Year: 1860


dissentions between then, and the FREQ
States is put down, 90 that there shall be
no prof, growing out Of the exercise of that
balance OF power.


II seems to me that any shrewd and dis
corning politician from tho South must see
that. What are they trying 20 do now in
Charleston They are endoavoring so to
balance tho political power between the
slave and the Free States that tho distribu-
iion Of Office and spols shall be under the
Democracy. That 10 all, sir. There Is no
other purpose 10 II on the part of those
Northern Democrats. Ii was said, many
years ago, that the State Of Massachusetts
ought to bo willing to keep the Democratic
party in that State conveniently small.
do not know whether I. 10 reduced TO that
now, but should suppose it was. Lecause
there are very few Democrats there, and il
would take but few Offices to give one TO
each. That 10 the function which the North.
ern Democracy has to perform. It is all
the use IL 10 put TO, to mako up this balance
of power, SO as to get the Offices. The
Southern politicians, who understand this
matter, and who are in favor of the contn.
uance of the Union, ought not to be led
away by tho howting OF those famished
Democrats iu the free States. They should
unite with the great mass of the Republi.
cane in bringing back the Government and
its policy to that Of tho fathers, so that
poaco aud industry shall DO tho great aim
Of tho nation, and not this eternal din OF
mere party contention. In that event there
will be an end to all these sectional strifos
and controversies, which, If they do not
threaten the stability of the Republic, do at
all evonts frighten great many old women
in pantalooDs.


/ Sir, until this be accomplished, until liberal.
minded men, the friends Of the Constitution as
| our fathers framed 1t, shall have united, North
and South, TO turn out OF office and power this
hungry and ferocious pary-the members Of
| which, Tor aught know, are now at each others g
thronts in Charleston-tlIere never can be, there
never will be any peace in the politics Of the
| country. There never cun be, there never will lie
established any system OF policy that will cement


together the different sections Of this Union, md
by which the industry Of this country cun be en-
couraged unG protected ,uuti this conclave Of poli.
icnl inuiguers is excluded from the emoluments Of
office, or the offices surrendered TO them a sop
10 gorge their rnpacity Theirs Is no trouble about
| this matter, IL you once take away the patronage
Of the Government from the hands in which il
| now is, md has been ever since FIRST came upon
the political stage, with scarcely an interruption
Take it away from them. and let it go to those in
the country who are not professional otiice-seek'
ers-to those who have not been accustomed to
make politics trude-nnd there would not be any
serious Misunderstanding bstween the two sec.
tions.


There is no serious conflict Of interest between
u.s. All ogree that the subject Of slavery has nc
legitimate place in this body. Why not, then, in
Gods name, exclude il Here we have been
drumming away at this matter, ever since the
| CONNIE ncement OF this session. and what have we
| done What measures calculated TO advance
the real interests oi the masses oil the people, have
we taken under consideration 7 have been me-
cessarily away for two months, and have en-
deavorcc to ascert ain what the House was doing
For tho soul of me, could find nothing but what
appeared to be sort OF scrub race for the offices
| OF the Federal Government. The excitement is
reused up here Tor political effect. 1t peneuates
through the whole country. Without excitement
| here, there is no excitement in the country. So
! far as can Judge, we have done nothing, a bso-
lutely nothing, SO Tar. We are now doing nothing.
but waiting. to hear Charleston speak and pre-
sum- we will then have to wait to hear Chicago
speak.


will tell my friends of the south that it matters
| not what platform they adopt ut Iharleston.-
| Who cares tor a platformi Did ever party
stick TO its platform lris all scramble for oi-
fee, so far as the politics Of the country are con.
cerned IL the people want to put an end to thai
scramble. they must reduce the expenses OF the
Government, SO that there will be no temptation
for these controversies for the spoils OF Office
Let them distribute the public land among actual
settlers; let them cut down the revenues of the
Government 10 that figure where there will be nc
temptation on the pari Of the politicians and the
officers OF the different departments Of the Gov
ernment. on accpuEi Of these spoils; let them pro-
tect their home Industry; let them take such
steps as will promote peace, industry and content:
ment nt home. Then these party wranglings will
cease to q great extent Favor the home industry
Of the country, and it will tend more 10 put down
this Juror Of party than anything else
| Let me say TO the Southern members, that ii
| they want to put down this slavery excitement
and put the country entirely nj peace, lei them
give Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and
| the West, moderate duty upon the articles pro
duced by home industry. Politics will then be a
zero for it is trade or profession which lew vii
is not money making business. The manuiac
turers Of the country do not want to know any
thing about it so long you will protect their in
terests Do that. and they will not trouble yo'
about Office.