Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-03-04

10 nave SucD ldWS % tiiSJ f~-o
| 50 long as they don't violate the Constitution
While Virginia or any other State has slaves, the
n5w States should have the same liberty.
deny the right Of men who were kicked out OF
the wing party. rejected by the democratic party for
not being sufficiently honest and who, finally, by
fusion. get into power, to speak for the North
Iour representatives came here by know-Nothing
votes (fo Dir. Fessenden) Do you know rep
resentalive from Maine who came here with Know
Nothing votes against him?
Mr. Fessenden-The question was Nebraska or
snti.Nebrasla
Mr.. Douglas-A Know Nothing cannot be
Know-Nothing without swearing to tell lie.
Mr.. Fessenden-Do you apply this tomey
Mr. Donglas-Show me a Nebraska man who
was elected by the Know Nothing voter
Mr.. Seward--Mr. Morgan, from my district.
Mr. Douglas-There was bogus lodge IN that
district
Mr. Seward-If there was, did not hear of it
and don't believe it, and Know Nothing about it.
Mr. Douglas-It's well known that the people of
Chicago wonld not hear me. A lot Of know-Noth-
ings, two by two with pistols and bowie knives.
went into the crowd and broke up the meeting
My colleague voted for the Nebraska bill under IN
structions fIom the Legislature. Now they say he
| was beaten because he obeyed his Instructions
| He was cut by the Know-Nothings He was
guilty Of the enormity of being born abroad, and
had not split quite blood enough to rectify the mis-
| take.
| Ali this pretence is for political purposes can
forgive the Senator from Ohio for his yociieraons
| and his indgnations. His term IS about TO close
He does this to combine all the issues and ride into
| power again. But the race is almost run. They
call US traitors-to what2 To the constitution? No
the North. A man that caters to a section, will
| tail by every eurrent-betray every friend. Sir,
| ito MIR. Wade) am ready TO meet you as North
| e. man on Northern soil to discuss this question
| Mr.. Gilett-I regret to trespass on the time of
| the Senate, but inasmuch my colleague has fig
1red IN this debate feel it due to present the true
sentiments Of Connecticut upon the subject which
| has been preciptated upon US. 1t would be more
congenial TO to sit in silence but when PROPOSE
| tons which cannot approve, and measures ipjuri-
| Gus to humanity are proposed, cannot help speak
ing. The Senator from Louisiana has made aggres.
| sions. shall speak within the record / call the
attention of the Senator to this very District for
which all the States are responsible. Mr. G. here
read from the Iawsgoverning the District of Column
| bia
| Mr.. Dawson--These laws are obsolete as the
blue laws of Connecticut. They were never en-.
forced here. don't want such false impression
! to go out. | am Chairman of the District of Co
| lumba Committee.
Mr.. Gilett offered the b!acl, code of the District
| of Columbia
Mr.. Jones-That book is SANDER upon the South
| and upon the country.
! Mr.. Glett-A thing on horseback, dragged along
! on Monday before last woman, tied with rope,
| ind n the very shadow of the capitol.
| Mr.. Rusk--Where is that book, the black code of
| the District Of Columbia?
Mr.. Jones-examining hebook-It is pub lished
by anti-slavery society from the press of ". B.
| Shelters, John-st. New York.
! Mr.. Rusk-I supposed so.
Mr.. Gillett continued for more than an hour
| speaking and citing extracts from foreign and do
mestic authors in derogstion of Slavery.
Mr.. Jones, Of Tennessee, said the Senator from
| Connecticut, (Mr. g. observed at the commence
Inent of his speech, that the measure was precipi
tated upon them; and he has read over fifty pages
| which must have taken week to prepare, and he
| speaks of the remarks of the Senator from Ohio
| (Mr. Wade) which shows he knew what Mr.. Wade
| was going 10 say. TO the Free Soilers) Now
| own up, gentlemen, that you knew all about this
blll-and what each other were to say on the b ILL.,
| do notsly, inmy Senatorial capacity, but per-
sonally verify believe you are band Of traitors
Mr.. Chase moved to adjourn. Yeas Z, Nays, 80
MIR. Petit ridicued the idea of State sovereignty
and gave dissertation on the Romans, Scandi-
nsyians, Normans, SaXoEs, Goths, Yandals, the
| Gracchi, &c.
MIR. Wilson said he was ready to carry out every
| provision of the Constitution but was opposed to
the existence Of slavery in the District OF Columbia
and those who acted with him, were determined
to abolish it there. They believed they shared the
responsibility of its existence wherever it was I'M
der the control Of Congress, and desired to relieve
themselves of that responsibility.
He earnestly desired the perpetuity of the Union
and thought that if the fugitive slave law should
be repealed that the provisions Of the Constitution
would be carried out by the States themselves.
The debate was continued till II o'clock, when
| the bill 0aSsad hyy fha fOllOUDO vote
| YFAs-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Bayard, Bell
| Benjamin, Bright, Brown, Clay, Dawson, Douglas,
Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gwin, Hunter, Jones, of Iowa,
Jones' of Tenn, Mallory Mason, Morton, Pearce,
Petit, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Slide Thompson,
of New Jersey, Toucey Weller, and Wright-29
NATs--Messrs. Brainerd, Chase, Cooper, Fes
| sender, Gillette, Seward Sumner Wade, and VII.
| SOM The Senate then adjourned.
VISIT TO LORD RAGLAN,
| The Rev. c. n. RICHTER, who left New York
few months since, for Constantinople as an agent
for the American Bible Society has found his way
to the seat of war, and has spent some days at the
| camp before Sebastopol. He has written an in-
teresting letter from that encampment to the edi-
tors of the N Y. Observer, in which he thus speaks
of visit which he paid to Lord RAGLAN:
Il then proceeded to head quarters and called
/
| Bible Society. He received me very kindly and
invited me to dine with him on the following day
| At his table had the pleasure Of meeting the
officers of his staff, aad an English lady, the Hon.
Miss bergman, who had come to the Crimea to
visit her brother, ayoung officer, wounded at In
hermann. His Lordship asked me many questions
| about America and was much interested as they
all WERE to know the feeling of Americans in re-
ference T. the war.
"His lordship lives in large house appropriated
to the purpose, about two miles from the front
| camp, and maintains grand style with his suit of
apartments, and silver plate and service The
house aud stables for his grooms and horses, the
large marques OF his officers, and the guard tents
pitched around with flags floating from them form
quite military settlement and gay scene"
Another letter writer in the Crimea draws less
ilattering picture of his lordship. He says
Lord Raglan shows neither ideas nor genius
nay not even energy. He seems to live in the past
rather than the present and thinks tosupply every
want by his cherished Peninsular recollection,
imagining that what was excellent in l909in Spain
and Portugal must needs be the oest in the Crimea
in 1s54;snd 1856 But with all his recol ections, he
seems to forget that initiating few peculiarities
of the old duke makes great general just as little
taking snuff imparts the genius Of Napoleon.
He tries to copy, and is therefore, as usual carl
cature Of the original Because the duke did not
about exposing himself when It was necessary
TO do so, he exposes himself often when it is not