Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-24
The Illinois Senators-A Breezo.

The Illinois Senators, TRUMBULL and
DOUGLAS, stirred up quite breeze in the
Senate on the I4th inst The cause of it
was charge made by Douglas of Know
Nothingism and AbolitiOnism" on Trum-
bull. The debate between them was spicy,
aud occasionally bordering on the personal
The Little Giant" found his colleague no
mean foe, and made but little, if any thing,
by the conflict.
1t will be recollected by those familiar
with the canvass in this State last summer,
that Trumbull was held up as member of
the American Party. Holding, as he did,
and does, sentiments in common with free
sellers, Democrats sought to impress the
public mind unfavorably towards American
principles by calling him an American. The
renewal of this system Of warfare by Mr..
Douglas, in the Senate, affords us an OPP
portunity to place bfore our readers the
facts about the matter In response to the
charge, as made by Mr.. Douglas, Mr. Trum-
bull declared himself Democrat, and added
''Sir, have been sent here by the State Of Hi
inois; aud the people Of that State not Adolf.
uouists and the Senator knows il. The only Adolf
tonists there, il We have any, reside some where
about his own locality. In my part of the State We
have pone / am not 10 be driven into the defence
Of either Abotionism or Know nottingham.
have nothing TO do Dih them. If the gentleman
means to say that an, or eVer loaS, hnc1 Moth.
inc or euer 0ds am connected Dith any o..
crsf piiticdl orgGHiEdiioR-if that is he's charge Il
Is bdssIy-I will not violate the rules Of the Senate
but will say that IL Is untrue Eever affilia.
led with them.
lie has said that it will be news In Illinois that
AN = DemocrsL Sir, | live iu the eighth Congress
sional District Of Illinois After the Nebraska bill
WAS passei meetings gotten up ia illinois
denounciag as no Democrat. men who did not en-
dorse the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise, which
has led 10 all this strife and all this agitation 1
was resolved ia these meetings that no was
Democrat, or should be supported for otiice who
did not endorse the Kansas \, braska bill. becam,
cAnd late for congress in the eigth Dstrict-a dis
trict which At the Presidential election, gave Gen
Pierce 900 or l. TOO majority for President Is tina
any evidence OF Democracy in that district, a
The anti Nebraska candidate for Congress. receiv
/ al
mest every body ia that district is Democrat Gen
Pierce there received nearly 5000 majority, aud
obtained 900; and yet the Senator says n will b
news 70 Illinois 20 learn that AIN Democrat
The gentleman said that every Abolitionst IN III
Legislature and every Know Nothing voted Tor me
| io not know hos % nnd out these Know Moth
inss 1.-THE gentleman would give me list OF them
! aud would then look over the names OF those wh
| voted for and against me, think he would find
very different state Of facts | really do not knO'
Who the Know Nothings In the Legislature were
bot know this--that II al AbolitionisI is one sh
/ does not endorse the Kansas and Nebraska bill,
did not get the votes OF all those entertaining sue
/ siesA There we're members Vt the Illinois Legl.
| lAture who did not vote for me, whO voted 10 ia
sgruct the gentleman favor the restoration Of th
! Missouri Compromise. 1 have the journals OF Oh
| Legislature With me, aud could read IRON them,
| NECESSARY, 90 SHOW that DOT Oaly members Of tn
1 Illinois Legislature. WHO supported resolutions 4
instruct my colleague 90 vote tor the restoration
the Missouri Compromise, dad not vote Tor me, bu
| that members Who went much further, and eve
were In favor Of the repeal Of the Fugitive Slav
Law. did not vote Tor ne. Then, what becomes
the charge that every Know Noshing and Abolition
il. IL the Legislature voted for mel The Senate
| had better look over the journals. He had bette
| sxauine and inform himself before be comes her
With these wholesale deciarstions ] will bring Ii
journals into the Senate. The charge . rspeal-t
and show, By Ihe votes Of the members Of the L
gslafnFe on resolutions before that body, that nan
o. them $40 Supported resolution declaring thi
the senator deserves the FepFsbeasion Of the iloaS
ior disturb nc tie Missouri Compromise, dsehse