The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-02

ence Of opinion between individual members of the party
the power possessed by the territorial legislature u
der the organic act In regard slavery With his usual
ability be atouched up these differences with master
hand and the evident enjoyment not only Oh ms own
political party but to the great delight OF the members o.
Now sir let us see ii the differences of opinion among
US should be a subject Of much amusement 10 my friend
from Kentucky when we take review Of the harmony
which has prevailed among bis political friends du
ring the brief period of It's existence The first public act
of the American party its convention in June lsbb
OF its private anterior TO that time only point
the election of large majority OF northern representa-
tves this ooto the aid which il rendered In the cleo
ton OF eleven United States senators and ten governors at
North all of whom gave their support to Mr. Fremont for
the presidency in the recent election These its private
acts they understood by the country But to the
convention In regard to foreigners and Catholics their
hatred harmonious and cordial Upon these questions
they agreed and disagreement manifested itself until
the subject OF slavery presented and when 1t was
DONE the difference of opinion was 30 great that almost
the northern delegation bolted, and called another
convention be held Cincinnati Those who remain
ed in your conyention-most of whom were from the
Southpassed what is known as the twelfth section OF
your platform, which beg gentlemen TO remember was
rspudiad by every State council in the whole North as
the subsequent convention of this party held at
Cincinnati and in which seven northern States were rep
and yet told by my friend from Kentucky
northern and southern democrats do not consue the
| Kansas bill alike .t 81 80 5.,5.fll X 4lat
Upon the assembling Of the present Congress- the gem
eran party in this House had about four candidates for
the speakershp of Them however voted for the pres
Speaker after having voted for the gentleman from
the gentleman himself Mr. H. MARsHALI and then voted
for the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr. HEsRy NJ Fu-
the bitter endal these various Candidates repre-
senling ntenss American feeling varying only to the
that local influences controlled the particular tenes
held by each in regard to slavery This party was
divided here into what was known as North and South
Americans and american republicans and still the democ
racy TO be upbraded holding different opinions
the Kansas bill II must be further observed that not
wthstanding the rupture which occurred at the June
venon OF this party they agreed to meet at the same
place last February and nominate candidate for the
presidency and in obedience TO this resolution they by
way Of being exceedingly harmonious met four days be-
fore the Time and set work. in the first place. to deter
mine whether the North South American delegation
from Pennsylvania should be considered the best Amer
over the way, Mr.. EDE, were admitted TO participate in
the work OF building platform and nominating cand-
date After much elaboration, North and South Ameri-
cans deemed unsafe as leaders and the old platforms
of each as being unfit service and class known
as verbage Americans take the control OF the party and
reconstruct platform out Of such Of the old materials as
could BY any possibility Se asd Wnen ms Sst tbsp
could not stand upon the new platform nor continue mem
bers of any national organization Of which is the SUI
preme - and yet to be represented because we
construe differently the Kansas bill g I'll u55G sH
Nor this all Only day or two after these same gen
temen Regardless of the dcord of sentiment between them
as princi thought that they might agree on candi-
das f5s ssidency and accordingly, North and South
republican and verbage Americana all met TO
T standard-bearsr, Mr. Fillmore the fortuna te
Individual and upon the announcement boiling Of the
northern delegation took place. and convention was
called be held New York. where an American candi
date might be chosen, In June that convention did meet
and the Hon N Banks jun was selected and immedi-
aey another secession took place. and another convention
of this party nominated Mr. Stockton OF New Jersey
as the true American candidate for the presidency whilst
upon the decnaon of Mr. Banks Mr. Fremont was chosen
as the proper person fill the vacancy. And the
democratic party is by leader of the American forces
upon this floor to be charged with differences of opnion
! Whilst upon the subject it would be WELL perhaps to
call the attention OF my friend from Kentucky to the views
held by the friends of Mr. Fillmore in the North and the
reasons why he received their support and 90 this be
among his men so closely as he did those o the DEM
ask bis attention to ON editorial published in the New
York Express leading Fillmore paper and one OF whose
editors think the Fillmore candidate for governor
in that State In the article the editor undertaking to
show that Mr. Fillmore is better than Mr. Ere
mont He says to the republican, s.l- SAT- a5aals M
why ask this question What reason affords Mr.. Fill
mores life for the asking Look at his votes Congress
when representing the Erie district New York Contrast
them with Premont when Only seventeen working days in
the Senate Mr. Fillmore is the only President under whose
free rrory ha been snns5sa 70 s D"ten
California under Fillmore, came into the Union Free Why
doubt 2" aff t ta3.t 3FH
Next will read from Hon. Hiram Ketchum, promi-
nent potcia of New York, and leading supporter OF
Mr.. Fillmore in the recent election He says ia as
attached myself in early life that party which
always and opposed to the extension Of slavery and
ways had that creed these republicans can't take
patent for it, for many long year. and say that Aard
ether principle but that which would prevent the further
| tension .. slavery, @t a
This is an extract frs. speech which is rererted at
length in the New York Express And further sir allow
me to read from the New York Commercial Advertiser,
another of Mr. Fmores organs in that State and which
paper eneavoring prove also to the republicans of
that State that Mr. Fillmore is better feesoler than Mr.
Fremont 9
Mr.. II. MARSHALL. The gentleman does not discrmi-
| nate between snt-savery man and q free-soer.
Mr.. CRAWFORD. mean an,i-slavery mans and now