Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-13


will ioyfully exclam "Sectonasm and fanaticism are
overthrown never to rise again. aud the precious ega-
CIV of the Union will be transmitted postery with aug
mented lustre.
Hon. James NJ Quarles of Tennessee was then intro
duced 10 the immense audience We make the follow
ing extracts from his speech
Felcw-citzens, have no dOnb that you will expect
me tonight aud upon this OCCASION to tell you some
thing Of that great who 1t has pleased party to
place at the head of your ticket cloud applause and
three cheers for Be) He Is my friend personally as
VOL az nolticaly: have known him long and we'll In
trutb he is known TO YOU ALL John Bells record is but
Ia read the history OF your country for thirty years.
(Appause lie has stood up against the clamor Of bis
own section Look at him as lie passed along. In early
youth he supported General jackson; but when he be
eved that that great had exceeded the legitimate
hounds of executive power, what did he DO: Yield TO
bis overwhelming popularity: No sir. lie stood up
and proclaimed the dl,appro'i he seized his former
f,yorite and hurled him from power (Appause) What
next do We find? When JOhl Tyler apostatiZed from
the principles of the pfty which elected him. he laid
down the trappiugs OF place aud power aud retired
tCheers) Where next DO We fad Mr.. Beill la the
senate Chamber oil the United States when the sacred
compromse of 1920 was about 10 be repealed, whose
warning voice rang out through the whole South, "Be
ware what YOU do" Aud although he knew at the mo
ment that by voting against the Kansas and Nebraska
bin he laid lis head on the block, he bowed it in obed
cnce. (Applause) When the LecOmpton constitution
was brought before Kansas do you find John Bell yielding
to a secioi? No. And where do you find him to day.
Thecanddate the national conservative Union party
Welding neither sectionyied ding TO neither faction
South or North (CheerS.) DESIRE ieow-ctlens, to
talk to YOU tonight calmly aud dispassonaely 1t has
been my privilege perhaps, TO observe narrowly
the course OF political eveats than yourselves. Located
in the capital and witness to the fierce contests that
daily occur there let me tell YOU There danger to this
Union. The South is agatcd. Demagogues on both
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it. until YOU take it in hand applause. The correct.
we is with YOU. You must put this thing down. As
long as YOU permit parties TO win upon it, side
the other they will continue TO agitne. just let you de-
termine that the men who will cndanger this Union will
receive your patronage and support aud you will
find this agita ion hushed (AppduSe) Until that is
So demagogues both in M section and in your section
will agi.ae The slavery question cannot be settled by
Mat rorms; YOU have tiled that Ii be settled in
Congress- YOU have tried that 1t cannot be settled by
compromises you have tried that What propose TO do
this to take the Constitution OF our country aud hold TO
the laws as expounded by the Supreme Court Applause
That man who would deliberately stir up strife be
tween New York aud my state Is GuhL to be ed
so far as concerned, will give my support TO no
man. whoever he may be, who does not love his whole
country from the peary strands OF the Atlantic TO the
golden lap of the Pachc-rom the frozen lakes Of the
North to the tepil waters OF the South II know my
own heart, would seize py musket in defence OF the
barren hcaths OF Mime readily as in defence of the
most beautiful Savannah OF the South. APPLAUSE Let
Us ob,iterae this language Of secuOnalism in free
people under tue and stripes and under one cOnst
tuition Demagogues have brought country into
strait. We must get il out and how shall We do it,
appeal to republicans appeal TO old line Wings, TO
Democrats Americans; to every party; what will you
DO? Here are the democrats advocating extreme no
tons upon the hand, and here the republicans
advocating extreme no ions upon the other, with Mr..
Lincoln As their candidate who declares that this cOuu
all hp all slave all
Applause Kisses and cheers for some moments With
the democrats advocating extreme doctrines upon
,iie and the republicans advocating extreme doctrines
upon be othcr here stands NJ Bell avoiding both and
every man who IS conscryatiy az least may trust to Mr.
Bell Did he ytld to the clsmor OF hi4 section Ha.
he ever yielded his principles to any party, to any fac
t-an, a., s-oon Of the country. The country Is IN
Danger Here stands sound conservative, cons istent
national man. whom tie WlO.e cOautry trust. (Ap
pausr But they say We have got 10 chance to elect
him. Let about that.
