Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-05-03

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70 Pc fsife eataf ~ ealicr r~rrtteabl
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- anqulsiuunof fhe tslnud o. Cuba on surh terms 3
e Rcto1-ef. nntIlt Fuacmsrls 10 silfrieHsiatl-e
q defeat the faiihfui execution q ts fuEilges slave iaE
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Gentlemen Of the convention, the resolutions
which have been reported by The uinoriy O.
TIE committee embrace the Cincinnati plat
form, with he additions thti ron have hard
As 7 understand them, t1sy are in opposition
to the resolutions which have been reported
bv a majority Of the c1maitee. Tht reporl
Of he majority Of the committee demands Cen
Cressionai Intervention. The report ot The
minority COMMITTEES escheWs Congressional iB-
teTveniion. The report Of The majority CON.
mittee declares that al departments Of the
government, with az the powers Of the depart
ments OF TIE government, should be employed
for The purpose Of afor3Ing protection. The
report OF TIE minority commlae declares tia.
whether cuHgress or the territorial legislaturs
possess the power % Intervene, its a question
Z ~ AN ANNNAAHHANA " AZ NAAa NNNNNNMN NNa
hunalsaof our couuiry, and by TIE determine.
tion Of that tribunal II pledges the Democracv
81 the country 70 abide. (Applause.) I re-.
peat arain, tie Circinnsti hiatform. az adont.
edm ls5dts pnb0isd IN ne report of To-
minority committee. Aud we 70 beyond thai
and refer % other matters 10 which it was
deamsd wise and prudent we should max.
reference, and on which the Democracy
81 the Union, IN National convention
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Permit ne, NJ. President and Eentiemsn
10 call your attention FOR a Few minutes
10 the position that Is occupied By the minor
| itv n this committee. We have. during oar
session atTdffereut times, had thr question q
n~cn-intsrventiou referred 10. We hara had
4nihori2rs quotsa.s We have bad TIE dirtin.
guished statesmen Of the land named, who. in
iheir day and their wisdom, pronounced in "a
/ FCr OF abe aocfrne of nan-iutsrFenticn. The
minority q iris COMMITTEES hive 70 saw that il
they are In error, ycu must first untesch their
teachers; you must destroy The instructions
that we have received, for fCom these inslrue.
lions. as hey came from TIE nhnosophi-al
statesmen or orr lard, ths minority, andthose
who are represented BY that minority, have
lmbihed their lessons. R. ~. T. Hunter Of
Virgins, H~oseH-Cobb, ~ Georgia, he dis
finguished gentleman from Delawsrr, (Mr.
Bsyard) and others equally distinEuishe1-
49, nv NAG EANN-HN2 - NAAAH AHNH w AHh
humb'y bowed, ami learned4our letters On p,-
lfical literature an political economy. TAp-
piausl But print me 20 cal your a-tentioa
j 10 another fact. ] suppose that We are as
sembiAd in eoaventionf 1r tie purpose of adopt
Inc a platform a~nGmaking nominations which
will cary "a 10 mccess. When Isay this 4
20 not mean that gentlemen should sacrifice
principles for the purpose Of obtaining sue
crss. But the minority Of The Convention have
fond themsevE in this position Gfntrmen
~ he msioraF have femsnied Of Gs, Or asked.
us 70 surrender an ON convictions ana siIthaI
principles which in our heart Of hearts we
believe and maintain. But when they have
asked Hs to surreHieT hsss prihsiBlss aad tbs
conviction we have respectfully said 10 them
NeXcuse us; We deeiihe.n
Let ne submit 20 yol some remarks upon.
The position That the majority ard minority
occupy. One party claims CoHgrsssional in
terveution. TIE other claims non-inferreition
on The part Of Congress Gentlemen say 10
ne, gentlemen fthe majority saY-H we stand
bv a pTineirle.@ You heardft from one o. the
most eloquent and Distinguished sons Of the
South Ia this han last night. He said, we
stand bya principles we ask for the right ron
DO not : You have nofbins to lose; let US com
promise this matter let US settle &c: come
over 70 us, and al viii then be right.r Ths
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my lHel IApplsuss.l SryWsko not belsw
that it Is right to surrenuer this power. We
d1not believe t1at a. is right that 20 he Con-
gress Of the United Safes should be girsnl
the power Of Intervention. But gentlemen
anucuBea 70 rs taat this s q matter alraiy
iniiciailv determined. Upon that proposition /
We take issue with them. and deny that 70 is a
determination. Bat If j1iicisllv deter
mined already, I then ask what have you 10
'ose By The resolutions which we offer? The
matter OF difference is in regard 70 a question
Of fact. f0u s7F % is; we sar Il Is not, al OF
right a Drcf Scott decision-a matter res adfu- 1
dic1f1. Voc ask that we 20 with you and
vote that it is, when we believe that it is not
determined, aRdoR that proposition We cannot
60 with You.
