Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-27
sprEoH OF HON JOSHUA HILL, OF GEORGIA.


We copy from the Madison Visitor the following.
outline OF late speech by that noble and true Son OF
the South, Hon. Joshua Hill,
Mr.. Hill briefly reviewed the history Of the old Wing
marty, 70 which he adhered long it bad an organ.
Tod existence He adyerted 10 the uniform Injustice OF
the Democratic party Of the South in sgmatzng every
Presidential nominee Of the Wing party and afterwards
of the American party likewise unsound on the slave
nv question This they did with Gen. Harrison, Mr. Clay
aud even Gen. Taylor the latter being slaveholders
Gen Scott with his great services could not escape TINS
deraction and Milard Fillmore the conservative Pres-
dent in his time fell under the ban. No man dare serve
the Opposition and hope to escape this censure what
has been, may be expected TO occur again. lie had
learned to disregard such oboquy and TO look 10 the
character and public services Of candidates and not TO
nlaform declarations. These he regarded only In
tended TO deude the unwary, and begue the ignorant
and credulous He sketched the origin and purpose oil
the Constitutional Union party and the alarming cond-
ton of the counrythe destruction OF the government
threatened by reckless partizans North and SOUTH i
connection with this subject he bestowed an ardent eulo
GUM on Senator Crttenden who presided at the hrst
meeting of the proposers Of the Union party DE urged
the Opposition men disregard the quarrels OF the Dem
ocratc party aud not TO be deferred from giving TO Bell
and Everett a cordial support.
He spurned the craven cry of mo chance as unWor-
thy of patriots and independent freemen. Such eamors
were raised in the darkest hour of the American ReVou
tiou but Gen. Washington cared not Tor them the men
who raised such cries generally found themselves in the
Revolution it was so in 1885, and it is apt TO be so in
1860 He declared that while he should deeply regret
the separation from his old friends that he knew that
the nominees Of the Constitutional Union party would
obtain no other in Morgan county, they should have
his He adverted to the divisions OF the Democratic par
IT, and read from speeches OF MessTs Douglas
aud Breckenridge show that the disagreement was OF
recent date and insisted that It personal DIFF
ference than OF political character-and that with
any other distinguished member oil the Democratic party
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and his Cabinet the Democrats of the South would have
been content have placed him the Cincinnati Plat
FORM without any repairs oil that rieketty structure He
thought Douglas though wrong in principle bad the ad
vantage of his Democratic assaants in consistency and
adherence principles announced by him in lS50in the
United States. He dwet with feeling upon the fact that
while he denouncng Mr.. Douglass Harper article,
before the people Of his district during bis last canvass
he could scarcely find Democrat that would declare
he would vote for him il nominated by the Democrat
ic Convention He did, with PRIDE recall one distinguish
ed exception in the county Of Hancock He advised DEM
ocrats initiate Senator Iverson and publicly renounce
their Of opinion and do tardy justice to more dis
corning adversaries.
The Speaker mentioned. in complimentary terms, all
the candidates OF the two Democratic National Conven-
tions saying that he knew them to be gentlemen Of in
teigence and worth, but did not consider any ticket
equal in experience and administrative capacity to the
ticket he favored. lie complained that in the struggle
that occurred for the organization Of the present Con-
Mr. McClernand who conceded with Mr.. Douglas
in opinion aud that they obstinatey refused party
to vote for Southern American though altogether
thodox they knew him TO be the slavery question:
Like Senator Toombs they preferred ultra Squatter
Sovereignty man, with all bis errors 70 any Opposition
man. least to any American in America. This, he
said certainly encouraging 10 Americans, to partic
pate and take sides in this Democratic feGd He could
see temptation to intervene and hoped Americans
and disguised Democrats everywhere, would unite In
enn IN tha IN
and healthy condition in which Mr. Fillmore left at
the close of his Presidential term by eectng John Bell
the Presidency Mr. Buchanan, in his inaugural, had
said
Our present financial condition is without parallel in
history. No nation has ever before been embarrassed
from large surplus in its treasury. This almost
cesSay gives birth extravagant legislation. IL pro-
duces wild schemes of expenditure and begets Of
spectators and obbers whose ingenuity is exerted in
coLtrying and promoting lexpedients to obtain public
money"
This was as If seer had spoken Never was prophetic
vision more fully realized. As If alarmed AZ the tempta
ton set before the spectators and jobbers, the Pres
dent before his first official year had expired had entire
" cured the evil Of redundant Treasury, and relieved
the country of all apprehension of Of such
financial phenomenon during his official life. We have
passed from plethora TO state Of hamilton. He re-
GREETED that Mr. Buchanan had descended from his high
official station to mingle in the dusty OF party pol
ties Il was a feafu step downwards and one that could
not command the public approval The Democratic
leaders had pernaciousy kept before the people the
slavery question, and had succeeded in dyerting the
popuisr scrutiny from the general administration of
oual affairs There much Of party slgacty in this
and it worked proftaby for them. He denounced the
scheme of building Pacific Railroad aud objected to
the acquisition Of any territory upon any terms, in the
present unsettled state of the public mind He believed
that ths glorious government of oursglorous despite
all Of rulers and people-ths only land where
every avenue distinction lay open to the poorest bay
has Yet fulfilled s destiny; but by reaction in
public opinion and under wise aud skillful direction it
would continue bless and protect the American people