Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-31

We find here even In this portion Of Tennessee where
ParatVely there are no slaves, that IL ID worthy
The number of Slaves in the State is
mated at the same $500 EACH amount By ad-
Vuncng one single step all begin To how this subject
behold amazing height which this mighty
sWelIs sefhe whole number fifteen States of
this union estimated at $500 each,
900. Al hst the mind prepared to conceive he
amount of capital vested In United States
natural increase and the supply home market
in three articles alone cotton tobacco and RICE
nearly S72 pOO making Than half our ex
| the commerce of the world.
The institution Of slavery introduced country
by oTeHthers anterior TO the existence Of
form Of ana recognized by the constitution Of
ton. IL has become SO closely with the
thatit may be considered principal ingre
dients Of our political and social SYSTEM other words
OF the warp and the wool and be Premature
removed without spelling the web.
In this connectisn might refer to objec
lions urged BY the holding States insttu
tOn of slavery exists in the Southern Satesone ia
that in apportoning the representation among
States that three hs Of the slaves included basis
and thereby the slave power is increased councils of
the nation and BY It's abolition the of the
would be weakened This should be complaint
their part. There are three million Uni
Ted States BY the in aPportonng representa-
ton among the several States only thTeshs of
counted assuming the ratio to be 1000, would give
members in Congressthree hs of being 800
UOO they all free persons would give the South
members st the rauo-welve hundred thou
sand being tHo-nflhs of three million. 1t will be
perceived this jecon founded instead of
slavery being ingredient Of political power
Is
objection institution Of Southern slavery by
the northern aboons, is that slave labor conpe
the otherhs laws of nature preclude make it i'm
possible for the white to cultivate the suy cotton
fields and the low marshy grounds adapted the produc
of rice while they producing COTTON and
rice we are producing horses, mules Bacon, Flour, Pork
variety Of other articles with which ppy them SO
81 once, Instead Of its coming competition with
white laborhe South Ii of the best the
world for The prOducionso of free white labor.
The institution Of slavery in the United States might
considered point think well found
I'd in have
defend and watch Its interest," The hundred
million of in the United State.
il a pow Hillary high prices for labor
southern IL the true and Interested high
prices oraborhs capital consists in labor and the more la
Dor brings he makes II man has Eve hundred
dollars and TO hire or buy certain amount of labor
he in favor OF paying the smallest pOssblesum and
bis influence reduce the price lion other hand
hundred dollars consist in labor he q CORES.
seen this bare ausion hstthe STAKEHOLDER
the interested ana therefore the most reliable friend and
eblest advocate Of high prices for labor.
Great Britain opposed TO slavery exists in the United
States; because commands SO much decided talent and
such influence the side of high prices aber
II she could succeed in aboshing slavery country
cow whole twelve hundred million capital that
now consist in the shape OF sbor into mOneyths
of cspita with all its influence would take sides
against high prices for tabor and thereby make the money
aTsocracy of the world powerful and complete,
worst of ali sristOcraces.
In throwing these general remarks upon the subject of
abshment abolition; but for purpose presenting
immense magnitude as interviewer with our political sys
em-lhe and commercial relation to the civil
lied world the great calamity that nation
eT. government My position Congress has no power
to interfere with the subject of slavery insiitu
ton character and peculiar the States
exists aud no other power has the nghtto control it.
OF date and especially since the late presidential
election have been made
upon this than al former period
which has mnch alarm and many bitter
things TO said by the South land Justly too against
he ehodng States this union for
and an ocous interference with the institutions Of
NV object introducing this subject and presenting to
the minds ef hearers on this occasion Is land will
svos IN 10 ascertanif whether The South has been
northern
brethren been pursuing and In faai If she has
herself partieePs eHis 10 all the moves that have
few plain fact, will show how this matter stands Mr.
Winthrop Of Boston, Mass the person who
the ROt PrOuSO nre brand into the Congress
Of the Uned States On the first of February ls45 Of
fered amendment TO the Oregon BILL long before Mr.
Wimot occupied seat In Congrsss-durng the Cen
gress he voted against the admission of Florida into the
Union State because slavery tolerated by her
sttuon this the beginning of Wimo PrOyisos in mod
was csndd1te for Speaker the United States House
of Representatives and elected by Southern and
amer tn. election by the rules of House it made The
duty Speaker divide the House nto thirty seven
so many laboratories into whiehhe Legislation OF the
try while IN crude state, for the purpose of giv
and sshionhence the importance of proper
and completion being given Committees
Of the HOusethe legislation always parskng bias
Twenty0ur charmen OF thirty bv ths
Boston spesker from the saveholdng States leaving
be distributed between slave States
nd reference the list Of standing committees that ali
the side In politics the Speaker
also eight sovereign States Of MS Union
that are not with Chsirman,syen on oSiSa
sight are The States not honored with Chsir
man are South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas Missouri TeYas
Michigan Wisconsin and Rhode Isiaud-haying
Renresent natives, but no chairman. ~
The Compromise bill ~ was commonly called, settling
the slavery question in California and giving the peone
there the Senate abOuIhe othe
the Theth COugesswas to ths Eonsa
sf and there table bv sou
sz rOs leaving the whole question open for future agX
ton. - ANN, ,,,, -
III nation as the Presidency Vice Pres
cir opinions upon the slavery question pub
and should have been known by the whole and
for the purpose Of refreshing me memory Oh some VIII
From the signals editorial, abolition paper published
In Cincinnati, Ohio.
.ihe old political may be postponed under the
sure OF and for the newthose coming
which shadows Be
hat the only path safety those who may hereafter ell
he the discharge OF executive
the legislative will OF the people 1ne ut
eranee and The American people about
assume the responsibility OF framing institutions OF the
Paeiac States IL the
the high debate is the assemblies Of the people and their