The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-02-16
Speech Of Mr. Marshall, Of Kentucky

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Speech Of Mr. Marshall, Of KeatuekHl
Delivered in the House of Representatives on the
18th January, 1859.
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Mr.. Chairman, think that do not esti-
mate improperly the great volume Of Ameri-
csR sentiment. have seen the political
storm blowing with fearful violence before
to-day. ! have seen the gentleman from
Maine, and others of his peculiar school,
marshaling their hosts to the struggle over
these same issues, and have seen them fall
back, beaten, discounted, and overwhelmed,
They never failed to claim everything they
seldom win anything by their own unaided
force In the elections which transpired
last fall, they claim the return Of large
Republican strength whereas, understand
the fact to be, that a large proportion of the
returns belong TO the exertion OF more con-
sentative men, and will come here TO repre-
sent more conservative and practical princi-
pies than those enunciated by the members
from Maine and Ohio. 1t will remain for
the opening Of the next Congress, to deter
mine the extent to which the Republicanism
Of the gentlemen will exert power. pre-
dict that it will never repeat the success
which once it achieved in this Hall, by rea-
son of the course pursued then by the
Democratic leaders. cannot bring myself
to the belief that the party to which the
gentleman would yield the lead OF the OPP
position, numbers more real strength to-day,
than when it supported MIR. Hale for the
Presidency.
To exhibit this fact, no more is wanting
than that the Americans and conservative
men of the free States, who do not intend to
be led into another sectional contest. and
who do not desire to roll this stone of Syst
Plus forever, shall take their proper position,
renew their devotion TO principles which de-
mand adoption for the good OF their country,
and refuse hereafter, calmly and steadily, to
fuse with any aid and every species of radi-
calism. The first thing to be done-the first
step to be taken.-must be taken by the people
at home. They should meet in primary as,
semblies, confer freely with each other. sift
and examine the proposed bases for future
action, select. each man for himself, the prin-
ciples of administration he is willing to es-
pouse, and then stand By these TO The close. Ifa
conservative national ticket can be formed
which will represent the ideas that succeeded
in 1850 in quoting the agitation of that year,
and which we're SO well received BY the
whole country last year, because they were
built upon the same sound and national basis,
then there will be room to hope for the re-
turn Of this country, from its present awful
condition, to an era Of well regulated pros
perity but on the basis Of the gentleman
from Maine, end the Senator from New
York, there is no reason to hope; and. in
deed, ii is creditable to the good sense Of
the country that there is no room for hope.
Why. sir, is it not shocking to hear a sec
tional contest for the Presidency deliberate
" planned and proposed in this Hall = What
must be the hallucination which coneeIyes
that the American people WILL in cold blood
divide themselves by sectional line upon a
sectional question, having nothing practical
in its issue, and no foot Of ground in the Re.
public on which al application can be made
Of the result II is a mere abstract dogma
a dead and extinct dogma Aaems that
oannot be reduced 10 practice IN American
craftsmanship, that these gentlemen advo-
cate As the basis Of organization. Suppose
they were indulged, do they not know that
in fourteen, If not fifteen. States, they could
not find supporters enough 70 muster an cleo
toral ticket: All they reply, what care we
for that. know not what they care but !
ask nv countrymen Ct the free States, If The,
should not have care and avoid the posing
presidential contest upon such points a. will
Justly alarm a whole sectinn of the Conlete-
racy for the security Of its rights and proper
ty: We hear these gentlemen say they do
not intend to strike al siartry IN The States
What, then, does the rationale of the argu.
ment of the Senator from New York mean,
when be teaches that in this country We must
all be free or all be slaves that we must be
reduced practically to 4 homogeneous basis.
and have but one system Of lsborf What
should the people Of the slateholding States
understand by il, were their eountrymen Of
the free States to 20 70 work deliberately 70
elect President upon basis like tina. sUg-
gested by the Senator from New York !: sir,
Trey could have but one understanding oI
lie meaning. They would be forced to the
unwilling conclusion that superior numbers,
greedy and ayariciO1s Of power, had enlisted
Ia . crusade against their constitutions
rights. aud had determined upon an admin.
isiration with q view 70 hold, II not in abso.
late dsress, al least with the sword Of Damo.
cIes suspended over their heads. Thus
lorewsrnsd they might not abide the torture
Of suspense, and they might sever relation.
Which no longer preserved even decent
semblance 81 political equality.
Ii i because feel an abiding assurance
that The masses Of the people 30 the ire,
State 10 not desire 20 afford, BY their action
an, just ground i0f alarm 10 their neighbour
and eoGntrymen, and especially when the,
can eject 40 purpose thereby, unless IL be {,
exhibit hostility that can find no eunstitg
tlenal channel lareIpressi0n, that snuounc,
NV conviction here to-day, that the new par
~ which the gentleman from Maine will b,
able 10 lead into the field under the banner
ol Tie senator from New York, will not b,
mncn, il any larger, Of more respectable that
the Old Abolition party, a. Il existed IN 1882
Other men will decide that The mission d u,
Republican party ended with the Kansas ion
brsgIio, and thai the vote on the Criiten