Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-07-29
GOV. Brown AT BEIFOz.

From the EtssissFpsnl
Mz- EBrroa: On The q inst, enintgligsn.
ana apu7sciatiye audience listened % the speech
81 senator BroWn,at Senton. He announced
himself a candidate for reelection TO TIE Uni
States Senate, and said If there we're those
who disspproEed his course 10 canvassiag be-
fore tle people for the position be begged q
. remind them that be bot followed al example
1=l hy o-ners, and which seemed 70 have been
slncaousd By public opinion in other contests.
scr more than twenty years it had been the
-ls.ca in Mississippi for Senatorial aspirauts
OBJ present Themselves directly before me peo-
Die. Others might condemn n, but his own
judgment spplauded the practice A Senator IN
theory represents the sovereignty If the State
bat he sovereignty was IN the people, and no.
In the soil. When, therefore, a candidate for
tie Senate appealed 10 the people, be appealed
% The source of that sovereignty which 1t was
b.s du-y to represent, IL elected.
Coz. Brown said that IN presenting himself
thus before the people be invited the fullest
s~crgiHy into bis public acts, and laid himself
O1eu 90 the most free Interrogation as 10 what
should be his course N the future. He hoped
tlas others who were, OF who contemplated be-
irg candidates for the Senate, would also pre-
cent themselves 70 the end that the people
might investigate their sntecsdents, and know
from their own lips what they meant to DO if
aAAN hEAE E4eNGEl. 3A-Al4NaAADu A4A ucru a.
pressed that be and others would get into dis
putstO1s and thus lead TO strife among our
parts friend5. Fer himself he anticipated no
such thing. he knew Of no reason why every
man ia the State could not be a candidate for
tue Senate without disturbing the party harmo-
NY. he knew IL could be SO, If others took
tie course be had marked out for himself. he
had 20 attack TO make on any one. He recog-
rized every msU'srigbt 70 compete for the hon
ora Of Office and though an hundred should en-
ter The field, 10 enc OF them would ever hear a
harsh word from him.
The Governor then took up the slavery ques-
tiCn, which he Characterized as the AarOn's
rcd IN politics, which had swallowed up all
other issues. he eNhorted the people to unity
cf action, and besought them most earnestly
10 forget past difereaces and JON together un-
ser one standard. He pointed to the threaten
ings Of abohtion-to its growing power, and
warned the audience that whatever calamity
bsfel the South the responsibility would rest
heavily upon our own people. We ought to
cease qusrTeiiHg about immaterisl matters
and unite our forces against a common en-
emv.
lie said totie Know-Nothings, it wasa pa
t-iotic duty they owed the country to initiate the
example TO the 0id-Line Wings, and like them.
seeing there was no hope for the success Of their
peculiar theories, 10 give up their organization
FOR the time being ard unite cordially with the
Democrats 10 opposing the abolitionists. This
suggestion he thought vas not unreasonable.
We are q strong and powerful psrty-you are
week ard feeble. Mahomet may 20 10 the
uountaIn-the mountain can never 20 to Ma
homet. The Democrats have all the Sou'hern
States bat one-a large portion OF the Northern
States-ths President aud a majority in both
ussE ct CONGRESS. such a paTty cannot
1s nor cant 20 over TO the weakest psrty.
fhf KBog-NothiBgs OF he othef hand. are ia 4
Majority everywhere. 1hey cnuld, if they
chose, come 70 the DemocTsts- Hs thought 81
1ae present coalition Of the country. ard for
Le common defense Of our rights, they ought
to rally under the oalV 3aaner that waved over
abolition ia he Nofth-tke boazsr Of Dsnoc-
racT.
The speaker next discussed The slavery ques.
ion ia its social aspects, aud Ia this connex-
ieu, went on 10 thow that it had an eIesatipv
lrl.euce on he white Tacs-that It nut white
people on footng Of equality-inereased the
value a white labor, 5y opening up, and sus-
tanning new and lmr0rtsnt markets, and closed
Eilh an appesl 70 TIE non-slaveboider 20 turn
q deaf ear 70 Seward, Greeley & Co, who. like
serlsnts, had cTept into this Eden Of ours ard
were d~fatiling poison into the hearts Of cur
people
Ils Kansas imbT5-ie WAS next discussed.
Gov. Brown briefly sSesched the difficulties in
that territory, and spoke ia lsrrls Of bitter re-
roach OF those who had been faHning The
danes Of civil war ID that unhappy country.
Re read and commented On the exact ~langusgs
of TIE President IL his Instruction 10 Mr.. Walk
er and said that while be could not entirely ap-
troFs, he did not ceRsure the use Of the lar
% 20. he read Mr.. Walkers own language
showed hOw much IL varied from that Of
e President. he expressed his surprise and
8ssp regret az the course Walker had taken,
sn8 said. be coaii rot, and would not, sustain
tir. The President he'd said tae constitution
Of Kansas vas to be submittedt0 The people for
Ser approval or ~disapproFaA. THIS was "a
.hsr az sclouabis under all the circumstances
-bnti j the President meant BY THIS PEOPLE
De legally qualified voters N ne Territory, and
BE ~s1bgssea be did. then be (the epsaker) was
prepared % say, we will 60 With yen thai Ear.
BIT lir. Walksr bad charged the phEaseology.
fsngnara vas, that the constitution should
submitted 20 the SETTLERS. Bg settlers,
~ rn-ster understooi anybody and every
scdp-lgee negroes, uluatErsizea Persons,
Frsesolers. &C.. &c, ali were covered under
~ comnreaensiEe word settler. Sirs, said
Governor Brnwn. I stand pledged 70 receive a
.5rsatstion fafriv made by the honest bona
vuters e. Kansas, and / will redeem the
,lsivr. Batffa constitution Is brought to ne
fom The hands ~ the settlers, free asgroes
Freesoiers, foreigners 1nlatuTaiized, and
iatirs born citizsns-nen OK all creeds and
.oiors-psopls from every rouatry a2d every
sas, I VII rjsct it.
Gar. Brown bad orroped he admission OF
california because her Constitution was formed
b the settlers. He ehoald apply the ssmerule
0 Kansas. n this connection me Governor