The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-06

From the New Hampshire Patriot

From the New Hampshire Patriot.
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN s. WELLS,
Al Exeter November 20 The brilliant celebration Of
recent National Vctoryn behalf Of the Constitution and Ms
Union.
FELLowoITzEss You have together upon this oc-
casion to manifest your feelings and sentiments upon the
election of Mr. Buchanan to the presidency The roaring
cannon the 10Y and qualification exhibited in all your
faces the brilliant which have this evening wat
nessed and the wild hurahs which have but just subsidized
demonstrate the deep sincerity OF 10Y with when
has filed each throbbing heart before All this is right
We have oced before and felt deeply grateful that sue
cess had crowned the efforts of the democratic party but
never have had occasion for such deep gratitude
as this election warrants Our counrymen re]oiced when
the soldiers of King George piled their surrendered arms
at Yorktown They again reoeed when the great expert
en free representative was fairly started
based upon written constitution They have since often
exuled political successes, and national triumphs
upon the field of strife but until now have any por-
ton of our citizens had occasion to rejoice
trate party which denied the binding obligations OF the
constitution and cursed the covenant of our fathers
revolution anticipate that before the last funeral march
should be beat and the final oey fired over the grave OF
the last of that noble band political party OF sufficient
number to excite apprehension would arise 70 disregard
the last appeal of Washington and attempt to array one
section of this glorious Union against the other party
under the lead of who would dare to denounce the
American constitution and 10 free themselves from Its
binding influence erociousy turn upon citizens of an
other section and fendshy proclaim that "they looked
forward the day when there shall be serve nsurrec
tion in the South when the black man armed with Brit M
freedom and wage of determination against his mas
ter when the torch of the ncendary shall light up the
towns and cities of the South and blot out the last vest
ge of slavery and that they would hail such event
as the dawn of political millennium and who further
mady oiced that they beheld the day of the formation
Of sectional parties distinctly northern and southern the
consequence of which, If successful would most manesy
in the end produce dissolution of the American Union
Four weeks ago. party under the lead OF men holding
such internal sentiments as have repeated stood up all
over the northern States and confidently proclaimed the
certainty of their success and the absolute prostaton OF
democratic party. But thanks to the glorious democ
racy Of the Keystone State all honor to the true men OF
nois thrice glorious freemen of Indiana and lasting
gratitude the of New Jersey who have proved true
the constitution faithful to the principles which underlie
the American Union and spurnng all false and unsound
appeals have maintained the true national position, by
standing firmly and resolutely with brethren Of the
South in preserving the unity Of the States.
Let loudly rejoice this glorious and mighty
suit and send forth and afectionate greetings
south those who have thus rescued the Union
from destruction and sent forward to future generations
the enjoyment of those political and social blessings which
cost 30 Of the best blood of the heroes of the revo
on and the untring efforts Of the founders of the repub
lic
Let us again rejoice that the fearful political combiaa
tcns of bgotIy, fanacsm, intolerance and ndelity to
the constitution routed and dispersed and that
the late ubant organization composed of ancient feder
aists of modern wings Of violent abotonists of know
nothngs North and South of reesoilers native Amer
cans and hates of the American Union, lie PROSTATE
p0weress, and dishearened
Let rejoice that enough Of party have
been able to stem the storm of naticsm which has swept
the North and thereby rescued from destruction
dearest political and social rights that the democratic col
umn is still unbroken and that the administration is
to be guided by man emnently qualified for the disn-
guished position, and Vho WiU enter upon the duties e his
office supported By the uesrved confidence of the entire de-
ocracy Of The nation and sustained by every branch Of the
The only consolation resulting from this contest to our
opponens in this region is that they have by the most
warranted appliances united the majorityvote of New
England against the democratic party This they did in
1840 with the exception of New Hampshire This they
did in 1892 with the exception of New Hampshire and
Maine and they produced the results in 1874 and
in l848 cannot therefore, be disguised that their chief
triumph is the fall of the democracy of New Hamp
SHIRE who have stood triumphanty victorious against all
and every unsound appeal and device in every pesden
al election for the last years and even
now we can proudly point record conclusive
proof Of the fidelity Of party. The democratic vote is
75l larger this autumn than was cast at last spring
Perce) by 1880 votes True fraud and fanatcism have
controlled but friends In other States will that
New Hampshire democrats have not fltered, shown
want Of confidence in the principles which they have SO
long sustained
The general success Of the opposition in New England
will inevitably operate to the disadvantage Of ths section
OF the country New England has in the South ten mil,
lions casoners and our manufacturing and mechanical
interests rely for support to very large extent upon the
trade of that section of the country The ships of New
England are ever in southern ports and enjoy the carrying
Destroy these sources of profit and what will be the effect
upon New England enterprise moments thought will
suggest the sad result 1t is idle to think retain
the goodwill and trade of southern and be
constantly engaged in assaults upon their vital interests
change in business in the last years clearly shows the
unfortunate effects Of the msdirected efforts Of many New
England men, The citizens of the city of New York
dersand this matter WELL and while the merchants in
Boston struggling retain the southern trade it ia
being steadily and rapidly transferred to the former
porium,
eifpreservation is the first law of nature; and as the
South becomes convinced that the people Of the city
New York ready recognise their constitutional
rights and to struggle maintain them they have in
the late election and thereby covered themselves with
honor and renown the ordinary impulses of nature prompt
But in New England where the leading who control
the commerce. the manufacturing and the mechanical in
erests constantly arousing the people to upon
southern rights who be surprised that alterations
should follow2
Since 1885 New England has been the great hobed Of
aboitonism and has done produce the bitterness
which now exists and the excitement which have just
passed through than any other section Of the country and
the leaders Of that party still their determination to
wrest all political power from the South and place it In
the hands OF those who have sworn sp until their
peculiar notions control the entire republic Turn the
tables, gentlemen, and what would we do2 Would we
give our money and sustain people constantly warning
upon our best interests And expect of the South
submission TO that which would not for a to-
crate The answer is obvious Let the South adopt
ton from New England what would be the resut2 The
answer OF every rejecting would be to all the
manufacturing interests And let Them they can with
ease turn their trade mechanical work from this section
and the hand Of the New England mechanic win at once
to very great extent be stayed and paralyzed
But say opponents New England can take care of
ITSELF and the South cannot I New England man.
all my interests here II Is my birthplace II will un