Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-28

g 0''1'' ss4IIEN SUFFRAGE"
III. rid;eulousness Of Know Nothingism in its
.rsat bub .bub about what they denominase q aiieH
suffrage, grows stronger and stronger every day.
Tbev not only find that Washington, Adams JefIer-
SON. Madison and Monroe have each sanctioned in
the formation of territorial governments what their
candidate is deHouncing over the State, q infa-
nous and that8f Bell advised and Mr. Fillmore
followed the precedent in his approval of and sigma
ture to the WashingtoR bill-but il now turns out
that Gen. Zollicofer himself as far back as 1855,
took the ground, not only that foreigners should
vote in the territories Vho had declared their lasH,
.5eeone citizens but that all the inhabitants
Of territory should haze the right to vote. And
this word 50 inhabitants" says the Know Nothings
embraces aliens, free negroes, indians, and all
Now, if any body questions what we say about Gen.
Zolicoffer, they have only to refer to the Senate
Journal of the Legislature of 1880, of which he
was a member, and read from page 75s to 765. The
slavery question in connection with the Territories
was then being agitated. They were looking for
lag territorial governments. The Senate commit
bee on Federal relations introduced series of resp
lutions, which we're voted upon separately. The
fifth resolution reads as follows:
ResOIced, That this General Assembly recognizes
The RIGHT Of the INHABITANTS of Territory in
forming constitution preparatory to an application
for admission into the Union as State to regulate
the subject Of slavery to them shall seem proper
but do most sOlemnly protest against any Congress
sonal legislation upon this subject and do delibera-
ely declare that, such legislation prohibiting slave
ry, would be unjust and oppressive upon the South
and that, therefore, Congress ought to establish
governments for the new Territories without any re.
striction to slavery.
In favor of this resolution Gen. Zollicofer and
ALL the Wing members of the Senate voted. Who
ever took stronger ground in favor of what Mr. Hat
ton calls 'an Infamous doctrine that is rank and
smells to heaven 1t will be farther seen by refe-
renee to page 768, that Mr.. Gardenhirs Democrat,
offered the following inlieu, and that Gen ZoicofFcr
refused by his vote to accept it:
ResoJDe5, That Congress has no pocer to interfere
with the subject of slavery and all attempts on the
part of Congress to interfere with it, rioat0R
! Of the constitution usurpatiOn and abuse of power
by the Federal Government destructive to the rights
safety and sovereignty of the Southern States, and
ought to be properly resisted.
Mark the difference The first resolution says we
recognize the right of the inhabitants of territory
in forming constitution, &c. The last resolution
says nothing about the rights of the inhabitants
The first says eve protest against any Congressional
interference with slavery The last declares "Cou-
gress has no polVer to interfere with slavery The
first says the exercise Of any such power by Congress
would be oppressive and unjust" The last says
it would be in violation Of the Constitution" The
first fails to deny the power of Congress on the sub
ject. The last expressly denies such power. Gen.
ZoIlcoer voted for the first and voted against the
last. Comment is unnecessary. What have the
Know Nothlngs to say