The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-15

day, complain of breaking up-a split among
the Democracy on certain questions. l have
no complaint Of tina. kind to make in regard TO
my party-I am q unit Laughter.] / have
no dissentions whatever wi myself / try to
keep my conscience as void So possible of Of
fence, and therefore always feel strong in the
faith that ! am right. But really it seems to
me strange that such violent philippe should
have been delivered by the honorable Senator
nom Georgia, against the distribution of seeds
ana other eonveniences to the public, and that
tne Senator from Missouri should talk as if it
we're catering for popularity on this occasion !;
that we were advocating the interests of the
farmers or OF the nechanics I mentioned
neither farmers nor mechanics.
Inc seeds that have been: distributing gem
eraiy have not been for farming purposes, but
ior culinary and garden purposes. The Sepa-
soE nom georgia srrrsigns me, too, for my gal.
iantfy 70 the ladies, in endeavoring to contrib
ute TO their convenience and to the supply of
their tables-their vegetable wants. do not
believe that this is any evidence of catering on
my part Tor popularity, for it is pretty well un-
derstood that, If have been c,iering for it
have not been 80 fortunate as to secure il, at
least at home; and have no aspirations upon
the face OF the earth at this time, in advocating
this measure, Out to contribute to the general
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they have votes TO give or votes to withhold.
believe | would perfer sending seeds to the
windows rather than to those who had husbands
to procure for them these necessary vegetable
convenieDces. EN-.
have MOI quit Democracy; am still q
Democrat; but am not q Democrat of plat.
form principles. The present so-called Demo
cratic party pursues the routine of platforms,
ignoring the Constitution. The Constitution il
the text, but the platforms are the context
They lug in sectional issues, try to reconcile
conflicting interests, and tn clip The great wings
OF party, SO that it connot fly, bat goes hobbling
along, left to reach its destiny as it may.
repel the charge that l am not Democrat in
principle; and | challenge any gentleman to
come forward and put his finger upon a senti.
ment have ever uttered, or principle that
have ever avowed, that is not in accordance
with Democracy. / have never departed from
1t; and if other gentlemen have INDUCED in
slight aberratious, it is no business of mine;
they are not accountable to me, nor am &C
countable to them.
Sir, these seeds have sprouted When they
will finish growing, I cannot tell. There is very
important branch of them, that my friend from
Georgia did not think of-the ruta bsga turnip.
This is very important turnip, laughter, and
1 have not seen anything SO much in demand
as that vegetable. 1t is most excellent; it is
not only productive, but it ia delicate and re-
markedly fine. That and the garlic, and other
species of seeds, are all very well received, and
ON still for sending them forth, unless the
honorable Senator will convince me that it ia
unconstitutional. find opposedt to him on that
p int gentleman for whom have very great
respect-the honorable Senator from Pennsyl.
vAnia, who l believe is q staneh Democrat;
one who tells us that he has stood up in support
OF Southern Democracy with great fidelity, and
believe with some adventure and great sacri.
nee even, sometimes, of personal inclination.
Laughter"
Mr.. Hale being in q sympathetic mood,
came to the relief of Mr. Bgler, aud implored
for him little mercy-a locus penitentie, until
new National Convention of the Democracy
should have time to pass decree on this i'm.
maculate Southern conception on the subject
of garlic and onion seed.
Mr.. Hale. 1t is very rarely, sir, that de.
bate in the Senate is intended 10 influence the
action of members here, but it is made to en-.
Tighten the country. / confess, However, that
this debate has enlightened my mind. l was
at first inclined to go against this appropriation,
but the considerations which have been urged
with 30 much force by the Senator from Penn.
syvania, confess, have weaken I'd my convic.
tons in that direction, and have almost induced
me to go for it. If the sppea! which he so
powerfully and pathetically made to the honor. |
able Senator from Georgia has not moved him,
ne must be impervious to eloquence and to
pathos
II think that the case which the Senator
from Pennsylvania has presented is eminentIy |
just. | agree entirely with what be says, when |
he declares that in his course heie he has n ot |
been looking to popularity. l think that the |
whole North, Penr sylvanis 10 less than any |
other part of the Union will endorse his veraci |
ty, If nothing else, when he declares that he |
has not been seeking popularity ); and when he |
appeals to the Senator from Georgia and tells |
him what hard road the Northern Democrats |
have had to travel, how much they have had to |
sacrifice and to face and then ssks if, in re. |
turn for ell this, he cannot let him have few |
onion and garlic seeds, laughter confess, if |
the Senator from sorgia was not moved, l |
was. Laughter / think ir ia reasonable,
and moro thaa reasonabe, ever if he had asked |
for little of the vegetable full grown. But
when he says: Look at the North, and see on
every side, and hear by every mail, proof that
we have not pandered to popularity; see what
we have suffered in your behalf; when you see
al that, and see that we are not exorbitant,
We do not ask any Offices take your foreign
missions and distribute them where they ap.
propriately belong take the Federal Treasury,
and use it; but when we 20 home to an out.
'aged constituency, will you be 80 illiberal as
not to let US carry few onion seeds, little
garlic, and now and then q cabbage laugh
er, so that our constituency may be inclined
20 wink little at the course we have taken on
his great question, upon which We have eacri.
iced 80 much for youP' / confess, that even
# had such strict rules as the Senator from
Georgia entertains upon the Constitution, when
'uch an appeal as that came from such source,
he right bower of the Administration. not
asking to take the ace,' or anything else, but
imply little onion seed-a vegetable that,
ander peculiar states Of application, is calcula.
ed to produce tears laughter cannot you
et rs go home and cry with our constituents |
over what we have done9 l do not want to
De personal, but appeal to the honorable Sen.
ater from Georgia, and ask hiul-I can ask
him, for we have always been on friendly re.
Mr.. Bigler. Allow me. have no idea at all
hat the Senator intends to be personal.
Mr.. Hale. Oh, no.
Mr.. Bigler. But he uses terms which do
lot understand; talking about the right bower
Ind ace and all that sort of thing. Laugh.
Mr.. Hale. Well, sir, do not understand
hem but thought the Senator did, because
he Senator from Georgia spoke of it, and he
eemed to understand it then. Eaughter.l
10 not understand them but suppose it is
highly so, laughter or else it
would not have been introduced. / do not
Know what the right bower is. / suppose it
3 a naca! knaUe al term, Laughter, or some
hing Of that sort.
Bot was proceeding. The Senator from
Georgia and myself do not agree on political
questions; We have differed but believe, in
,ur social intercourse, we have never had anv