Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-31
TO Correspondent.
mr. Breokonridge's speech at FLORENCE,

EASTMAN & Co., and not personally either Propre
tors.
Mr.. Breckenridge's speech at Florence.
We copy from the Cincinnati Commercial the fol-
lowing interesting remarks by Vice President BREoK
SRIDGE, at Florence. near CoVingtOn, Kentucky, on
Saturday, the 24th inst The meeting was q large
one and Hon JEo. W. STEVENSON and several others
made speeches. The Democracy of Kentucky are
at last aroused to the importance Of the questions
discussed in the present canvass for Clerk Of the
Court of Appeals, and REvIL will certainly be elec-
ted by large majority. Mr.. BREoKmRD0E's reN
marks on the Lecompton question will silence the
charges that he disagrees with the administration
on that question.
Mr. BRECKISRIDGE said:
He had accepted, with pleasure, an invitation to
meet the people Of Kentucky ct that place. 10 speak
/ 60 them Of the prominent current political issues.
He held that the people had a right to expect that
/ public men should be prepared TO give their views
/ upon pubic matters al all convenient times He
held himself ready TO do 80 Il had been two years
| since he had been in the habit Of addressing his
fellow citizens public occasions and in that time
It was probable that he had lost some Of the facility
! which he had acquired for expressing himself be
/ fore the assembled people He did not come, how
ever, to attempt The graces Of Oratory or exhibit
wOrdy glitter Of rhetoric, but TO speak plain truths
in plain terms. The present he thought q period
in the history Of the country Of peculiar interest,
and he proposed that his remarks should be address
ed 10 the subjects which gave current affairs that in
/ terest. Since MFR Buchanan had assumed the rens
/ Of power in the Government, our difficulties had
been chiefly domestic.
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH
/ We had had but one trouble with foreign power
that threatened to be considerable that with Great
Britain concerning her exercise Of the right search
upon which fought her in the last War) 10 the
Gulf Of Mexico, which might reasonably be claimed
! as an American ses The recent exercise Of the
fright Of search" by Great Britain had been re-
ceived throughout the land with 'utbuTst Of in
dignation confined TO section or party, and the
question il we might believe the public prints was
speedily settled a basis agreeable to American
pride, and conforming 20 American interests. Amer
lean ships, wherever they sailed hereafter 70
be regarded as inViOable as American dry land it.
self
EXTRAvAGAECE OF TIE ADsHSrsTRATIoE.
Upon another question one word. There had
been raised throughout the land, against the Presi
dent, g concerted cry Of profigacy. The Admins
tration was charged with squandering vast sums Of
money, which had to be borrowed. lie freely ad
mited that the expenses Of the Government recently
had been unusually large. The Republican House
Of Representatives that preceded in power the Ad-
ministratiOn had been extravagant in making appro-
priations, and now the Democracy had to foot thG
bills 1t very hard if the President was to be
blamed for paying he appropriations Of the RepUb-
can House Of Representatives The expenses Of
the Mormon Expedition, which was necessary for
the Vindicaton Of the honor and authority OF the
Government, we're very heavy, aud formed extra
ordinary item. People slow TO appreciate the
immense distance from the frontiers Of Missouri TO
Salt Lake Did they know that it vas further than
( from the Rhine 10 Moscow, the long march that
ruined Napoleon?
There was deficit in the Post Office Department
Of Millions occasiOned by the great extension
Of mail routes and the cheapness Of postage The
gentlemen who were raising cry about the expenses
Of the Government we're last winter given an oppor-
tunity 10 check the fOW Of appropriations TO the
Post Office; it proposed 70 raise the rates Of
postage but every one Of these gentlemen voted in
opposition 20 the proposition. The fault finders with
the financial management Of the Administration
clam0red about aggregates, but would not come 70
particulars Why, they themselves voted for these
appropriations denounced prof gate Il might
be down a. q settled fact, that whenever there
we're Objectionable appropriations passed. majority
Of the Democratic votes we're against them, while
they prevailed BY almost solid vote Of the Ameri
cans aud Republicans That majority Of the Op
position 10 the Administration was always in favor
Of any really Objectionable appropriation that pass
ed, AMI that the most Objectionable appropriations
we're always defeated, when defeated b. Democratic
votes u GIT be set down as al ind sputabe propo-
sii0H Why, during this very last session Of Con
gress the Americans and Republicans had endeayored
70 add several millions the budget Of appropria-
housekeeping 20 pass through the French Spoil
alton bill and other kindred measures. He presum-
Cd that il they had been successful, they would
have sddet those millions 70 the figures they hold
Up 70 appal the people. When the time come %
discuss the question relating 70 the peeuniaTy
agsment q the Administration, it's friends would be
found perfectly prepared 70 meet its foes, Al all
points.
