The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-01-12

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TUE following is AN extract from 4
recent speech delivered by Mr.. 'raw.
ford. orGcorgia. Wcarr confident that
it viii meet with Il warm reception
throughout the South, for it j. II true
exponent %orSoulhcrn sentiment;
"Wbat is our duu? We understand
you, and we think the South UNDER
stands you. Won have got . majority
in every Northern State, The fret"
Statcs lave Il minority orr1y seven ON
this Moor, II majority of sis in hoothcr
branch Of Congress, Il majority o~rsiXtS
three in the Electoral College, and anna
,ority ia every branch Of the Govern
mcnt; and what do You proposc2 First
1u inTlauraucous repeal otthc Fugitive
15laye Iaw. That H. the doctrine Of your
leading mon. Nest, the abolition Of
slavery in the District Of Columbia
Next, the abolition Of the slave trade
between the States. But the most I'M
Vorlant question Of the party is thc
suppression OF slavery in the Territories
rs q positive law, and to pat this GOV
crmcnt prominently ON the side Of free.
lon, rs You call il. J am reminded,
TOO, that you propose to %rrorganiHc ih"
Judiciary. That is what you propose
to do Wy opinion it, that the recent
invasion in Virginia will prevent your
carrying the election Of 1850. But for
myscIr, | an ready for you to get th"
control Of the government. | want the
question tested between you and us. |
want It settled. | want to know whoth-
or we are to be contrOlIcd-Whcthcr we
are 10 be limited to where slavery now
exists, or whether we are to have Iihcr-
ty to 90 hcyond2 We have now four
million slaves. In some twenty-five
years hence wc will have cinhtmiIIions.
We demand expansion. We Will have
expansion in spite of the Republican
party and all the ahoIilionist- Of the
Old and Of the New World. " Is j.
All we want YOU 10 Il" is, that you shall
not back down from your flag. Stand
10y your flag, and do not stink away
from it. LEScitcdIy Stand by your
colors. Don't deceive your people by
telling them that You intend to do JUS
iicc to the South. You have no idea Of
it. IAppIausc from the Democratic
benches. Now, in regard to the cleo
zion Of II Black Republican President,
! have this to say--and ! speak the
sentiment Of every Democrat on this
floor from the State Of ticOrgia-wc
never wilsubmit to the inauguration Of
II Slack Republican President. Zap
plmusc from some of the Southern Dem
o%crats, and Misses from the RcpuhIi-
cans repeat it, sir, and | have an
thority 60 say so, that no Democratic
representative from Georgia on this
floor will ever submit to the Inaugural
ton of Il Black Republican President.
(Rcncwod applause and Kisses
Nr. BiIgorc. (rising amidst some sen
sation.) "Nil the gentleman say how
nc will prevent it -
Mr.. Crawford. THAT will be for us
to determine, sir; and we do not pro.
pose to give our enemies the benefit Of
Information. We have endangered for
~
fifty years to settle this question. II is
impossible now that we can do So
Many Afmy people talk of equality in
he Union, or independence out of it
fo' myself, | declare that | am for in
Hrpc'dcncc now and forever. ZAP
plansc.J
SLAVERY iS ESnlAyp.--Thc London
Morning Herald, c~o,.mentinp on the
Harper's Ferry '1pir, sas~; slavery /,
an institution planted in IL sonh ,a,
hy the present generation Of sSvri, no'
men. but by eve, the people OF VI
land" The Americap colonies made an
rgortts rid themselves o fthe institution
while they were British colonies, bu'
british influence prevented. And to-day
II il This same ave, the people OF In
oland." that is tho main prop and Pllia
Of the same slavery-supportlng IL D
having of il, MS it did last year, Owe
sIbO. 900, 900 worth of slave-grown 90
ran rice and tobacco