Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-27
MASSACHUSETTS.

Southerners If you desire more evidence of the
nefarious purposes of Know-Notbiueism as con-
the institution of slavery read tie following
article which we copy from the Boston Post Of FIJI
day last: .-.- KS
1.-THE MULTIPLICATION BILL PAssIpr-The extra
ordinary BILL intended to deny pain Constitution
al provision; intended to nulIy law Of Congress;
intended to bring the authorities of the common.
wealth into q conflict with the authorities Of the
United States; intended TO involve the community
in civil war, passed yesterday to be engrossed in
our Know-Nothing House of Representatives is
now, or soon will be, before the Governor for his
signaturei
''such bin as this has been again and again
brought before the general court since 1850: but
there has been goodIsense enough in one branch or
the other to defeat this cherished purpose Of Abo
ton fanatics. But no such good sense could be
looked for in the present Abolition set of Legislators
Argument on such body is lost The Infamous
bill passed with but three votes against ii in the
Senate, and only 43 votes ont OF about 375 mem
bers could be rallied against it in the house
$50 both branches have doue all they can to mt
Massachusetts out Of the Union; to deliberately
defy the laws of Congress as sustained by eude-
ments Of the Supreme Court and Of every State
Court in the Union-save ony one, We believe. in
Wisconsin, to place the citizens Of Massachusetts,
in direct conflict with the National Government
The whole of that part OF this infamous code that
does this-the who'eo Of the portion that attempts
10 substitute State proceeding to fugitive slaves
for the proceedings OF an existing lar of C5n7se
is NULL and vorD; and whoever attempts 10 act
under it will be liable to punishment ...-
"Never before was this State so deep'v dis
graced. Shame on the treason Shame on the
traitors 10 American liberty Is it possible ns-
triotism Is so far extinct in Massachusetts. and he
love of the Union grown SO cold, that such scanda
lous business this " i'll not rouse feeling Of H.
dignation, and hurl upon the authors Of such law
tie whitening blast Of contempt?'
The enactment Of this measure will be yir;ually-a
dissolution OF the Union far as Massachusetts Is
interested Tt is in direct hostility to apain. obi
gatory, undisputed constitutional provision Il re
pudlates all the compromises upon which the Fed
ersl compact was brought into ezstencei 1t nu-
lilies an act OF Congress not because Of lis uucon.
stitu;onalty, but because that act was intended
more etfectualy 10 protect the South in is lights
The slaveho'ding States can 10 longer, wifi sale
ty, delay to act. What course shall Lhev pursue
This is grave question, bat II must be promptly
and resolutely met Ii the act OF Massachusetts
goes into effect it will be the duty Of the Sontb TO
resist the entrance o! the members Of either branch
Of Congress from that State into the Capitol until it
is expunged from her code book. The south re-
mains in its bearing tc the North precisely where it
stood when Washington first entered upon lis Pres
idential duties. II has never been guilty. OF the
States. From this position it must not swerye d
line
The metropolis Of the Republic IS located with
in its limits That metropolis j. must control aud
sIpel thsrefrom the Goths and Vandels who are
undermining our great political ediGce. No men,
Der OF either House Welcomes from State which
sets st defiance a constitutional provision, or law
pslpsbly in conformity with that constitutional
provision, should be permitted 10 take bis scat.
TIE Abolition Know Nothing fanatics Of the
North contemplate, with delight. the abandonment
of the Capitol by the Southern members, under lie
influence OF their insurec i0nary measures. Let
them not be deceived. The South will stand by
Washington as long as it has strength to stand any
where. 1t will never permit The site that was
chosen by its most illstr'ous son 10 fall into the
hands Gifts enemies 1t has double interest in
maintaining its jurisdiction it. /; is eudeared
TO every VIrginan, TO every Southern heart by the
conservation If departed patriotism and greatness
and from the fact Gifts being soil yet uapoIuted by
abolition rule II shall never become. under the
Vaccinations Of Exeter Hall, Free Sci or the
abode of Free Sellers, the eceptEc!e Of feives
from labor.
If there be any one in the South so bind a7 not
now to see the danger to which its peace and Sc
curity is subjected, he is not ft to be a freeman
if there be any one so Indifferent as not to resist
he has not dIo2of patriotism in bis Yeins-EtcE-
goRa Enquirer.