Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-28
Senator TOAmhs, speech.

The following, the concluding por>
ton fthe speech of this eloquent states
man, contains about the essence of the
present state Of things growing out OF
the slavery excitement in the country:
Who is responsible for the treason,
murder and arson of John Brown
have never known OF his acts being APP
proved, defended or palliated by any
other person than a Republican. Ihous-
ands of them have done 1t, and are no"
doing it. In marshalling this dark cat
alogue Of crimes against this orgaliiza-
ton, would not be unjust to ii. have
no toubt that thousands OF persons be-
longing to their organization throughout
the Moth loathc this John Brown rad
.. much as the Senator from Name
(Mr. Fessendcn) doe. slavery; but It Is
equally true, that there are other thous-
ands in the same organization who DO
approve it. They tell US they condemn
his acts, but admire his hcrosm.
think the Republican party must be
pressed for hero. Newgate calender
can furnish them any number OF such
saints. To "die game" and not ITO
peach" are sometimes useful, if not
heroic virtues in al accOmplice. the
thousands of Black Republicans who do
openly approve the treason, murder ana
arson of John Brown, get no condemna-
ton from their party for such acts
They are its main defenders and propa-
pandists all over the North, and there
fore the party is in neral completely
With the criminal himself. No society
can long exist in peace under these in
juries hence; we are in virtual civil
war-hence / denounce their authors,
the Republican party, IS enemies OF the
Constitution and enemies of my coun-
try.
1t is in vain, in face OF these injuries,
to talk of peace, fraternity and common
country. There is no peace there is
no fraternity there is no common
country. and you, and all of us know
it. My country is not common 10 the
men who counsel tho overthrow of her
system by social and scrvile war and all
Of its attendant horrors, and trus! new
er will be. Slxty-eight members Of
Congress and one Senator at least have
endorsed these sentiments as contained
in the Helper book. One of their num-
Der is now candidate for the third
office under our government and | do
not know ola Republican in the United
States, in Congress or out of it, who
does not support him. lie could not
travel in slaveholding state, from this
to MEXICO, with whose laws am ac-
quainted, in which he would not subject
himself as felon, if he dared to carry
out his own recommendations. With
ali these facts, l submit it to the judg-
ment of the Senate, the country, and the
civilized world, if, according to the pub
lie law of all civilized nations, we have
not just cause of war against our conled-
crates. | further submit that our duty
and our security require US to accept it
speedily, unless we can get redress
through the operation Of the govern
ment, or of the states Of whose citiz ms
we complain. To them we make this
final appeal. Give US the compact; give
us peace. Disturb no longer our domes-
tic tranquility.
Let us invoke in spirit OF kindness
and fraternity those Democrats Of the
North, who, from discomfort upon a coll
atcral issue, have withdrawn from the
faithful column, and whose position gives
aid and comfort to the common enemy to
return to their colors. have no word of
invocation to those who stand to-day in
the ranks of the Northern Democracy,
but to remember and emulate their past
history. From the beginning of this Sec
tionaI controversy, they have stood firm
Iy by the Constitution, in sunshine and
storm. No body Of men in the worlds
history ever exhibited higher or noblcr
devotion to principle under such ad-
verse circumstances. The enemies OF
the Constitution, seeing that they were
its last bulwark in the non-slavehold-
ing States, have brought against them
every engine of destruction which their
maddcned malice could invent. Their
very loyalty to the Constitution is daily
charged against them as treason to their
own fresides. Amid the opprobrious ep-
ithet., the jibes and jeers Of the enemies
of the Constltution-worse than this,
amid words of distrust and reproach even
from men of the South, those great heart
ed patriots have marched steadily on in
the path of duty. Amid treachery and
desertion at home, and injustice from
without, amid disaster and defeat, they
have risen superior to fortune, and stand
to-day, with their banners all tattered
and soiled in the honorable service Of
the whole country, ready to renew the
conflict and to snatch victory from the
very jaws OF defeat. No matter what for
tune may betide us in the future while
lite lasts have hand that will succor.
and heart ready to embrace the hum
b!est soldier of this noble band.-
The union Of all these elements NAV vet
secure TO our country peace and safety
But if this cannot be done, peace and safe
~ and glorious future for the South.
She knows that liberty, in it's last an
aysis, is but the blood of the brave. -
She is able to pay the price and win
the blessings. Is she ready!
Go 10! We Hypocrites.