Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-05-20

Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio. Mr.. Speaker
The Speaker. Does the gentleman from
Kentucky yield to the gentleman from
Ohio!
Mr.. Marshall, Of Ky. Certainly, sir.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio. I desire to say
that agree in every particular with the
sentiment just uttered by the gentleman
from Kentucky, and l will say as far as my
knowledge extends, every Republican men,
Der of the House read, carefully considered,
and pondered over the Crittenden amend
meni, and voted for it with his eyes open;
but withsthe distinct understanding that the
gentleman from the free States, belonging
to the Democratic party, had pledged to US
their faith and honor that they only want
ed a fair, straightforward. open opportunity
to carry out their principles of popular SOW
ereignty in Kansas, and that they would
stand by and adhere to the proposition made
in that amendment. Relying with implicit
ia 18th upon this understanding, we voted for
the amendment, and have steadily adhered
to it.
Mr.. Burnett. l ask my colleague-for |
know he does not want the facts to go to
the ccuntry with a misunderstanding-to
let me PROFOUND a question to the gentle
man on the other side.
Mr.. Marshall, of Ky. Why. the gentle.
mar will have an opportunity after l an
done.
Mr.. Burnett. But | cannot get it into
your speech. My colleague allows Black
Republicans to make explanations, bu. will
notsJswbis own colleague to ask even a
single question.
Mr.. Marshall, of Ky. ! will yield to the
senior member from Ohio (Mr. Giddings,,
who is a member of the Republican party
as we al. know.
Mr.. Giddings. 1t is probably known, Mr..
Speaker, that ] was about the last TO go in
to the support of the Crittenden- Montgom
erv amendment; and | assure the gentle
man from Kentucky. | assure the members
o. this House and the country, that the on
ly inducement that I had to GO for it WE:
that l understood Il did not hear it my
self-but understood that every gentle
man belonging to the Douglas wing of The
Democratic party stood pledged to TIT
country and to themselves and to their con
stituencies. 20 stand BY that proposition for
ever.
Loud cries from the Republican side o
the House of THAT is true!"
Mr.. Giddings was here taken with a sud
den indisposition, and was carried out o
the Hall in a fainting condition.I
Mr.. Cox. With the permission of the
gentleman from Kentucky
Mr.. Marshall, Of Ky. I understand thu
object of the gentleman from Ohio, which
is to rertify my statement in regard to hi
wing of the Democratic party. think TIT
gentleman can easily fix that matter wner
| get through, as yet.
Mr.. Burnett. understood the gentle
man from Kentucky to yield the floor to me
Mr.. Cox. | appeal to the gentleman as
matter of personal courtesy.
Mr. Marshall, OF Kentucky. The gentle
man from Ohio will have an opportunity
after | have concluded what | have TO say
Mr.. Burnett. | want the fact to 90 K
the country that my colleague declines t,
yield for correction.
Mr.. Marshall, of Kentucky. 1t NAV g
the country that his colleague declines, AM
it may go to the country that his colleague
has the floor here-this House having vote,
down the demand 70. the previous question
but that the gentleman voted for it. tina!
gokbSt bis colleague does not want to oc
cupy much time, out wants the facts an,
reasons to go to the country, which will
Justify his action and disarm those men VIII,
have. set upon him in the country, because
forsouth, he voted with the Black Repub
lican party. Sir, am here to-day to sa,
that upon such a vote, whenever cast an,
wherever to be cast, | will stand with tn.
Black Republican party. or any other party
that has the patriotism and the honesty Il
cast it.
Sir. you and l have served in this Ha!
long enough for you to know that | am com
mitted to the line OF policy upon which
have acted in this matter; and committed Il
it, | am proud to say, ,rrerocably. | wou!,
like to know whether, with the principle.
which we have ever commended for, whicl
we contended for in 1850, which are con
tanned in your Cincinnati platform, contain
ed in the American platform, and in what
ever else you have covered under the title
of popular sovereignty-,o wit: that thu
will OF the people IN each locality should
determine their own institutions, whetheI
slave or iree-any sane man could expect
ne to vote otherwi Use than as ] have voted
When these men from the North come uE
and periodically give their votes for that
pr principle, why is it that they are tauntet
with the epithet of Black Republicaus!-
Whit more do you want than the principle
fol which they voted! What more have
you ever demanded What other principI
have we ever stood upon than the very prin'
ciple which that vote asserted! We have
stood upon it because it reached a p latforn
upon which every honest man, from every
section of this country, could stand. Tha'
vote fulfilled the conditions Of your platform
touching the slavery issue. 1t filled my
platform; it filled the platform of all Of u:
who advocated the principle of popular SOW
ereignty in the true meaning of that term