Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-02-27

compromise, = tcr.derei to the gentleman. as b
. lay there, lke great re preventative ct Douglu
squatter sovereignty, unaa lbe frneral Piie {
the national Democracy, with Iaucys knit
at lis threat. Take the "hoaorabe conprom
ife," the slave code" and Tie nega.ion Of pop
MAR sovereignty. ty5tt Douglas AMI tha Preseg
walton Of the Union by the preservation Of VA
tioual Democracy, or take the knife to I'm
ion and Democracy. Mind you. MIR. Chair
Glan, Yaney did not ask that tliiS "bon2rab!,
comPFornise, !" the Breckinridge platform shou',
be put into the constitution. AID that il shou,
'hen be made. like the laws OF The Mtdes anC
4, r-iaus, unalterab'e by all the people through
1uJ all he ages Oi no. sir. Tney did not
ask 50 much as that at his hands. but only that
it should be pat INTO political platform-a
thing brewcd like the hell broth Of the witch
es, from
Eye of mewt and toe Of frog,
We u of bat, and tongue OF dog,
Adder's fork, and blind worm stiug,
Lizards leg, aud owlet's wing.
For charm Of powerful trouBie;'
and then dashed away more ql ckly than brew
ed when its purposes are ended. Aud, sir,
what was the ac ion Of the gentleman then,
!
1 platform This protection to slavery, he cou q
have pres, rgel The Democratic party, and
! thereby, as he AYERS, the Union also. and could
bave elected Dou yas and avoided this war
as they tell u? Did he do it? For the sake
Of the national Democracy and Of the Union
dii he def his principles and make that hon
oraJle compromised" Did he get upon his
/ belly and eat just little more dirt d? No, sir,
oh 10. Just when the gentleman was in this
attituIe, with Yancy's knife at his party :
/ neck, lie received frou Mr.. Douglas tlis en-
phatic dispa;cb
Accept the Cincinnati platform and Drea !
Scott; but go not step beyond
| Mr.. Al lieu, OF lliinois-t desire to ask the
/ gentleman one question. What authority has
/ the gentleman from Ohio for making that as
serton? Does he state it from lis own knowl-
edge, or from Information, what is the source
vi That information?
| Mr. ShellabArger-I stated it as an extract,
rsr5atm, et Jterafiaa ef puact4alilq, from the
r,por,s Of the proceedings of Tie CharIesl,
convention, as they were given 20 us in the
public papers at the time Tie conyention was
in public session; and it never has been, 50 far
as 1 know, denied.
/ Just tlien, ton, it was that a distinguished
delegate Iom Ono ,Ir. Payne, exclaimed in
the Convention Uln0a-iHfeyCention without per
sondl dishoaor, and so help US God we never
/ Will" Ii was about the same moment when
another delegate exclaimed, 1 feel, praise the
| tie Lord, that have got through eating Dirt.
have eaten my peck, and | want no more. .
And il vas then the gcntlenan rejected the
"Gonorabt compromise divided the Demo-
cratic party, defeated Judge Douglas, which
lie AYERS divided this Uuior, and brought on
! this war. lie 'd.d all This rather than abau-
don priLcil le he believed right, and put It's
opposite into mere platform lie and Sir.
iayue could not put the opposite OF their prin-
cip.es Of non-iuttrvcniion Into platform even
/ Tor The sake Of the Democracy and the Union.
without personal dishouor," and they sworc
10y The God OF ra!iOls and OF lren they never
would. 4And, sir, what man or mouse has dal-
/ cd To Wag tongue or tail at these men for not
eating that peek Of dirt at Charleston?
/ sir, thai was uha he was asked but decln-
ed to do ut Charleston, to save this union BIZ
"houorab!e compromise" What was that de-
nlailed Of Us? Here is lie material pro-slaverv
term Of that Crttcndcn compromise, rendered
il is said to US. II s1ys:
In all the Territories SOUTH Of 3j deg. 80
min. slavery Of the Aftica race is recognized
ds existing. and shalt not he interfertI with
by Congress; but Sl iii be protected by all the
depat tmcnta ut the territorial government
during lis continuance" "
This provision applied to all future a q ir-
ed lerritefics. THIS proposition, let it be OBJ
served, is the antipode Of the leading principle
On which Mr.. Lincoln had Just been elected.
as that leading principle was incorporated in
lhe eighth resolution Of The Chicago platform.
which excluded slavery from the territories
1t was personal dishonor" for Mr.. Payne and
Mr.. Richardson TO admit into their mere plat
form the opposite of their principles, not prin-
ciples just aflrmed by the voice Of the soop.e,
bat it Is honorable comproms'' Gur us 20 thrust
into the U)nstitution Of the United States.
and 10 make it unaitcrabe forever, the very
opposite ol our principles which had jast been
affirmed by the voice Of the nation. Why, Ar.
Chairman, the geItlemaG las become pa ienl
/ bcyuRd precedent, when it is not his, but our
! principles, our honor, our possession and ad-
miuslration Of the Government, which are to
DC given up By this honorable compromise. -
Since this rebellion has eliminated in fragrant
war, he has exhibited The grac5s Of meekness
[ far beyond the examples ol he patriarchs and
prophets Even Moses and job have ceased
to Ue respectable. The primer must be chan
ged now in order to vind;cale "ihe truth OF
history" and 10 the questions our mothers US
ed to ask Us in the narssry. "wh) was the
most patient lHan :" aud who the nIec1ts,
MANI" instead Of the answer being job, Moses
both must now be answered William A. Rich
urdson.
1t is true tie gcntltman's suffering IS ale
/ waited some in tie fact tina. i is our suffering
/ he proposes to tolerate, our honor he propo-
scs to taruish, cur principles he proposes to
sacrifice; but still he Is meek aud patient, be
cluse in this honorable compromise he Is
now ready to make with armed rebellion he
| paris with his own principles Of nou-niefven-
zion as well as ours And what makes his
graccs Of patience arise to tie absolutely j.
! lustrious and sanity is the fact that this hon
orable COMPROMISE is to be made with the
same men how in arms against hi;n, who adj
monishes the people Of Charleston, when the
gentleman and bis fellow delegates went there,
TO put an increased polieee force on their beat,
and stronger locks on their doors to protect
+ property and women from the danger which
The presence Of NorJhen Democrats had
brought to the city. Why, sir ftEenber
that man, once a most distinguished mem
Der OF this House and OF the Senate, whose eI-
oquence surpassed Patrick Ilemys, drew from
oriental biography an example o! necklaces ia
/ the lie OF Hebrew herdsnElu. who afterwards
became hebrew king, lie described the
shepherd boy as being helped up the aeclivites
of Judeas mountains by adhering to the tails
of Jesse's cattle and Us receiving with mark