Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-07


las fron hs ers. @ las yst Der hiaFe votes Ter
3lr. PUGH. Not one.
1ir. BENJAMIN
In Inaaa i've votes Ia llinnooa two votes opposed TO
h ye. y that r1scas for him, 50 that the majority vas are
leave cut the six votes from Ohio The Senator
from Ohio, who a delegate himself must GER
tainly know better than the delegate from Massa-
chusetts, and 1 abandon the point to his superior
knowledge but here, without counting any more,
fifteen IN New i ork, i've IN Indiana two in Mime
sofa, make twenty-five. Take twenty-five from one
hundred and fiftyrwo, and there remains one hun
dred, and thirty, without counting a solitary vote
against him from the State Of Ohio. But sir wiz
not enter in these minut8, which ought not to be
entered into in the Senate, and which I certainly
never would have Thought Of speaking Of but for
the constant Faunt of the Senator from Illinois that
the majority his, and he was entitled to a nom
nations thar the party had backed his principles
and that we were all rebels against his high majes-
ty should not have inquired into this matter but
for that And now, what does this delegate say as
the sum total Of what occurred? He says:
Now with the South opposed to Jadge Douglas,
disruption Of the party Win s5eF Democ attic free state voting
agansi HIM Wiih two thirds Of the delegation Of the great State
q Pennsylvania firmly against him. onehaf nearly Of New
York hostile New Jersey divided and the only State in New
England where the democracy can have nueh hope tGonnec
ou0 nearly equally balanced What the part OF wisdom fos
your delegate to do 2"
That is the question Mr.. Butler presents TO his
constituency. Wat does he say
found also that Judge Douglas was in opposition to almost
the entire Democrats ma9ry Of the Senate Of the United
ant position for candidate Of the Democratic party"
This is Mr.. Buffers language
found him opposed By large majority Of the Demo
cratic members Of the House Of Representatives"
We have watched him here
Its doubtless all wrong that should be So yet 50 is
have heard that the sweetest sou-est vinegar
Cold apathy and violent opposition are not The proe parent 81
than Democratic
Presidency that the Clerk Of the Rpub Repe
controlled By him would either support DouaAs or sEAHb
making himself, apparently unpleasant connecting link
these facts before me, iupressing upon me the
conviction that the nomination Of Judge DoLoLAs could not be
to dog wall tell you what did do am afraid it Is
what ought TO have done. Yielding your Preference
voted seven times for Judge DousLs although ny Judgment
appearance Of strength in the convention which ft he had
not, in fact,in the democratic party"
That is the gentleman who stands up here. and
| as the embodiment of the Democratic party. chal-
lenges the entire body Of his Democratic fellow
Senators.
Now Mr.. President all that have said has been
said somewhat in indignation. It was not in human
nature not to feel Indignation at the charges so pro-
fusely scattered against me and myfIiends and nv
State but STILL sir, after all, more in sorrow than
in anger" Up to the years 1851 and 1858 no man
in this nation had higher or more exalted opinion
Of the character, the services, and the political in
tegiity Of the Senator from Illinois than had can
appeal to those who may have heard me in the Pres
idental canvass. IN my State, where, for months
together day and night, was travelling in support CT
the Democratic party and helping as far as my
humble abilities would admit to break down the
Know Nothing party, which had then decided
majority OF the voters of Our State inscribed in its
lodges. We succeeded in that contest The can
yass was successful one; and 1t did so happen
that. in the course Of that canvas had again and
again to appeal to my Democratic fellOwcitizens of
the State Of Louisiana TO stand by the gallant De-
mocracy Of the North who stood by us to frown
down this new organization. whose ONLY effect
could be 10 njure the Democratic candidate and his
success; and then in speaking of that bright galaxy
of Democratic talent and Democratic integrity and
Democratic craftsmanship, that now see gathered
and clustered around me, the central figure was the
hOnored portrait of the Senator from Illinois,
Sir it has been with reluctance and sorrow that
I have been obliged to pluck down my idol from his
place on high, and to refuse to him any more sup
port confidence as a member of the party. |
have done so, l hust upon no light or unworthy
ground. have not done SO alone The-causcs that
have operated on me have operated on the Demo-
cratic party of the United States and have operat-
ed an effect which the whole future life of the SEN
ator will be utterly unable to Ob1terate. 1t is i'm
possible that confidence thus lost can be restored
On what ground has that confidence been forfeited
and why is it that now refuse him our support
and fellowship l lave stated our reason to-day.
/ have appealed TO the record. have not followed
him back in the false issue or the fegned traverse
that he makes in relation to matters that are now
in contest between him and the Democratic party.
The question is not what all said or believed in
1910 or in 1856. How idle it TO search ancient
precedents, and toiaccumulate old questions from
what Senators may have at different times said in
relation to their principles and views The precise
point the direct arrangement the plain and EXPLICIT
allegation made against the Senator from Illinois is
not touched by him in all Of his speech We accuse
him for this to wit that having bargained with US
upon point upon which we were at issue, that it
should be considered judicial point; that he would
abide the decision; that he would act under the
decision and consider il a doctrine Of the party;
that having said that to US here in the Senate, he
went home, and under the stress of a local election
his knees gave way; his whole person trembled His
adversary stood upon principle and was beaten:
and To- he is the candidate of mighty party for the
Presidency Of the United States. The Senator from
Illinois faltered He got the prize for which he fat-
er9d but To- the prize of his ambition slips from his
grasp because of the faterng which he paid as the
price for the ignoble prize-ignobe under the cir
cumstances under which he obtained it.
Here were two men, struggling before the people
Of a State two great sides of a political con
trOyersy that was dividing the Union. each for EN-
pre- at home. One stood on principle-wss defeat
ed. TO-day-where stands he? The other faltered
received the prlZe but. to-day, where stands he
Not at the head Of the Democratic party of these
United States. He is fallen star. We have sepa- /
rated from him. He IS right in saying we have sep
arated from HIM. We have separated from HIM not
because he held principles in 1856 different from
are lntOlerant OF opposition from anybody for the
Senator from Ohio Mr. PCGHl IS an hOnOPed mem
Der of our organization. We have separated from
him because he has denied the bargain that he made
when he went home; because after telling US here
in the Senate that he was willing that this whole
matter should be decided by the Supreme Court in
the face of his people he told them that he had rot
us by the bill; and that whether the decision was
for against u.s. the practical effect was to be
against US; and because he tells again thar
he is ready to make use Of Black Republican argu-
ments which he answers at home, and to put them /
forth against the Democratic party in the speeches
that he uses here in the Senate.
Now, Mr.. President this will be represented as !
an attack on the honorable Senator from Illinois |
hut finish my speech as he did his by saying. 1.-THE
Senate will bear witness that have not spoken |
on this subject until attacked all that have said
is in selfdefence attack and the world |
shall know if ever Ispeak again 1t shall be in self
defence [Laughterl Mr.. President, the best de-
tense is to carry the war into the enemy's country
belong school Of politicians that stand on the
defensive. If attacked strike back and ever shall
If the Senator from Illinois wants the world to
know that he spoke only in seifdefense let the same
measure Of justice be melted out to me. and in an
swer to any one who by possibility consider
what have said attack reply "self-defense.1
[Laughter.l l wish my speech qualified Just like
that Of the honorable Senator from Illinois, If his
is attack, mine Is if his IS "selfdefense =
against some unknown person, mine also is self
defense against somebody that has attacked me and
my State, whose name l do not know. Laughter
That is just my position; state it plainly l am
sorry the Senator is not here to hear it stated
The Question Settled.
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