TEE LECoEPToB BUgBTss
The most prominent subject connected with the
history e tie Adinistl s,i0n thus far was that re-
lsiiBg 70 the d fieglues in Ksnsss OF these diff
culties be would eDdeaToF 70 give calm clear, and
II possible, truthful s,s'eueHt His disiing guisbed
friend, the Representative n Congress fT0u thai
District, had been over the ground With his sccUs
toned ability, and be fNF y would not state the
csEe 60 much Ia detail ss be Otherwise would have
59De lie believed that II the Kansas QueEti q, ss
before Congress lat winter cgud be fairy and fglly
Tressassd the people of Kentucky, three~foura as
less. q lEsm would sustsiD t5CrCUgay y the policy
Of TIE Administration Kansas hal been renl ty
i8cesssnt disseBsi0UE. There sse8ei 70 be End
70 Der troubles 10 her Territorial condition A. last
s Eisfe Constitution (Lse0mpt0Bl vas presented
Congress BY the Territory. 10 favor q the Eccep-
t4uee q this CgDstitution was the President ssgs
ciggs statesman Of loug sBd large experience G85
.crhern nan, and al his Cs5inet-eom p9sed Of
eminent Ueu both frCu the EOrtb sn5 the syUsb--z
usjari;y Of Democratic members n Congress from
BgrleFn 5tsteE, and TIE UE8Le De81cr&Tle repre-
seU-sf;gD il tie EenEre sn5 BOVss froD the sgut6
and 6 us5 5grify Of the KggW Ng,hiHR CgBgresgueu
t-ou the soU,h Opposed 70 he seceF+ q TIE
Ucrs'5,U-5ca vas 81 TIE B-sck-,hs EepVslics1
Hez1aers Ct Ceugress Hs vas abort 70 say the
BL1ek ReF-bilcsu CgugrssgDeB, bIt be slEsys vac
wiling 70 cal us1 AID psrEies 5y the uaues ths.
tHtv called tbeuselTes. Here there Ets something
q fe1ssGgn q dlssPg probation. uur-1ur aud
T-lGgs, i d.nl' u dg1't. 0Pp9ss3 70 lie soeep-
tsEes = I-e Kansas CgUs.iLUtigB E&s srrsye5 t1e
Vhc.e E-EeDg-h q t1s Ke Uoissa force II C0rgresg
g minority q EgrLerU De1gcratg snd Minority
q 5gu-1er1 know hus1irgs- TEiE opposition chose
20 give reasons fcT The warfare tzey rsde Il such
-erEE aE 70 ce G-E9s. Persg2E-ly 3Es1lting 70 the
EGppCreEE G .Ie MEASURE Tasy made WheIeSsle
ehaFges q fT21ds-ErE15s iu tte beginnfug. rl55ie
G1aeId q The ge--l frseeeiDgs Il Eansaz: charged
,nst l1ers hEd 5esE trE-o IA ossgs Grd forgery Il
e-ecuI1cE, and t1a' GcV0cscy Cf the aeeept&soe Of
-1e CgDsll1llgZ WsE EaTgesey e tae c9nszumula-
ucu q s Eysieu q fTSg5- NgE it EouI5 naturally
oce-T fg EgulueEy audience, thsa n Eueh con
rrgTerEy ss IhiE, Wlh Ire President backed by the
nearly u1EEluC-s EgglE p1 the cne hsnd snd the
rp-r 1f-s- r-s~ev making thfF a~rp-~-re~ ,vev a