Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-14

there was q disposition TO commit frau3,
that they we're not cheated out of the return,
on thOse officers. But the January electric,
comes on, and ten thousand good voters
says the gentleman, spoke their voice, in.
stead of the nsigniicantnumber Of two t5ou..
and FIVE hundred, who voted in October
would like to know how the gentleman fni.
out that they were good voters. Where there
/ is no contest, and DISPOSITION to make
grand show think it likely that aim g: eve.
~ body went to the polls and no question,
were asked. But there is evidence Which
marks the character of that vote. Whsn
they took the census upon the frec-Stata si8o
they got the voters to sign q petition 10 tins
Congress to allow Kansas 20 come in upia-
the Topeka constitution. 1t was done AZ lsi.
sure. Every man was put down who had
any claim to being voter. |, was present.
ed here by the Delegate from that Terri,oTv
and is in these words.
Memorial of four thousand one hundred AMI
seventy citizens OF Kansas asking taat Kan.
may be admitted into the Union underline Tons
ka constitution"
Mr. LETTER. wan. to kouw from the oon.
tlemau If he supposes they arc all the voter,
of the Territory?
Mr. SMITH, Of Virginia Il is the censu.
of the Topeka!tes taken by their own rarty
in their own way. and take il for granted
it contains oil the voters they have GOT
IL is not to be supposed they did not swell
the number as large as they con!d and
yet four thousand one hundred and seven.
ty votes are all they have, according u their
own showing.
Wbat argument then, is to be derived
from the assertion that they have ten thou.
sand voters in the Territory! Why, sir tbe
men in buckram of F4lstaf are no compar.
ison. Here is their own official testimony
presented By their own Delegate from thu,
Territory.
Bot come to another statement Of tho
gentleman from Ohio. SIR, | Travelled
through several counties in that State last
fall, before the election, and know the mon.
strous tales that were told to excite the rey.
pie there against the Democratic party -
But sir, the sober second thought Of that
people operated, as it always will 10 thi,
country. and you may see the result By look.
ing at the majority with which Chase was
elected then, and 1t the vote be got 10 this
last election.
Mr. LETTER. Governor Chase was not
elected By majority vote on either Oeca.
sian.
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia. VOL, that make.
no difference. | ask you to look at the vote
be received at the former, and the vote lie re.
ceived at this last election. Sir, truth will
always triumph with the people when they
come to reflect; and you see the mesmeric 10.
auence which it has had there. Well, III.
this being the case, there Is great cutlery
raised by many, aud you see here men woo
have left the Democratic party, men Who are
mere political bawds absolutely calling u 10
account for want OF patriotism. Why, ] re.
collect some days ago, when the honorable
gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. Marshall
with his adroitness, had succeeded in draw
ing the Black Republicans into positions
which violated the principles which they rfO.
tessed, and which they consented 10 occupy
for the purpose of success, and after all we're
defeated, be challenged any one Of them al.
to say that they did not vote with their eve;
open for the Montgomery amendment. he
repeated his challenge, when q memberir.G
| Ohio Mr.. Sherman Acknowledged that h'
party had acted with their eyes open, tg,
had not consented SO to vote until ASSURED
that certain gentlemen would stand by them
to the end. Another gentleman from VhU
Mr.. Glddings stated that he came into tie
arrangement with extreme reluctance, and DN
until he was assured Of the pledge OF honor
of the Douglas wing Of the Democracy to
stand by them to the last.
And that was not all. The gentleman
Cr,,, NJ; NJ " ,pntbpr TINA
read paper in which was put down what
be regarded as the understanding between
the two PARTIES. Ii turned out. upon exam
nation, however, that q good many OF the
Douglas Democrats bad not gone into the OF
rangement, and that the Black Republican;
had been sold. And now in their spite, 10
their veIatou, this pure, immaculate party,
embracing the gentleman, Mr. Letter VI.
dertakes to call W. 10 account Yes, sir, even
be him self, and they, in the vGxatlOn Of tber
heart at having been sold at having bccl
thwarted in their political schemes pr SVs
ceSS-for they gave up their principles u &C
complIsh that and nothing else--tbl5 party, /
which stands before the world as political
charlatans and tricksters, talks about calling
US to account!
Well, sir, | have no fear & them. This
party, which stands before the country, con.
victed, by their own confession, as pOlluca.
bawds, that party whose only end is to WIN
and rule this people, and who strive u &C.
complish that end by means absolutely shock
ing to the moral sense Of the people, excite:
90 fear with me.
Sir, in the mad fauaticism Of the Nlrth--L
will not say the gentleman from OaiJ i IL
cuded in that mass, but 80 far az biz action
Is concerned 1t goes to accomplish the same
purpose-it Is notorious that the great heart
of the Black Republican party is untTicnaJ
to the continuation Of the Union, unless they
can rule it all. They bad rather be The hf';
man in a village, than the second 10 i me- =
They had rather rule 10 bell than serSe =
heaven. Rule or ruin" is the great Jc,rlns
is the great doctrine of that obnoxious
party.
But, sir, have already said enough; 40!
will now conclude by quoting, as aprlcao'
and appropriate to the Black Republican
party, these words of the Internal one 10 bi'
roaring associates:
Bul Of this be sure;
To do aught good will neverbe orr task
But ever 10 do Ill our sole delight
ALEXANDRIA, June H. i>a'
To Hos VIZ. SNITH.-SIR. ] observed ~ M
Globe OF the Sd Iastant, debate N va en- yo.
and others participated; and that Mr.. Mom-@
illinois, after adyertIng 10 your pOIIuca. pos.