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

er, and stand unit upon this question. we
talk Cd good deal upon that subject. Daring
the conversation there was statement made,
that ore reason why Judge Douglas fell himself
aggrieved. and why ne had pursued this course,
was that there had been an attempt upon the
part OF tue present Administrator to destroy
him 10 crush him, 10 break nun down: INA. ms
friends had been neglected in appointments ard
the claims OF Illinois OYeriooheI and ma. Judge
Douglas did not intend to be crushed by the pre-
sent Administration.
In nv speech Of the Goth March. with such
statements from honorable gentlemen, the
extraordinary course of Judge Douglas and
his colleagues in this House, and other EVIL
dences of highly significant character,
which did not feel at liberty TO use, think
| was fully justified in saying III reference to
Judge Douglas:
Il fear ambition ms done its work. | fear
imaginary private grlets have been actively al
work. | have heard of meeting of the Eli
nois delegation to consider of the policy TO be
pursued
And, sir, the gentleman from Illinois, Mr..
Marshall, in his first speech, b!cathci !orth
the general dissatisfaction OF judge Douglas
and his friends, as the following extract will
show. Speaking Of Illinois, the gentleman
Says
From the moment she became sovereign
State TO the present time, she has never failed III
her adherence to the national Democracy. With
men OF acknowledged talents aud statesman
ship in her midst, not one OF her sons mas ever,
at any time, received first class appointment
from the Federal Government Her claims IN
this respect have been dIsregart-d. NotwIth-
standing all this. We have adhered 10 our faith
AMI batlled Tor the right without marlnur.'
Mr.. Chairman, / will add, in this connec-
ton that there are other gentlemen ID whom
might have referrei tho gentleman from
Louisiana, Mr.. Davidson, and another gen
slemen from Kentucky, both OF whom had
similar conversations, in effect, with the
member from Illinois Mr.. Morris. And
vet, sir, after that admission, after my state
ment, after the evidence to which | have re-
ferred, the member brings in this AFFIDAVIT to
raise a question of yeracity with me. oir,
| consign him to that destiny which he de-
serves, and which will be accorded TO him by
the Judgment of the House as well as By the
country ct large.
Having said this much, sir, allow me to
turn in another direction. | am surprised,
bavond degree Surprised that the gentle
man from Ohio Mr. Letter should have 10
duged in the speech with which he enter
tanned Us tonight. lie has sat here 10 com
para.iye silence during the Who'll winter: n
has heard, for FIVE months, this discussion
, 90 on; be has waited until this late hour OF
he session, and this late hour OF the night,
ID make a violent attack upon the Democrat
, ic party in general, and upon his colleagues
from Ohio in particular, when be knows that
there is great chance that they cannot pos
l sibly have any opportunity OF replying to
him. | submit sir, that it was not treating
$ the question, or bis colleagues, or the Demo-
; cratic party, fairly. But that | happen to
have the floor at this late hour of the night
| should have 10 opportunity to advert to 1t,
aud now, having the floor, | Ues leave to in-
dugc in few remarks.
The gentleman commences remarkably,
very remarkably indeed, by charging that
there are traitors in the Democratic party 10
the North. Well; the gentleman is ccmpe-
tent to Judge, for he has had experience upon
that subject.
Mr.. LETTER, Yes, have seen them.
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia. Yes. sir, he has
seen them, and been Of them. | understand
that up to 1854, you were Ct the Democratic
party yourself, and now you charge treason
upon that party which brought you into dis
tiuction, and gave you honor and tame.
Mr.. Letter. | wish to say that have in
my possession means to prove that | stand
upon the same platform now, that | did be-
fore.
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia. Ga, certainly, ex
actly. No man ever changes, but great
party swings around to enable the gentleman
to preserve his consistency. Shame on hlm.
| would not add insult to injury as to affect
to be Interchangeable Who sent the gentleman
here? Did the Democratic party?
Mr.. Letter. a part OF it.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia. Ay, verysmall
part, will be bound. a hunired, perhaps;
gentlemen, who had iitte Ow-feeling for
his old Democracy, whom be took into cor
ncrs, perhaps, in some retired place. Sir,
he was sent here by tho Black Republican
party, and he iosuits them by getting up
here now and claiming still to be q Demo-
crat. BY the gods! | have never seen such
cool AMI deliberate assurance. Yes, sir. he
| played false to the Democratic party il 1894,
and as he Acknowledges, practced treason
against those whom be now denounces. Nor
is that all; he insults the very party to whom
he owes his present greatness by scorning 1t
and telling US that be still cleaves to the
! Democracy aud is still Democrat.
Mr. Letter. | do not claim to belong to
I that Dem cratic larry. | claim that essen;i- !
ally, aud to all intcnIs and purposes, the Re- !
publican party is standing upon Democratic |
/ principles.
Dir. SMITH, Of Virginia Exactly. LORD. |
"how We aFpIes swim" Why sir, that is |
the game such chsngengs ever play, as is |
shown 10 the history Of parties in this Re-
public of ours for seventy-iivc years; the op- |
position to the Democracy have all along .
been trying to get our name. Thoy have |
nicknamed Us almost every other day; yet,
under the Influence Of sound principles, and |
those ennobing sympathies which bind Us
to our kind, wo have made even their nick
names popular. The gentleman Undertook
to proge u, knayes. Sir, he proves hiLseif
and his party, fools in doiog 1t.
Mr.. LE!THER. | wish 10 say that | at
tempted no such thing. | talked about the
Northern Democracy.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia. lie charges the
Democratic party with hypocrisy. lie used
the term hypocrisy more than once delibe
rateIy. He charges ia with playing the
country false; with falsiiyirg our pledges
He arraigns Mr.. Buchanan, the head OF the
Democratic party, as criminal. la charg-
bg Us thus, he undertakes to prove Us xnavcs,
and what does be prove, if anything? That