Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-05-03
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lose, gentlemen, BY granting ns al ost W
ask? The question has been propoqnded 70
von hsretofofs. but I confess that ! haze not
heard it satisfactorily answered to ny Own
mind. What have you 10 lose foar intef4
. in your slavssg Does any gentleman erc ne-
I Heye that Tie adoption Of tbs minority plat
f,rm vs,rff render rroptrtv iu slaves iess Sc
cure than Il IS noWf II any attack IL to pc
made upon slavery, from whence i Il 20 cone
h must come from the North and when
John Browns array ueneeivea e Htteh
shaHroi Invade yoer teffD b Until they have
first passed Dyer OR bodies. fLoud ckeera
\ Where is the danger 10 vou2 Gentlemen say
I that it is an abstract principle, and that I q
r uerk Well. ROW, I have been educated IN
the school 81 fiEiHia politics. ard believe
very much IN tbstractionss but lt me ssk
YOU what good can be accomplished BY this
under these circumstances Having pre-
vioasiE deaied the authority that you claim,
famntprlyaHabl to pefcelvefl Your proper
d Il scure now; 4 VII rsmaih seeurs; L b
II no danger. And when you want to extend
rour srea-ghsa You vishto 20 ilio terrific
mes, where slavery may properly exist Why
90 there aad take your slaves, and apply FOR
admission into The Usion a. 4 siate, and the
Demscracy Of The NoTth WI admit yoH with
ont . moments best iney. And ~ you pre-
pose, upon a mere naked abstraction, 10 take
such a position that your northern friends,
WHO havs been standing bYyou, shall BE- over
Whsired Eith defeatl Sir, The idea q per-
sonai honor 10 Us is nothing; the idea Of po-
htiral prefermenf with rs Is nothing, bat we
have a pride Of character aud we hafs formed
a deliberate purpose to rid the country Of Re-
pubilrsnisn. sbsI We Be permitted to ac-
e0EHplish that result2 IknoWthe excitement
which exists upon tbs subject; / know that
the mind Of the South IL inAsmed on the sla-
very question; / know that gentlemen are i'm
FASHIONED in their eloquence IS we have heard
them here, and IS ! have beard them In the
eommittee-room. | know, further, that there
Is a SET Of mel in the northern States, whose
minds are infsned upon TIA set Of mock
4 phiianthropisis, a set Of men uho are for ever
d~ecrving what they regard a. an evil far
removed, and overlooking the evils at their
own doors. The northern Democracy oceuny
the position Of battling fer TIE e9psututionai
ri-hts % re Soath, and INST Democracy Is u
favor OF enforcing the fugitive slave law.
But recently, in the State Of Wisconsin, a
battle has been fought, and a victory won upon
this very ogestioR. AJEdEe who had the tenn
eritv 10 declare the Fugitive slave law cnnsti-
tutionaI. ~ the csss % Mr. Roothl OF MIltrsu-
kie, was set aside by the Republican p rty, and
pne who would declare that law uneonsfHu-
] tionai, was nominatedfn his stead. The Dem8-
cratic party rallied 70 his supports they gave
bin Che nominations thrypiaecd the qnestion
before the people; obedience to the Cons'itu-
ton Of revelation. And when the peop's Of
Wisconsn esme to the polls, they elected the
! Judge who had dared to promo nee the fugi-
! tive slave law Constitutional. theyelectedhim
triumnhant'v 10 The position be had formerly
occupied. So, too, 10 Rode Island. the Dem-
ocracv there recently achieved a triumph. In
ranfidste FOR Governor. He boldly attacked
the enemy and was defeated BY Tess than half
= ihonssnd. The Democracy Of tfose States
are painting now to meet the foe. Their cry il
q One mors fnn ne Hrraoh dcar fieldE. sass fuore."
