The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-01-17

WI bhuley--l 10 not DclOng 10 any par
'lcuInr party. | have been looking for some
time for a chance to join the Democratic party.
That party now presents u double asppct--onc
portion believes in one construction of the
kansas-Ncbraska bill and the other in anoth-
er The gentleman from South Carolina adj.
mtS this and tells the opposition to make the
most of it. | await further explanations be-
fore take my position.
Mr.. Davdson--Mr. Speaker, have to say,
in answer to the gentleman, he had better re-
main in the party of his friend, Mr. Fillmore
and the gentleman from Kentucky; the doors
Of the Democratic party are closed to suck as
the gentleman from Missouri; the gentleman
from South Carolina can take care of himself.
The House has kindly INDUCED me in listen
ing to my views of the subject under consider.
ton; and, us see my time has expired, | will
conclude with u reference to the gentleman
from Kentucky, Mr. II. Marshall. He finds
II Democratic President who vindicatcs the
Constitution, and, in so doing, does justice to
every section OF this vast country indiscrm-
nately lie finds II Democratic purity, with
platform upon which every guarantee of the
Constitution may be grounded, and every
right OF cvey portion sustained in lieu of Sec
'ionasln, fanaticism, and every other ism"
upon principles originally laid at the founda-
ton OF our Government principles rcasserted
and argued in the most faithful and eloquent
manner by our candidate, and by every true
Faith Democrat in the free States. Yet, sir,
because the Democratic party has succeeded in
the late fierce contest, in which we fought us
patriots, and our opponents fought as tends;
because they succeeded in giving pcrmancncy
to this Union, the defence and preservation of
which has been committed to their hands since
the accession Of MIR. Jefferson to the Prcsidcn-
cy, in 1901; you find the gentleman from Ken
lucky, who voted for the admission of CaIifor-
nia, with her mob-law Constitution--who yot.
ed for, or approved of, the Utah and New
Mexico, territorial bills, signed by his candi
date for the Prcsidcncy--wllo voted for that
candidate with his Erie letter, affirming that
Congress has the power, under the Consttu-
ton, to legslalc upon slavery in the Terrific
RES, to abolish slavery in the District Of Col.
umbia, and the savc-tradc among the sove.
reign States-wlo, pledged to vote against
the admission Of any other Slave.State, il act
ing in this House, with the gentleman from
New York, Mr.. Haven, and the gentleman
from Indiana, Mr.. Dunn, each of whom has
declared for the power of Congress to cgis!atc
upon the subject Of slavery in the Territories
who has advocated, and, for aught know. is
still advocating, MIR. Fillmore for the Presiden
ry Mr.. Fillmore, who, Notwithstanding his
ERIE letter. and the compromise measure has
been false to both parties, opposing the Demo-
;ratlc party IN the past or the present; who,
after joining the Know Nothing party, which
charged corruption on the old Wing party,
that had endorsed him into the presidential
station, llattered the foreigners on the stump,
begging them, whom he was sworn to pro.
scribe, to vote for him for the Presidency, who
declared, III one those stump speeches., that
the restoration Of the doctrine of popular soy.
'reignty, by the repeal of the Missouri rcstric.
ion, was the Pandoras box, out of which all
nc evils OF the slave agitation had sprung
,hls gentleman, | say, with all these bars of
inconsistency about Inconsistency from
MS aposlacy from timc-honored principles,
which, am free to confess, he once maintain
ID with honor to hmsclf--nconsstcu EN-.
grated upon him by his adoption of other prin.
'iples with which he has lately inocnlatcd him.
sell comes into this House and attacks the
Democratic President and the Democratic
hf'y Tor vlhdlcatlng the very principles which
ic once could clearly see through, until the
Dnoky light Of the dark lantern cloudcd his
letter VISION and mSlcd him into STANCE path
Ways. The gentleman, sir reminds me good
teal OF the story Of the negro and the priest.
mean no ollonce to the grntlrlnan This
'rsro was fond of his neighbours pigs, and
turkeys, and geese. The priest told him that
he took amy more without paying for them,
Ic would send Inn to the devil Sometime
afterwards the negro went to the priest for
'onlesSIon; the priest asked him. Have you
aiken any more geese" NO maSsa' "Have
'oa tn ken any more pigs?" No" "Hlve
'ou taken any more turkeys or gecse?' NO"
We'll, you can so, and | will make the mat
cr all right for yon.". AS he was going away
'e congratulated himself to his brother Sam,
IS follows: He didn't ask me duck airy time
n | would have been sent to the dcv"-
Great laughter, Now, sir, the probations
i confession are searching things | am told,
nd | would advise Democrats never to say
qnatter sovereignty, in the hearing Of the
onorablc gentleman from Kentucky.
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