The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-09-13
Speech of Robert P. Dick. ESQ.


reasons which has iuiiuenced my action.
As now stand alone from the Old Moth
State, | think have right to be heard
For sixteen days have been a patient and
anxious hearer, but silent aud determined 1
actor, In the important proceedings which
have occurred in the Convention, and
which have produced such deep and
painful interest in the public mind through
out the whole country.
| have parted from my associate dele
gates with much sorrow. They are all my
personal friends--true and tried Demo
Gratis. and honorable men. We have stood
side by side in many fiercely fought po-
litical contest, and am well satisfied that
in leaving this Convention they have been
influenced by honorable and patriotic mo-
tives. | sincerely regret that we have
differed so widely in opinion as to our du-
ty TO our party and our country.
| have remained here, because | havs a
birlhright in the National Democratic par
+ ~, which am determined never ro for
feii. | have always, and ever will, bear
true and faithful allegiance to that party.
50 long as it preserves its nationality, and
keeps its plishted faith TO every section OF
! the country.
| WAS reared in the old Democratic
household, and although many CT my gal
liant Southern brethren have gone forth 10
1 follow, as | think, after strange gods, am
I still content to remain and bow before the
old Penates which | have SO long cher
ished.
have remained here because il is my
pos, of duty. Ny constituents have inn
posed upon me the high and solemn trust
OF making national platform and !; ma
lionsl nomination for the Presidency End
Vice Presidency of the United Safes. |
have honestly and faithfully endeavored to
fal6ll that trust, and expect to remain
here uutil my duties are completed, and
then go home 10 my constituents TO receive
their appreciation or censure.
have remained here because truth aud
justice requires me 10 stand by nv North
-rn brethren who have always SO fearless
and faithfully stood by the constitutional
rights Of the South They have been true
to their plghted faith, and viii not per
mi myself tc be influenced bv a new born
,e.,ional feeling to disirust and desert
nom nsw. They lave never made any
,-gres9ions upon tAa ris hts of the South.
ouL have always firmly wiihstood the az
gressions. They have had fierce wal fare
t. wage IN which they had no personal ia
teresls, and like true men and patriots,
they have not quailed before The inveclives
Of the forum, the philiippi4s of the hust-
ings, OF the anathemas OF the pulpit.
They have sacrificed themselves al home
ia defence of tue rights Of the South, and
now in the auspcious time of their dawn
iHg hopes. when they feel confident of
victory over the enemies of our common
country, | am determined to stand by
them, although | may go down before the
Southern sectional storm that has 50 much
disturbed the harmony of this Convention
MIR. President, | have remained here
because | have seen no good cause for
secession When | went to Charleston
understood The doctrines OF the Democratic
party on the vexed question O.. SLAYER to
be well settled, and i feel confident that
We could easily have made IA satistactory
platform but for the dictarorial demands of
some of the delegates from ihe Safe of
4 labama. fully believe that the only
SAFE course for the South is to take the
4 ,e~ton Of slavery out OF Congress,
and trust the people to regulate it for them
selves under the coslltuiion of the United
States and the decisions of the Supreme
Court.
Most of the power Of the Black Repub-
lcan party has been manufactured in the
h alls of Congress, and 30 long as the
ques ion Of slavery remains there it will be
source of agitation. by which faclionists
and fanatics will continually disturb the
peace and harmony Of the country. Let
the people regulate 1t for themselves
under the control of the courts, and we of
Sou have aothing TO fear. am willing to
trusi the courts aud the people, and
feel hat the rights of the South are more
secure in their hands than in the Congress
iot;a workshop, where INSCRIPTIONS dem.
ago ues are always making capital for their
owi selfish purposes. When the courts
become too corrupt for justice them | am
for evolution.
/ ~aw no cause for leaving the Conven-
ton It Charleston because the Northern
Democrats would not yield to tie new aud
mpfnper demands of the Southern seces.
sio'isis, made in an ungenerous, uncom-
promising ani dictatorial spirit. see no
eau, for leaving now, because these Sc
ced' 5 and disturbers of the harmony OF
the femocraiic party are not admitted in
10 tn Convention. They loft the Conven
ton at Charleston OF their own accord ,
saying that they could not with honor re-
main; and yet they wish NOW to come back
when no principle is changed. Their ap
plicaiton for seats in this convention might
be construed Tito an admission that they
wrong in seeding at Charleston. but they
come not back in spirit OF harmony
they still wish to dictate terms to the ma
tional Democracy. These seceders, by
their own action, now belong to hostile,
sectional party organization, aud | think
thay ought not to claim. aud they have
not the right to seats in this National Con.
vention.
| thought Mr. Hallett was entitled to
his seat, and so voted. but did not