Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-06-08

N spoke for themselves, and themselves alone.
Mr.. STANTON. am sorry, but it is the fact
is that there are not many rnerzbefs of the Demo
t, cratic party outside of that section. Laugh
L ter.
o Mr.. Chairman, there is another thing. 1t
y is not merely confined to declarations in this
" House. Who has forgotten that during the
r present session, on the nomination of minis
= ter to France, when a proposition was made in
e the Senate to inquire whether he entertained
r those opinions, it was answered by gentlemen
t OF the other side that no inquiry need be made
4 on the subject, because tkere was no doubt he
; entertained those opinions, and that they con-
:, CURED with him..
Bhg proposition, submit to You, Mr. Chair
man, and 10 the American people, is. that Il
party that in advance avows a treasollable
purpose, and has declared its disoyalty to the
! Constitution and aud the Union. is not entitled
to the public contiicnce and ought rot To he
intrusted with the Government. When faik
about trealsonabe purpose. do not mcau
; there is necessaria!ly alrvihius dis-epuiablc,
in it. | remember thnt Washington was a
traitor t0 the British Government II NAV
be that the oppression may be untn4urabIe,
and that they may have arrived at II point
which chdn9es the quality Of treason; hut new
crthcesS, that is tlTr constitutional tk>Gnition
of :hc offence.
Mr.. FxGLIst. viii the gentleman allow
me 10 say word?
Mr.. STANTON. Cerfaihit.
Mr.. English. l claim only to he an hnuibls
member Of the Dpaocratic party: but / think
that ii will be reHieEftSrctf that l aUuoailctd
distinctly. upon this floor, III Il speech which
had the honor to make at an cary period OF
the session, that | did not believe a corporal's
guard of the Democratic party of the North
woaid be willing to go es:t of the Union. or
make any effort in that direction, because Of
the mere election Of an Objectionable man to
the Presidency.
| Mr.. STANTON. They recognise political FL
lowship with party. all Of whom upon this
floor, from the other section Of the Union, 80
far as / know, do avow this doctrine. They
are maintaining and strengthening that poll-
ical sentiment and thet political party which
avows this reasonable purpose. There is no
controversy about that They are end,ayor-
ing to build up sympathiz;ng party in the
free States, and to give them their aid in OBJ
tanning the control Of the Government.
hold, sir, as an intelligent American citi-
zen, looking to the perpetuity of our institu-
tions and to their welfare, that it is my first
duty to see to it that no enemy of our Govern
ment, no enemy to the insti utious Of our coun-
try shall be iutrusted with the power and pat
patronage of that Government. l will not in-
quire what his opinions may he on the subject
Of slavery; whether he is for its extension into
the Territories Or otherwise. If he bas avow-
ed that he cares more for his party than he
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party purpose and his revolutionary purpose
are stronger than his patriotism, is not that a
sufficient reason why ! should exclude him
from any place OF honor trust?
Mr.. MnTsoN. l cannot say that / regard
tic coure of the gentleman from Ohio as fair
There are at this time not half t dozen men,
bers Of the Democratic party present. and yet
the gentlemen is speaking i'll the hope that he
shall be able to take advantage of the silence
Of members as evidence Of assent.
Now, sir, l say, for one, that have not, in
any remarks l have ever submitted to the
House, addressed myself at any time to the
question the gentleman is now considering,
and do not mean to be drawn into any un-
timely Or unnecessary expression Of my own
position; but | take leave to suggest to the
| gentleman, that he is altogether in error in
suppoSing that solitary member Of the Dem
ocratic party, North or South, has ever declar-
ed that it was the purpose of that party to de-
stroy the Cniou in the event Of the election
of an Opposition candidate for the PresiIcI-
c..
Mr.. STANTON. My sense Of hearing has de-
ceived me terribly il that be not SO. If the
| gentleman will have the goodness to 90 over
the speech made by the gentleman from Penn
! syivana, Mr. MoPhEEsUN. and look at the
/ extracts therein contained from the speeches
made upon the other side of the House, lie will
! find that there were more than twenty speech
es made upon this floor, i'll which it was dis
tinctlv avowed that the election OF 4 Rtpubli-
can observation-disclosures SEWARD was frc-
! queutly namcd-or any other represent
! ing bis views upon what they denomnaed
Il sectional Platform, would, Of ITSELF be suf-
| fcient cause for dissolution of The Unun.-
Does the gentleman from Virginia question
| that?
| Mr.. MIrLsoN. No, sir, Dc not question it.
That is what affirm; but the gentleman stat
cd that it llad been said repeatedly upon this
floor that it was the purpose of the Demo
cratic party--tlat members had declared that
| it WAS the purpos, of the Dem 1cratic party
| TO dissolve the Unlon whereas. all that was
said at any time, by any gentleman, was, that
in the opibion of that gentleman, or in the
opinion of that gcntlyman's constituents,
the election of such an individual would fur
nish Il just occasion for dissolution of the
Union.
MIR. STANTON. 1t may be true have not
put it technically in the form | should have
placed it. did not mean to be understood as
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of the Democratic party, as party organiza-
ton; but what did mean to be understood as
saying was, that the leading Influential repre-
sentative men of the party here, who are the
authorized exponcnts of the opinions, priuci-
pies, and purposes, Ut Tile party, had each sew
orally for themselves expressed that purpose.
And | take the uniform expression Of opinion
of men occupying that representative position
uncontradicted, as the expression of the opn-
ions and purposes OF the party. That is ALL
do not think they will put it in the platform
at Charleston, uur, perhaps, will they at Balti-
more.
But this is the purpose avowed by
men who lead Eitd control that party, and it
will not be disclaimed now. The gentleman
from Virginia, willie disclaiming il us having
been avowed rs a party purpose docs
not disciairn that it is bis opinion that it ought
to be done. The getleman does not dis
claim that in his own Judgment and in his
opinion it would be sufficient cause for the
dissolution of the Union.
Mr.. MILLsoS. 1t is evident that the geu-
tleman desires an expression of my personal
opinion. l do not coucede the right of the
gentleman to require it, l have the right to
express or withhold my opinions until my own
selected time and did not mean that the geu-