BIT, Mr.. Prssideut,T like the majority re-
thstis now offered, better thanthe former
one, because it IS more undisEuised It's the
doctrine Of Intervention directly, broadly and
An the diff trent departments Of
'he Government are called upon % Intervene,
including, Of course, the Congress Of the
Urited States. as thatis one Of ths d~cpart-
nents q The Government. ] state, thzn, bat
ne doctrine Of Intervention is broadly, e~iearly,-l
and eKpiritlF coHtainsffa tue resolu-
Ions cf The majority Propose now 10 in
luire what would Be the result Of be adoption
the maioHtF report Idon5t claim 10 be
more candid than other men, bat 40 claim 20
q plain man, who win speak the ruth
The result Of The adoption Of this
Of the majority would Be to band over
more than one-half Of the Democratic voters
= this Union irretrievesbly bouHd hand and
into the bands Of The Blsck-RepubIican
1artT. We say, "fr0m such bondage as that,
.ood Lord deliver us-p It's wei known that
OF opinion do exist IN different por-
ions Of the country upon this question ; and
s it proposed that oue-baH Of The proud aud
'aerless Democratic voters OF this Union shall
'e ostracised2 Is the ban Of rsprobstion to
placed on themf Are they % be driven
% the wall and crushed 10 The earth, and
hen Emeled in the dust2 We tel you that So
ons az orr moral energies exist as they are,
power does not exist on earth that shall
bus degrade Us lGreat chssriEg1 / wish
o correct one ortWO misapprehensi0ns under
shich The public mind Of the South seems to
,e laborinE. Gentlemen regard the . mo-
ratio party inthe NUthraud Nsrthaest as
.em0raiized on The slavery question; that we
IRE not longer TO be trusted and that this
issue has lsdto our overthrow. I be-
Q unteceive gentlemen. mereTwas 2 polite F.,
pganization-one that bad its friends and /
.rTOcEtes n the e0uth-that rosa snd3enlr {
-nt marched ~triumphautlv an Over TIE land, /
NIL the late Governor Of Virginia, the gal- ;
ant and glorious Henry A. Wise, 30 use his ,
words, "unhorsed the black knight.o- Z
Loud cheers i was The organization Of I
Anow-NothinEism. introduced into our midst. !
bat Jed 10 our overthrow. Are we not sound
.pou ibis question: What has been cur DO :
i1onE IsPeak not Of myself onso fthehgm- I
sst members Of the Democratic partv of tle
reat uorHnwes', When ] speak az or battles AZ
sir, let me appeal tovou, because YOU know 4
az wei az ] do, and ask you Il fights were I
more g~allsutly Conducted -hau were orr I
IBIS? For what were we battling? We
standing for the Constitution with all its
compromises; We were standing up for the Z
gus or al The States 81 this Union and 4
-1en we went down we fel not inglori0usly:
We were handed 70 political graves
Re took with us the banner Of Democracy and (
late il our winding sheet. TCheera.1 And
when the hour o. resurrection has come =
-hen we have arisen and are going forth con D
uerlng and to conquer, bow are we met bv
bTaFr, chivairous sons Of he SOUTH II !
nt tie question 10 Yo1, gen1ensn. We have 1
esu hghtines daT and night from dawn to-
ark and dark 70 dawn. Ave, and more than o
at-with rs the effort OF battle has not even 4
permitted 20 relax on Gods olv Sabbath. =
from desecratsd pulptswe have had in
ammatory appeals hurled against Us. For h
hatS Because we were standing bv the Con- b
tuition AID hEhting for thsrights n the whol- @
lr.trY and for tie whole Constitution.
TbaTs ars In this assembly some o
the gallant spirits that Jed ms in that fghL. q
here is my distinguished friend from Iowa.
% c. Dodge. lCheers Tell me, will YOU, Y
did he, as a Representa- i've or Senator
Congress, cast a single vote in contraven- 2
% NJ the constitutional rights Of the South ? 2
Renewed cheers There s the distinguished =
antieman frem Ohio, Mr. Pugh, Who has Z
God BY your constitutional rights: there is q
10 distinguished gentleman from Michigan. 4
Il. Stuart, who has done he same
ere is the distinguished gr1fIeman Il
Illinois, Mr.. Richardson. who wet down
yhting brsvely. No when ihesa men cone ~
70 vour uesehce covered III over VITA h5r-f 4
able scars. srevout % forgetfhefr dspas ~ GAR 4
r, say 70 then, stand aside; we are boiler
AN thou ?" LCheeTs- Sir, every Impulse q m
cir natures, every generous emotion Of their "A
arts, all the pride Of heir character. de- b
snds tfar theV Fab cone az eon7ls and ir
.ers. fBoud cheers IN thfs conflict We q
I've Weli nigh oFerthTowu and Frustrated the
o which you are 50 much opposed.
90 YOU. gentlemen, are not more opposed 10 q
az organization than are we, and we are y
ore familiar with Il than are Fcu. -Steadv =
cesssaf. rie1ispt, wahars hcsn batlfar Il ~
forcinr it back, breaking is col p
ms. and now. when its bartalous are an p
sling-Ehen u j. in the verF. agoHies OF =
ath-whsn its strength 81 az gane-rher 2
p power is in our bands % take it BY the {,
roat ard strange Il to dsRtbzraogr south !
n friends 10 cems ~ and h0id our arms? T. =
2 effort we are making 10 Be psrslvzsd ? ~
8i gentlemen, I beseerh you, az you love y
.ur country, and az Won rssrect your friends. I
tier us not IN this hour-for letters now are ~
lal to us. LGrsst eheerinE.l Z