Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-30

their dismissal would doubt be hGiled as t'Ver-
dict of the people, In fact, as many democrats ss
republicans are re.elected-being eight in all of
both parties" 1908
Extracts from the speech OF w. n. BnBo.
Esa.s delivered i'm the city of New York,
September 24ths 1885, .e-s
THE FUSION OF BLACK REPUBLICANS AID KNow-KoTH-
mos.
To prove this party have not changed in their
despotc and unconstitutional creed, we win nov
ouoe from the resolutions Of the Black Republican
party at their recent State Convention at Syracuse
New York, September 9Th, 1858, under the direction
and control Of its three great national leaders or
thimble riQgers Horace Greeley, W. II. Seward and
Thurloww Weed. As these men are the 'head and
'front.' of this sectional and treason breathing party
and as with the fall success Of the party in this
State it breaihes or dies elsewhere the resolutions
we quote Of this State convention may justly be
deemed the opinions Of the party throughout the
North: ssResolred Ist, That the Republican party
was called into deing by imminent public danger
and an urgent public necessity; the danger Of the
subiuRation of our national territory to human
slavery, and the necessity of resisting and arrest
ing the calamity. Resolved I'd, That the surrender
of these Territories to slavery would be national
crime national disaster, and national shame 4 =
Resolved 9Th, Despite the dicta of the Supreme
Court we affirm the POsosr and duty of Congress 10
szeguds slavery from the Territory of the United
States"
Thus we see the Black Republicans in their last
convention so recently as September 9th, 1858, af
firm that congress possesses sovereign power over
the police regulations domestic institutions Of the
Territories Besides this fact the Black Republi-
cans denOunce slavery national crime,
tional disaster, and national shame" and that
their party was called into existence TO resst and
arrest this national calamity" Now mark this fact,
that sitting in this very city of Syracuse at this
very time, was the Know Nothing or American par
ty Of New York-New Yorh, that originated the
American party, that gave to it all its signs its
grips its degrees, its principles, and its entire
ganiZation. Behold Whist this American party did
in their eonventiOn-pRssed the 10th resolution,
which is in these words Resolved, That having
teudered terms Of honorable union to the RsBu6h.
can Convention in session in this city, and such
terms having been eyaded and rejected q compro-
mise after joint committee Of conference, III a
Uote of IA 10 2, had sgreed upon common platform
of resolutions, We here resfirm all the prinei-
pies Of the American party adopted at Bingham in
1850 and at Troy in 1851" lie this not COOL after
their vain boasting Of nationality in l656-after
their solemn oaths in their three degrees that they
would forever escheW and ignore all sectional issues
or questions. But their 9Th resolution caps the eli
max It's in these words: Resolved That espeei>
ally to our countrymen in Congress- John J. Crit
tenden and Humphrey Marshall Of Kentucky, John
Bell Of Tennessee, Henry Winter Davis and all his
NOBLE American compeers In Maryland, and all that
gallant band OF G0u1lern AuleElcdnS IN congress
who stood by the integrity of the Union and the
rights of the people of Kansas to make their own
Laws DIR thanks ere due. What q beautiful com
piment is this to these gentlemen, from party that
met in the city, at the same time, 10 fuse with
the Black Republicans, who denounced slavery as a
national crime national disaster, and national
shame" to fuse with party ''ealed into existence
to resist and arrest the calamity Of human slavery
in National Territory" What now will my South
ern Americans think Of this fountain head Of Know
NothinRism the New York Americans! What would
national Democrats of the South have thought of
the New York Democracy if they had proposed to
fuse with these republican traitors 10 the oonsGitu>
ton and they had pouted and blubbered as these
Americans did in the above resolution, when the Re-
publicans ''evsded and rejected the compounds
agreed upon?" Indeed, such proposition is i'm
possible; the Democracy is not made Of such stuff.
Has it come to this, that the magnificent American
party that only three short years ago upon the
ruins of the old Wing and Democratic parties, has
fallen so low that even Black Republican spOllsmen
and traitors would not accept their submission
service upon any terms, however humilisting or de-
grading to them?
TIE TWO CONVENTIONS
Let us recur again. briefly, to the two conventions
that met at Syracuse September 9th for the Pur-
pose of fusion-We mean the Black Republican and
Know Nothing. For two mortal days the cauldron
that contained the hebroth Of their resolutions and
heterogeneous admixiures boiled and bubbled-
Brooks of the New York Express and ThurloW Weed
of the Albany Journal, the head Of the seven
wired witches appointed by each convention. And
what were the ingredients Of this alembie Of hell
which we're to boil to a harmonious consistency ?
We're they
Bye Of neut, and toe Of frog,
Wool Of aiggT-tongue Of dog,
Greeley's fork, ThurIows sting,
Brooks leg, AID Stewards wings,
Mouth of Know Nothing, with Republican lips
Blacker than moon in dim eclipse,
Ton4z 7u4f11 IS 1ood.
That made the charm firm and goodg
Now for their points Of harmonious agreement.
The fOurth proposition agreed to by these committees
Of conference, and which may be found in substance
in the separate platform Of the two parties, is as
follows "a That the recent frauds committed in
this State under the Naturalization Laws, induce |
TO believe that the time should be extended be-
tween the naturalization and the right 10 vote, to
period long is required of the nOn-residents |
from the other States, that's, one year."
THEIR PARTfALITY FOR THE NEGRO.
These Republicans and Americans, in this resOlu-
ton, suppose that no frauds are perpetrated upon
the Ballet Boz in this country unless by foreigners
If they will examine the statistics of fraudulent vot
ing they will see quite as many perpetrRed by the
native bern citizens and nearly all those commit
ted by foreigners have been by the insugsti0n Of
citizens Bat this is not the object Of our refer
euce 1t is to prove in the estimation Of the Black
Republicans and Americans, that negro Is ta0ies
competent as a foreigner 10 become American Cih
zen. Will you please turn with me to the Constitu-
ton Of New York, Sec. LIST, Art II, it says, "But
man of color unless he shall have been for three
years citizen of this State, and for year next
preceding any election, shall have been seized and
possessed Of freehold estate, of the value Of two
hundred and fifty dollars over and above all debts
aud Membranes charged thereon, and shall have
been actually rated and paid tax thereon, shall be
entitled to vote at such election" That is, any
negro who has q freehold estate unencumbered, Of
the value OF two hundred and fifty dollars, and has
paid tax thereon, if he has owned it for twelve
months preceding any election shall be permitted
to vote therein. --, -.
Now do not those Americans and Republicans say
In their platforms, that Foreigners should remain in
The State twelve months after they are Raturalized