The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-02-09
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en- prominent members. Mr.. Underwood
Georgia Disunionist, was speaking. He ap-
pealed to the Americans to come over to the
Southern Democrats and unite the South into a
solid .phalanx against the Republicans. He
coaxed, exhorted, chided, scolded and beseech
ed them by turns to make common cause agains
the Republicans. This brought Hill of Geor-
gia to his feet, who avowed himselfin favor of a
great union and conservative party standing
between the Republicans and Democrats the
latter were tainted with disunion, and he could
affiliate with none such.
Underwood.-Where will Won Oct vour "a
eruits in the North
Hill.-From the conservatives who have been
voting for the Republicans as against the Dem
ocrats.
Underwood.-Is the gentleman willing to af-
filiate with such men as Thad Stephens, who
supported Fremont?
Hill.-Well, how do you manage to affiliate
with Free e-Soil-B buffalo Platform John Coch-
rane Laughter How do you get along
with Squatter Sovereignty advocates? More
laughter. No Democrat in Georgia is in favor
OF Squatter Sovereignty. Everything is good
| flsh with gentleman, which comes into tho
Democratic net. Laughter
| Underwood.-The Democratic is the only
party the shareholders can depend on The
most extreme Southerner never asks for any
thing that Is not clearly right and constitution
againstthe demands of Southern Democrats
They always grant whatever the South asks.
But, sir, do you pretend to say that the mos.
| conservative of the Peoples party in Pennsyl-
vania or any other Free State would grant Con-
gressional protection to shareholders in the ter
ritories? Would Joy Morris grant slave
code?
Hill explained that slave code was strictly
Southern measure, and that conservative men
in the North were not to be expected to support
such project; but they were opposed to ag-
giession on the rights ofthe South wanted the
slavery agitation stopped and harmony restor-
ed between the North and the South, which was
better than q slave code. Mr.. Hill referred to
the free trade doctrines OF Southern Democrats.
You preach free trade but vote for q protective
tariff President. Laughter.
Underwood but we always vote for a Pres
ident who goes with the South on the slavery
question. He went on to glorify the Democrat
lie party for the great deeds it had done. 1t
was the only party that was true to slavery. 1t
was the only party that could command North
ern votes in favorof slavery. The Democratic
party had destroyed the protective tariff. under
Polk it had struck down internal improve
ments it resisted Pacific Railroad for the
benefit of the free states it repealed the AIis-
souri, Compromise and opened all the territories
TO the Introduction of slavery it had adopted
the principles of that immortal statesman, John
9. Calhoun it had added slave territory to the
Union, and it was the only party that could be
relied on to protect, perpetuate, and cherish sla-
very. We have united, homogeneous party,
counting 80 votes on this floor. Let the Amer.
leans add 3d. making lis, and then we will
ind means to get four more votes from Demo
Gratis VINO are OUTSIDE of our organization
hlil inquired whether IN making up his cal.
culation of the harmonious Democracy. "hs
included the Tariff Democrats. with Buchan-
an at their head,) the Free Traders, Slave Code
and Anti-Slave Code Democrats the Dr.d
Scott Democrats and the Squatter Sovereignites:
the Disunion Democrats and the Union Demo
Gratis the Leconpton and the Anti -Lecompton
Democrats or if he did not mean these dis
cordant factions, where did he get SO homogen-
Gus Democrats Great laughter
Underwood, excitedly-You on stop your oues-
tlons This is my put in :" sit down, sir.
III answer no more of your interrogations
| More laughter You aught to be ashamed of
your conduct. Instead of helping to harmon
ize the only party that can stop the surging, sd-
yvaneing tide OF Black Republcanism, your par
ty are striving to distract and divide it. rGreat
laughter, in which all sides joined.l
The Americans have been clarifying the Un.
ion, continued Underwood, and the Republi-
cans have been applauding them. They should
nave been defending slavery instead of singing
psalms to the Union. The reason your party
Will not vote for Democrat is because they
have taken the oath to prescribe Catholics and
foreigners.
Mr. Hills that the reason your party
would not vote for an American?
Mr.. Underwood. can Democrat vote
tor any man who has taken the proscriptive OBJ
legation
Mr.. Hill.-It is now admitted, what 7 have
long expected. that it was the foreign element
that prevented the organization of this House.
Mr.. Larrabee of Wisconsin jumped to his fee.
under high state of excitement, and declared
that he was ready TO vote for any slaveholding
Know Nothing in preference toa Republican
Mr.. Hill thanked him for preferring man
sworn to proscribe foreigners to a Republican.
but claimed that the Americans had modified
their sentiments toward foreigners.
Mr. Larrabee inquire how many American.
would vote for Northwestern Democrat
Several answered that no American would
support any man advocating Squatter Sover-
eighty. No Douglasite could get their vote.
for any Office.
Mr.. Underwood pronounced high euIoeium
on the gallant Northwestern Democrats who
have sacrificed so much for the South. and who
will grant to the South all her constitutional
rights. He repeated this expression several
times.
Hatten of Tenn. inquired Are the North
western Democrats on this floor ready to vots
for Congressional protection to slavery in the
territories for what was known at the North
as Federal Slave code Auswer-They are.
Will they agree to give you slave code An
swer-They will [Grsat sensation Hattsn
then inquired "Will you support Douglas il
nominated at Charleston on q Squatter Sover-
eighty platform ?" Many voices from the
Southern side answered No, No. y Under.
woods reply could not be heard in the connd
sion and babel of tongues that ensued, but he
was understood to answer in the negative He
finished his speech by declaring that the cleo
ton of Republican President would be an overt
act against the Constitution and would furnish
good cause for destroying the Union that Geer-
gia would march out, aud that he would march
with her. He claimed the right of any state to
leave the Union whenever she saw ft--that t,,,
was q Union Of consent and not of force that
1t could be destroyed whenever the slave sta,es
saw proper to shiver it. When he couclud "a.
Morris Of Illinois replied mildly and courteous.
ly, combating the argument that the Dred
Scott decision carried slavery into the territories.
and holding that Congress should no. pass a
slave code. &c But he announced tina. h,
would fight the issus inside of the party orcani.
ration. and submit to whatever settlement tn,
party gave the question. W ee N
A VERY PowERrSL ORoAs."-Tha