The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-25


my State But had no such opportunity.
Your deliberations deliberatve assembly are
brought to a close your platform unanimously adopted,
your nominees unanimously nomn ated and this is the
hour for the defence of the State of Alabama 1t would
perhaps be inappropriate to alude to anything like de
fence of myself but that my name is somewhat promi-
nently connected with movement which has been
successfully carried out here to day. thought it
thing but justice to you, that your associate should
stand where he himself says he where the
him. to put you in the wrong And who is that
how stands he the record before the county? who
he, who dares to raise banner against the National
States Rights Democracy, and throws down the gaunt
| let and dares them into the arena? One who was
once recognized in our ranks a fit champion of
democratic principles, man OF intellect and power with
many great gifts of manhood about him. But he has fall
len from his high sphere pure and unselfsh Demo-
crat, and he would come into the simply as a
struggling candidate for tie Presidency endeavering
ride rough-shod, any Democratic principle that will
stand in the way of his success, and all the prnc
pies Of the Democratic organization that stood in his way
and forbade his nomination (Applausel
By rule adopted at Charleston, which has been called
the unit rule minority of the Democracy
enabled to control the votes of majority One hundred
and thirty only been quoted upon the record
from $50 to l52k and the principle of Democracy
unanimously reported to you to day, and unanimously
adopted by this body, voted down by of the
eect OF that same rule, by vote of 65 TO l3S, whereas
The real sentiments of the Democracy at Charleston
10y for those resolutions to 144 against them.
Not only therefore did he before the country
receiving majority of the Democracy but the principles
of Democracy voted down by the minority in that
body And pray tell me- what other name be given
to body thus constituted with such designs who pro
es to be Democratic and only wishing equal
california boldly asserted it was acknowledged to him
by of the Illinois delegation-enabled elevate
themselves into the position of majority, which they do
not and did occupy and thus control the delbera
tons of the Democratic party.
Tell me, say, what name shall give them, for wish
to give them only the which properly belongs to
them and not to speak for the sake of being offensive
Can by any parliamentary give them any other
name than that by which they will not he carried into
mmortality-that of a political faction' (Applause).-
But pass from that That distinguished Senator from
Illinois has Just been nominated at the other end of this
city. How! How Eight Southern States driven
out of body at Charleson-eght Democratic States
by reputation OF Democratic principles
They went out not to disrupt you; they for
purpose of wounding the democracy the house of the
democracy they went forth because great constitu
tona principles had been tramped under foot as they
believed. by a facous minority, actiousIy in the
jory. They went home to their people. That people
said to them, in assembled that they had
done wel-endorsed their action. endorsed their prnc
pies and yet in the spirit oharmony and eothery love-
desired this body because they did not
desire differences which had been thus perpetu
aed at Charleston should be closed Tor ever against mar
monious reconciliation, but desired that one more oppor
uniy might be given to the sober second thought of the
National State Rights Democracy-that one more effort
might be given them by which you and themselves
and the country and the Democracy and the Union,
far as it depended on the Democracy might be preserved
We come here in good faith for that purpose applause
We tarried at Richmond long enough simply to organ
ze this body and not even eraed in organic form
principles for fear that the sensitive of
here might take the alarm, and the that
might come to dictate that platform to them retire
Hence II was that in spirit of safe and wise providence
and conciliatOry moderation that the Richmond Conven
ton reiterated platform but organized and adjourned
here to meet their Democratic brethren We
and how were received? How did that faction
| us? They had factiousIy a majority upon the C mmt
tee on Credentials, by of eight Southern States
having retired leaving only twenty five States represent
ed in that Committee And not only that number Int
organized practically against the principles urged by
every spirit of TRUTH of Justice of fairness and Dem
ocratc usage Not only that but against the principles
they themselves had adopted to guide them in certain
cases against those very principles they reported OPP
position to other cases, all of which stood upon
identical principle for adjudication And the result of
their abors was to shut out twenty antiDouglas
and to admit twenty Douglas votes from Democratic and
anti Douglas States.
How is it in the State of Alabama? The leader that
bogus Democracy-and speak it in personal disre
pect to the gentlemen composing it, for that leader has
long been my frend-the leader of that bogus Democr
y-the leader in that late factious convocation just ad
Journed-De Witt C. Parsons, who, and what was he that
he admitted to represent the Democracy the State
of Alabama in the National Conventions Gentlemen,
however much l may have barred in upon
certain deeds of the Democracy, heve yet been
even in the camp of the opposition tAppause) Never
yet have been found fighting there, under Wing or
Know Nothing banners any other opposition the
true States Rights Democracy. have differed with my
party and differed with it in measures but cast
an anti Democratic vote
For twenty odd years have known that leader of this
bogus Democracy and known him of the most in
elligent-One of the most inuential-One of the most
eloquent and of the most active of all the enemies
the Democracy, under whatever name and garb style
they have presented themselves for conflict He lives
not far from my region, and have found him a sup
porter OF Clay supporter of larrsOn-a supporter
of Scot, SGott-a supporter of Taylor and a supporter
has been candidate for constable in his beat
bore Democratic appellation, that he has voted
against him, down to this day. (ApplauseD Never yet
has he given solitary solitary recantaon
Of his old Wing and Know Nothing Never yet
has he given public affirmation that he belongs in the
Democracy and will abide by solitary article in the
Democratic creed.
of that arch enemy of the Democracy, Stephen A. Doug
las. Srs, wish to do him justice say that to day
he is consistent man with his position twenty years ago.
