Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-13

| course OF the honorable John Bell I say this is
manifest from the fact thst since the opposition
majority in Tennessee begaR to disregard the
| advice Of their talented leaders the honorabla
/ Messrs. Zolicofer and Ready, and to follow Inc
lead Of John Bell the State, which for long time
before had stood with an overwhelming majority
| against US, has become suddenly and permanently
/ Democratic What can be more certain test a. IN
how the people have decided than this? Show me-
the man thai voted against the Kansas Nebraska
bill Whohas kept his position? Every one Of them
has been beaten; whilst every man Of the opposi-
ton who supported the ansas-Nebraska bill is To
this day in his former seat in Congress and beside
| this every Southern man that opposed the Kansas
Nebraska bill and offered for reelection. was de-
feated Sir, how is it with the honorable John Bell
| himself? Has he ever met the question: Did he
consent to meet Andy Johnson upon it Ee did not
| He could not accept the invitation Of johnson to
discuss this question. reckon his hands we're sick
in the coal mines. In my canvass l took grounds
directly against John Bell, whilst my colleague sup
ported him; and being returned here, feel myself
| called upon to support these resolutions.
But now as to the amendment. The gentleman
! from Rutherford says 1t makes him sick Well if
he lives, predict he viii be great deal sieker than
he is now. 1 do not think the original resolutions
need any sWeetening-they are good enough for me
But desire to ask the gentleman, under which king
do the American party fight? Do gentlemen stand
upon the non comHittal policy, aud cry out for the
safety Of the Union? Or will they Bp and fight
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/ who, admit are now calamity battling with the
! Democracy for The rights Of the South ? " Under
! which King, BeuzonanI 2"
! Mr. RICHARDSON, in his seat We have no king
amongst us Laughter
Mr. THOMPSON. The gent eman says, they have
no king. But what legal subjects ever followed
king with more devotion than they seem to adhere
10 their leader Bell But l reckon they are sorry
they have adopted him. They say again, that there
is no necessity for this amendment. Sir, should
vote for il, if it unnecessary. Here is its
necessity the Nashville Patriot says it is doubtful
how John Bell will vote the admission of Kansas
that, up the third Of the present month, he had
not made up his mind. This is the statement Of
| their most efficient organ
Mr. RICHARDSON. deny that the Patriot or
any other paper is my organ.
/ Mr. THOMPSON. Very we'll Perhaps he would
like to "worship God with open face" Here it is:
| We have the right Of instruction Mr. Bells mind
] is not made up. His vote may be cast wrong; and,
therefore, as representatives Of the people Of Ten
nessee we have the right, and it becomes to say
to him, vote for the admission Of Kansas, resign
/ and come home. Then we shall have discharged
our duty; and let him obey. Perhaps Henry Winter
Davis is the only Southern American, that will
with the North. l don't know how John Bell will
| vote; but l want TO instruct them all and do so
out of no luminosity, no dsrespect towards Mr. Bell
none on earth.
So the amendment was adopted and the question
REQUIRED on the adoption of resolutions amended
| Mr. DUNLAP, seeing the majority had been hbe-
raj enough towards the minority in this debate, de-
manded the previous question, but withdrew for
| Mr. BATE, who proposed further 10 amend, by
adding clause, requiring the governor TO forward
copies Of these resolutions to the Tennessee deega
| ton in Kansas; which was adopted.
Mr. BULLOCK MIR Speaker, l desire to say that
have uniformly voted all occasions against this
intermeddling Of State Legislatures, with the duty
Of their Senators and Representatives in Congress
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a Federal Representative. Ny reasons for voting
against these resolutions are two. have no Sena-
tor in Congress from Tennessee, about whose pa
triOtsm have any doubt believe this informed
ding Of State Legislatures is calculated to break
down the great lnservstve branch Of this govern
ment; and have, whilst l am satisfied myself as
to the power TO give instructions, ever withheld
my vote. As TO the amendment Of this morning.
have two objections to voting instructions to any
body, TO vote in favor Of the admission Of Kansas
under the LecOmptOn constitution. The first is to
me very substantial and satisfactory one l do
not know what the LeeomptOn constitution is. l
learn from the newspapers that 1t is a slavery
sttution. That far IL is good l have no objection
to that. But there are some other things which may
be embraced in a State constitution, Of which de-
sire to know particularly. Before 1 request any
body to vote for this desire to knoW.Who are to be
voters in Kansas. l desire TO knew whether this
constitution, gives the right Of voting eXclusveytO
citizens of the United States. And if It does not
confne the right of voting exclusively 10 citizens of
the United States. if 1 we're Senator in Congress,
l would vote against it.
