Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-16

iting and bringing up the younger sons with
very advantage, be gives his estate to the
eung men, and disinherits the older ones.
bis is the present land system, in miniature.
t;ut Gen. Harris says, if the proceeds should
divided, we would get but Id cents for
ach individual, and that would not be of
ny service to US. He failed to tell you the
ause, that the present system was giving
way the lands, and where donations were so
bundant, sales were, of course, slim. But
would put this question: "Wby has these
rants to Illinois and other States, made them
ich, and when the same is given to us, it will
10 Us no goodi" His friends mathematics
would probably fail to answer this question.
Upon alien suffrage, he said, his worthy
friend, Gen. Harris, had, up to certain
period defended the doctrine, that aliens
should be allowed to vote in the territories.
de now modified bis position, and says the
question is impractcable, that it is matter
IN which the power of each State is absolute
and unlimited; that he is satisfied with our
laws here as they stand, and that the differ
ence was only as to the power of the States
over the matter. He presumed the General
had heard thunder from the capital. he admit
ted the power of States to prescribe the quail
hcations of voters but not to extend that high
privilege to foreigners and the citizens of
other count ries. The doctrine contended for
by his competitor, would give the power 10
New York or Massachusetts,, to put every
ship load of aliens to voting an hour after
their arrival, and all their free negroes, and
women, and children, if they saw proper to
do 50. They could elect representatives to
Congress, to the Legislature, and through
that body United States Senators. Cart. l,
Sec. 2, read by Gen. Harris, referred to- Thus
might the government pass into the hands
and control of any and every foreign power,
that might choose to invade our rights and
take possession of the ballot box and the
country. Here also, he found his competitor
at war with one of the most distinguished of
the democratic leaders, NJ. Calhoun, (read
from Mr.. Calhoun's speech on this subject.)
But it is said upon the subject of aliens voting
in the territories, that he (Hstton) supported
Mr.. Fillmore, and Mr.. Fillmore had approved
the Washington territorial bill, containing
this alien suffrage feature, and consequently
he had committed himself to this doctrine.
That bill was passed without discussion; there
was but one objection offered in any quarter,
and that was, there was not enough people
there. u not expected that Mr. Fillmore
would veto bill which had passed so unani-
mously; his attention was not likely called to
this feature. 1t was one of those silent bills
which are. passed and approved without dis
cussion, and perhaps frequently without in
vestigaton. Bnt why make Mr.. Fillmore
authority when from that very stand last
summer his friend had held up Mr.. Fillmore
as unreliable on the Fugitive Slave Law, &c.
But take Gen. Harris by his own standard
Gov. johnson is in favor of the "white basis, :"
aud my friend voted for him, but he is now
opposed to the white basis, did that vote COM
init him to the white basis. That argument
convicts the General of like inconsistency
that which he charges on him (Hatton.) His
competitor says that aliens voting for legisla-
lures in the territories, does not give them pow
over the question of slavery, in making State
Constitution. But how will this operate. The
alien makes the Legislature, which will, of
course. reflect his will The Legislature pro-
vides for a convention to form State Con
stitution; they may allow foreigners to vote
in this, and further, to have voice in the
adoption of the constitution which may be
framed. This is the result. This doctrine of
all others is most odous and dangerous to the
institutions of the South and the integrity of
the Union.
The nationality of the democracy, which
his friend says, is the only national party, is a
fable. They are and have been divided upon
many of the most vital issues of the times
They are divided on alien suffrage, Brown aud
Bayard and Butler, Slidell, and almost the
entire democracy of the South, against,
Cass, Douglass, Toucy and the rest of the
North witnessed the struggle on the Minneso-
to territorial bill. They are divided on the
land disposition question, majority voting
against Gen. Harris position. They aredivided
in their action on internal improvements by
the general government. They are divided on
the Pacific Railroad question. They are divi-
ded on the Tariff. Which will Gen. Harris
endorse and how will he reconcile the long
catalogue of differences7 Mr. Hatton aaid, he
put the questions categorically. Twill you
endorse the Northern democracy in full Will
you endorse the Pacific Railroad with Mr. Bu-
CLAIMANT Will you endorse the internal i'm
provement policy which has marked the &C
ton of the democracy in Congress for years
Will you endorse, Mr.. Guthrie's views of the
TARIFF
- Mr.. Hatton referred to the Notification re-
solutions offered in the Legislature by General
Harris; providing that if Congress should pass
the Wilmot proviso, it would be unconstitu-
ton al and void. By this act Gen. Harris had
made himself as much nullifer as any hot
blooded South CarOlinian. He not only made
himself so, but sought to bring the State into
the same position by and through its legislature.
The General contends that this was mere
expression of political sentiment; but it was
the worst sort OF notification, just such as Gen.
Jackson denounced, when be said these multi
fiers ought to be hung as high as Haman. We're
the people prepared to support q man whom
Gen. Jackson had said ought to be hung as
high as Hannah Such doctrine would make
every county meeting, and every bar-room CO.
terie, the judges of constitutional questions,
over the heads of Congress aud the Supreme
Court. What hope was there for law and or
der, and constitutional liberty, when such doc
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