Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-05-13

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lof the confdefco Of his party. He
freely admitted all; but our institu-
| tions were founded on principle, and
on principle only could they be per-
l petuated. a great question had
i Hagitated the cou ntry, and divided it
by sectional lines, but had been par
TALLY quoted by the compromise
measures. He intended to stand by
| them. He was neither a disunionist,
nor had any ono in Tennessee ex-
pressed a sentim ent to him in favor
Of disunion. III E would stand by the
compromise, no t so much from a
sense of It's justice to the South, as
its necessity to preserve the. Union
of our fathers, and hand down to our
children what they had handed down
to US. THE Nashville Convention
was intended to counteract the reso-
lutions of the non-slave-holding
States in public meetings and dlegisla-
tive halls, instructing their members
10 Congress. It r5as to unite the
South to meet the E united North on
the floors of Con gress. lie saw No
Necessity for.the fe-assqmbling Of the
Nashville Convention, and 50 ex-
pressed himself at the time. The
South had given up much for the
sake of the Union, and the equiya-
lent which she received for her con-
ces$ipns Tas the fugitive slave law,
to q drry out plain clause in the
cons Ftitution. lie had accepted it as
a permanent settlement Of matters,
but he feared after giving up the
lion share, this law would not bo
executed. The South had
millions sacrificed in the loss of their
slaves. He did not believe
that Mr.. Fillmore would OF could ex-
eeute this law. The word repsaLa
was becoming the war-cry at the
North; and if President Fillmore
meant firmly to execute it, he should
nave sent to Boston a regiment Of
roops. Jackson would have done
t, and executed the laws as well in
Massachusetts, as in South Carolina;
md a yolley or two Of small arms
lred upon a mob would establish tho
of the law.
There was as much occasion TO fog
Massachusetts, as South Carolina,
nd he could see no difference be-
ween them lie was for the execu-
ion of the laws every where; but he
elieyed Fillmore had but a small
,ree Of wings at his commando
Whatever he might be now, he has
cen certainly a free soiler, if not an
bolitionist. Both these parties aim
i at the final abol of slavery, !.
nd their measures tended to it.
The election of d Nhig gas Chief
Iagistrate of Tennessee would be
allied as a victory at the North,
nd its moral influence in encoura-
ing the fanatics may rrceipitato Il
isis upon us. The best way to pro
rye the Union was not to suffer
ther the North or South to violate
le constitution. Our country had
lried interests, and all must be pro-
cted in the compromise spiric 0:
e constitution. He advcrted to bis
neral principles as to the policy of
e General Govern nent; and said
Administrations :ls Chief NIagis-
lte was known I'd be public. If
G whig party inste ad Of trying to
t the cry of disuni ion on the dem
attic party, for the sake Of little
rty advantage, Would make COM
on cause with them, the North
'uld respect our rights, the cry Of
peal would be silenced, and the
mon rest on impdFishable ,faunda7
ms.
Such I believe Rithful and sub
initial accoant Of the positions Of
Q two candidates. It is impossi-
to report their speeches in tho
nits of a letter.
SPECTATOR.
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