Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-22

and leave the Hall let them De Would be scrrJ TO
see it; and would mnsh prefer manly contest /,
He Was elad 10 Know that the Hon. Or Een was Tot
dead. The Democrats party WAS 1aow nearly With
ont opposition n the States and "a the eent Of his
death be foresaw the demise Of ell opposition
Gerrymandered and hay-tied as they have BEEN the
Democratic party had sent up here majority of q
on joint ballot and it Was now demanding here (po-
litically) the head Of John Bell in a charger de
appealed to the opposition, and alleged that they
knew that this election Of second Senator was
right
Mr. KENDRICK, in the canvass, took the position
only that might be forced by the Democracy into
this election. he alleged that this election was
without precedent on the part Of the Democracy
that is II was without their precedent In the course
of Cos. johnson, with "The Immortal Thirteen
their precedent was exactly the other way. They
talk about progress but where was their consisten-
cyl They indorse men, and not principles. Where
the Democrat to endorse Andrew Johnsons
amendments of the Constitution? His Mr. ks
party endorsed their men and their principles. Mr.
Bells predictispB of the calamities TO follow the
passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, had come lit
orally to pass--true prophesy itself. Every man
in the South, instead Of maligning him should be
proud Of John Bell in Congress, There some
thing behind They talk about the dead opposition.
Do thew believe it? Where then was the magnimity
of their renewed attacks upon it. No. sir they see
the revolution coming-the distractions amongst
themselves and that their party must totter and
fall and their policy is to elect their whilst they
have the power. If the Democracy were to be in
power two years hence where was the need of this
eectiong Men in this country had right to speak
their sentiments and to interogate their candidates
How were the late polished interrogatiOns in this
CITY answered? The Democraticeandidates replied:
We will not answer you, Know Nothings unless the
Democracy authorize us. They tell us, in effect we
have no rights in this direction; and this in his
mind was another reason against this resolution
He alleged this right to interrogate, in al earnest
ness and closed by counseling consistency 10 the
opposite side.
Mr. BEALE now renewed his motion to postpone
till Monday, but Withdrew for
Mr. WILLIAMS, who said it seemed to him there
were other questions in this debate besides tn Sen
atorial election. The Kansas bill, and Gov John
sons views were brought up. All he and his friends
wanted was to reflect the will of the people, No en-
dorsement of the people, when the great battles of
'54 and '56 distinctly fought upon the prinei-
pies ofthe Kansas-Nebraska act. But gentlemen on
the other side express their fond hopes of success
Ifthere was salvation for them it was in the proyerb
Whilst the lamp holds to burn the vilest sin
ner may return" We not fOrestalling our
successors The interests of the State and the South
demanded that there be no vacancy in the United
States Senate Gentlemen understood this well.
Again, there was another reason why he supported
this resolution The gallant old Wing party had set
for us a precedent for this election Why should
not the opposition come back and worship at the
shrine oftheir first love? lie understood the gentle
man from Wayne, Mr.. Kendrick,) to endorse the
Hon JOHN BELLS views of the principles of the Kan
sas BILL and asked that gentleman for statement of
his position.
Mr. KENDRICK stated that his position in the can
vass was somewhat different from the course of Mr.
Bell and some others of his party His position was
this: that the principle ofnon-ntervention PROPOSED
by the American party better than that present
ed in the Kansas Nebraska bill
I ~ I L = II
prove the principles of the Kansas-Nebraska bill,
with the exception of the feature of Alien Suffrage
Now understand him as siding with Hon. Mr. Bell (;
yet Mr. Bell rejects the Kansas-Nebraska bin and
supports and votes for alien suffrage! Gentlemen
in glass houses should not throw stones. Progress
sive HE goried in the word with reference to his
party and the country at large. Stand where you
will, and ask what has given your country dominion
and greatness; and the answer would be- Progressive
Democracy There was no argument against the
cleo ion Of this second Senator which would not APP
ply as well in the case of any other election. He
now, according to promise, renewed the motion to
postpone till Monday.
Mr. NEWMAN NODDED to lay on the table, but with
drew it and Mr. Shrewsbury also withdrew his mo-
ton to postpone.
Mr. WHITE replied to the argument, that there
was no power to fill the vacancy eighteen months
hence by reading the constitutional provision in
IA of article Ill: 'When any Office, the right of
whose appointment is by this constitution vested in
the General Assembly, SHALL during the recess, die
or the Office by the expiration Of the term or by
other means, become vacant, the Governor shall
have the power to fill such vacancy, by granting a
temporary commission, which shall expire at the end
of the next session Of the Legislature" He occupied
position peculiar. He still recognized the doctrine
and the practice of the wing party, but condemned
the Of consistency in democratic eulOgiums of
| that party In other days democratic tongues Bills
tered with curses of Henry Clay, and the same indi
vduals were now ready for purposes of selfaggran-
dzement, to sing p@ans of praise to his name, and
strew flowers on his grave. As an American, though
no defender of Ohm BELL he was proud Of him
perior TO the best man the Democracy could produce
in the pride oftheir success But this whole debate
was frutless of gOod-the most important point in it
was the merits of John Bell. The gentleman from
Maury, (8Ir Thompson, for his party had demanded
the head not of John the Baptist but of John Bell
Anciently, the head of the prophet was demandedby
| a shameless character; let modern democracy have
the distinction of demanding the head Of John Bell
| Mr. THOMPSON replied, alleging that it was the
Constitution of the o. S. not Of the State of Tennes
see which regulated the election of United States
! Senator's That instrument the U. 5. constitution, }
did not contemplate vacancy by the expiration of
| term 1t seems to have taken for granted that the
State would not fail TO elect The Senate of the u.
s. had decided lin the of Mr.. Merriweather, of
! Ky that the Governor had no right to fill vacan-
cy by expiration of term In regard 10 his illusra-
! traiOn The head of John the Baptist was given in
obedience to the oath of king, but now in Opposi-
ton oaths taken in secret, and of secret record
the people of Tennessee had come up here by their
representatives, demanding the head of the Hon.
John Bell He closed with sundry items of ad7ice
and exhortation the American party, having refer
ence to this election of United States Senator, and
designed especially incite TO course Of dignihed
| opposition. When he had concluded
| The House took recess till o'clock, 2. NJ.
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