The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-04-19
sent imemss Of II Democratic Senator

The following choice extracts are from the
report of the speech OF Mr.. WIGFALL, Dem
ocratic Senator from Texas. delivered in the
Senate on the 22d ult. AS the reader exam
ines them, let him reflect that such stuff is dali
ly retaled in Congress. with scarcely rebuke
from any man or paper in the Democratic
party. The Introductory quotation has rel
erence TO the Homestead Bill:
If this government was eleemosynary 10 its
chsracter-if it was established to provide for
the halt. blind, lame, deaf, -etc.-if it could
give lands to the landless--why not nisgers
to the niggerless--it might re open the Afri
can slave trade on missionary grounds. and
bring negroes here to be converted lie
always dealt with things plainly and pracsic
ally. The proposition was to give homes to
the homeless. Now, if we could give lands.
why not give money! Ii they were to give
lands, he should propose to give each man
$3.50 in cash, and pay him mileage to come
here; and if they were to give them these
lands be proposed to give them negroes to
work them. He thought three would be
enough, one woman, one man, and one Child
with prospect tor large increase. Laugh
ter He was sorry TO hear any Democrat
refer to precedents. Ii they were accepted.
bank, tariffs. internal Improvements, &c !.
could be justified. tie thought nothing bet
Ter could occur than dissolution of the I'm
ion. New England would then beg the South
TO come back. Tie drew q picture Of a mob
Of deceived and infuriated people bearing on
poles the heads Of Seward aud Hale. l rise
here to make no threats; but this people at
the North have been misled, and those who
misled them don't believe we are in earnest.
[ should be reeIeant 10 my trust were l TO
stand here and say l don't believe. upon my
conscience and upon my heart, that no Black
| Reputitc1a caa eoer be iaaugurated President
of the United States. And you call cut
yeur armies to force US. and If we don't 90
into Boston into Winter quarters before you
get into Texas, then | am mistaken. Iou'll
conquer Us. will youl l don't know how
/ yc1 are going TO conquer the South. look
around and see only one man on that side, the
Senator from OHIO. Mr. Pagh, who has ev-
/ er the flashing of gun. On this side,
there is the Senator from Miss. Mr.. Davis.
who has given his name to one Of the arms
used in our army. There is another. point
/ ing to Nh Lane, l see them eserywhere.-
There is the Senator from Texas. Mr.. Hemp
hilL) He and l have fed on salt pork il
Alorida We were together sxh.ing the Ca
tnanches the day the Declaration o: hide
pendence was made in Texas. / look OF
! this side and see everywhere men who IN
derstaad these things. But over on that sid'
| see non-. Before God. l would just a
soon confederate with Old England as New
England. They are our own blood l an
an Englishman. l should like to see one o
you gentlemen come 10 Texas. and ask
white 10 an to black his boots or curry hl
horse. He might get curried himself. fe
T can do that at the North. and you call tina
i Freedom. No SIT; we live IN the Free sat-
/ where every whi,e man, thank God. feeIs tina
he is the equal of every other y bite man; ba
you live 10 States where every negro feel.
that he Is the equal Of every white nan' aas
/ every white man does not feel that he y tn
!. equal Of every other that 10 20.