New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-01
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We would be glad il we had room for all Of
Senator Critendens great speech at Nashville last
Tuesday We must content ourselves with afew
passages only. We need not invite attention to
them. No one will fail to read the eloquent words
Of wisdom Ehieh have been spoken by the vene
rated orator and noble ldstatesman Of Kentucky:
Ladies and gentlemen, friends and faR3er.c&
fsens-I feel this to be one of the proud occasions
Of my long life, and thank you for the honor and
distinction with which you have received me. But
trust am not SO vain as 10 attribute this honor
to any personal worth or claim Of my own, but TO
your partially for, and yenr devotion to the great
cause with which am identiied-that great cause,
the welfare of our common country-the election
Of your ilflstr0us telowc Citizen 1t is ont OF regard
for this great cause that am thus welcomed
Think not that shall not take enough Of your wei
come-for / shall take to OVERLOOKING, and give
the rest Of the rich profuson to the friends Of the
cause, (Applause.l come TO address you briefly,
yet feel unequal To the task. Ifear am not able
to make my voice heard, and that my speech will
not be equal to the expectations formed, but
want to speak, and want you to hear the lang
uage of truth-plain truth and sobriety. The times
require sober earnestness and the plain TRUTH for
the present view of the state of our country is
fearful consideration. The present day comes to
us rarght with extraordinary import. There is
seTions cause for apprehension OF danger to our
NEfuVBu4 E0EnETg. important question
I'd hH put--who shall be our President?
That question was never before put in so serious
= time its consideration was never 50 fraught
with important consequences as new. Are we all
prepared to answer it2 III should be the purpose
OF every citizen with solemnity and with mature
reelection to answer that question. Have you de-
teTniiaed how you will ans#eT2 come not to
speak % partizan--I an am 70 partizan Tho day
is past when the mere ambition Of party ana parti-
gan tired and intlamed me. Twenty years ago
party spirit inspired me- but that spirit and that
are Of ambition are gone. and trust that what
nave lost 10 that respect have gained in expert
ance, reflection and patriotism. What have lost
in pride of party trust have gained in devotion
to my beloved country, the love Of which / hold
i ia anoys AZ party pride. come before you IN
this spirit Of entire and unrestricted devotion to my
country-to denonnce none-to wage war upon no
party, nor man, but to awaken you to the great
question Of the welfare Of our country, and to APP
pease the strife and qne the anmosites of parties.
And here before this mighty throng summon you,
young men and old summon you all in behalf
of eur common country TO discharge your high and
responsible duties not as mere subordinate tools of
selfish paftzans, but true, free, and enlightened
American citizens. EApplause.J
nave been taught BY long years Of experience
70 believa-l have been taught to trust and rely in
the intelligence and integrity Of the people, They
may be Inisled--many of them are even now being
inhaled BIZ ambitious partizans, but let them have
access to the truthleave them free to Judge, and
my heart ana soul ON the issue--they will be and
will do what is right. My confidence III the safety
OF the Union lies in that trust-it is the best hope
have foF the psrpetnity andsafety Of The country
fApplause.l
have already said that this election approaches
more hanght with public interest than has any pre-
Wous election. There are circumstances existing
which make 1t 10. There Is danger in parties
before there were bnt disputes. Before this the
strife was between parties with mere questions Of
political economy and atnder the Constitution
simply abuses of government subordinate super
iciai questions Of right Of wrong policy; but now,
for THE first time, comes an election embracing the
consideration not only Of all these minor ques-
tions, butone aGqt0ut the Consttaton--one greater
than MI me Fest--the preservation Of the Union
aRa the Consultation. THAT ID the important dues
tirn Row. Itjs one for the consideration of every
man one thaS sllaHld receive the consideration Of
every patriosis issaga
The preservation III this Union il that question.
and your vote assures s safety or sanctions its de-
structiont in the settlement Of this question the
cartridge PAX II ncthing-the baliot.box is the
powerful engine that conveys your will and your
Commands. To those commands leigions bow
down and surrender. Assume then your dignity
of freemen Elevate yourselves to the performs
ance Of this duty. " j. no ordinary one! It ID
4 grand privilege you possess IN performing such
duty N on are THE sovereign people, You may
bs divided into factions and parties, but you are of
one country, and though different aims may move
SOU, there ~ but one end To be gained for al-and
that u the prosperity Or the Union. These are no
ordinary times, nor are ordinary questions involved
In this issue. The important question nowis shall
Me haze united " divided country All others
orr country y standard the flag Of partyg There
IA no other course fcr patriots but to ALLURE com
mon party principles and polieies--they are no
questions DIT All and rally to the support Of the
Union. Can any one who calls himself d freeman
sleep sound after having for paftizan schemes and
party purposes voted with any sectional party
Whese purpose i the destructonof the Bnion2 i
could mott
The Union u III danger. and the remedy il in the
iiands nj the people And where does this danger
arise Where does IL come from From see
MI "a IA MHptt tsa.1
worst and most sensitVe characterize geographic
cal lines as well as opinion. On the other side dis
union threatens at the South. We have been
warmed again and again of this danger All our
great and good men. who have sank with all their
Aonors and the blessing Of a nation to the grave
have warned US to be guarded against this very
danger. and we have been told that unless some
remedy was found II wonld sooner on later destroy
us. The FIRST and the last great men of our land
have warmed as of this terrible danger. Who viii
deny that this discard exists among us No one
will in The face Of the undonhte facts II ID great
threatening and alarming. Men of selfish ambition
men who prefer their country destruction to the
attanrnent OF their selfish end-men for whom
THIS mighty Republic Is not large enough, have
pushed On the evil cause. and the spirit of asunion
which has waited 80 long y content 10 wait no
more.
What is our hope2 II is the Union partythe
only hope OF the Conservative Union men Of the
lard. It sthe party, think, which holds the ban.
aer OF peaee--whieh says, sslet us return from
tlese Il0leLb SBlltELS--feE us luke observe
the Constitution and cur Union, and to enforce the
laws and when that il done peace will be re-
stored to all.
And how was that party formed? was present
though not member Of that convention, and +
say To you never saw such a convention. There
were no cunning politicians there. saw no de-
signing lemagogues there. | saw noble and true
men from all parts of the country glowing with
affection and love for her. 4 saw delegates from
almost all the statesmen of intelligence charac.
ter, wisdom, properly, and they met quietly and
wisely and made their nominations; and their
nominees men of official Characteristic pride
Of the land-nen of private worth. whose sole
purpose was to serve and save the Union and en-.
force the great platform there adopted, and which
stands up IN the primitive simplicity Of the Ameri-
can character; announcing the great principles of
government about which we all agreee-the Consti-
tuition, the Union and the execution of the laws
they say this IL no platform If executed will
any man have right to complain that his rights
have been denied him or Injustice done? Ii the
power embraced in the Constitution and the laws
aye enforceds will any man dare to complain
1Iatforms aTe mantraps. The President who goes
to his seat with platform, goes with yoke about
his neck. The Constitution il our platform and he
who undertakes to do more is content to do less
is net 2 true man fApplause.l
The Union party arose to stay the war Of fac
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