Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-16

onS nnG appreDenslOnS more clearly dl9cerned
week. believe it is my duty to have jealous regar
for the safety and preservation Of my country and hi
Union which take to be and the same thing
(Applause.) Old Kentucky has been the stronges
supporter of this Union, and under circumstances
trust will she be seduced from that high character
She Is sprung Of noble race, directly from the Reyou
ton that established American liberty. Applause J.
Our soldiers fresh from the field OF with Great Bri
tain, and Immediately after the establishment of inde
penderce sought 10 this section that bounty land whcl
was all their country had TO give in return for thei
deathess service. Shall we, their children, pull dowr
the work Of our fathers with our slcregous hands
see Il torn down by othersy If English French
Russian, any foreign foe should contemplate th,
tearing down OF this government would you not sheC
the last drop OF your hearts blood in defence Of you
noble birthrighty Shall stand by and see the sam.
thing contemplated, the same work done by our owu
countrymeny Will you stand by and witness that hor
rid act performed? Will you allow yourselves TO BE-
driven in drawn in accompces such ignomini
Gus act? No. Unless Kentuckians have changed then
blood and changed their natures such thing take
| place. repeated appause.)
Fellow cit zens, think candid man, upon fair
review Of all these parties and teir candidates and o
the vital consequences C the election Of the other
OF them will hesitate to say that prudence patriotism
and all say take for your Ch ef Magistrate John
| Bell. hope that will DE your judgement rejoice 10
zee and understand that it is so.
We have the greatest country on the face OF the
EARTH Let not our minds be so distracted by mere
fall to pieces before eyes, and sacrifice our
country TO our party instead of being ready at all times
10 sacrifice our party TO orr country. After We become
the slave Of party dare not in the presence Of any
danger TO the country turn our backs to parties aud
say that have cOuatry that demands services
and to ii will We give them. Are unable to do
hisy Have we lost this spirit has it gone lrom among
usg
Providence has given this great country to u.s. Our
gc aud valiant foreaIhers gave liberty aud establish
| Ias,. H.. =.
Of the Constitution aud the Union (Appause) That
is all require. We bave before us the pre- spec Of
glory unknown 10 other ntiOns-a prospect in which
our land will become the glory of the earth Neilh,r
Rome nor any Of the great empires Of antiquity OF
modern times can compare with what shall be at no
distant day. We thirty millions strong, yet Pe
have been but eighty years in existence free ratOn
From the year lIIG down 10 the present time God Al
mighty has blessed above all other people and al 9th
nations Where sha we be thirty wears hence If such
prosp rity attends usg great nation Of hundred
nlion souls with not enough then to develop all
Every free think, free to speak, free to
act, free TO work What must this mighty freedom pro
luce with this mghty concurrence OF hCars OF heads OF
hands! What uavies what armies, what citi's! Let
If; ourselves to the contemplation Of wha; children
will be Shall not leave them legacy great that
fathers left Let the contemplation Of the mighty
dcsnies involved in our Ooniederacy engage us un we
absorb the genius of this Republic aud is Constitution
Let it enter into all our motives Of public action that
~ platforms and Of party convention.
| DO not intend TO dspaTage any parry in particular,
bat hav1 not parties and platforms limited the free
dom and independence Of your intellect and your acoug
If you told that the convention has done aud So
that points are settled by the Democratic Convention
held at Cincinnati or Charleston do not you my Demo.
