Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-31

al 10 come into the Union when aduit'edas
States. either with or without slavery, they may
determine. This principle recognized and
established after the scver.st sectional struggle this
coeutfy has witnessed, and after the old idea,
whether right or wrong IN ITSELF whether just or
ui iu,t, whether constitutional or unconstitutional,
of dividing the Territories between the sections,
was utterly ahindoned and repudiated by the party
that at FIRST forced il as an alternative upon the
other
Tic kansas sad Nebraska act carries out tie
policy Of this new principle instead Of the old one.
/ The country, with singular unaniuiity, sustained
1 the measures Of 1850: and al that is nov wanting
I for the permanent peace and repose Of the whole
/ Union upon all these questions l. adherence to
tie measures Of 1850, both in principle AMI u,b-
stance" the settled policy Of Congress upon ali
such matters That the people OF all sections will
come ultimately, aud that before loug to this stand
! cannot permit myself to doubt Let us hear no
more then, Of iepeai. Let us organize this body
upon national basis AMI a national sentiment.
Let u turn our attention to the business of the
/ country which appropriately belongs to Us Yes,
sir the great and diversified interests Of this ttuly
great and growing country Of ours about which
talk and boast SO much, and about which we
have so much reason to talk and boast Let Us
look u the fulflmeut Of the high and noble mission
assigned Us. DO not the party watchworts Of
HDGiJl anu AccuDiu lot TIE b'dCh tu4ll, WHICH
some gentlemen seem always ready ~ repeat cause
YOU TO forget or neglect the higher o. jrcts and
duties Of Government These relate essentially 10
our race thar, wcil-briug Hljr progr s., Heir
dyenccmcnt. Let the inferior race in our midst
Jake that position fer which by wise Providence,
10 was ft;cd AMI which an enlightened anc Christian
civilization in the different sections of our common
country, may think proper to assign it.
! SIR. Clerk. we heara great deaf nova days about
) mericani-m-an1 by not a few Of those, too, who
call themselves, par erceHe,,ce, Republicans Now
/ -ir, has Americl-with her hundreds Of millions Of
foreign trade, and millions almost beyond count OF
internal and domestic tIade-witb all her incalcu
/ liable resources 0; commerce, agriculture, and
/ manufactures in a state OF rapid deYclopmeut-has
Am,Iici, The asygm Of the mi,ruled, msGGyerned,
aud oppressed of al cimes-the lone Of civil and
religious Hberty-th li-Et Of the w0Jld and the
/ hope OF mankind, 40 higher q -cis to occupy oar
attention tErn those questions which, whatever
NAV bc their merits tou hing the condition dhthe
African 10 the several States and Territories,
DO not properly cone wilJin puryiew Of our duties
/ 70 look after Neutrality-suspicious., the discussions Of
which 10 this Hall can have pos-iule effect but
% agitation, stir up stiie ausy State against
State, section sgainst section, and 10 render the
Government, by suspcnaius It's legislative junction
incapable practically OF performing those great aaj
essential CHI cts for which alone II VAS expressly
created.
These views | submit to the considerate atteu,
fiou Of al. Ishali trespa-- no longer uron your
isdulgrace | thank the House for their kindness
ga nearing me. | must apologize for the tine l
have occupird the floor had no idea, when
arose, OF speaking ten minutes. barely wished
. 10 say % tie gentleman from Tennessee, Mr.
.,rUiisr, that those gentlemen from the South
who had voted be Missouri linz, could not, because
Of such votes be justly hold or considered the al
v"catrs Of the CONSTITUTED power Of Congress 20
prohibit slavery in tcrituries; and but for hi. eX.
tended reply, bringing out new matter, | should
uOt have taken up the ten INMATES allotted.