Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-02

alien suffrage feature they are making such fuss
about TEENEssEE had il in her Territorial Law
and don't see that she, or Florida, or Louisiana
or eny of the others have been the worse for It.
And yet am denounced for my vote for the Kan
sss Law, on account of the rant about 'alien suf-
frage," and am tainted with the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, as having opened the foodeates
of slavery agitation, and let in the foreigners who
are it is said, going TO make it free State. 1t is
asked what has been gained by the South by the
Kansas bilG answer cCerything-the restoration
Of the CoNsTITUTIoN-the declaration and recogni-
tiou by Congress of the principle of our perfect
equality in the Union-sanctiEed as it has been by
the Supreme Court and the consciousness that,
henceforth and forever, the protection of rights
and liberty is dependant, not upon concession and
compromises, but in the MAINTENANCE OF THE Con-
sTITUTIoE AND TIRE UNION UNDER THE CONsTITU-
TON. Il matters not whether, heneeforward, as
measure Of protection there shall be one, many,
or no slave States added to the Union. So long as
the CONSTITUTION stands, the South is in her
equality and rights [Gov. Jones' apostrophe here
was singularly beautiful and eloquent, and called
forth rapturous applause
But further said he about this monster of Alien
Suffrage, which seems to have taken the place Of
Squatter Sovereignty, antipopery, Americans ruling
America and various other catches of Know Moth
ingism-whose contrivers beat Barnum at humbug
Il have already showed you that sixteen out of
eighteen new States came in with it, and are now
prosperous and happy. OF the Public Domain, all
oft is now embracedin some one other of the
Territories organized In Of these Territorial
Organizations it is allowed. In others it is not.
Now, suppose these politicians whom it sasked that
the people should send to Congress and to the Legs
lature because they are opposed to Alien Suffrage,
0here and hor are they to do any good by carrying
out their doctrine? 1t will not be pretended that
they change the laws already passed, and under
which rights have already been acquired. Where,
then, will they apply their doctrine, granting it to
be as important as they pretend it isl Fellow
citizens don't you it is humbug; and that it is
used by Know -NOthingism to get into Office upon
But, said Gov. Jones,-I am raunted and denounced
for that, claiming to be oldne Wing, and having
said very hard things about Democracy, am act
ing in concert with and supporting the Democratic
! party. Show me, said, he, better party-one
capable and ,eilhng, as the Democratic party has
shown itself to be, of standing up and breasing
with us of the South the wild hordes of Black Re-
| publican abolitionism, and | will go with it. The
Governor here sketched the rapid decension of the
KnOw-Nothng party, after the 60 18th section" was
struck out and its feebleness even in the Southern
States to say nothing of its having ceased to exist
| as a national organization in the Free States.
There is no such party and am therefore driven to
choose between standing alongside with this national
Democratic party, to go with the Black Republicans,
or maintain triangular fight Of mere hatred to the
Democratic party because it the Democratic party
Is that reasonable position for patriot TO sustain
| Why even the few scattering Kuow-Nothings that
get into Congress, will have to vote for Democrat
for the Speskership, give aid indirectly to our
enemy.
But, said the Governor am told that the South
has been betrayed by Walker, who was sent out as
Governor of Kansas by the Administration and that
after ALL Kansas will be free State, and therefore
| we should go against the Democratic party. Now
] think Gov Walker went too far when he said that
the Constitution to be framed by the Convention
must be submitted directly to the people, or he would
not regard it. There is objection to that being
| done. Our own State Constitution was submitted
to direct of the people, and it has been done
in other instances. But that is matter with the
| ConUention who chosen to frame Constitution,
and Gov. Walker, in the position he takes, usurps
in my judgment, the prerogative of the Convention
But surely will contend that if the people do
not wish slavery that it should be forced upon them
| or vice
And Just here said the Governor, look at the in
| consistency of these know-nothings who de-
| nouncng the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
and denouncing Walker in the same breath. Without
the establishment of the principle Of the Kansas
| bill repeating the Compromise Kansas was free
| territory. They say it should have remained so,
and thus all this agitation have been avoided
| Well-the whole struggle is, the cause Of all the
difficulty is, to get in as a free State. They say
Walker is going to so let it in, when of course the
struggle will end by the removal of the And
| yet they denounce for my Uote in favor of the
Ksnsas Bill, and Walker for meHdng up my error by
letting it remain free territory, both in the same
breath so it goes. Any thing rather than not be
in OPPOSITION TO the democratic party. Such is not
the dictate of enlightened patriotism at time like
this, when we of the South have to meet and COM
bat powerful sectional party in the North, and
the democratic party is the only party there that
| can afford us any assistence-the only there that
has any strength to assist in the maintenance of
our rights. Such is not the dictate of old line
| whigism. Such has never been my course, nor
shall it be now. COUNTRY first, and party after
wards.
LGov Jones concluded his speech in carrying
out this idea, in strain of eloquence that we have
| rarely heard equalled In the foregoing hastily
written sketch, we have aimed only at giving the
pith of his address instead of pretending report
| him literally.