The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-24
Foreign Allies at Home.

The Aboitonists of the United States not only
damage US immeasurably abroad, BY their senseess
denunciations OF Is States Of our Republic, but
they lead the European Press into false and absurd
conclusions, respecting US, such as are tempting
some of them TO threaten US with war. The LoD-
don Daily News, journal of note, thus led of, is
deluded into this nonsense:
"The alliance between Old and New England, in
crisis which tests the very principles that are the
lfeblood OF both, must be stronger than the Union
which the Northern and Southern States alike
and simultaneously threatening to dissolve. hassa-
chusetts will never aim a stab at Europe to make
South Carolina Queen"
How little the Englishmen know of Old Massa-
chusetts How mised by the Wades, the Stewards,
the Wilsonsll Massachusetts, Regiments would
march en- masse to protect South Carolina from
a British INVASION Gen. Greenes, as in l776, would
volunteer from every rock and valley of New Eng
land!
But, continues this London News
at is to be hoped that Massachusetts, now stand
ing before the world the foremost State of the
Union, on account of her recent action in defence
of her own constitution against the unconstitution-
al requirements of the Federal Government, will
again move in opposition to an insane war; and on
this occasion. in good time"
Here the personal Liberty Bilp Of Massachu-
sets enacted in utter defiance of the Constitution
of the United States is alluded to-but the Ueioer
Of that Bill Gov. Gardner, has just been elected
Governor of Massachusetts-and not Court of
Law in Massachusetts will ever pay the least re-
spect to the illegal enactment Of the State.
The Union is not unit on the subject of slavery
never was-and never will be-and never was
expected to be-but il is a unit against any and
every foreign power. War consolidates Demo-
cracy into the widest, and fereest and strongest
sort of military (unit) despotism-N. 7. Express.
SHORT SEss1oN-A farmers SPEECH-The
Cleveland (Ohio) Herald brings in a seasonable
anecdote, founded on a resolution for adjournment
in the Legislature of that State-a resolution which
is invariably found to be waste of time. The
incident is related to show the excellent practical
sense of Mr.. Leverett johnson, member of the
House:
''The incident occurred in the session Of 1887
'38. Mr.. johnson then being new member Some
four weeks ofthe session had expired, when MEM
Der offered resolution that the Legislature should
adjourn some time in the mouth of February ensu-
ing. The resolution ELECTED warm discussion, and
had pretty much used up whole fore noon, when
Mr. Johnson rose for the first and perhaps the only
time. He said in substance that he was practical
farmer; that it not customary for farmers when
they went into their fields to sit down upon the
pough.tai aud spend the day in deciding when they
would go home; but they set about their work, and
when that done they went home. He added
that he thought the House had better follow the
example of the farmer, and do up their work and
then go home and not waste any more time in tie
present useless discussion These views met with
the entire concurrence of the body, and nothing
more was said Of going home until the business
was done.