Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-06

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The great 6 AEzr-LsccEProa UEzon MHErna"
oamsof, according to previous arEangsmsui. at Buf-
fslo. EsE York, the hsns Of AIr. FtEzMonr. On The
9th Of last mouth. The n. 2. zsass contains
brief outline Of the proceedings reported fer that
paper By telegraph.
Mr.. snEgHAl, represented o. Benoosasio-Re-
pubieaa, presided over thepssFiue. He Is reported
on taking tbs chair to have spoken sin a concise
and eloquent manner Of the necessity forced upon
all COED citizens By the Federal Administration 70
combine against sectional ana oppressive policy.
This movement was designed to iaitiate such com
binaGon, and its success depended greatly upon the
degrees Of respect and federation which men viii
show towards each other in matters Of minor i'm
pOrtsnee upon which they entertain differences Of
opinion"
Among tie Vice Presidents we're GEoReE 3. BAB-
DOCK, Ex-Whig Senator; OREASDo ALLEE, Hx-Whig
Asasnbly-man; and ELAN B. JEwETT. publisher Of
The Commercial AdgeTtssy, Mr.. FuLNORz'a home or
gan in the last Presidential canvass
A COMMITTEES on resolutions Was appointed, Of
which Gen. AUGUSTUS ADoLPHUs scRsoas-Whom
cur readers viii recognise as the distinguished per
sonage that testified to having administered % Mr
FIIIHoRE he Know Nothing oEths-Was made
chairman. The President theE said he would intro
duee to the meeting speaker whom they had often
honorsd, but With whom he had never before stood
Oh common platform, Mr. SOLOMON G. HAVEN. Mr..
HAVEN will be remembered as the recent Wing
Know Nothing Congressman from that district, the
law partner and confidential adviser Of Mr.. FILL
McRE He used to be accredited as rejecting the
sentiments of that gentleman in all political mat
ters and does 50 still, no doubt, in the present in
stance. The report says:
s'Mr Haven ably reviewed the history Of the
Kansas Nebraska bill, which, he said, he had when
in Congress opposed but the principles Of which,
aud the course Of the Administration, had really
been she occasion Of this meeting. Hs rGs happy
to sag hat he meeting had attracted attention not only
IN the county for Okeh Il specially called, not only
IN the State Of NsW York. but IN az The thirty tgO
Stateso The Union.
The movement had been spontaneous one No
one was responsible for it. Il was the action Of the
whole people Of Erie county, who had come to-
gether because they the necessity to redeem the
country from misgOvernment. he complimenled
Senator Douglas and other Democratic Congress-
men, who had stood by the principles Of the Kan
sas- Nebraska bill against the power and influence
Of the Administration. After a general review Of
the policy Of the Government he declared that no
aRs 0iews upon minor points should prevent them raj
hing upon this common gr0uRd, where all honorable
men could stand. he himself had Uiews s0kish recent
events might modify. He thought Americans should
rule America but If the present Federal Govern
ment was composed Of American meR he was vii
ling to swap them for foreigners to morrow"
s. hon BeDjsmin WEIGH, Jr., from the Committee
on Resolutions, then reported series confined
strictly to the call for the meeting They review
the course Of the Administration, and declare in
hf-,oin0 6sfe~enesa Of r1uifinsr 40
wrest the Government from the power Of the present
Of the Democratic party.
81 Mr.. James o. Putnam, EK-American State Sen
alor was loudly called for and greeted With tremen
dous cheers on taking the stand. he reviewed the
policy of the Democratic party since the passage Of
the Kansas Nebraska bill, declaring that the party
had become the slave Of q power that sits beside
its throne and dictates its action and that this was
a band Of Southern politieians-the living expo
nents Of the lsttsF-day policy and views Of John C.
Calhoun, who have no love for this Union, snd
whose purpose it is to put free labor under etsr
nal ban, and by fraud force to establish slavery
on every foot Of present and future Territories
he then said, Republicans, Wigs, and Americans,
zee are met tonight vih sOas difference Of opinions
some subordinate gWeStoBS but agreeing in this that
NE control of he Federal Government Is IN The hands
Of the disuaOH politicians Of the Democratic party and
hat the dearest rgh Of State Sovereignty and Of free
labor are being prOsfrssed at the feet Of hi power
nent and parade Of words, but it has no more
affords more safeguerds-it yields no
more certain guidance, known and read and com.
pretended Of sll men, than does pspyrus exhUmed
rom Herculaueum, or now lying entombed under
he pyramids of Egypt--the win Of party has su-
Derseded the Constitution. What is our political
duty as men, as patriots In the language Of the
all under a0hieh are assembled believe Il is to
mite az the polls for the purpose Of dspesiag Admin
strGtioa, at fdtRLess and dsspotie. He contin
led at length in an eloquent strain on the duty Of
II good citizens to unite and overthrow a Govern
nent that had become corrupt by the misuse Of
power, and eOunseled Mon in the whole State.
" The meeting displayed much enthusiasm, and
,roke up at late hour with hearty cheers for the
Union"
What glorious " Union party this was. Won
Ter If our neighbor of the Banner the Memphis
Bulletin, and other " UniOn-saving" organs in the
south generally, viii not be delighted over such
pleasing Manifestations Of zeal for the Union Mr.
HAVEN vas "hApPy to observe that the meeting had
attracted attention N all the thirty f,00 States Of the
Union" That was encouraging truly, especially
0 the Black Republican gentlemen present. 1t
vas more than could have been expected from the
Jouth.
Comment is unnecessary. Such proceedings need
My to be read to be dispsed by the honest men Of
Il parties at the South.