in great measure, saved me the ne
cessiv OF travelling the field ~ discussion i.'
me now show in my humble way. the course 10 be
pursued LEI me show the line of proccdure that Is 70
bring back the ship of State 10 It, right track coeeis
and To the country that prosperity that has cha
arerized ii heretofore. How stand affairs piJScn1t
Who to give your confidence ard support
to- Which OF the parties before you - most en,i-
tied 10 your confidence and respect lou hearu INC
noble old Wing party spoken NJ in terms o PRAISE and
well did it deserve it, 1t was a noble patty. and led
by gallant leaders Cheenl. But where is the plat
form If principles of the old Wing party of 1887 What
were the euets of faith that they urged upon you
the means best calculated TO the country We're
they not pretty much those now held by ths Demo
cratic patty Indeed might say they were aenticai.
And how il now that they are not standing with
them 10 make good their cause and MAINTAIN the cor
RICHNESS of their principles That was truly no con
tcmpblc party. II was led by leaders renowned tcr
their wisdom and distinguished for their coluon"'
The doctrine. which they had promug gated with 80
much RE and eloquence are now IN OBLIVION. Inc
Tariff is now All obsolete idea. The Bank OF the United
States is an obsolete idea. Internal Improve
mcnts lby the General Government - 50
Obsolete idea We plant ourselves upon thos,,
prncpIcs They said that they werc trucr Dem
oorats than the Democrats themselves and they open
" proclaimed these senimSnts IN the contest oi -,
Why Mr. Pierce beat the Hero of Chcpultepec merely
by plurality vote of the United States, not by ma
iory and hence .hould suppose there was nothing
very dhhesitcnng in the resut-nothng' at 'esst 70
urge the progricty OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT oil ,a ,,a
array having the vote of million thrce
hundred Thousand froemcn carrying one
banner and eSpouuding one set of principles IL Is not
for want of proper support that they d'sbanGed.
far otherwise They have since vanished. They have
| gone TO the tombs They have dug their own graves
and descended into them. and they leave liz proof
that they did because they have violated their
pedges and forakcn their faith Chcesl. That ia the
ground upon which the Wings Themselves put the dis
nenbermept of their party. That is the ground they
for organizing new party mat Il the reason
they sdduce for going into new organz Cheefs
Z. 4. bn tpstIm
as implied in their advocacy OF the very measures
which the Democrats now sustain TO satisfy the Dem
ocratr party that in their hands was the salvation ~
| the country The experience OF every one VINO haH
watched the course of events and studied the history
of our Government since its inception, will satisfy him
that all that wise and patriotic md good IN that his
tory has been accomplished through the agency OF the
| Democratic party Cheers |. Your enemies nave ID
fact conceded il, because when the wings got
| into power there was no measure OF ours fhai
| they ever attempted To reverse. There was
| no policy established by Us that the Wings
| said was unwise Loud cheen They came be-
fore you pleading their case insisting upon tho cor
recircrs OF their views; and now, fellow citizens when
you have almost gone the whole trick they say 10 you
that YOU have poeressed in the wrong directonthaf
the ground which you sh )ud pas was entirely
differ inland that you should pursue another corse
II reminds me of on anccdoe they tell up 10 my conn-
uy IL il with reference To stranger VINO, meeting
two ladies who washing, on the top OF noun
tain inquired Of them the rond leading to Mr. Cafers
house The distance said he. rs long, and wish
To n,t there DtiOe uhfh, VI nfriDF' wv "so"S w
the valley said they until you come to the turn o'
the road When you get there YOU will see that pain
leads right up the mountain IL IA prctty steep one
but follow il. After you get along tia, Tor distance
of about mile You will come to where there ~ "a
great big pine tnc the road aDd when you CONE
there you may know you are wrong Loud iaughterl-
Now when you get to that turn right round and CONS
back To the bottom where you started from, ana take
| the oiher.' Loud laughter. That is the way with
our Wig friends. They say that they had Told zoe
where To go and when Won got there, they told you
YOU must come back AMI take the other road Laugh
| Ter and cheersl. But desire to know whether the
reasons they have aiduced sufficient TO induce
| you 10 make that change! The gentleman mas GOV
| cred the ground OF controversy between the norm
and the South fully that ] feel there - nOt an
| inch for me To- place my foot upon. But tIrc u
one qround which be- has not taken and which riaa
take occasion 10 pas. He says he il not Dem
ocTat. stand upon different ground from hun ID
that r. spect; | am Democrat lChe"nl. Like flii-
in regard Ia slavery ~ was re'naiked Wy the
gentleman I sucked in democracy with my mothers
milk loud cheers and stand here now To Iindicdie
that party, and to demonstrate that all that great:
all that IL glorious in country has been conefrid
uyon il by the Democratic party and by the prnci-
pos of that party. This il BOT question met3y "
the elevation of Democratic men, because, when our
opponenis put their men into powtr-~hsn glorious
Rough ard Ready came into power as no-party
President, be administered the Government upon Tho
principles OF Democracy: and If there we've other
seeds than that kind planted by him 1t was because
h. took The seeds from anothcr basket than that OF
D,mGcracy Cheers. How stands the account be-
tween us now Look at the condition Of the country
it .tend- at hi- time upon the map Dl the world
Why bat lew short years ago-shHt At least ia 10"
| annals Of country-you stood here small, 10
lated ironde-s, heplcs-, pennies province; com
paratiycy, with your borders se4Ie'y k"' wa
| upon the map Of tie world lighting u" ine
| principles of Democracy. going for equal nsht-
| for that quality which Is 80 dear to the
heart OF every man. THIS country entered INTO The
conflict with one of the most powerful nation. on the
fs,e of The earth and she out Of Il glorious and
,;nLs,t IN oud cheers With the Declarsiion oi