Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-04

nierrogatsd replied that if such was the position Of
Mr. 0Conne that If he was thus sworn neither 70 think
act from his owa free VIII and judgment and vas the
slave IN mind and fact Of his PFest regarded him Ia the
same posi- Oft be Know Nothing who was bound
By oath to Obev the viii Of bis council in casting bis vote
was TO all ntsnts and purposes Of political charse-
ter, The slave OF his council should vote for
either
But though am not very well acquainted with Catholic
Institutions venture the opinion there are not
tenth Of the Catholics Of he United Stae5 who imagine
themselves thus bound to order Of the Priesthood
Colonel Heton had selected single sentence from
speech delivered By him Genl harls) in Congress- in
1850 on the compromise measures in which he has ex-
pressed the idea that he should regret 10 the Missouri
Compromise violated. Now the whole principle which
animated that speech and gave to it what sgn aney aud
force e possessed was that Of non Intervention hy Coa
gressln the domestic concerns Of the Territories b. had
cOnteuded that there wide difference between the
Violates o. statute while it remained law and its re
peal Genl Harris ilEtkated this By the violation OF
psLal sistue and its Tepess Ia one instance violation
compelled to suffer The penalty affixed to it. In the
other, It is only legislative enactment.
He then retired 70 the Assessor law for which his
comp or F0ted but as he had aheady admitted thai the
law was moi good ore, be would press the point
de also adverted to The bill known as the Omnibus
Bill which he e0ntendsd With great force had depreeiat
ed the credit Of the SUITE checked the demand for railroad
bonds 10 the market Of the world and if extended would
PROSTATE railroad system. In the Mobile and Ohio
railroad which beld 81 zoe GEO worth Of State bonds at
the passage Of this measure he had been informed BY an
Intelligent railroad that she had lost about SI4 600 BY
the depreciation OF her bonds. The difference between
COL Haii0n ana himself on this question was that his
friend YES willing to cease extending State aid to
railroads. pit in case Of actual necessity BY way Of cut
tiug out door or topping of chimney But Was up.
this very pTiaeiple that thig Omnibus B had been
passed Zach section end district had its fvore measure
which oCa net cary on it meTits. They were all
thrown together into bill 10 give them strength from
every section ard thus vast appropriation had grow
# Tie mere topping Of chimney. TIE whole system
must be checked he was in favor Of absolutely stop ing
here otherwise railroads themselves would be ruined
E6enl harris said that it trus the endorsement Of
TIE mphis ana Little Rock railroad bonds were inciud
ed th BILL and if he had bee in he Legislature
IL The determine ion TO endorse everything and
give aid every little branch road in the Stale he would
have urged and voted for the Incorporation of that too
into the Omnibus bill He would have been for giving
Memphis her share Of the general distribution. But after
it had been Incorporated be would have been constrained
from the best interest Of the State have voted against
the Omnibus BILL with that claussin it. He felt
PEELED 10 say this GthOme.
Gent Harris time having nearly expired in conclusion,
he asked what sound there for changing the
policy the country and launching into new uuTied
and dreamy sys like that Of Colonel HattOn. The
prosperity Of civilized country the earth presents
PARALLEL 10 that Of this county under Democratic rule Let
US c0ntinue this Wetred and successful system and be
content heretofore and to march forward to
destiny with steady pace and under sure auspices