Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-26
MASSACHUSETTS.


SoutherneTsi If you desire more evidence OF the
nsfarious purposes Of Krow-Nothinei:u, as CON
Germs the institution Of slavery, read tie foowiu
article which we copy from the Boston Post Of FIJI
day last:
THE MULTIPLICATION Bill PAs1D!-Tlis extra
ordinary bill, Intended to deny plain constitution
al provision; intended to nuiy a law Of Congress;
intended to bring the authorities of the comnlal-
wealth into conflict with the authorities Of The
United States; intended 10 involve The CONNIE ni,y
In civil war, passed yesterday to be engrossed il
our KnowNothing House of Representatives is
now, or soon will be, before the Governor fo- Lis
signaturel -
''Such a bill as this has been again and again
brought before the general court sine5 1850; but
there has been goodlsense enough in one branch r
the other to defeat this cherished purpose Of Adolf
ton fanatics. But no such good sense could be
looked for in the present Abolition set oflegsators
Argument on such body is lost. The Infamous
bill passed with but three votes against It 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 done al they can to put
Massachusetts out of the Uni0p to deliberately
defy the laws of Congress as sustained by heiud;-
ments of the Supreme Court and Of every State
Court in the Union save Only one we believe 10
Wisconsin, to place the citizens OF Massachusetts,
in direct conflict with the National Government
The whole OF that part Of this infamous code tiat
tDlS--tDe "BO.S OF IIe portion that N'-EInDtS
TO substitute State proceeding to fugitive ay5s
for the proceedings of an existing n,c Of C0gqresS
is NULL and VOID; aud whoever attempts 70 act
under il will be liable 10 punishment
'sNever before was this State 80 deeply dis
g-aced. Shame on the treason! Shame on the
traitors to American liberty, Is it possible pa
triotsm is so far extinct in Massachusetts and The
love ofthe Union grown 50 cold, that s.c: scarda-
Ions business as this will not rouse a feeling Of To-
hr,rl -
the whitening bsst OF contempti'
The enactment of tais measure viii tc virtually
dissolution Of the Union far Massachusetts is
interested Il Is in direct hostility to plain obi.
gatory undisputed constitutional provision il ra.
pudiates all Che compromises upon which the Fed
ers compact was brought into existence! It null
lilies an act of Congress rot because Of lis uncon.
stitutionality, but because that act was intended
more effecuaiy to protect the South in lis rights
The slaveholding States can 10 longer. with sale
", delay to act. " hat course shall they pursue
This is grave question. but il must be pronntv
and resoutely met. Ii the act OF Sassacause,ts
goes into effect it will be the duty Ct the South to
resist the entrance Of the members Of either LTaach
of Congress from that State into the CaH7l until It
Is expunged from her code book! The Sorth re-
mains in its bearing the North precisely where it
stood when Washington FIRST cnteIed upon lis Pres
iGential duties. Il has never been guilty. Of the
slightest aggression any Of the so called free
States. From this position it must not swerye
line.
The metropolis of the Republic is located with.
in its limits That metropolis il must control, and
expel therefrorn the GotLs and Egndats who are
undermining CIR great political edi.ice. \ : men,
Der of either House whocoHes from "a Stale which
sets at defiance constitutional provision, law
pslpably in conformity with that constitutional
provision, should be permitted TO take rs seat.
TIE Abolition Know Nothing fanatics Of the
North contemplate, with delight, the abandonment
Of the Capitol by the Southern members, under the
influence of their nsu7reciorary measures. Let
them not be deceived The Soch viii stand by
Washington as long as it has strength tostard any
where. 1t will never permit the site that was
chosen by lis most ihustcus son 10 fall into tie
hands ofits enemies II has double interest II
maintaining its jurisdiction over il. l. is ea6eared
20 every Viraiuian TO every Southern heart, ~ tie
conservation Cf departed patriotism aud greatness,
and from the fact offs being soil yet unponuted by
abolition rule. 1t shall never become under Tie
nschinatons of Exeter Hal Free Soil OF the
abode Of Free Solers, nor the receptacle Of fucyes
from labor.
If there be any one in the Son:h so bind "a not
now to see the danger 70 which its peace and Sc
curity is subjected, he Is rot Et 10 be freeman
if there be any che SO Indifferent Sc not to rss,, i.
he has not drop of patriotism in his 7siaa-E tef
niond Enquirer