The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-07-21

Hon. R. B. RHErr. formerly Dsmocrs'io
Senator iu Congress from South Carolina.
delivered an oration at Grahanviiie. in that
State. on the 4sh. What he thinks Of union
and disunion. of the relative position of r.
pablicans and Democrats on that question,
and of the Slavery agitation in general viii
be seen in the following extracts which We
take from his speech rs reported in tie
Charleston News:
When in the Senate of the United States,
deemed 1t texpsdiont, plainly and frankly. II
advocate a dissolution Of this Union, AMI tl.s
establishment of a Sau,hern Conisderacy,
was not SO ignorant of human affairs as not
to know that my opinion was exceedingly
adverse to the greater part Of the people #
the I nited States, and 20 none more So than
to the political abolitionists. the Stewards. the
Hales and the Summers Of the North. Fer
this Union was absolutely necessary to their
carrying out their policv--the subiugstiaa 4
the South. Ihe4 are. therefore. xsion n
all haz-ards You have made them unioa
men; for. with nothing in the North TO sap
port their pretensions. they are the last peo
pie TO desire dissolution of the Union
After the compromise of 1852, what was
the result Have You had the peace and
quietness. the peace and safety which was
told you that compromise would bring yous
/ Why. ever since the foundation of the gov
ernment. has it ever been SO fierce as withia
the last few years! The present President
of the United States is practical exponent
of public opinion. Personally. he is my
friend. In the controversy of 1852. he wrosa
letter to meeting in Philadelphia. In That
he says: The agitation at the North on the
subject Of domestic slavery will have its dav
We have already reached or passed the ri
SIS Should this prove to be the case, the
col intry will be the better for the agitation.
ana the atmosphere be pursr.'
That was in 1852. But how is it now?
Mr. Buchanan was elected President OF tie
United Stat $. and before the first Conggess
met. his administration was prostrated IN
this very subject of slavery. Then was got
up the Kansas compromise. the most dscred-
liable aud most disgraceful that was ever
brought up on public OCCASION
So much for the notorious English bill
Mr. Rhett further said:
my friends. prognos.cs of a Union in
the South are not without encouragement.
There are premonitions of moral rs well as
physical remedy. Did you hear the NUT
terings OF the tempest coming on the eve Of
the Presidential election? 1t is true hereto
ioio poIiCy HAS DecG SUBMISSION. In tD4t
policy, we have lifted up some Of the most
bitter enemies Of the North. 1t has been in
vain that such men as Dickinson and an
Everett have told them you will dissolve this
Union. Are you willing to be ruled by such
men as the Wilson's. the Chases. aud the
Summers of the North? =
LET us make up our minds. The North
becomes sectionafzsd; We will sectionalize
for our own defence We have done this
If we do not sectionalize for our defence. the
result is we may be overwhelmed. Througa j.
out the continent Of the Southern States we
see the people Of the South uniting thsi4.
forces. The Wing party are taking the po-
sition for the rights of the South, and the
Democrat party dare not tall
.'If, in the Presidential election. our rights
are victorious, then we have guarantee aud
an augury Of better future; II. on the con
Iary. which think most certain to be the
case, then, my friends. let us separate fsJnn
the North; let the glorious day-spring OF
Southern Confederacy at length arise upon
our troubled counsels.''