Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-12-28

States. But the most important question Of the
party is suppression Of slavery in the Territories
by Dostive law, and to put this Government prom
inently on the side of freedom, as you call it. am
reminded, too that you propose to reorganize the
Supreme Court That is what you propose to do.
| want the question tested between ynu and US.
want it settled. | want to know whether we are
to be controlled whether are to be limited to
where slavery now exists, whether are to have
have liberty to 60 beyond. We have now four mil
lions of slaves In some twenty-five years hence
we will have eight millions. Wcden,and expansion.
We will have expansion in spite of the Republican
party, and all the AboIitionsts Of the Old and of
the New World. Applause from the Democratic
benches and the galleries. You say that you would
not menace slavery in the States where it exists,
but would put the Government permanently on the
side of eelom dena.ionaze slavery, and then let
us hug it to our bnsoms until it destroys lis; and
that if We but touch the hem OF the mantle of free
dom, you will trample us to the earth. That is
the expression of q leading northern statesman.-
Beecher said that he would preach the same doc
trneS in Virginia as iii Massachusetts,. Brown says:
Beecher, why don't you come and do it?" ask
You why you do not come on?
Mr.. KilgOrc | will answer the gentleman if he
permits me. | will tell the gentleman why MIR.
Beecher would not preach in Virginia: Because
liberty of speech is denied in the South and if he
were to go there he would get coat of tar and
feathers.
MIR. Crawford. Yes, sir; not only would he be
denied liberty of speech, but he would be denied
personal liberty aso and would be hung higher
than Haman.
Mr. Kilgore. Certainly he would.
Mr. Crawford. That would lie the end Of it. All
we want you to do is that you shall not back down
from your flag unless you intend in good faith, to
give peace Stand by it; do not stink away from
i. Stand by your true cOorS. DO not deceive
your people by telling them that you intend TO DO
justice TO the South when you have no idea of it.
Now, in regard to the election of a black Repub
lican President have this 20 say, and speak the
sentiment of every Democrat on this floor from the
State of Georgia; we will never submit to the in
auguration of Black Republican President. Ap-
plause from the Democratic benches. and hisses
from the Republicans repeat it, sir and have
authority to say so, that Democratic Representa-
tive from Georgia this floor will ever submit to
the inauguration of Black Republican President.
Renewed applause and misses.
Mr. kilgore. Will the gentleman tell ME how
he VII prevent it:
Mr. Crawford. Sir, that will be for ourselves to
determine; and do not propose to give our
enemies the benefit of the information. Now |
speak for myself, and not for the delegation. We
have cndeavored for forty years to settle this ques-
ton between the North and the South and find it
impossible. |, therefore, without hope in the
Union; are hundre Is Of thousands of my coun-
trymen at home. The most confiding of them all
are sir, for equality in the Union or independence
out of it, Earing lest all hope of the fomer am
for independence now, and independence forever.