St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-11
SELECTED MISCELLANY.
SPEECH
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uon. JOHN N. /. 5. cAus|u.
DELIVEREU AZ
LITTLE ROCK. ARK,
JANUARY Oh. 1861.

LADIES AND GEErLgNEx- EtVou- Ci:iz<ns:
por ty that tile. prouaer than ''Ronau
eiiiser" in the pslni.s. days of the Re-
publio-ii is MY pri'il.ge a.V to address
you. My 6rs' word so-nighs must be one
Of rarneyt and grostful thanks for the hon
rr you have conferred do not mistake
iis indication it simply imports convie :
t;on upcr your part. that the symps,hiss
Of Southern birth and education have
on, been chilled oy the blasts of North
crn residek-s JUDGED. I can almos, clsin.
. cotanun fellowship with ycu. 1hc msr-
tsl remains Of some very dear to me rest
in Arksn.ss earth. and the surviving mem
hers Of nay family. long residents in yon,
8ssse. are intimately identified With you,
interests. Needless should be Of the
memories Of long and cherished sssocix-
tion it.sensible to the hottest impulses Of
nature. if the prosperity of Arkansas war
Dot 70 NE an object Of primary interest.
Friends. this is no time for holiday
veechrs"-I shonld dispise myself coul,i
] use this oseasiou. when we meet to dis
ouss large national interests. az an opportu.
nisy for rhetorical display Even to the
fair beings whs honor us with their pree-
ence. ! must be permitted to say. that the
path of political discussion is rugged
one. nsrgined ty brsnbles. and in tread
ing it. scarce hope to gather wild flower
to offer Ms tribute Of my homage.
choose to define MY pntition in til.
outset. It admits "f brief exro.i,ion-
ara neither seeessionist, nor subnissionist
While do dcprt cate q resort now. to the
first as an evil. because less to be dsplored
than that for which it is proposed y. a rem,
sdy. rtill stand before you t. ex press il a,
the calm conclusion of deliberate judg-
ment, that the pcriod has arrived--is now
when. from a united South, the utter
sree should GO foth. 30 Ncr,hcrn f.nxti-
eiEm. in tones more potential than those
Of Canuse-"Tlsu, far shalt thou GO and
ne farther. here shall thy "uad" waves
be st.id."
Properly to appreciate the position Of
the South, il is essen,isl clearly Ia under.
stsnd the aims Of the Republican party
nos unbappily dominant. and the ins,ru
rnents'i'ies BY which they propose to effec,
THEA.
70 do this rnu .,ust pass beyond the
contest of 1856. The Chicago platform
ct 1860 was fraud and chsas--lts onis.
sions are more instructive than It's utter.
snses-to read correctly the blszonry .!
the Republican banner, you must uu;;e
wish the platform of 80, the free Demo
erstie platform of 1852. BY the Chicago
platforms ali reference 20 the admission d
ncw States. tolerating slavery by the Co,,-
stsiutien. 10 carefully omitted no ieter,o-
ii'ssion TO repeal the Fugitive Save law
u announced. but an omi1ous silence as
3" its enforce mcnt is Observed. Those
wts read the purposes OF that party in its
accredited p'stfar'n, and believe that be-
ing unanrounced. they are not entertain
ed, would do we'll to remember the scme-
what vain admission Of Mr.. Seward in
bis Ieochestsr speech: "Oshsrs csnno,
support the Republican, party, bccsuse it
Sxs rsct sufficiently exposed its Platform.
and determined wha. j, will do and
what u will not do. when triumphant.
1t nay prove TOO progressive for some
and too conservative fer others. As if
any party ever fprcsaw no clearly tho
cosfsse of future everss, az to plan s un-
iversal sehenss sdspsed to- ali po--ible
emesgspesss. Who would ever have
joined even the Whig r.,'y Of the Rev.
alasit1. Rii. Bad besn obliged to .nswsr
IT, l77s. Whether il would declare for
indsfndsSes III i77e." The polify Of
o stidicf corcsalnent Of schemes which
olet'lE aspcunccd. would tend 20 drive
81 eobrcrvstive ,nep from their ranks il
Ers dgEfiy ssdwed. This speech was
Aaksaee2 in le6c. The cSayyaIsi5n .ntt