The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-21
Col. Warmers spaach.

ANOTHER "WITHDRAwAL." Another pillar
Is lost to the Andrew Johnson democracy"
We have before US printed copy of thor
ongh going American" speech, by Col. RICH
ARD WARNER, pillar of the old-line Democ-
racy in Marshall county, announcing his with
drawal" from the Johnson ranks, and giving
good and sufficient reasons why he is opposed
to Johnson" 1t was delivered at Pleasant
Grove on the 4th inst. We have only room
now for few of his closing paragraphs:
The American Platform, as adopted in Phiadel.
phia, is the safest, soundest, and most patriotic
document now e1tant, on the subject of slavery.
1t is all that Southern man could ask, or has
right to expect 1t is the only doctrine that will
save this government. 1t proposes to maintain the
Jaws on this subject as they are-to let them rest
and remain 10 peace. This is all the South desires
1t proposes to guarantee and protect each and every
State in the full enjoyment of its internaand external
rights well on the subject of slavery all 9th.
ers. This Is the proper doctrine. What right has
Tennessee TO complain or interfere with the egisla-
ton or local matters of Massachusetts,? Or what
right has Massachusetts, to intermeddle with or
complain of the legislation local affairs of Ten
nessee? Not one particle each State is free and
independent, has a right to enact her own laws and
make her own rules and regulations, with which the
other has nothing to do, and of which it ought not
10 complain.
The only safety to thiscounry Is in spirit Of for
bearance and liberality exercised by one section
towards the Other-viewing esch other as members
of the same great family. This is the doctrine set
forth in the Platform Of the American party. This
party North and South are in favor Of allowing the
people of the Territories to pass their own laws and
manage their own business without any improper
Intervention by Congress, and when they apply for
admission into the Union States, adopt their own
Constitution with or without slavery as the people
of the Territory may think fit. This is fair-it is
enough.
The American party at North agree to maintain
and enforce the laws in regard TO slavery, as they
now exist This being DONE the South is satisfied.
If We don't look to the American party TO save the
country, where will we loOk2 The old Wing and
old Democratic parties in the Northern States are
poWerless and almost annihilated, and / have no
Thought they will ever again be resuscitated under
those distinctive names.
But we are told that the American party at
Philadelphia dissolved and went to pieces IL is
true the freesoil and abolition portion of that
Convention seceeded, but 'they went from among
them because they were not them" lin principle J
Let them 90, that they may be with their own"
/ hope have shown to your satisfaction that II
this country is saved, it most be done through the
fundamentally Of the American party, or some
party embracing their principles. / am an AMERI-
CAN love America. ! once fought and bled for
America. / occupy the position to-day that did
In 1873 when on the plains below New Or
teans, contendDg against foreigners, and battling
against the enemies OF my country. ! have stood
before you to day engaged in the same good and
glorious cause.