Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-27

nation of State, and that is all there is Of It.
Against that plant myself. To that am oppos-
ed. In opposition TO It / mean to record my vote
now. and for all time to come.
protest most so'emnly against THIS proceeding.
u mil make fee hundred thousand Rnop Nothing
votes ga the OHioa aud all the sloqusnec of tie Sem
ate cannot pTeUent Il. Whenever the Sepate is in
| duced to reverse its Judgment, formed calmly and
deliberately, and after full discussion, on account of
the influence OF foreigners the last citadel of iber-
" IN America has given way. II bad the elo-
quence oil the most gifted orator who ever spoke
would EMPLOY it to-day against the doing of this
| act III could address nv Democratic friends 10
an appeal that could reach their hearts would adj
Jure inem to abstain from doing this act. Do it. and
you VIII shake the Democratic party to iss very
ionndatlon. Let it be once understood tina, foreign
influence can invade the American Senate, and in
rty-eight hours reverse judgment deliberately
gwen, and the confidence of The American people
VIII De shaken in the irmness OF this august body,
In thls body, according to my Judgment is concen-
trated the last hope Of liberty in this country.
think so; | feel so and | 30 express myself; and
h pains me to the Utmost recesses of my heart, to
see TINS body doing any act, which is to shake the
confidence of the American people in its integrity.
But how comes it, that in the shor, space of forty
| eight hours, upon great question like this, this
great body is induced TO change it's position
Two days ago you passed this proposition; to-day
| you reverse your judgment by vote almost two to
one. know that the edict has gone forth, that
this thing is to be done. As Democrats one
of great and powerful political party, who never
had any alliance with any other party, deeply and
earnestly and sacredly devoted 10 it's success pro
test ogainst this proceeding Iprotest against IL in
the nome Of Dg party; prot st ogaiDst 1t "a the
name Of a UiOt0ted Consultation I protest against
ii {" the name of the rights of american citizens !;
protest against 1t ia the of American ti6er-
ty; 1 protest against 81 every ground ,chich the
Amer5cdn mind can possibly conceive as an olsrOge
upon as, upon the Constitution, tie EasOs and the
privileges Which Ue enjoy.
have Witnessed nowhere anything which struck
me with more amazement than the exhibition we
have had to-day 10 the Senate. Where shall the
American mind rest for security, TO what point
shall it for safety if the Judgment OF the Sem
ate is to be thus suddenly changed on great que,-
| tion which more than twice-sy, more than FIVE
| times, has undergone discussion here, and | am
hound TO say, has generally resulted it is likely
to result now, in giving way The first impulse
always right-the final decision always wrong.
In my feeble wIy, as an humble Democrats
one of the humblest OF American citiz sns, l have
defended foreigners. ] have defended their rights
under the constitution; have defended their
rights to vote, under proper circumstances; but,
sir, as God is my righteous judge. If THIS proceed
ing as to go On-J rights are to be giUe1 1s Uioid-
ton Of the deiiberote judgment Of the american
Senate, on appeals By Foreigners can raise my
UOice no longer. 1t is not the judgment OF the
s. nate that this should be done. | say So be-
cause, only two days ago, after a calm and Gispas
slonate consideration of the preston, you deter
mined otherwise. Influences to which | am not
subjected, and pretend TO be no more honest OF
patriotic or upright than other men-have beer
introduced here, and these Influences from without
have changed the whole current OF the Senate.
Mr. President, speak earnestly on this ques
ton, because / feel to-day that / speak ia the
name Of great party, which holds the destiny Of
this county, as it were, in the palm of its hand
Break down, destroy, overwhelm that party, anC
your institutions worth the gathering o.
them together. Look over at the other side of the
chamber, and you do not find a solitary member o.
that party, commonly called the Black Republican
pTty-ont which / call simply the Republican
party-who does not vote for this proposition.
The Senator from New Hampshire, (Mr. Hale
comes forward to-day, and does lis the favor to Sd
that he voted for the proposition the other day
simply that he might have the opportunity to dc
what he bias done-move reconsideration; tina
he, isolatng him elf from his party-that he
the Senator from n. Hampshire voted with US OF
this side of the chamber, having in his minds eye
at the moment, to move this reconsideration. Nov
sir, the whole body of that parry come up in sole
phalanx, and vote to reVers- the decision which
We rendered two days ago Iknow not ohefher 10
are, here more under the influence of foreigners
or black republication; 'but know this that we ar,
under some SORT OF influence, which causes US Il
change our Judgment very suddenly. Sir, there
has been 10 Influence 10 cause me to change ny
judgm't. From the hour that came into the Hous
OF Representatives, and from there here, l hav,
steadily and consistently. without variation o
shadow of change, stood up against this whole pro
ceedng, and with the blessing Of God, I.mean t.
stand up against it TO the end. The foreigner Wit
has rights of citizenship under the laws made il
Obedience to the Constitution, has my full snd un
qualified consent to record his VOTE being equal Il
any man in the republic; but TO him that CONF
as mere adventurer. never having qualified him
self according to the laws Of the country to be
come citizen, | would not award in this bill, o
any other, the right to vote Against that pro
ceeding now, as heretofore, and as mean at a.
times hereafter to do, enter my most solemn pro
test.-Co". Globe, 1861, pages s60-62-3.