The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-30
SENATOR BROWN UPON MR. DOUGLAS


The President must be discouraged, after all
his efforts through the Union to put down Mr.
Douglas and all his sympat6isers, to find that
Southern shareholders are coming to the de.
fence of the Great Rebel. The Richmond En-
quirer comes out very boldly in denunciation
of the course pursued by The Union towards
Mr.. Douglas; and our Mississippi exchanges
contain speech of Senator Brown, of thai
State, delivered at Hszlehurst, in which he ex.
presses sympathy with Mr.. Douglas. Senator
Brown is one Of the Slavery E Extremists; in.
deed, in his speech he confesses that he expects
to see the Union dissolved. 1t is little singu-
lar to hear such man defend Mr.. Douglas.
when the Union denounces him as an allv of
the Republicans. Mr.. Brown said +:
"And now, fsllow.eitizens, having mentioned
the name of Douglas, allow me to digress so far
as to say my sympathes are not with those
who indulge IN Wholesale denunciation of him.
DE ls more honest, more consistent, more the
friend OF the Constitution and the rights of the
States, and better Democrat than ninetenths
of those in the free States who abuse him. he
is giant in intellect, a giant in will, giant in
eloquence, giant in everything that makes up
the characteristics Of great man, and hope
he may thrash abolition Lincoln out Of his
boots.
81 need not say that differed with Douglas
on the Kansas Lecompton question. We met
in debate-we discussed the question. I hone
like Ssnators-we differed in the end as we had
differed in the beginning-but we parted as we
had met, friends"
In closing, the honorable Senator gave his
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Union views in the subjoined language:
Il have been asked to state nv views as n
the future Of the Union, and | will do 40 With
the utmost freedom and frankness. In tventv
years, have not changed my opinion "a 10 the
great fact that you must give up the Union or
give up Slavery. That they can and ought IN
exist together in harmony, and be as thew have
been, mutually beneficial, is certainly true
but that they will not, is ia nv Judgment iust
as true. The sentiment of hostility TO the
South and its institutions is widening and deem
ening at the North every day. Those who tell
you otherwise are themselves deceived or they
wllfnly deceive you. Twenty years ago, this
sentiment WAS confined to y few fanatics now
it pervades all classes, ages, and sexes of socie
ty. 1t is madness to suppose that this tide is
ever to roll back. To-day, Seward, the great
arch spirit of Abolitionism, msrshals his hosts.
In twenty years he has not changed his plan.
He means to bring the Union, with all its pow.
er and patronage, its prestige and its glory,
into direct contact with Slavery. The day of
battle cannot much longer be delayed. When
it comes-when the power of the Union is turn
ed against Slavery, when its arm is raised to
strike down the South know not where other
men will stand; but for myself, will stand
where have always stood, On the side of Sla.
very and the South"
If men who hold such views as these are sat.
is6ed with MIR. Douglas, it is quite clear that
the Union has no good case against him, and
we must account for its persistent attacks upon
the ground of personal hostility. Mr.. Douglas is
no Rspublican-but very likely he is in the