Suppose that Mr. Douglas is nominated. lfhe is Bel
will inevitably carry almost every Southern State and
there are candidates be will get them all Then
the election is carried into the House OF Representatives
Who Is most likely to be elected there John Bell is
more acceptable to the Republicans than Democrat YOU
know that He is acceptable TO the Democrats than
Republicans know thai; aud be viii be the iresi-
dent. lApplAuse.l It may be that mistaken, bat
think have everything cheer Us on in this conflict.
We have the broad stripes anl stars with the Consii
tuition and the Union and the enforcement Of the laws
emba2Oued upon IT, Every OF every party Of this
country come forward aui stand beneath the shade
OF thCt nag.
II is needless Tor to your Vice President Ed
ward Everett. loud appaS-e) You know him per-
haps better than do He i OF your section of the
Try but bis fame belongs "a the nation. claim him a.
yours aud mine for he has done more than any other
man to perpeuae the memory Of the Father Of h- Coun
try. Gentlemen would call to your attention the
cess;ty of sacredly maintaining this Union What
would be the effect Of its dissolution You all TOO well
know God forbid that it should ever happen. The
South sell its share in the struggle Of Bunker
Hill nor can the North forget is bo Of orktown clos
ing fight Gentlemen, stand ty the uon aad elect John
Bell and Edward Everett. (APplar7si
The next speaker Ccl Glstayps A. Henry, of Ten
nessee He greeted vita hearty applause. Alter
few Introductory remarks, he said
live ia the South We are, however one people
We bound together by cord Of interest and
affection that Identifies people and forever
(Appause look abroad upon the great nterrsis of the
country and confess TO yOG thal have some alarm of
late have seen the Democratic aud the Republican
parties contending in fearful strife. Why your Con
gress OF the United States could electa Speaker
for two long months and now, after thcI have
chosen a Spe.Les discard sill ,eisns IN MarsaE(iAugh
ter)-and there is at the time am speaking you
scarcely of public interest that has been trans
acted during the whole session IL has been contest
between the Democratic aud Republican parties eaeh sr
wing for power place, o,e enolumen until every great
interest Of the country has almost persisted aud the people
everywhere feel that there is serious cause OF aa.m-
Appiapga) NY ellQvcIti%ens beg leaye to call your
attention 70 remarkable fact. Is contest the one
hand by who Office holders and on the O.her by
men who Office seeks Laughter aud applause put
the question to you noW-~sqp9ose stephen 4. Douglas
shaglq be elected resdaEt OF The United Stat could he
i he we're as pure mortal man can be- conduct this
government u manner that would rebound 9 its honor
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him. (Yoices-"No, no.) H. has surroundings that
would prevent him. matter how willing aud desirous
he might be- from administering the government we'll
And suppose Abraham Lincoln should be elected (hsses
tell YOU gentlemen it would be utterly impossible for
him to make pure aud conscientious President. A
voice-.Th2ts III. applause Dor even now every
where throughout the land here are men who are
pectng to be- elevated 70 power and place by him the
palms Of whoae hands itching for the spois-augh
ter)-men who now every morning look up in expecta
ton Of something to fall upon them the children of
Israel 10 the wilderness looked every morning for
the mamma (Great laughter) Between these cham
pons of the democratic aud republican parties npt tie
question ~ yyg, il tng gtplls ,nefest is not wholly
rleglected-if ID is not regular prize fight between
Savers aud IIeenan (Bosterous aughter) At time,
then gentlemen when the democracy of the Sonth are
threatening 10 rere ir9m the pncn-whep zine States
lying along the Gulf are threepinS TO secede-a thing
that they have no right TO do under the constitution
for ours IL compact but so-erna.eGt Sf ooust-
tuition and applause)-Vh the South are doing
this, what is going on at the North? say the South
have no right secede. If the bond that unes
mere compact The pale might be different Bu. we are
under co ttltlQnal goysrnAent Aaqe ty the peBpe,
and no State can TetiTe from i at will. Applaqsel If
South Carolina or New York, Pennsylvania could
cede from the Union they could form alliance with
England or France and in what condition would our
country then be. Applause. But while this state of
feeling exists at the South what is the great republican
party at the North dongY What they seeking? "A
voice-"spoiis.@ laughter lhey ire sroEqns an issEe
upon not only ths people here but At tho South, the