The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-05-11

I who entertain their sentiments. abuse men
Of the south; and men Of the south abuse
them in return. They 10 not fight each
other; but they beth become offended and
cnragcd One : Gissati9fcd with tie ot,l-
er; one is insult ed BY TIC ether; and then,
/ to seek revenge, 70 crafty themselves.
they both agree to make war upon the
union. that never offended or injured eli
ther. Is this right? What has the un-
ion done? What should these contends
ing parties make var upon it because theY
/ have insulted and aggrieyed each other =?
i his glorious union that vas spoken into
existence BY the fathers of the country
must be made val upo2 10 crafty these
animosities. Shall we. because We have
sail bitter thing5 of each ether which
have been offensive, turn upon the GOV
crnmcrt, and seek lis destruction. and
entail alltho disastrous consequences up
on commerce, uron agriculture, upon the
industrial pursuits OF the country, that
must result from the breaking up Of a
great government like this? What is to
be gained cat Of the union that We cannot
in ii Anything? / have been Jealous
ly contending for-and intend to contend
for-cvcry right. even &c the ninth part
Of a hair, that | feel the state which have
the honor to represent IS eu;;:ttie1 to. i
do not intend to demand anything but
that which is right; and | will remark, in
this connection that there is spirit in the
country which, If it does n3t exist IN this
hall, does exist in the great mass of the
people north and south, to 60 what IS
right; and if the question could be taken
away from the politicians-if it could be
taken away from the congress OF the Uni
tel States, and referred 10 the mass OF the
great intelligent voting population Of the
United Statcs-tiley would settle it with
out the slightest difficulty, and bid defiance
TO secessionists and disunionists. Ap-
plausc in he galleries
IN fighting this battle, I shall do il on
the basis laid down by 4 portion Of tho
people Of my own state, in Il large and
very intelligent meeting. \ committee
o. the most intelligent men in the country
reported. III the shape Of resolutions. to
this meeting. the basis on which | intend
TO fight this great battle for our rights
They reported this resolution:
''Re5>iccd. That we deeply sympathze
with our sister southern states, and freely
admit there is causc Tor dissatisfaction and
complaint on their part, on account q the
recent election of sectional candidates 70
the presidency and vice presidency Of tie
United States; yet We, portion ct the
people Of slavcholdin@ community, are
not for sncodin.- or breaking m fho union
UetEese states until every other fair hon
orable means has hecu exhausted in try
ing to obtain on the part ci' the non Save
holding states, d compliance with The spir-
!, and letter of the constitution and ai It's
guarantees; and when thi, shall have been
done, and the states low in open rcbcll-
ion against the laws OF the United States
in refusing to execute the fugitive slave
law, shall persist in their present uncon
sti.utonal course. ard the federal govern
ment shall fail or refuse to execute the
laws in rood faith, it (thc government
will not have accomplished the great de
si~n Of its creation, and will therefore, IN
TACT, be practical dissolution, and ali the
states, as parties be released from the
compact whic!. lorlls the union
believe tha. 70 a certain extent. dis
, solution is going to take place. | say to
The north, YOU ought to come up in the
spirit which charactcrizes and controls TIE
south OF this question; and you ought to
give these indications in good faith that
wiil approach what the south demands
It Will be 10 sacrifice OIL your part 1t Is
10 supIiancy on ours, but simply u de-
mand Of right. What concession is there
in GO ng right? Then como forward
/ We have it in our poSer--ycs, this con
~ress here to night has ii in its power to
ave this 9,s,iog. even alter South Carolina
has gone CIT. VIII they net do il? You
can do it. Who IS willing to take the
dreadful alternative without making an
honorable effort 70 save this government +?
ThH coneress has 1t in is power to day
TO arrest this thing, at least for season,
until there is time to consider about it,
until we can act discrectly and prudentiy
and believe, arrest it altogether
Shall We give a!lup to the Vandals and
The GUths Shall we shrink from our
duty. and desert the government as sink
ing ship. or shall we stand by it? [, for
cue, Will stand here until the high behcst
of my constituents demands ne to desert
my post; and instead Of laying hold of the
columns OF this fabric and pulling it down
though | may not be much Ola pror, |
VII stand with my shoulder supporting
the edilice rs long as human effort can Dc
it, Then, cannot we agree? We can. il
we will, ard come together and save th
country.
In saying what have said on this occa-
sion. Mr.. President have done it in view
of a duty that tclt owed to NY consti-
tucats that | owed to myself. Without
regard 10 consequences, have taken the
position | have; and when the tu;, comes
when Greek shall meet Greek. and our
rights are refused after all honorable
means have been exhausted, then it is
that viii perish in the last breach, yes.
in the language of the patriot Emmett, Il
will dispute every inch of ground; will
burn every blade of grass, and the
last intrcnchment of freedom shall be