Year: 1860

ts-feld and he led us on to brilliant victory We now
want a man OF military renown tCries of no! not l
submit 1T to Kentucky to Indiana to the South appeal
tothe North for he has fought the battles of
country and although you may oppose him because you
nave other more faVore candidates. you must admit his
high claims to the nomination With the hero of BueDa
Vista we drove the Democracy from their sronghods and
with the hero of San Jacnto similar victory may be
tanned With such platform as have proposed Hl1
and tell the planters of Georgia that Sam Hous
the platform which stand and would do so conf
dent of success far the vote of that State
cerned 81 t-4.- ) ssts tsiftH


Hon. ERAsTUs Brooks of the New York deleeation
said Mr. President the discussion of the questions either
OF men or of platforms to the extent already INDUCED
ill., is premature and unfortunate think may be per-
med to for hirtyfve delegates and for their thirty
five upon this floor from the State
OF New Yerk-wth heart and voice, that they
have resolved to ask this Convention to present plat
form to the country the Constitution of the United
States. Applause union of the States and the en-
forcement of the laws. Applause And that plat
form, interpreted by the constituted authorities of the


land we feel that meet brethren, South and
North East and West, with proper spirit. This
will also promise degree of success before the people
which shall establish the fact that neither the extreme
party OF the North South shall longer administer the
affairs OF this country. Applause


Sir, let gentlemen remember how brief is the age of
this party of which have the honor to be representa-
tves 1t is hardly half year old, and in that brief pc
riod represented here to-day by nearly every State of
our American Union. [Applause 1t il wise to learn,
long we may live under Government under
Constitution (and with destiny view we must earn
Tolerant ana edcn other. Applause
That justice and union and concord better become the peo
pie of Government like this than any platform which any
party Convention can naugurate. [Appause. There is
another event which experience has demonstrated and
that is that your party platforms meant to deceive the
people OF the country for they have their Northern face
and their Southern face They have set of gentlemen


TO interpret them in section, and another class in
different section There must be tribunal to which
can all recur and let that tribunal be the laws of the
land constituted and interpreted by its highest Judicial
authority [Appause.l


We invite you gentlemen of the South to meet us here
to-day tomorrow, in your judgment you may deem
best feel in the diversity of opinion which has been
expressed here to-day that it is necessary, whatever we
do to do it in decency and in order and whether is
proposed to adopt platform of three lines it is
proper that committees representing every State in the
Union, should take whatever propositions may have been
prepared and present hem the voice of all the States
to this National Convention. Applause When such
committee shall report whether it be from the thirty
thirty States that report viii be unanimous and being
unanimous that it will net only your hearty
but be asented to by those whom you repre-
sent Then shall go on conquerng and to conquer.


We have, In my own State, conservative elass, who
in favor of the fugitive slave law and in favor of the
Constitution Of the United States Then have another