The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-04-03


Observe, Mr.. Douglas "does not care
whether Kansas is a free State or not"
and ,nly opposes slavery in Illinois "be.
cause the interests Of the State would not
be promoted by itP 1t is solely question
of "interest." Justice, conscience, have
nothing to do in the settlement of this
great problem. The law of God and'the
rights Of men are contemptuously ignored {.
Aud this, too, comes from man who is
put forward by northern democrats as their
tavorite candidate for the Presidency
Surely, no further proof is required to
show the pro slavery characters Of the
leaders of tho northern wind Of the de.
mocracy. That there arc thousands Of
honest men in the ranks of that party who
will repudiato these sentiments, and the
leaders who utter them, and seek, thiouLh
the Republican organic zation, TO give ex
preston TO their real views in the approach
ing Presidential campaign, l most sincere
ly believe.
But, Mr.. Chairman, / charge further
that tho Democratic is a disunion party
And on this charge, as will proceed to
show, the proof is equally conclusive with
that which has been adluced to show its
pro slavery character.
Often, / might say almost daily, during
the long contest for Spcakcrship, have
threats of dissolution of the Union been
repeated in this Hall. And whence came
thcy3 Not from the Republican side
Not once has it fallen from Republican
lips. | assert, sir, without fear of con
tradction, that every threat Of a dSsolu-
tiOn Of this Con1ederacy Of States made
on This foor since the assembling Of Con
gress, has come from members Of tie
Democratic party.
For few rrf:c'ca, gir, let me call the
attention Of gentlemen to a few of the
many remarks Of this character to which
we have been compelled to listen. 1t is
not pleasant task, but it is proper that it
should be done. The country should know
what democracy is, here a tie capital.
Referring ID the recorl, we find that
scarcely a day passed, during the long con.
test for tho election Of SPEAKER, in which
some democrat in good standing in the
party, did not prescribe the terms on which
alone the Union can be perpetuatcd.
On the eth of December the third day
of the session, Mr.. Garrett. of Virginia,
said;
"You must 60 homo TO yopr people and
must put down this abolition spirit. You
must repeal the laws with which you have
polluted your statute books, to nullify that
provision Of the Constitution which pro.
tccts the value of our slave property along
the borders for We do not mean to stay
in tho Union until YOU have converted the
border States into free States, and 50 de-
mcralized and cneryatod cur strcugth.-
You must pass laws at home, condcmning
and suhjecting to tho hands Of justice the
men who advise and the men who plot
and the men who engage in these insurrcc.
tioUay attempts. You must do for us
what we Go for foreign nations, aud what
they DO for every country with which they
are at peace. Unless yol Dc pass such
laws, unless YOU do Tut down this spirit Of
abotionisnl, tie Union will be shor.
Mr.. Pry r, of the same State, said
1--WE have threatened and resolved, and
resolved and threatened, and backed out
from our threats and rccaricl cur rcso.u-
tions, anti, 50 Ael p me God, viii never
utter another threat or resolution, but, as
the stroke follows The lighlnng'S flash, SO,
with me, acts shall be coinc.dent and com.
mensuratc with words
And Nj. Dc Jarac,t,, also or the OIL
Dominion, speaking of Mr.. Seward, said /:
You may elect him President Of the
North; but Of the South, never. W at.
ever the event may bc, Others may differ;
but Virginia, in view Of her ancient re.
nowD, in view Of her ilustrous dead, in
view Of her sac seaper tyrUaniS, will resist
his authority"
Subsequently, Mr.. Moore, of Alabama,
said:
IL do not concur with the declaration
made yesterday 10y the gentleman from
Tennessee, that tho election OF Il black
Republican to the Presidency was not
cause for the dissolution Of the Uuion.---
Whenever a President is elected by gluat-
cal majority at the North, those whom
represent, as | believe, and the gallant
state which | in part represent, are ready,
let the consequences bo what they may,
70 fall back on their reserved rights and
say: As to this Union, wo have no long
cr any lot or part in it.
Mr.. Pugh, Of the same State, in very
carefully prepared and well considered
speech said
III, with the character o' the Govern.
mcnt well defined, and the rights an!
privileges Of the parties to the compact
clearly asserted by tho Democratic party,
the black Republicans get possession Of the
Government, then the question is fully
presented whether tho Southern States
will remain in the Union, as subject and
degraded colonies, or will they Withdraw,
and establish Southern confederacy OF
coequal homogeneous sovcreigns!
'ln my judgement, the latter is tho
only course compatible with the honor,
equality, and safety of the South; and tho
sooner it is known and acted upon, the
better for all parties to the compact.
"Thc truesJ conservatism and wiscst
statesmanship demand speedy termna-
ton of all association with such confeder
ates, and the formation of another union
Of States, homogeneous in population, in-
stitutions, interests, aud pursuits"
Aud these gentlemen are sustained III
their disunion sentiments by their colleague,
! mfr. Curry.1 who said: