The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-06-23


this Unlon, by the almost unanimous as-
sent of the Democratic tates Of the
Union, was a Yanccy platform also ;
aud that ianccy made the platform for
the party made the caucus platform.
and made the platform for the majority
Of the Democratic States of the Union ;
and that all, together with iancey, we
are disnnionists Here is his language,
sir
The Yanccy platform at Charleston,
known as the majority report from the
Committee on Resolutions in substance
and spir, and legal effect, was the same
AS the Senate caucns resolutions /; the
same as the resolutions now under dis
cusslon, and upon which the Senate is
called upon TO vote.
! do not suppose that any gentleman
advocating this platform in the Senate
means or desires disnnion, | acqnit
each and every man Of such a purpose !;
but believe, in my conscience that such
u platform OF principles, insisted upon,
will lead directly and inevitably To "a
dissolution Of the Union. This platform
demands Congressional intervention for
slavery in the Territories in certain
events. What are these events In
the event that the people Of Territory
do not want slavery, and will not pro-
vide 10y law foi its introduction and pro-
lection, and that fact shall be ascertain
ed judicisliy, then Congress is 10 pledge
rlcs to have It."
So, sir these resolutions are Yam
cey PLATFORM n caucus platform, "A dis
union platform and the purpose is, Of
all who support them and vote for them
after the people of a territory shall have
decided that they do not want slavery,
and that fact has been ascertanod jgd-
cially, to GO, Congress t. force slavery
uu them" That Is the deliberate state
mrn,, prepared and put forth 10 the
world, revised and corrected by the hon
orable Senator from, Illinois Mr. Prcsi.
dent, my State voted for that platform.
| shall vote for this caucus-I anccy plat
totm II that helps the Senator from Hi
nos. II I, helps him to give nicknamcs,
and he thinks that AN appeal to the pco-
pie Of the country will be helped by ac-
cusing Democratic States and Democrat.
ic Senators OF being led hy gentleman
whom be suppusrs To be unpopular, and
calls them supporters OF u Nanccy plat
form and Of disunipn platform, let hiin
have the benefit OF an appeal To the PEG.
Pile OF the country l. for nay part ac.
cept the responsibility, and stand by the
resolutions and the platform. But. sir,
at the same time | deny that there is the
slightest approach to truth or correct
ness IN the llncamcuts asctihcd by the
h1uutablc senator from Illinois 10 the
platform adj p,ca by the majority OF the
Democratic states at Charleston or To-
the principles which are here ads aea,cd
hy the almos, unanimous vote Of the
Democratic Senators. deny that there
is the least approach 10 truth ~ has pic
turc. NJ man here has called upon Con
grcss To- Intervene aud force slavery into
the Territories. No man has asked Con.
Lross to dl what the gentleman speaks
OF ~ aunlhcr part ot has speech as ma
king slave code for the Territories
that icing another Of the Slang phrases
which uo honorable senator from Hi
nois adopts from Republican gentleman
AT Tia" North, and partdcs io the Amcrl-
can people as proof that he IL sound On
lh., su. Jet Of the Democracy, and that
wc are unsound NJ man has asked for
such thing, ur anything approaching
,o snch "A thing, = shall proceed here
atfcr H. show
Now, NJ President. having shown To
yua the charges mad, Toy the honorable
senator from lllnus against the Demo.
cratic States ut this tnmi .cracy. and
the Democratic Senators III thus Hall
which charges rcpel and mean to dis
prove to-day desire Ia read "A few
words winch find at the close Of his
speech, iur the purpose oi showing huw
nearly aud how closely his conclusions
and his speech accord with what have
Just stated
l. am sorry to- have been forced to
occupy So much of the time If the sen.
ate but the Senate viii bear me wit
ness that have not spoken IN the last
two years on any one OF these topics.
except when assailcd, and then in self.
defense. ion viii never find the discus.
sion renewed here again by me- except
in self defense. have studiOusly avoid
ed attacking any man, because did not
mean 10 give preicXt for renewing the
assault on me and the world shall UNI
drrstand that II my name is brought
into this debate again, II viii be done
aggressivelv, as an assault ON me and
If occupy any more time, 1t VIII be
only ia scli-dci nsc-"
M President, this mode Of discuss
ing public subjects If very convenient
one--arraiguing every gentleman SIT
ting here on this side If the Chamber
attacking them IN the most offensive OF
all manners spreading that attack, re-
vlsed aud corrected. IN the official col
n,nns If the Globe, issuing II out to the
world and then saying tina, if any man
should raise his voice here to fepcI II. It
will bc AN assanl, on him. and the world
shall know that he does not speak except
IN seitd,iensc and no man can answer
that without attacking him, and II Is on
" when he is thus attacked by a defense
against his own assaults that he viii
speak again ! am afraid, Mr. Prcsi-
dent, that | shall bc obnoxious to the
charge # assailing the honorable Sena'
tor from Illinois, il /, be indeed an as
sault 10 rcpcl a most wanton and unpro.
voked attack
More than one half the speech of the
honorable Senator from Illinois was de-
voted IA | said before, H. the purpose