Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-07-10

Remarks of senator Pugh, Of Ohio.

Remarks of Senator Pugh, Of Ohio.
At an enthusiastic Douglas ratification meet
ing held in Tammany Hall, New York City, on
the night Of the 2nd inst, speeches were made
by Elk Mayor Tieman, L. E. Parsons, OF Ala
bama, Hon. Geo. W. Jones, of Tenn, Senator
Pugh, of Ohio, Jno. Forsyth, of Ala, E. Q. Mar
shall, Of Kentucky, and James Kavanaugh, Of
Minnesota. ~
Senator Pugh, of Ohio, an able man, and a
special friend of Douglas, was particularly spicy.
on that occasion:
eff Mr.. Douglas had never written his letter
to that gentleman in Wisconsin, declaring that
he would not be the candidate of the democratic
party if it repudiated the ancient doctrine OF
non-intervention, they would have seen at
Charleston what they saw at Cincinnatl-the
unanimous affirmance of the Cincinnati plat
form. In order to accomplish the result desired,
the seceders, using their power and their inf1u-
ence, stimulated portion of the people in the
extreme Southern Statesmen who, to say the
least. had not been notorious for their devotion
to the democratic party-to dictate to the Con-
vention. They resurrected Yancey, who seeded
from the Baltimore Convention, in 1848, because
he refused to abide by the nominations-a gen.
tleman who did not act with the democratic
party in 1862, who voted the Whitman ticket,
and who came back to the democratic ranks in
1866 from the overwhelming pressure of black
republicanism in the North. The democracy of
Alabama, instead of acting like some Of the eld-
ers at camp meeting, requiring him to take a
back seat, they put him in the pulpit to teach
democracy. daughter and applause) Yancey
went to Charleston, not to consult with the Con-
venrion as to what was best for the interests of
the democratic party and the country at large,
but with platform ready made, saying, stake
my platform; | have made it; / will 60 with
you. provided like the candidate; but if you
nominate candidate do not like, give you
notice that shall withdraw from the Conven-
ton. Was that the party of Jefferson and jack
son if it would submit to dictation like that F.
(No, no.) If the Northern part of the demoors-
cy Che would let the Southern representatives
present speak for thernselves) submitted to die
taton like that, every man of them would have
deserved to have his face BACKED and to be sold
for slave. (Oheers.) Mr.. Pngh proceeded to
review the action of the Convention at Charles
ton, observing that he de6ed any man to tell
what was the meaning Of the platform adopted
by the bogus Convention at Baltimore.
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The Senator continued to give narrative Of
the doings of the Convention, calling Caleb
Cushing supple tool of the seceders, and dwell
ing upon the paucity of delegates who organized
what they called a National Democratic Oonven.
ton. When Mr.. Breckenridge made his speech,
accepting the nomination of these seceders, he
allowed himself to fall into an extraordinary
mistake when he said that the Convention that
assembled at the Maryland Institute was COM
posed of the national democracy of the land
Why, the States OF Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Delaware, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa had not a
single delegate present. What glorious nation
States Pennsylvania cast only six votes out of
the twenty seven, for Breckenridge; Minnesota
only half vote, and Kentucky, (Mr. Breckin-
ridges own State) cast only five votes, out of
twelve electoral votes. He (the speaker) would
speak of Massachusetts, not, however, reproach-
fully of the thousands who had always fought
for the democratic faith, but of those ready gen.
tlemen, always waiting to take all+the federal
offices that can be bestowed, and alwaya desi-
rous of keeping the democratic party of Massa-
chusetts conveniently small so as to further their
own ends=-such as Caleb Oushing-(groans(-
Benjamin F. Hallett, Butler, the Collector OF
Boston, Whitney, and divers other gentlemen.
ca voice-"Iudas Iscariot's, with an empha-
sis on the L. He (the speaker) was struck with
the fact that these men were the watohful wait
ers on the present administration. They were
curious characters-rerplted abolitionists of the
olden time; men who, like Caleb Gushing, de-
nounced the admission of Arkansas into the I'm
ion as slaveholding State, worshippers of the
| Wilmot proyiso, revilers of the Fugitive Slave
act, upholders Of the Kansas and Nebraska bill,
| live oak contractors, consumers of Post Office
blanks, loungers about navy yards, leeches suck
ing the federal treasury at both ends, walters on
Office, and expectants of the shoes of dead men.
(Great laughter and cheers.l When they 60 out
| from us, having never been of Us, having stayed
with us for the spells of Office, We remove from
our oonscienoes the reproach which has borne
us down for SO many years. The democracy Of
the North at last can look up confident not only
in the honesty of its principles but in the hon.
esty of its representatives; and they call upon
the American people to make good by their
verdict in November the eternal principles o.
truth and justice taught by Jefferson and Jack
son.
Senator Pugh in conclusion said that the de-
mocracy intended to preach the funeral sermon
of the Black Republicans in November, Those
who had deserted the democratic organization
and set up candidates against the regular nom
inees were anxious to hide their nakedness
by proposing compromise. I'VE will have
no comprise" said tie speaker, If they left us
upon question of principle, it would be dishon
orable to them to make any compromise; if they
did not leave us upon question of principle
but upon mere pretext, we should dishonol
and disgrace ourselves to receive them back or
any terms, especially when they have in theil
ranks such notorious men as Rhett and Yancey
| can see no difference in the ultimate result O
the destiny of this Union whether Breckenridge
or Lincoln be elected If we are driven to 6
bargain, let us, in Gods name, go to some party
that recognizes all the States in the Union alike
CA voice-"The Union party.'0 But | have
faith in the courage of the democratic party
have faith in the miraculous fortunes Of its
chosen leader; he has whipped the rail-splitte1
and the administration, and he will whip the
rai-splitter and the junior partner of the admin
istration again. Great applause, during which
the speaker resumed his seat.)
| From the ssFincastle Democratic
| 'Hop it (the split of the Democracy hap
pened" is now the very thing those who brough
it about, are trying to conceal from the people