The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-03-31
MISCELLAN EOUS.
LEcOMPToN.

We publish below. the essential por.
tions of the able Speech of Hon. J. B.
HAsKrN of New York. Mr.. H. spoke
Immediately after his colleague Hon.
George Taylor. an ancient Buffalo
Platform" man, and present violent
denouncer of that class of democrats of
whom Mr.. Haskin is fearless and tai
ented Represen ative. This speech will
we'll repay perusal: "
approach the discussion Of one Of
the most important questions, SO far as
the existence of the national Democracy
and the Union are concerned, that ever
in my judgment has been presented to
the consideration and decision of the
Congress of the nation, with diffidence,
lest may not be able. as the only Dem
ocratic Representative from the great
State of New York opposed to the Lee
compton constitution, to do the subject
that justice which it deserves. hope
it will not be deemed egotistical in me
to refer to the position that l have ever
occupied in my native State as nation
al Democrat, always standing up for all
the constitutional rights of the South.
In l848, it was my province and plea
sure, as member Of the Democratic
general committee in Tammany Hall, to
offer resolutions ratifying the nomina-
tions of Cass and Butler; and on the
same occasion, it was the privilege of
one OF. my now Democratic colleagues
on this floor to offer resolutions in op-
position thereto, and in favor of the
views of those who supported Van
Buren and Adams. Subsequently. I
had the honor to offer resolutions, which
were adopted by the committee, ex-
cluding that colleague and his Free-soil
confreres from that body. After his ex-
communication. that colleague proceed
ed to the Buffalo convention and joined
hands with the Abolitionists and the
high protective tariff men of the North,
and advocated and supported the reso-
lutions of that convention, protesting
forever thereafter against the admission
of any more slave States. and in favor
of high protective tariff. During the
campaign Of l848. this colleague, in
connection with John Van Buren,, ad-
dressed various meetings throughout
the State in favor of the doctrines pro-
mulgated by the Buffalo convention,
and the election of their mongrel ticket,
Van Buren, and Adams. for the Presi-
dency and Vice Presidency. and the
Abolition State ticket, Dix for Gov.
ernor, and Gates for Lieutenant Cover
nor.
To these two renegades and Free soil
agitators of that day. more than to any
other cause, may be attributed the orr
gin and growth of that Free-soi senti.
ment which found expression, in l84e,
in one hundred and twenty thousand
votes in favor of the Free-soil candi-
dates, Van Buren and Adams, in oppo.
silion to about one hundred thousand
cast for the national candidates-Cass
and Butler-and which, in 1856, came
so near electing John G.. Fremont
During all this time, no man in the State
of New York was more Jealous and un.
swerving in the promulgation of sound.
national Democratic principles. than
myself. The first resolutions that were
adopted in any recognized Democratic
committee in that State in favor of the
Kansas Nebraska bill were drawn and in.
troduced by myself. and adopted in the
Hard-shell general committee, in 1854
In the Hard shell State convention, in
1855, urged upon the committee O
resolutions the ad, ption of an affirma
tive resolution in favor of the Kansas
Nebraska bill. The prominent leaders
in the convention. and of the party ou
of it, were opposed to indorsing thai
act, fearing that it might arouse the
Free.soi sentiment Of the State. anC
iniure our cause but failing in lht
committee. appeared at the bar of tn.
convention, and forced the resolution
through by an amendment to the repor
of the committee.
In consequence of this stard takel
by our wing of the party, and The failure
of the Soft shell State convention. 0
which the colleague 70 whom / have
alluded was member. to put itself up
on the record until after the fall election
in January following, in favor Of tn
national doctrine of popular sovereignty
the Hard-shell delegation to the Cincin
natl convention were enabled to gail
admittance to that body upon tn
ground of national political orthodoxy
to the exclusion Of the Softs. who
numerically. were much in ascendaac,
in the previous fall election. Judge 0
my astonishment and surprise. MI
Chairman. when I found my colleagu
; Mr.. John Cochranel acting as the higl
priest of the caucus of Democrati'
Representatives of this House, and m,
amasement in reading recently speecl
delivered in New York. by John Van
Buren. in which he favored the consum
! nation OF the Lecomp.on fraud, b,
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