Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-20


son few Thousand more mad and foolish as
themselves. The intemperance Of their zeal ana
the exiraVagance of their insanity have hitherto
served but as beacons to warn sane men OF the
rocks on which they have stranded, and made them
comparatively harmless It was only when such
graceess demagogues as have lately forced them
selves into Congress, from the North, organized
political party with geographical limits ana con-
fessed sectional tendency AMI ends, and grated u
on this insane stock with blossoms and fruits ana
seeds the same, that real for alarm existed
/ To-day the Republican party is in alliance with
these men Of madness without method; It's leaders
casting the originals entirely in the SHADE oy the
greater excess Of their zeal and their more e4trsVS
/ CANT denuBciatons of the South Not speech 10
they UTTER not letter do they write not iesOi's
do they draft, that is not loaded with hypocrisy anu
| falsehood and does not breathe curses ep anu
bitter again the Union the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Departments of the 6oVernmen" tap
| plause) ~.
lido not forget that they with their lips disclam
all intention and desire TO interfere with SLAVERY IN
the States; neither do forget that Whiie msAlns
these disclaimers they resolve that 'thefe Is no
legal slavery in The territories and no slave state
can legally be formed out Of such territory, anu
appea from the decision of the highest tribunal on
earth to the wild passions and preJudiees OF men
excited and inhamed by false ana oase eslInlnies
| If thew are right in Whist they claim and mean
| vhat thew sav. they are bound to ezpel Louisiana
| and Missouri. end other new States, from the
TDion. Indeed. if they are right, these are not
| States and have no powers or lights as such They
are interopers States by suferance, having neltnef
l-voiee nor vote in Congress and the Government
gJs,, ,7 tbs,, iBt,nd no insult to The South and no
veDroGeh Of their Institutions; JUt thf brand hfm as
..an odous institation 10 be toGthed and d6hoTred
Te profess 10 desire peace bu they EVoks The demon
Of d,seo1d
rs but tksv Join hands Nth those Uho pray seven times
a d0q for it8 destruction.
Can tbov be honest and sincere while their acts
so belle their professional They ask the whole
North to unite and wage an ezterminating battle
against the institutions OF The SOuh till not slave
remains on the face of this continent. Yet they
have no thought Of interfering, no desire but LOT
peace
Sir. It REQUIRES stretch of charity more bound
less than mine to receive and reconcile professions
30 entirely at war with actions The-same process
| Of reasoning would declare Arnold patriot aud
devoted TO his country while plotting the surrender
of the American army to the enemy 1t would pro-
pounoe Judas faithful and loving disciple, not
withstanding the silver, while bstrsyiDg with Kiss
his Divine Master.
If This is patriotic love- if this is respect for
others if this is devotion to the Union, have mis-
Judged and misread all my life. Away with such
| shallow bvpocrisy Good intentions patriotic de-
votiop honest friendship yield such fruit as this
When such is the temper and practice Of men seek
ing TO mould aud guide the affairs OF the nation,
ebildrenS With one half of the Union smitten with
the papgrene of ba red what but decay will fOlOWi
The States are to the Union what the head and
limbs the arteries and muscles, are to the man
Paralyze one and the whole man feels 1t and suffers
Cut off a limb and he is shOrn Of strength and
beauty and all his manly proportions are gone for
ever You msy patch him up with beautiful lmlta.
tions splepdid specimens Of artistic skill, graceful
and attractive to the eye but It Is wood after al
The arteries and muscles and warmth Of life are not
there. Hei like the seasons with sPnng ana sum
mer left out-sterile and imperfect The States are
10 the Union what children are 20 the family While
love and friendship reign, and peace and harmony
prevail they may challenge the world OF creation
for comparison in all that sdOrns and blesses the
race But when these give place to alienation, dis
cord and hatred, the Internal regions alone can
furnish parallel n all that is gloomy and revolving
So it is with the States. Let frenzed zeal and blind
passion but accomplish the mission on when they
have entered, and mortal can fOretelI or exag-
gerate the doom we leave an inheritance tor cur
children.
Sir let us repress the vanity that eseems US wiser
and better than our fathers we're, that would put
uutried theories in the place Of system which has
served US so long and SO well
! 1 know these men rant of aggression by the slave
power and load the South with reprOach IN every
form Every offensive act and every crime IN the
criminal oaleDdar is charged upon the institution
Of slavery They assign to the south influence and
I power she never possessed, anu tHen nae Us" &c
lbIe for she never CJulLnAttGN AANiSAS -
foundation for this miserable cry OF aggression anu
MONOPOLY on the part of the slave States. The az
gressions are BIZ the most upon The South The North
9as always had her full share Of influence IN the
councils Of the nation
! II vas here sir. that the fires of the revolution
we're lighted up which brought Washing on to the
chief command and brave companions from the
South 10 the aid of fathers. 1t was here, also
that the seeds of disuniOn, dscOrd, aIeua'ioa and
haired were first sOWn. Here Is the home Of the
chief agitators Here, then, of all others, Is the
| Mace to begin the work OF o second reVolulon-
the work of restoration and recovery. (Applause }
We have allowed good nature to be abused and the
proprietes of life to be outraged in the coaseness
and bsseness Of the charges heaPed upon cur oretn-
rem of the Southern States. Let us re assure them
that We hold them our fathers did in years gone
he friends md not foes How this be better
done than by sending men TO Congress men IN
morals and in Worth-men IN decency ana dignly
men, who, respecting themselves will respect 9TH
ers-men who can see truth and honor manhood,
! either side of Mason's aud DiXOn's line-men who
will soorn the vulgar rib .dry which inspires con-
tempt and hatred-men who vi ] preserve our rights
| and guard our interests in common with interests
of the whole country. This is your hrst and most
| important duty. Combine the strO0g conservative
aud national elements wherever you can md them
The past is dead Let all past differences and IN
kind memories be buried. We are all in the same
boat and bound on the same voyage. 1t matters
hule who the pilot is if but he knows his duty and
will perform il we'll Stop not 10 INQUIRE what talth
he has beId:-What creed he has f owed Ask not
what he has BEEN but what he is, where is he nov?
Does he love his country; South and North and all
together? Would he build up and preserve or
would he like the strOIg man, Of old, pull down
and bury himself aud all beneath The ruins
You have all the elements of strength necessary to
complete success. In the genuine spirit If kindness
aud charity combine and bring them out Then
again shall The sons Of Massachusetts and Virginia
as of old stand shoulder shoulder in the battles
of this second revolution, less important to The
| peace harmony and welfare of our Common country
/ than was the first Applause Let your country
honor and glory be yours-Let her cause be your
shield, ard
'Come with it when the battles done,
Or on it from the field
The following eloquent remarks were made by
Hon CALEB CUSHING introducing Hon JEFF. DAVIS
TO the audiences:
We know full we'll that there are multiiudes of
men in this commonwealth who oppose the demo-
/ cratic party, but VINO are yet impelled towards
| by sympa by for the principles We profess, and by
the opinions and purposes Of the leaders of the Re
publican party They sympathise with our princi-
pies; and we invite them TO cooperate with us in
the maintenance Of the principles Of the consitu-
| ton and in the vindication of the commonwealth
/ Cheering all national men whatever may have
have been their past party afinitles. But while we
do so we declare that it is our belief that the demo-
cratic party is recognized as that only existing
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