Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-08
Mr.. cox. With the permission Of the gen

Mr.. cox With the permission Of the gen,
tleman from Kentucky
Mr.. H. MARSHALL. understand the OBJ
ject of the gentleman from Ohio, which is to
rectify my statement in regard to his wing Of
the Democratic party. think the gentleman
can as easily q K that matter when get through,
as now.
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. II. MARSHALL. The gentleman from
Ohio will have an opportunity after have con-
cluded what have to say.
Mr.. BURNETT. l want the fact to 90 to
the country that my colleague declines to yield
| for correction.
Mr.. HUMPHREY MARSHALL. It may
go to the country that his colleague declines,
and 1t may go to the country that his colleague
has the floor here--this House having voted
down the demand for the previous question
but that gentlemen voted for it, 1t may go
that his colleague does not want to occupy
much time, but wants the facts and reasons to
60 to the country, which will justify his action
and disarm those men who have set upon him
in the country. because, forsooth, he voted
with the Black Republican party. Sir. l am
here to-day to say that upon such a vote,
whenever cast and whenever to be cast, will
stand with the Black Republican party, or any
other party that has the patriotism and the
honesty to cast it. -....
Sir, you and have served in this Hall long
enough for you to know that am committed
to the line oi policy upon which have acted
in this matter; and committed to it, l am
proud to say, irreuoca6ly. l would like to
know whether, with the principles which we
have ever contended for, which we contended
for in 1850, which are contained in your Gin
cinnati platform, contained in the American
platform, and in whatever else you have COW
cred under the title of popular sovereignty
to wit: that the will of the people in each
locality should determine their own institu-
tons, whether slave or free-any sane man
could expect me to vote otherwise than as
have yotedg When these men from the North
come up and patrioticaIy give their votes for
that principle, why is it that they are taunted
with the epithet of Black Republicans What
more do You want than the principle for which
they votedS What more have you ever de-
manded? What other principle have we ever
stood upon than the very principle which that
vote asserted? We have stood upon it be-
cause it reached platf.rm upon which every
honest man, from every section Of this coun-
try, could stand. That vote fulfilled the con-
ditions Of your platform touching the slavery
issue. 1t filed my platform; it filled the plat
form Of all of us who advocated the principle
Of popular sovereignty in the true meaning Of
that term. And what do you now propose2
Mr.. COX. Mr.. Speaker
| [Calls to order.
Mr.. II. MARSHALL l decline to. Weld
the floor.
Mr.. cox. wish to say
[Cries of "Order!" "Orderl" "Orderl"1
Mr.. II. MARSHALL. hope ! shall now
be allowed to go on and finish what have to
say.
say that these Republicans had come up
to all that we ever contended for touching the
equality Of the States and the right of the
people of Kansas to establish their own insti
tutions in their own way; and they have come
up to it with the intent to make it the law.
Had the people Of Kansas received the Crit
tenden amendment; had they chosen to adopt
the Lecompton constitution, and to establish
slavery in that State, then these gentlemen
have provided all the instrumentalties neces-
cary TO the procurement Of such n result But
when the Republicans yielded this, you, gen.
tlemen Of the Democratic party, would not
have i'll 1t will be for you to go to the South
and tell the South what there was in that
amendment, what there was in that principle,
that fell shoyt Of all your former requirements.
Was it that you could not stand the proclama-
tory power Of the President, in case the pco-
pie Of Kansas adopted another constitution
Then, be it remarked that when the bill, as
offered by Mr.. CRITTBSDES in the Senate, re-
quired that if they adopted another constitu.
ton in Kansas, IL should be sent to Congress,
members Of the Democratic party opposed it
on the ground that 10 did not close the g,ies-
tion, but kept the Kansas imbrolio open.
When the Montgomery -Crittenden amendment
provided for closing it. as we supposed would
suit you, you then opposed it, because nwould
be giving too much poper 10 the President.
Mr.. Speaker, have tried in this matter to
do exactly what was right have keptin my
minds eye, all the time, the tendencies I see
before me in this country. knew that the
Gulf States had made platforms upon which,
it was said, they would feel bound to secede
from the Union. am told to 20 forward, lest
they do secede. Now, sir, who is so bold, in
this assembly, as to rise and say that he is a
disunionist7 Not one. Who is there, in this
assembly, who will rise in his place and say
that he will go to the Southern States with the
black flag Of disunion unfurled for that people
to follow There is a silence, sir, over this
House, in response TO that inquiry, like the 81
lence ofthe grave. Secession dlsunion Why
sir, "'tis the eye of childhood that fears tn,
painted devil" have no fear Of disunion.
have no fear that the people Of the South will
listen for moment to the whispers Of disunion.
They are chivalrous, brave, and true and woe
to the politician who proclaims himself dis
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