The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-11-01
speech OF Hon. ID. KtIgore.

/ The hepre NATIVE In Congress from 'hi'
District made another speech 10 Washing
ton city, before the Republican Club, on the
evening of the 18th utimo. 1t is new
feature in the politics Of tina, city. and as
rare thing we give it to our readers.
M. Kilgore felt proud OF the republican
party and of its principles. lie was sure
that all that was necessary 10 maze the prin
cples of that party universally popular was
to have them fully understood by the Amer
lean people. II the principles and purposes
of the republican party were such as their
political opponents represented them to be
aggressive, and hostile to the great in
teresIs of the southern people-then. indeed
would the South have much to fear, for the
party was a great and powerful one. APP
pause. But. as he had before remarked,
the principles Of the republican party were
conservative and national. They embraced
all the great interests Of this great country.
Wouli that he had it 10 his power to say as
much for his brethren Of The South. The
great misfortune with the leading states
men of the South was that thew had always
been sectional in their views and measures.
For the talents of John G. Calhoun, no
man living had higher regard than him
self; yet. unfortunately tor that great man,
his political vision was circumscribed by the
peculiar interest of the South. HIS great
mind had not been taught TO comprehend
all the interests of this mig hty people. Had
that have been the case, he would not only
have been one of the most talented, but one
Of the most distinguished men OF the nation.
He regretted TO say that from the founda-
ton OF the government up to the present
time. the policy Of their southern brethren
had been selfish and not national To dem
oDstrate this he referred t. the opinions and
acts OF the founders OF this government, all
OF whom, he said expressed their great alb
florence of the institution, regarding it as a
great evil-a moral. religious, aud political
wrong. They had called into requisition
all their talent for the purpose Of devisi G
some plan by which the country could rid
itself of it. Had the opinion of our fathers
been cherished by the sons OF those worthy
sires. this vexcd and troublesome question
would not have been called up to day to an
noy and distract the council, of the Amer-
can people. asd to infa,ne and incite the
one section against the other.
He then briefly referred to the action of
our early legislators in defeating all the
territories that this nation then possessed to
freedom: the subsequent prohibition of the
African slave trade; the prohibition of their
for any other purpose than the
use of the actual settlers-they were to be
in no manner used as an article of merchan-
die. No one attempted to controvert the
power of this government as to act until
about l845-46. when Mr. Calhoun called it
directly in question by his slavery resou-
lions, which were at the time denounced by
the Hanartal R.ntnp h.ipr fir.hranA
and who avowed the doctrine that Congress
had not the power to leg>late on slavery
outside of the territory. But the American
was a progressive race. and upon that sub
ject their southern brethren had progressed
rapidly.
He then referred at some length to what
he termed the selfish demands Of the south
ern people at various periods in our coun
try's history. and claimed that they were in
favor Of protection only where it was to the
interest OF the South to have such, and op-
posed to it when the North required it for
the interest of its commerce. its manufac
turing establishments, or agricultural pur-
suits.
He spoke Of the origin of the Missouri
Compromise line; claiming that it was a
southern measure. and one wi h which tn ,
North was at first but little pleased. ye;
when forced upon them by thelr southern
brethren they became reconcied to it, and
were willing to abide by it in good faith.
hoping thereby peace could be secured to
the country. But the south. when they had
occupied that share of the territory which
they had claimed as their own, then came
forward and denounced this measure of their
own making as I'm just, and not only IN ust,
but wicked and unconstitutional and de-
manded its repeal 1t was repealed, and
what had been the consequence?
He dilsted for some time upon the doc.
trine OF squatter sovereignty, stating that
when number of peacesble emigrants from
the North had gone to Kansas, with their
children. horses, cattle. and farming uten-
sis. for the purpose Of settling in this beau
iiful country and making it their homes
thus practically carrying out that doctrine
they were denounced as abolitionists, and
either murdered or driven from the Terrific
ry by those who had gone there previously
from the South. When it was found that
advantage was TO be taken of this principle
of squattsr sovereignty by the quiet settlers
from the North, then it bursted ike a bub
BILE.
He read several extracts from the Rich
mond Enquirer, TO show that the doctrine
of an ''irrepressibe conflict" between the
North and South had its inception in the
minds OF leading men of the South. and il
was from them Mr.. Seward had conceived
the idea The sentiments contained in the
articles which he quoted, proclsiming this
''irrepressible conflict" were. he said. far
trsnscendent in boldness and fearlessness 70
anything that had ever been announced by
Mr.. Seward. These extracts were publish
ed three years before Mr.. Stewards noted
Rochester speech. in which he first promul-
gated the doctrine.
There was no people in the world who had
been more abused and vilitied BY southern
speakers than the ireemen of the North
they had been styled small listed farme rs,
greasy mechanics. filthy operatives, aud were
held TO De unit to associate with the body
servant OF southern gentle an ILauyh-
ha o1a ~ sh,s,