cratic friends hesitate express the judgment you had
formed do you not hesitate 10 think in opposition
party dogma? This slavery of intellect is in fearful
measure degrading Without tangible authority, il binds
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your conscience. The regular nominees the regular
plaform'-these considered IS Of authority, they
have taismanic influence. You know not whether
these conventions TO whose rod you humbly submit
yourselves composed Of patriots, pondering the
good oil the commonwea h, Of knayes consulting the
best policy OF robbng il: When forget country
ana disobey C0nsu Ition, listen to the summons
OF party DO not obiec, to party and the questions of
party long they seek to establish exclusive do
minon the actions and opinions Of men aud long
they leave the people free in the exercise Of their
judgments. But when we doubt, when we think we
see plrty il leading wrong and that there
is better way to country, every man
then ought TO have integrity and heart and patriotism
and independence enough to act for his country und not
for his party. He made for his country and let him
serve il. His party may be forgotten to-norrow-his
country viii be remembered forever. (Great applause
The services he renders his country will be recorded in
history the services he renders his party w be forgot
ten and ramped in the dust. Ia the services render
our Maker. The obligation owe to our father aud
our mother is a sacred one, bat not sacred than
that TO country. Our services to party may
be recorded in petty politics. The services rendered by
this man or that man may be cast NJ hereafter,
and the aggregate found to amount to the vflle
of little post office Arc these motives and cousdrrl
tions worthy Of gentu kians Il is of action
for you. II waGt to appeal to kenuckian, appeal
his honor and TO his integrity. (CheeTs These be-
long 70 him birthrigh an inheritance from bis
f,flo and oh
with the blood of the and watered with the OF
the other II cost your mothers tears than did
your fathers drops Of blood establish this government
1t is tile recollection of those days which must enter into
your nature in order to enable you to fulfil your duty
your country.
Ladies and gentlemen, do not pretend TO trace the
history Of these parties very particularly appeal to
your general knowledge OF the case. have occupied
you areaGy longer than purposed doing and yet there
is point upon which | would say word. 1t is OBJ
jected to this National this Constitutional Union party
that il has no platform. have casually remarked upon
the platforms before The want of platform is the re-
commendaton of our party. | do not party that
will cheat want not TO set my painted pirty TO at
the people to it by its briancy Of colorng. The
soul Of party is expressed in the simple but grand
words "Iae UHioii tie Constitution and tie EHjorce-
meuf Of tie Laws." tCheers) What DO you want more
Out Of the grand principles thus announced you may
make many platforms as you please. Does not this
include everythingg Ii the ULon il preserved il the
Constitution is Observed f the laws passed by our legis
laures enforced what has any citizen right TO ash?
Will not his property, whether il consists OF slaves
other things be protected il the laws eniOrc =?
Here Is everything you want, expressed not in the
gaudy and ostentaoUs language of parties, but
in the simple language OF truth It's very simplicity
is its Recommendation. IL ia naked truth il its
naked msjesty This is the attraction it has for me,
and trust for you aud for all the people of these
States. / want 10 elected President who,
when he comes to take bis seat, will have no platform
chains upon his wrists and about his reck Bat DO Pres
dents mnd platforms il they not agreeable TO them
As soon they get the power 10 their hands platforms
are forgotten is ordinarily the Let there then
be no dputing about this feature Of the Union Party
| want President elected upon the Constitution;
bold man who cannot be scared; man who loves the
Union the whole Union, and will stand by it and cOn
slider his sacred duty to protect perish with it
(Appausel
know there are those who speculate upon the speedy
dissolution Of the Unon but they seliconceitcd men,
unfihul in their natures and unfiithfu TO the great
government Of which they ought to he proud. They
speculate about the destruction OF what IL firm and
deep as our mountains and hope and believe will last
about long. (Appause) glory in the thought OF
leaving TO my children and my countrymen great and
grand a country as is this. (Appause.)
Is il surprising, when the great questions Of the
advancement OF our country by the culture of its citizens
the dissemination OF intelligence and the improvement
Of social condition should engage us, that great
body of the people engaged In quarreng about the
Ii tie questions Of intervention and nonntervention"
in the Territories'
believe the question L. mentioned In all tho party
platforms have had natural aversion 20 platforms
hardly read platform in my life, and when did
tried to forget it as soon as possible. The Con-
stituton is platform enough for The Constitution
and to represent the people is everything that will
ever avail This question about which the Democrat
c party quarrelling as remarked before Is Of the
most minute and important questions that can well be i'm