Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-19

rirbt IN opposing t. Mr. Speaker, uader this cry
| Of rease and harmony, Southern RepTesentsriyes
have toe equsailY yieded the rights and intsEssts
| az the Southern people. Northern fanatiesm hss
I continued 70 make Der demands upon Southern
/ rights. and to preserve the "pesee and harmony
| Of the country. Southern men have continued 70
submit to outrage and injustice Our revolutionary
fathers had but little regard FOR the "peaee and
harmony Of the eountry, when they resisted % the
\ death, the sneroachnent Of the mother land. The
/ gallant Jackson backed by his Tennessee Volnn-
teers disregarded New Orleans officials and heeaet
not the cries of the women unding through the
air. but gained an immortality for himself and in
peyishabie renown for the Yslor Of his countTymen
fear some of cur friends over the way, if they had
been there would have cried aloud for "peaee and
harmony" It was my good fortune to be in the
CITY of Washington during the trial Of the Dred
Scott case and to hear the argument OF the non.
/ Reverdy johnson. Every Southern man IN bhat
crowded court room listened with emotions Of pride
to the eloquent and learned Msrylander as be pro
/ traved the wrongs of the South and demanded OF
that high tribunal the legal and constitutional rights
Of the South ! suppose if our Know Nothing
friends had been there they would have approached
him with implorng looks, and besonght him not thus
/ 10 demand Justice for The South. They would have
admitted that the Missouri Compromise line Bss
unconstitutional and that the North had never been
willing to abide By it except TO take advantage Of
the South but they would have cried, disturb 1t
not, give US peace a4d harmony Iney HOule
have cone to Hale, and Sumner, and Wilson, and
Seward and told them TO disturb net sur peace and
harmony and we viii endeevOr to approach Chief
Justice fancy, and his associates and see IL they
cannot be prevailed upon to set bred Scott free say
nothing about the Missouri Compromise line, and
continue the peace and harmony Of the country
No. Mr.. Speaker, eur friends would not have
done that. but judging from their arguments here,
one would be almost justifable IN coming to sneha
conclusion, if he knew not the men. s
There is but one way 20 preserve the peace and
harmony Of this country, and that is for each and
every State in this Union TO stand uDfinchingy by
their Constitutional rights Equal and exact justice
to all portions of the Union is the only true policy
Let US live up to it.
DEFERRED DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
An Act TO amend % an act incorporating the
1uvincble Fire Company, No ., Of the City Of Mem
phs," being upon its passage on the thlrd and
last reading st
Mr. DAVIS, Senator from Marshall,) did not de-
sire to take up the time Of the Senate, or 10
make other objections to the provisions Of the
bill except to question the eonstitutiOnality Of the
provision, exempting any class Of citizens from
performance of Jury duty. He was afraid this fea
ture of the bill would preclude him from giving the
bill his support.
Mr. WALKER, Senator from Shelby and Fay
cite:
Mr. Speaker: I must express my surprise, that the
Senator from Marshall, eminent member Of the
bar has any doubt upon the oonstitutonaity Of the
provisions of this bill He has not told us in what
article section or paragraph, Of the Constitution he
finds any trouble. l have examined that instrument
carefully and can End II no where. On the con-
trary such exemptions are frequent and in case Of
Fire Companies, almost universal Every Fire
Company in the City of Nashville, am informed
are so exempted; Lawyers are exempted the Fire
Companies of Memphis are, many Of them exempted,
and exempted some Of them provided in this bill
And while upon the subject Of Fire Companies and
Firemen in the City of Memphis, let me ask in
diligence to ssy one word. ] undertake to say
that there is no class of people, organized unor
gained 80 deserving the grateful appreciation of the
citizens and the State, the FiFemen of Memphis.
They are orderly, quiet and work with zeal and |
will in entire harmony. We never have a mob or
disturbance Of the public peace from this class Of
our citizens They are our best citizens, men Of |
business industrious mechanics, and tax payers, |
who have the good sense TO observe and preserve |
brotherly love among themselves. Through rain or |
Storm by night day. they respond TO the first
tap Of their alarm bell, every brake fully manned, /
and at risks Of life and limb without fee or re-
ward - work 9Th generous rivalry in combating !
common enemy. l speak for our own iremen. /
am proud 10 be able thus to speak Of them for they
are justly the pride Of our young city.
ask sir that after six years Of Gctips duty, they
may be exempted ever after from compulsory jury
service, and placed upon the same footing as Fire
Company No. l., Of the City of Memphis.
The bill passed the Senate upon the third and last
reading.