Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-07-31

litionized. And the American party, rising
upon the ruins Of the Wing party, did it upon
The hopa and assurance, as ! believe, that they
Vould be able to establish a national party.
They did establish a national party and bow
long did il last? L lasted until they had the
first national convention, when they broke
ssunder-the North going TO itself, and the
South standing By itself, with a few exceptions
in the North. maintain there is but one
party that is national, and that is maintaining
The rights Of the South. ! DO not pretend to
saw that the South Americans are not as con-
sentative, national, and true to the c%onstitu-
tioDaI rights Of the South as any party-l
know thew are but I know, at the same tine,
they have no such support at the North as to
give them power to carry out their purposes.
Then where are we to look2
90 ask you to 90 to the record, and begin as
far back as IS45, aud let as see how il stands
In 1913 Florida proposed 10 be admitted into
the Union as a slave State. How stood the
vote on that question: In the House, North
ern Democrats voted-yeas 2os nays 4 an
others from the North, nays 81. In the Sen
ate. Northern Democrats-l2 yeas, nays none /;
all other Northern men-yea none, nays y.
Therefore Florida would not have been ad-
mitted, but for the votes OF the Northern
Democrats.
again: When Texas sought to be annexed,
how stood the vote? / was opposed to the
acquisition Of Texas, and therefore | make
every allowance. Iopplsed it upon the grounds
Of opposition to all territorial aggrandizeTeni;
but when the question zane here, how did
the vote stand? Northern Democrats in the
House-yeas 81, nays 3; all others from the
North-yeas none, nays 80. Then it got not a
single Northern vote except Democratic ones.
Now | ask Southern gentlemen If that is not
significant ? IL that does not teach some
thing? II it does not point to something ?
I II C-aL--- CT --hF-w e. -I-auaHnn
We are not s.rong enough to admit her, and
we have to look TO the North for her sdmis-
sion. Who comes to our assistance North
ern Democrats, and Northern Democrats
alone.
Again: When the fugitive slave law was
passed, how did the vote stand2 Northern
Denocrats-yeas %, nays Il all others from
the North-yeEs 3, nays %. Then the fugi-
tive slave law never could have been passed
but by Northern Democratic votes. II only
received three Northern votes outside Of the
Democratic party, and | believe they were
Whigs, and therefore it never could have beer
passed bat for the Democratic party.
But | come down to later times, when the
Kansas-Nebraska bill was here. Gentlemen
say that was not a Northern and Southern
question. I will not pretend to argue that.
ALI that / know is what / find on the record
How did the vote stand? Northern Demo
Gratis in the Houss-yeas A., nays IS all other
representatives Of the NOrih-B0t one yea,
NAYS 81 Then the Kansas-Nebraska bill,
which I regard as a Southern measure, did not
receive a single Northern Wing vote in the
House Of Representatives. How did it stand
in the Senate 1? Northern Democrats-yeas
IA, nays4 How many Northern Wings voted
for it? Not one.
"Upon each and every one Of these measures
we have had to rely upon the Northern Demo-
- -. 81 20 auakafn than And with
out them they would have been lost I will
state another fact in regard 70 the Kansas bill.
II there mad not been a Southern Senator in
the world-if the last one Of US had been en-
quilted before the vote was taken, the Northern
Democrats would have passed it over all
opposition. II received Northern Democratic
votes enough to pass 1t without the vote of a
single Southern Senator and not one Northern
Wig would stand by us to vote for it. Il may
be said there is nothing in that but is it not a
strange coincidence, that in each Of these
measures the Democrats sustained what are
supposed to be the rights and interests Of the
South, and all others from the North voted
against them ?-none except Democrats stand
ing with US, except three, on the fugitiVe'Ga
bill.
"Now, sir, when You come to the election
Of Mr.. Speaker Banks, how does the record
stand? After ten weeks Of toll and labor,
how does it stand? In the final vote Mr..
Banks received one hundred and three votes,
and Mr.. Aiken one hundred. How many
Northern votes did Mr.. Aiken get, and who
were they? Mr.. Aiken did not receive a sin
gle Northern vote which was not a Democratic
vote. Where were the North Americans then.
who mean to 90 US justice - who mean to
stand by US in the preservation OF our rights ?
Did a single one Of them vote for Mr.. Aiken -?
Not one. Every Northern vote for him was a
nn-----~As- - 81 aror- oHh,r N,rsh.-. -
was Isst against him. He received every
Southern vote, American and all, except one OF
two but not one Northern vote except from
the Democratic party. How was il upon the
Topeka convention bill in the other House a
few days ago? The very same thing substan-
tally in regard to that. Now, | ask Southern
men-and / wish my voice could reach to
every man in the South-how do you think,
with these facts before ycu, your rights are to
be preserved 4? You tel me / ought not to vote
FOR the Democratic patty. Where shall l fee
for safety and protection for myself, for my
wife, for my children, and the graves Of ny
aRcestOrs2 Whom shall / trust at the North?
Here and there is a man whom you may trust
but what organized party there may you trust,
when the rights Of the South are in danger?
If there were no other question In the world.
and there was that isolated fact staring me in
the face, I should feel bound now, as a man
consulting the interests of the country, 70 east
the vote which | have suggested.
(" There is another cons deration. Are we
not bound by an Obligation, as high, as solemn
as honor itself, TO stand By those who have
succored Us in our hours Of trial9 What in
have these gentlemen Of the North to
by US? IL they were but consulting the
preJudices, and passions, and fanaticism of
their people, they would 90 on with the great
tide, swimming, gloriously and quietly. Yet
Hhn -H~raeTrn r0wu~ ha-a HIn-~ - -
the Constitution they stand by its compro-
misses ; they stand by the country. For that
hey receive anathemas at the North, and, be it
said to our shame, too often anathemas at the
South. To the South / would say in solemn
condemnation, GO on in your work Of ingrati-
1Ude, if you choose to peril all treat these
men with the iRgratitude and injustice with
you are treating some Of them and
the dark hour comes, you know that you
Ire in a hopeless minority, you know that that
is becoming weaker every days and
when another storm shall come, whom will you
upon to suecor you? You Danish those
nen who have stood by you you denounce
hem as enemies to the country /: you have
them with ingratitude and injustice
nd when the hour Of trial and danger comes,
where will you find your support-where =?
his solemn warning comes up as an echo, and
Where? ] appeal to this record ; il !
ou find them not there, you will find them not
t all. If you find them not at all, what will
GU doY Men Of the South, what can you do?
70 allies at the North no support there ; no {
1ccOr there. Your venerable men are taken :
way from the public councils, swallowed mp {
/ fanaticism, and what viii you dot You i
ave but one last refuge, and that is your I
right arm to defend yourself. Then the I
nd has come, and then all our cherished devo- {
on to the Constitution and the Union will (
vail US nothing; We Of the South shall be left
defend ourseivei, our own 6resides, our own {
gods, our wives, and our daughters
e shall be left single and alone to stem the
arful tide. Fearful as this may be, we will
and by them and die by them.S =