Year: 1860

extension, then II is our right and duty 10
do il; and that I understand TO be the ex-
tent Of the purpose Of the Republican
party. So far as slavery is concerned, l
never fel, 1 was doing anything prejudicial
to the liberties, the honor, or the interest
Of the people, or the integrity Of the Con.
stitution Of my country, when l exerted
my political power and influence, what.
ever these may be, to prevent the spread
OF slavery.


Now, sir, there has been great effort
made, since l have been a member Of
Congress, 10 expel the slavery question
from the politics Of the country. Pretty
mach all Of the experimenting, up to this
day Of the session, 60 far as | have been
an observer Of events, has been, on the
one hand, TO transact the legitimate bust.
ness Of Congress by the Republicans.
snd on the other. 10 agitate the slave
question by the Democracy and all this
to put an end 10 the agitation Of That ques.
tion in Congress. The agitation Of slavery
has been charged upon the Republican
party most untruly and unjustly. Let me
say, Mr.. Chairman, that the Democratic
party could not live so long as an Indian
canoe in mid. ocean, were il not for this
slavery excitement. They are the men
who keep It up. In my opinion it is limo
that that party should be discharged aud
another take the helm. II then that party
should do no better than the Democratic
party has done, l will do all l am able 10
do, that it may be displaced in its turn by
q better. / would continue :his course, OF
revolution until the politics Of the country
are purged Of these li:tle sectional, per.
sonal and selfish combinations Of power by
the agency Of ofcorruption and misrulc.


will not trouble the committee by
goiLg through with rehearsal Of all the
specifications Of the indictment which l
have against the Democratic party. tell
Southern friends and Southern enemies
that whenever the Democratic party is
put down at the North, we will obtain
quiet. and not till then. That party is in
q minority and it can do nothing in the
Free States but get up an excitement so
as 10 lash and excite the people of the
slaveholdipg States into fury, lest the
people Of the free States should precipita,e
themselves upon the slaveholding States
for the overthrow OF slavery. Until the
Sou,bern men can be disabused OF this
great and wicked falsehood with which
our Northern Democracy are continually y
attempting to inoculate them, there can be
no permanent peace or prosperity to the
Union. This Democracy doe. little else,
politically. than to magnetic the Souih-
ern people into q pleasant sleep on this
subject and then pick their pockets
They are a, this game now at Charleston,
and they will succeed as they always do
beyond peradventure. This Democracy
has nothing to do to gull their Southern
friends, but to accuse the Republicans OF
evil designs against their slaves, and II is
enough-.hey are shared and taken. -
Why, sir, they believe at the South that
the John Brown affair was universally
known at the North that all the Repub.
licans Of auy prominence were privy to il.
Our Northern Democracy.


"Squat like q toad, down BY tho ear Of Eve"


continually breathe this slander ir the
Southern ear. until they fall q political
prey to that most subtitle and insidious
congregation OF political sharpers.


Take the New York Herald, for in.
stance. All the Democratic papers in my
State are full OF its iusinualions and iis
bald fictions, and. the greedy Democracy
swallow The hook and.are taken. My col
league from the Columbus district (Mr.
Cox really thought that the Convention
at Cleveland last fall was q conspiracy
against the liberties ofthe Union, and tha,
it was an atiemp: to overthrow the Gov.
eminent. He did SO saw him there
His eyes were wild with excitement. HI
heard some songs sung with the nasa
Yankee twang; and that frightened him
He expected. the next moment, that thai
body OF some ten or .welve thousand
psalm singing Yankees would at once
march with drums beating and banners
with dreadful devices flying, ever ready
to march to the fiery strains Of the Mar.
seilaise, some where TO do something
dreadful. He does mol doubt il now, !
suppose. They sung the Marsellaise,
and they sung it through their noses and
that was sufficient for my colleague to see
The commencement Of an evil, the end oi
which no man can predict. saw my
brother Cox there and was with him a
short time. saw nothing so frightful ;
but I know that his eyes and ears were
open. and suppose that the singing was
criticised by him very particularly but
know that there was no music there but
that to which probably every man upon
this floor. North or South, has marched,
and would be willing to march again
Nobody was hurt. and nobody was scared
but my colleague. A Voice: "Chase
was there f"l Yes, and brother Chase
was there. He WAS very incendiary in
his action, very and most incendiary
threats were made. Mr.. Chairman, ]
know what took place there as we'll as
any other man and know there never
was collected together so large IN Assem-.
bly, as that at Cleveland, in which there
was. from the beginning Of II 10 the end oil
it, observed more perfect order through
out. They met there, and you could not


find a man drunk. for Democrats did moi
generally attend the meeting. Laugh
teri There WAS no hurrahing, no shout.
ing, except in cheering the speakers when
they spoke to the hearts Of that great mas.
Of people.


Now it 10 in vain to attempt to excite