We spnsai to you. Re beg YOU not to seek 10
trammd 81 On aur lave ns free. I
Illustrated nv ramarks Co. committee BY a ref
ersree 70 m~ytrohEical lore, aud, with vour
permission, I viii Do So again. We sre m
formed that once On a time The ministering
SHIRTS II i~ealausv we're sent e infest TIE cra-
de Of the Sleeping Hsrcnles, but when they
eama be reached forth bis infant bands and
tools Their BY ee tbroa al sIanEItd hem 70
drath. w ask. now, that VOC shah not par
slvze orr Efforts. Let as retain our power,
and the serpsnfs Of Black epubhcanism that
havf. ny their brssfhips, affected the air. and
~ their slime Tracked The earth, We will take
by the throats, ard, So hHlp rs God, ge viii
wA 10 : death hst knows 20 resurreedon
Cheers What iniHry can result to you
None. What ran result from The adoption OF
The majority report2 None. What iuiurvre-
suits to rs from that platfurmP Defeat, and
the election Of a BIa-k-Rnpublicsn 10 The
prssidsncF OF the United States and when
that hour cones, you are already upon the re- !
cord spme Of 81, this Union is then 70 Be dis
membered
Shall ths Union be impsFiHed and its safety
a~ssaileds CT VII YOU. BY pdrsuing he course
that We propose, to redeem our country, will
you permit The lime to arrive when 1t can be
no longer said, as il has been during this
Convention. that nearly an the Dsnocratic
votes are from The SohthH VIII Tou permit ]
us 70 come In and share the bonors Of the
triumph with v5u2 " you give " what we
ask, State after Stats viii wheel into ths
Damosratic column II you refuse Us what
we ask, I tell you that the few now with rs
will bs one, and gone forever. ask then,
spd ] think have a right 70 ask, that gentle
men VIII consider this matter mstureiT. Il
believe that II ws are permitted to fsht The
battle that we have hitherto fought, the dark !
ness that now spreads OVER t-e h0rizoa uil Be-
dissipatsd ] believe that Che storm win disap-
rears that the rains will cease: that the
waters will subsiie that the dsluss viii Re
gone, and the ark Of STATE viii again triumph
snfly rest upon the brow Of AraTat- TIRE
nfndous cherrins.l
Give ms the opportunity. II is all ne ask:
sll We seek give rs this and victory VIII Be
1urs and yanra n the convention sbaud de-
otherwise, it viii Be a d1uEerous eX-
pertinent. II The union Of the States are to
be dismsEbened, if the banner OF our party is
% be borne 20 defeat. and not 70 victory, then
consequences are with YOU. Sir, n ibis
Union Is 20 be dissolved throuzh o1r f~nstru-
mentality, the ilIlstrions dead would rise from
hsir raves eod curse us for the part We have
sken mprodaeing e.
Buf, sir, j hope he convention win not in
list up1n this experime Q. We propose 20
T7n ? platform on which ron foneht in
.S56 4: a platform on which gallant Alshama
tooi, on which gallant Mississippi stood, on
which ths Democracy Of Louisiana stood
he platform on which TIE Democracy OF
Georgia stood. I was sound enough Then
vas pure e1o1gh then ; and We Tr77oss %
ssrts q repuaiste ehs platform on which rou
TODD then. We propose 10 add Co it rrsolu-
.ons compromising NJ principle conta ned in
3 We propose 10 refer an matters ~ differ
bc'weeH as e the courts Cor deternha-
'on, and when Hat Determination b. arrived
C. bv we viii abide.
Mr.. President, I tonotgo a. fr as some DO.
say taat 10 state n tic Union has the
ight toi1age, en- a case q last resort as to
he p-onTiety Of a decision Of the Supreme
iouTt of the limited States. On the contrary.
cay that any STATE may, in a case II emer-
ercTi when there Is no other remedy, have
be right Of secession. Bat that emergency
a. not arisen and we ask you to stand where
on have stood. ard no rfght shall Be- Invaded,
o in sr-st endangered. Stand BY the Union
{ the States, as We have stood By you, and
n VIII then be we'll. Z
J psrceiVe that nv time has expired. Be-
lre retire I move 70 adopt the report I have
resented, 10 place Of the report Of Che ma
TlY.
Mfer further discussion. which VII appear
'-norow, rs furnished BY oar reporters, the
reyious question was ordered on-the report Of
commirtee. Z
The convention then, at ten O'Clock, ad-
burned Z
OF the PONY Exnrsss---Hater !