The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-08-27
Southern Democracy and Disun.
ion,


From tie Louisville Journal, August 10 |
We gave the other day an extract from
the recent speech of Senator Hammond, |
Of South Carolina, whose talents and char
acter give him a position Of so much dis.
tinction and influence in the Democratic
party. Since then we have seen the whole
speech and give some further extracts:
"To him the whole theory and scheme
Of squatter sovereignty was a matter of
disgust The Kansas Nebraska bill was
deception aud delusion from the begin.
ming Its only eject was to add another
free State to the Union"
~ zee had djssolved tho Union aud had
engaged in a brush with some people
/ (which must occur in sotting up for our
selves and lawfully establishing our insti
tuuons,) } Il would havo been best for as,
bat noe u ,oo can ralo ia Tho URlon let as
remain"
"The North cannot unite permanently,
while the South can. The North never
yet had an important office for more than
one term. Ho, therefore, feared tothing
now Yet he would say to tho South
there may be- danger; stand to your arms,
mark time, and he ready to act promptly
in resisting any actual interference with
our rights"
Ne must dissolrc he Union i hoy ef.
Jtct any one Qt heir oppressive purposes,
tari6S, banks, or tompering icM siapes."
Tho whole speech is characterized by a
manly caudor and CLEANS Of practical
sense, not usual in iire-eater, For in
stance he says: 1--WE lost Kansas because
we had not slaves to put there. We ate
now struggling to keep Texas against the
inroads OF Northern emigrants." The
, whole speech may be taken as a fair eX-
+ ponent Of the present aud ulterior views
J Of the Southern Democracy. So long as
q they can ralc in The Union Mey l0W re-
! main, but il power can be taken from them
r they will seek the earliest opportunity for
breaking It up. With a view to this ul.
J terror result, never to be overlooked, he
. saws to them, "Stand to your arms, mari
e time and keep your powder dry"
e Such Ia now the condition Of this grea
= nation. 1t is under tho control through
= the Democratic party of a act bt disunion
= st leaders, who have the diabolioal can
n dor thus publicly 10 ayow their treasoua
0 BILE views. "Permit Us to rule you as W
d please, or we dissolve tho Union" sue
10 IS the open threat which they have III
T. Iaudacity to address to this great natlol
10 Whilst hugging such men to its boso
ne and submitting to their leadership, Il
y. Democracy have the impudenco to inyi
l. Kentuckians, Tennesseeans and Missouri
< ans to affiliate with them.
20 II further proof wcro needed Of the f,
10 cd purpose OF these mon in tho pursuit ,
N disunion, we have II in tho proceedings
y a public meetiug recently held at Mon
gomery, Alabama, for the purpose Of star
;, ing the organization Of the 'League
United SOutherners." Col. Arlington
at the chairman Of the meeting, stated j
ie object to be 'to devise measures by whiC
IL the South might enjoy an equality in Il
?, Union, or independence out Of it," in otl
% er but not palmer language, to organii
g for more efficient action n distinct dsuI
ion league, organization, party, or consp
! racy, whichever designation the readC
i may prefer.
VI Whilst such reasonable avowals ~
\ made by such men as Messrs. Harmon
~ and Newton, and such reasonable orgar
. izations are publicly made, will the UnioI
" loving people Of Delaware, Maryland, Vii
", gnia, Kentucky, Tennessee aud Missou
:" DO nothing toward denouncing the trea
le on and the traitors? Shall nothing |
III done to undocoive the people of the Mort
,u and let them see that this foul disunic
u, Infection has not spread throughout Il
os Slayeholding States.