Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-30
BLACK REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL.

Come Of the more ultra Cor, perhaps, we should
say, less poIitc) Of the Black Repub lioan party,
ere dispsassd with the recent cOncliatOry tone Of
thsiT members in Congress, in the arrangements
being made TO blend themselves with the Know
Nothingp They held grand convention at WOr-
ss5tsF, Mass, to which ell their big guns were in
vited. They went through the usual inhsmmstory
proceedings Of abolition meetings. The following
speech Of the President, Mr.. BYRD, may not be
embarrassing to our readers. We find it in the
proceedings as reported through the New York
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aThe President, as one of the humblest mem
bars Of the Republican party, felt it his duty to
protest against the construction now boldly put on
The Philadelphia Platform by leading Republican
politicians at Washington, and it was for this pur
pose chiefly that be had come to this Convention.
Ehs leading politicians at Washington we're selling
"a out Applause The Philadelphia Platform
sd net contain any sentiment estopping US from
further advances against the slave power. 1t con-
TAXED one idea. il was admirable on this account
for no political party ever did or could support
n1OTs than one paramount ides, although some
pretended 70 do So 1t was not opposed 70 Gerrit
Smiths doctrine or other radical anti slsVery prin-
OipleB IL was step in advance but not final
sea. He protested against Hale and Wilson's doc
triRa. and the speeches Of Trumbul and Sherman
Of Ohio, who presumed to pledge tue great Re-
publican party 10 their low, tempOrisng and com
nyomisiug doctrines of no future and more rad
zeal movements against slavery. Wilson says
that the Republican party would protect slavery
IN South CsToLna--iOr bis non intervention
amounts TO this. Now, where did be get suthoT-
itF TO gay sO2 Not in the Philadelphia Platform;
EoF no such gTCvelng doctrine Wss there. He
Isqrelted. O. unworthy Of the Northern character
the Apologize speech. Of Wilson and others
especially Wilson's explanation OF remark which
A ssvesdrCppsr had perverted. L showed thst
tbR slave power would not only prevent pub
he sction il they could, sgsinst Southern slavery
but were determined TO crush out the private dis
cussion Of It. Northern men Should, instead Of
stopping 10 define their pOsitOn-tO explain aWsy
fheiF pTipCDles-disdain to notice the slBvers but
to!dly defy them, as they did before leaving Mas
sachusstts. Loud applause He regarded the
recent election as the decision Of the nation ID IA
Tor Of slavery. Now, what was our duty2 To
fghs over dead and gone issues like the old Wings,
Or 20 prepare TO meet the coming l5suest lie
thought tho latter course wiser He believed that
FreedOm and Slavery could lot exist under the
sans GOver1meHt-thst they were inherently and
cteTuallV eutHgCui5tiC; but how q dissolution OF
the Union could be brought about lie left for
Others TO suggest lie vas for Liberty and Union
Is possible, but Liberty any how-iu the Union
CT out OF t. unG6T the CONSTITUTION Ct over It
loud applause If that wss treason, make the
best Of it. The Union was never worth anything
10 any man in the Free States, except at the com
EasD cement of the Government, That necessity
10 longer exists [spplsuse6 but still be could not
see how dissolution is to take place except by such
q reorganization OF public opinion IS shall repre-
sent It truly. We never had such a. organization
sex our politicians acted always as conductors, to
draw of the moral electricity, which otherwise
would ere this have anuIhIlated Slsvery. Zap
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