Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-25
SPEECH OF COL. LOTTE w HUMPHREY
AT RICHLANDS

FELLOW CITIZENS !: Some anxiety has been
manifested since my return home to hear what
could have to say in regard to the adjournment of
the national Democratic convention at Charlston
without making nomination. To say plainly
what feel, would be that have very little in
clnaton to speak upon that subec but occupy
lug the position of candidate for your suitrages
foT seat in the Senate, and also a member of
the adourned convention, perhaps 1 have Nc"
right to withhold whatever sentiments | may en-
tertaIn.
1t is with sincere regret that an, unable to
report harmony in our deliberations while at
Charleston They were very far from being har-
monious. A majority of the delegates from eight
of the Southern States-1 say majority because
many of the delegates from these States remained
-disapproving the action of the Convention in
refusing to adopt a certain proposition, seeded
from the convention and if the people of their
States sustain these seceders in the course they
have pursued fear it will result in great calam-
ity to the nation | do not think that they had
good and sufficient for refusing to remain
with us in convention, and while very many of
those who left us were governed by motives the
most patriotic, connot but regard the leaders of
that movement neither friends to the Demo
cratic party nor to the Union
hold in my hand paper containing letter,
written by the distinguished leader of that move.
ment, the temper of which, taken in connection
with his course at Charleston, justifes me i'll my
CONCLUSIONS 1t is from the Hon VIM, L. Yam
cey, of Alabama, and will read it:
MONTGOMERY, June Is, 1853.
DEAR SIR:-Your kind favor of the 18th is re-
ceived.
| hardly agree with you that general movement
can be made that will clear out the Augean stable.
If the Democracy overthrown, it would result
in giving place to greater and hungrler swain OF
flies.
The remedy of the South is not in such process.
1t is in dillgent organization of her true men Tor
prompt resistance to the next aggression 1t must
come IN the nature of things. No natloual party
can save us; no sectional party can ever doit But
if could 40 our fathers dld-Organlze " com
mittees of safety all the cotton States land it
Is only in them that we can hope for any effective
movement)-we shall fire the Southern heart, in
struct the Southern mind, give courage to each
other, and at the PROPER MOMENT By one organ
into u ReU0Iuta0n.
The idea has been shadowed forth in the South by
Mr. Ruffn; has been taken up and recommended in
the Advertiser, (the Montgomery organ of Mr.. Yam
cey,) under the name of League of United South
erners, who keeping up their old party relations,
will hold the Southern issue paramount, and will IN
fuence parties, Legislatures, and statesmes. have
no time to enlarge, but to suggestmerely
In haste, yours, &c,
To Jas. S. Slaughter, Esq.
Now, fellow citizens, 1 have no confidence i'll
that Democrat, whatever may be his protestations,
who would speak of his party "a great
and hungry swarm of fies.' l should most
deeply distrust the fidelity to the South and to
the Union of that man who could cooly plan
movement to "precipitate the cotton States into
rerolution!" And for his services in '' clearing
out the Augean stable, who Knows but what ne
may expect that share, which was promised to
Hercules To my mind it smacks of
{" Treason, strategem and spoils.'
I have no sympathy whatever with any move
n1ent the object of which is to array one section
of our country against the other. I claim to be
one of the people who feel an interest in the
prosperity of the country, and who deprecate any
attempt to destroy the Union come from what
quater it may. We all have an interest in
this matter; all to be affected more or less
if dissolution of the Uniou be brought about;
it will reach and effect every mans home
the mos. of US interested directly in land and
negro property, the value of both of which, in
this region of the country, had been enhanced
within the last few years at least twenty five per
cent, and up to the meeting. of the Charleston
Convention were that much higher than they ev
er have been since the formation of the govern
ment Ought we not to be satisfied in doing so
we'll? Were we not more prosperous and happy
than at any former period in our history Should
we not be satisfied with that government under
which we live in its onward march to greatness
Aye, fellow citizens, l teel-we all feel-a great
veneration for the Union Ny disinclination to
speak upon this subject did not proceed because
am wanting in that feeling of loyalty to the
orood citizen readily Yields.