Mr. ESTES interposing. Mr. Speaker 1 would
inform the gentleman that the Constitution does
cOnne the right Of voting to citizens Of the United
States.
Mr. BULLOCK. I have not seen it.
Mr. ESTES have copy Fit here, which is at
the service Of the gentleman.
Mr. BULLOCK. l shall take nothing short Of an
authentic copy sent here by the proper officers
How did my friend get his copy!
Mr. ESTES. This copy, l can inform the GENTLE !
man, was sent here by the Hon. Geo. W. Jones'
from Washington, and a matter Of course, is a
true copy Of the Constitution Of Kansas Il is !
dated at Lecomp on, September Z, 1857 It has the
signature Of j. Calhoun President Of the COnsiiu-
tional Convention, attested by G. McIlvain, Sec
Rotary and signed by the members Of the Constitu-
tional Convention.
There is a provision in this Constitution that pro-
vides before any one can be Governor, they " shall
be q citizen Of the United States twenty years. and
that none but citizens vote'-Was formed by |
legal authority, and in the people Of Kansas "oCE
nay" and, in my opinion, is republican in all ITS
provisions; and have no hesitanoy in voting for
resolution requesting cur delegation in Congress to
vote for the admission Of Kansas under its prOvis .
ions and so should in my OPT lion every true lover
of the South But The opposition are trying to JUS
tify Mr. Bell for his vote upon the Kansas BILL be
he said, it would cause aglauon-and in order
that Mr. Bells prophecy may be fulfilled they choose
to vote against these notwithstanding the Kan
question still open, thereby aiating themselves
with the black republican party Of the North, in /
order with a fain hope) 70 save Mr. Bell from that
condemnation which he 50 justly deserves.
Now let me entreat my American friends, on the /
other side Of the Han, to take the advice Of their
own party organ, the Patriot, Of this morning which
says:
"THE ADMISSION OF KANSAS AS A SLAVE !
STATE"
RSy~ The instincts of the Parist are very often
right; the pity is that it does not always follow
them. We hope that, on his Kansas question, that
paper will adhere to its first impulses Union and
american.
The Patriot is not overned by " instincts or
impulses alone. 1t Investigates all questions of
public policy, aud when its judgment is convinced
assumes position and maintains it to the best Of
its ability. Having weighed all the facts which
have been developed in the Kansas controversy, and
espoused the cause, believe, of right and JUS
tioe, we shall steadily uphold it 10 the end Il is
matter Of real qualification US, too, to know that
our hands sOH be upheld By all the Southern americans
IN tie LoWy branch Of Congress- with a single exoep-
ton, and he individual who has rendered him
self obnoxious to the South by concessions to North
ern anti slavery sentiment. We have no sympathy,
whatever with the instruments in Kansas, of North
ern emgrant aid societies, who have, from the out
SET resisted the territorial government and endeav
Ored to subVert II, that they might build up abO
lition government upon its ruins The have "sOwed
the storm" let them ''reap the whirlWind" If
constitution establishing slavery a domestic in.
stitution has been formed, majority Of the people
of the Territory being opposed TO it, ttsrsPoHsby
rests Cith that majority 0hO, By disregard Of Their
privileges suffered The elections to go against them. The
constitution was made in pursuance Of law, and IS
as much a legal instrument as the constitution of
Tennessee. No one outside the territory IS any
right to complain of it and certainly inside
of the territory, who folded his arms, and stood
aloof from the election Of delegates TO the
tion, should murmur.
Again the Patriot says:
Then let the American Party South, pursue the
policy which We have indicated, and at the present
moment by their appreciation, nerve the arms Of
their Representatives IN Congress- who are sustain
ing the Lecompton Constitution and endeavoring 70
give voice to law and order, instead of succumbing
to the revolutionary and reasonable plots Of abOlI
ton emIsssries in Kansas.
And again it says:
This seems to to be the true policy Of tn e
American Party Of the South; and, as such, we
mend to the consideration Of all who desire the
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