Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-10-13

FUSION. AND CARRYING THE ELECTE0A
lNTO THE HOUSE EXTRACTS FR0A 4
SPEECH DELIVERED Al DALTIAiOHf
BY n0N. H WINTER DAVIS, or MARY.
LAND.
Thank heaven, it is not Maryland idea
we do not deal with politics in that WY 7
MARYLAND; We do not make bargains WITH
our political opponents and lie down ID the
same bed after they have spit at us, oyei
Us for years. Applause i i 4 New
York idea, originating n local hostilltles
ana interests-which has migrated intc
New Jersey, and tends to spread. Il orig
mated since the Baltimora Convention, sine,
the nomination Of Mr.. b. "Ohl let ii
make fusion to beat Mr.. Lincoln t
elect Mr.. Bell-obaerYe the phrase, ito bea
Mr.. Lincoln" because al these evils will fol
low on his election! What good is ID !
going to do Mr.. Bell? ["Thats it. |
there are these dangers, the men who cry
out against them ought to 30 consistent II
their proposals for fusion; it should be car
riesI into every Northern State; Mr.. Brock
ilgidge, Nj. Douglas and Mr.. Bell ought {
unite there. Every gentleman in the soutl
ought to be willing TO abandon his poitiea
diyersities Of opinion with his neighbor ans
sacrifice them On the altar Of his country, j
the country demand the sacrifice. 10
when the struggle is fSr Life OF death, fo
peace or civil war, it Is sut Of place to ]
low political divisions oil opinion, TO keei
asunder lovers Of the country. All partiei
should be merged III tie essence 81 The oY
emuling necessity Of the country. Ane
when gentlemen make an Argument whiet
should lead them To subordinate their indI
yidual opinions and lay then down IN tha
way in order to induce Others to make po
iltical sacrifices, ana yet show 10 deslr.
themselves to make theia, J say tits crl
Of wolf, with no wolf threatening the tole
at all. "Qh fuse Ia New York and New
Jersey or Pennsylvania, for there they arg
weak How about Georgia Wha
does Mr.. Breckenridge say 70 that. How
about Virginia? How about South Caro-
linas What Of Alabama! What Of Miss
issippi! There is no fusion there, il IL wa
to the knife between the Union-sayers q
both sides, Laughter. But up il on
or two doubtful States ii The North, whers
men are given to bargaining, aud whore Po
litical principles are only the counters Is.
down On Che gambling board, there the5
can make bargains and fuse to saYo the I'm
ion laughter and their customers.
Gentlemen, / am Disguised at the sug-
oestion, | think the honorable gentlemen
who have given it their assent Will regret
it when it IS too late. Let Us work it cut
pentlenen, in d national point ot view. Is
II wise thus to act Where does il send
the election If successful, it sends i to
the Houseof Representatives. The Repub-
licans' and the Peoples Party have fifteen
States. Possibly they lniglt buy two an
der the enormous pressure of the occasion.
laughter The Demeerats have enough
to elect if they can get all the American
States, together with Oregon and Castor-
MIA, which now belong to theminthe House.
Whether they will 90 that way or not, il Is
not my province here to say; bat il Is per-
fectly certain that the Democratic States
will not go for Bell. Does anybody think
they villa Look at the Speakers election.
Do not forget things that have occurred
within few months past. Go and exam
inc that list, and t5ll me whether there is a
single Democratic State that, under these
will cast its vote the Housed
for John Bell. Then there is no election,
and this accompanied probably with sneh
scenes of violence and tunult as possibly
men Of greater fnnness thaI | have may
desire to encounter, but from which pray
to be delivered. / have gone through two
contests ii the House Of Representatives for
the election Of the comparatively unimpor-
liant office Of Speaker with the House diyi-
ded as it is divided now. ] have seen these
scenes Of violence, I haze heard words of
menace, | have looked from day to day to
some outbreak thai would dyench that hall
il blood, and be the beginning ofa real (aad
not a newspaper revolution IN the country;
but by the infinite blessing Of Providence
that danger has been averted. | VIII not
rush upon the bosses Of His buckler and
tempt Him toe far ! will not Try the
House Of Representatives again to do the
business which the peopIe ought to do ln
their majesty and ii their calnness. APP
plause.l / viii not tempt them with the
Immense brides thot II be urged, with the
intensity Of political passions excited to the
uttermost, with the fierceness Of men, some
Of them possibly only too wiling g convert
q political into revolutionary strife n that
Hall. / do not wish to see he immense
Of Presidential election for
ced on the House IF Representatives With
out a necessity, and only b the last resort
-something to be Stunned and not to be-
sought for something to be trembled over
it comes--sonething to be thank
ful 70 God for if il shall pass without ciyil
violence.
The Force OF HABir- There w@ n
boy IN my class at school, (says SIT WaltsrI
Scott Who stood 1t the tep, nor could ],