Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-21

school, and the only one to which / swear If
one is made beyond the Constitution, it is sur
pusage; if short of the Constitution, it is defec
tive; if different from the Constitution it isvoid
if the same, it is superhuOus In any event, then
these platforms are to me, useless-to many
pestiferous-to their authors, stocked cards,
which they throw away when the game is won
have one more accusation to make against this
Administration; it has broken up all political
parties founded on principle; it is the author of
the fractional parties which now spangle our po-
litical armament, like those fragments of
bursted planet to which the astronomers give
the name of asteroid. 1t is the author of them
all aud finds retributive Justice in the seOrn with
which they all treat it. 1t is unnecessary for me
to speak of these parties; l adhere to my own,
and support it; and that is the exclusion of all
the rest. One only allude to-One with which
the name ola member ofmy family is connected.
and in reference to which some persons who
Judge me by themselves "a favor which | most
earnestly decline) attribute to me sinister con-
necton | will not answer such insinuatiOns by
words, but by conduct. [Great applause Now
when has it ever happened that have been in
iuenced by family connection, or even by my
own interest? What Office have | ever got for
one of my family? What appointment have l
ever got for myself? No, citizens | am above
such considerations. l am above family, and
above self when the good of the Union is con-
cerned. From first to last have been for my
country, and mean to continue for it. / have
made many sacrifices for it, and am making a
great one now in standing this canvass. The
good Of the Union clone brings me out. Clouds
overhang our foreign relations; sectional hate
prevails at home; our own State is the theater OF
a commotion which dsturbs us at home and in
jures our character abroad. Peace is my object
the sunshine Of peace for the State and for the
Union-and the aid of all good men is solicited
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the Presdency-a man who can be nationally
elected and whose aims must be national. He
will need support. He is not going to repOSe on
a bed of roses, but rather on the thOrny pillow.
Our country is in deplorable condition. Fra
ternal affection gOne-sectiOnal hate engendered
extreme parties in the ascendant Violence
overspreads the land; we open no paper without
seeing blood. The whole country seems to be
without government and the Territories are so;
Kansas in civil war; Utah in revolt; New Mexico
worse off than under the Spanish viee-rOyalty;
Oregon carrying on Indian wars for itself; and
voluntary a INSTRUMENTATION to the
resource of voluntary associations of citizens for
the protection of life, liberty and property. The
present Administration, in violating sacred com
promises, is the author of all the violence and
disorder which overspreads the land. l fUresaw
and foretOld it at the time, and strived against
it, Prevention was my remedy; that having
failed, cure of the disease must be attempted
The people have rightly judged that the authors
of the disease are not the physicians to cure it
They have called in new doctor, and we mus
help him in the application Of all the remede:
he shall prescribe. Citizens: The eyes of Eu
rope and America are upon this election; not as
it concerns men. but as it concerns the grea
questions which alarm and agitate the country
| represent the principles of peace-Of order
law and Justice, at home and abroad Europe
and America know that fact; and as the elec
ton goes, so must be their opinion of the con
tinuance or cessation of the present deplorablt
state of things.