The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-04
WASHINGTON CITY, TUESDAY,, MAY A, 1858.

houses and pit holes and out of -thc-way places and
they thought that by appealing to religious and soci
prejsdces and by grips and signs and other omfooley
they would entrsp good many Democrats. Well per
haps they did catch few than they able q
keen, but they could not catch never would join
in any crusade against account Of the place of
his nativity or his religion avoided that trap and
have also avoided this recent trap and intend avoid
all traps of similar nature, and advise you all to do
likewise. was raised in the western country have
good deal Of the wilderness and know something
abont hunting ! am pretty well up to all sorts Of
traps in the forest Many is fhe time that have
the .'varmnt into his hole in hollow tree In the
ground and when got him trecd as we call il in the
West Icould always tell whether it fur hair that
was after. could tell what the animal by the
signs Now, when the black republicans set this last
trap and invited me to come into it, said to myself
beg to be excused Ind objection to eide along up
enough to look into the entrances to it and what
the signs were but that was as far as would go.
| The signs did not suit me- saw neither fur har
but any quantity of wco and then there odor not
at all agreeable to my oliactores. laughter II
minded Of the home Of animal need not mention
to you [Iaughterl ] caught glimpse Of figure
within very much in the sembance of Horace Greeley
IL was long, lean, lank, caavcros white livered and
| hollow hearted. Applause knew that place
for me- and that never could become member of the
republican household. ! never could act with men so
much governed by hatred for portion Of their fellow
citizens and who would fear, strike down entire
section Of this country If they only had the power to
do
Fclow-ctzcns, claim to belong to national party
Although citizen Of free State, although born IN
free State although having sympathy with the institu
tions Of the free States, yet at the time
cognise and respect the rights and the institutions Of
other States and am just ready to stand up to the
last TO vindcate the rights Of the people of the South
am to vindicatc the rights of the people Of my
section Chccrs tell you, fellow citizens it will be
sad day for this country if this black republican party
should come into power do not pretend to say
but that many who belong to that party actuacd by
pure motives rknow that many of them are but they
mistaken to what would be the effect of their doc
trines when carried out But they be carried
out fully because the God of Nature intended that they
should not be. They never can make a black any
thing else than black man. They never can elevate
the black to equality with the white Never
by my vote by my net will aid them in attempting
to do il. want to the day in this
try when the black shall sit at the table with the
white man, upon terms of perfect equality. l.
want to see the day come in this couin when
the children of the black man shall go into the
school house and sit side by side with the children
Of the white never want 10 the day in
this country when the black shall step up to the
polls, upon terms of equality with the white man. and
dcposite his vote never want to the day in
this country when the black shall go into the jury
box and sit in judgment upon the rights the property
or the life OF the white man. Cres of 'never!"
never ~ These things, fellow citizens, do not want
to see. These things am ready to resist to the ut
most of my ability want to see such doctrines
these carried out in this happy republic of do
not believe the institution Of slavery the best institution
in the world do believe it the institution in
the world There It, and there dis
advantages about it. II is best that each section and
each State OF the Union should be allowed to Judge as
to this matter for itself If the people Of Indiana don
choose to have the institution of slavery that IL our
business let us alone. If our neghbors of Kentucky
choose to have the Institution of slavery that is their
busncss let them alone Their domestic institutions
will not hurt u.s. domestic institutions will not hurt
them Let us all stand together in this great confcdcr
cy equals each State having the right to regulate its
own domestic institutions in its way and let a
,v,Ix
rtories which may into this Union for all time
come. lAppause.] That is the doctrine of the demo-
cratic party; and when that party is struck down. the
best interests of the country will be struck down, voice
that's SO !!
Is the welfare Of thirty millions of our own white race
to be constantly endangered for the sake Of the few mil
lions Of negroes in this country who are better off to-day
than any like number OF the in any other part
of the world2 Stop this agitation and let act not
like visionary fanatics but practical Let well
enough alone, and leave the solution of this matter 10
time and Providence If we cannot stand upon the doc
trne of non-intervcntion where take stand
in safety tt e& taH
But, fellow citizens, will not dctain you longer. i
here in this city of the representatives of
western State. II is conservative State; il is the
which gave the largest minority of any in the North
for the President the other end of the avenue We
him cordial support at the Cincinnati Conven-
ton and at the polls and we ready to support him
now, because regard him patriot and statesman
We believe he has the best interests of this country at
heart and fellow citizens know that il is the feeling
of the people of Indiana that the interests and rights Of
the South should never be trodden under foot. We do
not intend to surrender any Of rights and do not
believe that the people of the South desire to rcsss
upon rights if they did, should rise up one
to resist it, and would resist il to the last While
shall be careful to protect rights shall be
equally careful not TO trespas upon the rights of
brethren in other States Upon such broad national
grounds thsw all stand; and if do this sconfed
eracy will continue increasing in prosperity and glory
We must discard all these sectional ideas We must cul
vac greater feeling of respect and sympathy for each
other and for those of different sections and trust and
we shall hear of these sectional agitatofs
Every good and lover of his country ought 20 set
his face against them 1t is aentable but true that
feeling has been taken advantage Of in both
sections of the confedec for the purpose forwarding
the purposes of deinagogues. Men in the North have
claimed and do claim TO be the peculiar friends north
institutions They manifest violent love for the in
stutios of the North and intense hatred for The
tutions of the South and In that way they obtain power
The species of trick esorted to in the South
What is the rcsultl You find coming up 10 the capital
of the nation men who imbucd with extreme no
tons instead of wise statesmen cool and ds,assionate
in the halls Of Congress, too many
and schemng politicians Now good citizens having
the welfare Of country at heart should set our
faces against these things,
speak the sentiment of the entire democracy of nv
State when say that will do battle faithfully 10 pro
tec the rights of the people of every portion of the CON
eerecy and that will stand by the constitution aud
the Union to the last tsif {9AF tt iea tsg
Thanking you for this manifestation OF your kindness
bid you good night lEnthusastic applause irtli
Senator Brown OF Mssissippi was next sercnad,,i