The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-13
SPEECH OF HON. j. nj. sANDIDGE,
OF LOUISIANA,

LOUISIANA,
On the question of referring the Presidents message to the
Committee of the Whole the state of the Union de-
ivered in the House of Representatives, January l.
1851. a.#
Mr.. SANDIDGE said
Mr.. SPEAKER: When return--as soon will-to those
who sent here and shall be asked of what had
Washington and what it that engaged the atten-
ton OF the representatives of great people, and what of
good had been done for the country the be-
SO FAR MS our action concerned that day by day. week
after week and month after month"; before the election the
chief business of all parties the creation of political
capital upon which to draw in the then coming presidential
campaign and that after the election there seemed be
no greater object of interest than the establishment of the
fact that not cheated Ia sending us here the people were
green enough to be swindled afterwards Yes sir the
whole of them-democrats, republicans and know-noth-
ings
do not to say, sir that each gentleman upon this
floor 10 trying to show that his constituents OF that
class Oh mol Only to prove that the constituencies Of
other members have been taken in.
The calculation of this matter seems particularly inter
estng to gentlemen whose friends were defeated; and
dare say 1t will be very comfortable reectiono those
who assisted in it by their votes otherwse-to know
that this high and mighty Congress- after much debera-
ton and the almost entire neglect of else had
established concusvey that they, the people not
able to take of themselves
And to those gentlemen who anxious to know
awhere they sand the reflection that they had proven to
their satisfaction at least that they still in good
company, will, doubt not be equally consoatory
Now sir the first article in the creed Of that party
of which am member declares, "tha the American de-
mecacy place their trusin the intelligence the patriotism,
and the discriminating justice of the American people, and
have sought the floor to-day Mr. Speaker not for the pur
pose of saying word upon any legitimate subject of
legislation before usfor that if not out order would
tanly be out of character with this bodybu by APP
peal to the common of the people of the nation in
woke that discriminating justice upon which rely to
stay with strong hand, these sectional waves now be-
coming tidal in their character and that famed into great
fury might ngulf the eghed hopes of every lover of
the Union.
The gentleman from Maryland Mr. DAvIsl said yeser-
day that his 1.-THE American) party had been reading
lesson it would be well to remember" desire to recall
some of those lessons to refresh the memories Of his
party friends would point those of the South to the
knownothing whirwnd that sprpging up in the North
three years ago. brought into this House largs
ority of its present MEMBERS and would remind them
in its proscrpve through that section it struck
down by of the democrats how they of the order
exulted in the rumphs of what they pleased to call
great national and conservative party and how, when
its Representatives met upon this floor of the South
could find but half dozen from the North with whom
they could associate in political acion--thus demon
srating what, from the beginning, had been charged
against the party by the democrats that it in
its organization but scheme of abolitionism and free
solsm to sweep the northern and divide the southern
States And II in the South there any left OF those
who joined IL with honest belief that something
through would be done to the peace and good
order OF society," the equality of rights the fount OF
liberties and the glory ofour God would direct them to
the ruins and bloody walks Of Lousville the fresh earth
upon the graves ofmen slaughtered BALTIMORE the rule
OF violence in New Orleans and other places and the
ea destruction OF confidence between and bis brother
and ask them If were for such fruits and such lessons
they would longer uphold it And if they shall cay
ready to do that it their diversion in IA
of Mr. Fillmore that elected Mr. Buchanan it will be
sufficient to remind them that such their intention
and that Mr. Buchanan had carried by majority all
opponents enough of States to elect him. Ii this shall
satisfy them only refer to the elections for State Off
in Illinois and other States where by union OF their
northern friends with the black republicans the democrats
have been defeated and TO the other Of the
few members from the North who uniformly voted here with
their South American friends instead with the republicans
every OF them has been slaughtered at home by
party because of that fact And If still Of comfort
they would have TO the good effected by their order in
the lessons given perhaps IL will be enough TO know
that it has, in twoshort of course
done for the advancement Of the holy Catholic Church
than could have been done by its ministers in twenty
ginal distinctive principles were almost unknown have
been swallowed up by migher questions. With these
Blossoms and achievements should they be content trust