New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-23
SPEECH OF THE HON. H. WINTER DAVIS.

SPEECH OF THE HON. II. WINTER DAVIS.
ACCEPTANCE OF HIS NOMINATION.
THE Hon. Henry Winter Davis publicly accepted, on
Monday night the nomination recently conferred upon
him as candidate for Congress from the IVth Con-
gressional District Of Maryland
Mr. Davis appeared upon the platform amid the tu-
multuous applause excited by the air of " Yankee
Doodle" which was then struck up. His presence
was recognized with the waving Of hats, clsppng Of
hands, and cheers,
MR.. DAvIs'S SPEECH
Mr. President, GEsTLENEE OF TIE OVp,IHTfc. (,
AND FELLow-CITIzkSs OF BaLTInoHE: 1t Is WIN
feelings of unminged pride and Satisfaction that ac-
oepi your nohinaloi-ihe iourth III suc' essiou zen
Gered by the people of the lNth Cohgesi DE.
tfict Whether Lot base deserved this additional
evidence of your confidence, is not for me 10 ray
That | have endeavOred. through scenes not always
JeaC eful discharge NY duty accordlng 10 the lruh
jul dictates of my Judgment and 70 thu fullest extent
o. nv abilities; that have been more careful to aioe
BY the sober second thought Of the people rather than
by their first imprersiOus aud that have found tua
sober second thought TO possess less Of Pcpolar h
Desr than many enemies OF the reoI lie would have Co.
believe this nomination IA adequate proof.
Ii il all the more grateful because from the very out
SET Of nv Congressional career have been pursued
by irnputat ons which eiul II true, beng fare
acre vet the more dirgraceiul 10 those who hurled
them. Auo that now, at tho end OF Xix years ser
vice, have again been rendered a denomination 10y
two-tbifds Of Convection composed OF gentlemen OF
known respectabiity, elected by more fully attended
urinary meetings than have been known Tor year,,
feel entitled TO say that it is mort complete reuta-
ton OF ali the lbels directed against me- Applause
| ard numbers Of my fiien0s have received iron
Anonymous eOurces divers suggestions OF the corse
wnIch .hooid pursue, coupled with mention OF Tie
circumstances aud the coDtiy by which they al
lege this nomination was accom- listed. To such 1
have 10 retls but my contempt. Let the Convention
sneak for itself Its members here, and best
II ,rIa tb..rp lf he.
romnation were iaudt nj or not But when al lLec-
lent and corrupt ptess hings at me The goe Islander
tnst packed Convention bus placed me again before
the reoIe OF the Fourth District. they stilke III The
Convention which nominated me, through me.
When they suggest anything III my public lcareer
which should Uuht me 10 represent the district let
them state il. IL not stated before the Conven-
ton II they merely 10 thai some other per-
son could better lave concentrated the popular sen,i
meut than myseH they must quarrel with the gentle
men who Nominated me, but not with me. But LET
them under. tand That won't go behud that nornns
tion-tlut have accepted it, and that mesn 10 aide
b, it, lApplause AZ TO those s.siy led arbileus OF
the pubiic o,iiun-tLe Press-tbey good weatt
cocks living BY floating before the breeze, and good
sometimes 70 tell how that breeze blows, bui endowed
with 10 lower 70 originate Ito power, or 20 change it,
current and gifted with greater capacity to speak
Tor the pubiit than j and still ers than Convention
elected by the peoi )e 10 speak their VIII
Zone OF the audilort, who was either exuberantly
enthusiastic or enthusiastically drunk, generously
$50.
have confidence 10 the gentlemen Of tho Conven-
ton that after several weeks OF deliberate CANVASS
hey rave thought tit 70 select me, ano that too after
the announce uent publicly nude for Fix weeks previ
ou- 70 their action, that would stand only uJon
ba,ie Of an "uncondtional" adherence to the Union
IApplause They noni dated me upon the further
surauce inai II they could -eecl from any gentlem'n
Of the district candidate pledged TO the Union, more
referable to them than nyref, they should receive
rom me no embarrassment independent cand-
date.
The speaker, continuing, said-The last Congress
tas been a mOmebtOus one. Great ierues were pc
sented and every man. however experienced in public
lie or In statenansLip, night well have felt himself
rurrouDood by doubt-but II has slways been ny
course TO act according my best judgment, and to
abide by de- iscn after the eAgetcies OF the occa
zion shall have been met. fVoice-"We all approve
OF your Conduct, and cries Of" Pat bin out.
The one act most que;tobed, perhaps, wac MY vote
for Speaker Pennington. explained TO the insolent
Legislature of Mars hand the which impeleo
nv action then aud III that reply said had felt tha
the Government Oh the eve Of grave revolutionary
com Dlcatiops--that there was inmineDt Danger m
longer allowing the Speaker chair 10 oe vscah-tnd
thai seeing in struggle deliberate purpo,e 70 dis
organize tie Government had felt IL NY cuty TO close
tue contest by giving to the HOUSE Speaker, what
ever NAV have been bis political antecede and still
more did consider 1t my privilege and my duty 70
nave ght to cast that for that conservative old
Wing, William Pennington Of New-Jersey. Jap
rlause. Ii that vote not right when South euro
tna was intriguing with Virginia TO nauyurute tbo-e
revolutionary proceedings ssaiist the Government,
which have since been put into action, let bin who
thinks 70 cast vote tor me- lac Is incapable OF
judging Of grave national Crisis.
desire to say, now and here, that from tlis night
until the day Of election the servant Ut the peo-
pie In this great tighten them, and to give
them the beueft Of such experience as j may have
li,ked up aud upon that ssue am content TO abide
The Judgment Of their voes be my opponent who be
may or whatever the bass upon Which he may stand
before the public.
Air Davis snid in reference to the charge 30 often
and 40 earnestly advanced against him, Of having
couraeed rowoyism ut the polL-that, by whoever
made, or whether in public or private, those who
would assert he had either directly or indirectly coun-
e1sneed any violation 81 the law s %ere COai sna
" That the talk, old boy.
Another chang, against is, that did no. vote for
the "CIitteDden Compromise" i am here tc avow
that cid lot. and 70 vndicste the wisdom OF my net
The proposition introduced by Dir. Citenden, in the
best possible NTH was botlng or less than the
Br,ckinridge Jldfvrm, dressed up In constitutional
amendments. / hsd contested it through the entire
Presidential campaign, and could MT accept IT be-
its shape had been changed ana WAS presented
with tie guarantee OF vlrtuons ualne. Again, that
proi osition while protesting to be ut peace, yet at
i.mpted to do that which ought never To be accom-
rb,hed Ii sought establish Slavery IL all Territory
sontb of a certnin line 10 be hereafter SECURED To
90 that in regard to the Territory Of NewMesico, ex
acly what Dir. Clay had said no earthly power should
compel bim to GO.
Of two-Lirds of the Houe OF Representative, which
knew il would never receive IL could DOL nave got
the indorse ment OF oDehaf Of the Senate but had IL
succeeded in passing both Houses II would yet have
had to 70 before the people, and receive the acceptance
Of three founhs Of sll the States Now, no man IA
mar With the temper OF the North, possessing eign-
oil the uniou, woold for q moment suppose thai
could have received the vote OF five even Of the Free