At all times all occasions he has been found battling
against the Demo cracy of the State of Alabama, and
when he came here to represent them in Convention and
asked N in this body, he efTectually
hated against that Democracynot only in form but in
name-than he did then. Applause That State Con-
venon called together by address to all the peo
OF tn State of Alabama and all the people of the State
of Alabama history tells usare not Democrats. And
again by other calls addressed to all the votersa the
Democrats and all the conservatives, who would unite
the nomination of Baltimore deeeates-alI others who
would in and send delegates to Baltimore.
This ca gave mankind and mankind's pretty wife
opportunity to come to and every grade
and stripe was there The old Wings in the persons of Louis
f. Parsons and Thomas McPrince-the Know Nothngs in
the persons Of Louis Parsons and Thomas McPrnce-
men who had been in the opposition to the Democratic
party in every form had met Parsons particularly fer
twenty years past In every Democratic conflict had
crossed swords with the gallant Parsons, and in 1856
when Stumpel the State of Alabama, elecor for
the State at large met that gentleman in his district,
panoped in the steel and armor of Know Nottingham
bearing alo the flag of Fillmore. and many a hard fight
have had during the hot summer day to bear down that
thanks be to God it was because clothed in the
NOR of truth. [Applause.l
And now that gentleman leads in what is called the
Democracy of Alabama and he here and presents
his credentials before committee of what is called
Convention of the State Rights Democracy, and every
the State of Maryland votes to receive him National
Democrat Gentlemen, they do not know what the term
National Democrat means. If Louis f. Parsons a
National Democrat then never have been one If Par
sons and McPrince and those men National Demo
Gratis then these gallant and true and faithful represen
tatves of the Democracy of Alabama, have mistaken
their position all the time for has he been with
them solitary occasion.
mention this to show what the character of that
committee They voted to let in that delegation chosen
upon call of everybody opposed to the Democracy, and
rejected delegation, chosen by Convention upon
call addressed by the Democracy of the State Alabama
to meet and consider what best to be DONE and the
Convention called too by the organ of the Democ-
racy, the Executive Committee, which instituted
purpose to make that CALL and yet all this regularity all
this historic past all this truth all this form this fair
this justice nothing in the scales
committee, if the Douglas chances thrown into the
other scae-and they were thrown there Applause
Now look at Georgia and Mississippi. Both called
State Conventions, both seeded from Charleston, Ala
bama did, both applied to their people, Alabama did,
to Democratic Conventions, as in Alabama They
the of the seceder and sent them back
Richmond and to Baltimore but that committee permit
ted Mississippi and Georgia in occupying identi
caly the same ground, but they kept out Alabama
There were no contestants in Georgia. In Mississippi
the contestants in minority of the Convention of
the Democracy and yet that committee reported in favor
OF that minority, as well as the regular Democracy.
principles of government which they had laid down
for themselves, and they violated the principle
which the Democracy in all its history has laid down for
them.
What could you expect, then THAT by rule mere
technical rule it would reduce the majority into the po
sition of minority and elevate these gentlemen from
the position of minority to that of majority; and when
that would do they would drive of the Cony
on by the vote of their committee several of the
lar Democracy from the States that did have flaw
in their title, and admit bogus Democrats that had no
title ALL be considered as representatives of the
Democracy. They did it but purpose that
to subserve the interests OF the great Democratic party
to subserve the principles of that party but they
did it, | am compelled to say-because the facts
stand out boldly-in order serve the political
ambition of Stephen A. Douglas, who they
have nominated their National candidate for the
Presidency. (Appause)
And now t Mr. Douglas. ] Mr. Douglas has
battling against the harmony the interests
principles of the Democratic party, since
Scott decision delivered and Lecomp-
ton Constitution offered for the consideration the
Congress of the United States. You all know that Mr.
Douglas has maintained that Congress has right
had agreed to disagree leave the question
to be settled by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court did decide the question. The opn
ion OF the learned and eminent Chief Justice fancy
clear and conclusive That opinion foreshadowed by
Mr. Buchanan in his inaugural address, when he spoke
the opinion about to be delivered
views upon the question That opinion was delivered
ry and that the power and duty of Congress to
protect the constitutional rights of Shareholders in
the Territories. Did Mr.. Douglas abide by the deci
sion and stand up to the agreement? Not so He
fell off from it. He declared in his Illinois speecbes
That no matter when, how often the Supreme
Court decided these questions in the Kansas and Nebas
ka act the people of Territory will have the right to
make the Territory slave free, as they NAV see
proper Not only that but was in Congress the first
man to meet the question upon the Threshold to make
the issue and to declare that the will peope of
sas declared in their Convention should be their
Constitution provided the slavery clause adoptd
the people He declared that that mode and manner OF
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