Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-12-27
Common Sense al the South.

One of the most gratifying facts in connection
with the present cement among Southern
men, is, that the opposition to the Democracy
in that section are conservative and union men,
and that they refuse any coalition with their
enemies for the purpose of eleeting disunon
ist Speaker of the House. 4 committee of
Democrats was appointed to wait upon the
twenty-three South Americans and agree upon
terms for fusion of 70. ces. \ caucus was held
to consider the matter, anu he proposition voted
down by ID to =
The most important incident of the evening
was the speech of Etheridge. of Tenn, who de-
nounced the proposed fusion in the strongest
terms:
Gentlemen. said he to the caucus it is impos-
slble for me 10 cpaiesce with the Democrats. L
am Union man Ny constituents are Union
people; they old Clay higs. who love the
Constitution and tie American Union. They
are conservative men. But these Democrats
with whom are invited To unite are disu.toa-
'Sts- They hate the Union and seek preteNt to
destroy It, FOR the whole past week they have
spouted treason against the confederacy they
have preached dIsunIon In almost every speech
made Oh thIer side of the House. While on the
side of the Republicans there has not proceeded
di>l"yal sentiment. All the Republican
and the Constitution. The Republicans have
shown themselves 10 be conservative men, while
the Democrats are the ultralsts and ianatics-
Who have apFlaudcd the disunion sentiments
uttered in debate The Democrats. WHO have
hIssed the Union sentiments spoken in that
Hail The Democrats. And. gentlemen, let me
ask you who Kissed the dsunion arguments p
Was /; not the Republican, =? Who checred the
patriotic Uniou-loyIng remarks that fell from
the lips of Americans? Was it not the Repub-
Leans The Republicans have convinced me
and every other candid patriotic man that they
national and conservative, and the Democrats
have proved themselves, by .heir fanatcal
speeches and factious conduct to be sectional.
ultra and dISloyal To the Union. How Is ii pos
>ihle for us to unite with sHch men The Ad-
mInis'r ration Is notoriously base and CORRUPT
1t Is the worst and most imbecile that ever ex-
listed from the foundation of this government
Its professions of love for the Union are all
mooushlne aud humbug. 1t is dangerous to
the well-beiug of the nation to permit this rot
ten. traitorouS party Ia remain longer In control
of the government The perpetuity of the Un-
ion demands that they be speedily ousted from
power.
He charged TIE Democrats with having caused
all the slavery agitation and excitement that
existed in the North He said that if they had
let the Territorial Compromises alone, aud had
not disturbed the settlements of 1920 ard 1850
thc-e would be trouble in the country now
tina. the whole nation would be at peace ana
that harmony and friendship would exist among
all the States OF the Union. And there was
only one possible way OF restoring the era a
good feeling, and that was by removing frtE
power the cause of the dIscord. by overthrow&v
the wicked and sectional Democratic party. IL
He spoke in this strain for some time, AM
his remarks were enthusiastically applauded n
more than two-thIrds of the causus Othct
gentlemen expressed themselves in the saml
Ylv.