Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-09
spErcH or rx.aovERNoR 90.

SPEECH OF EX-GOVERNOR JONES.
There vos a great gathering of the friends Of the
Administration ct Mozart Hall, New York, on Tues
day, and the greatest enthusiasm manifested on the
occasion. John H. Browdsr, Esq, presided, while
the Vice Presidents comprised many distinguished
citizens The resolutions passed endorsed the Ad-
ministraton on the LecomptOn question in the most
unqualified and positive manner During theeven-
ing. letters we're read from Hon. D. s, Dickinson
aud many other distinguished Democrats, endorsing
the Administration. Speeches we're made by va
rious prominent men, including Ex-Gov. Jones and
" n BiIbo Esq. Of this State. We copy the
speech Of Gov. Jones, as reported by the NeDs:
sprrcH OF Elk GovERSoR JONES, OF TENNESSEE
s.r,t,r Jopes. Of Tennessee, was introduced by
~ l7boiru1sD. p MD much applause, which was en-
tb7,eiasfi,sIIv renewed Oh a call for "Cheers for
Tennessee and cid Andrew Jackson" he said:
Mr. Chairman and fellow-oidzens: I thank you
much mere for the heartiness with which you have
received the last sentiment than the first. So far
any compliment may be rendered to me personally,
think ibsi I am able 10 appreciate it. But when
you compliment that State that gave me birth, and
from which l came then feel that you have struck
a chord that vibrGtes IN the teDderest affections OF
my heart. lCheers am no stranger IN New
York "a yoice-NoI ~ all. And, gentlemen
whilst l claim to be Tennessean, am equally
New Yorker 1Cheers end cries Of "Good ~ /
was born aud raised. aud educated, aud lived, and
continue 60 live and mean 10 die, in that sshesl
the CHIEF doctrine Of which was our Union and cur
whole Union Applause And sir, whilst we are
divided by geographical nnes, mere ideal lines Of
separation 10r Judicial and other municipal pur-
noses what are we but great aud ought 10 be
lp of p
Tsnpause What superiority have YOU Of New
YORK over me sad miae OF Tennessee Cries IF
EN5nr. uoue"l What presumption WoIldpC net
ia tennessee 10 claim q superiority over New Iork
OF any other portion Of this broad confederscyt 1t
ia broad lani land Of freedom the land OF wash
in ztan and the Land Of patriots. Cheers And
me -ea, question ought to be, aud the great ques
ion IS, ia The bosom Of every patriot-of every
nga who loves his COuntry-the great question Is,
saw. Chow shall I best preserve its institutions,
promote is honor, and advance its prosperity ~
And the man who has motive beyond that is not a
.ar and deserves the soOrn and the contempt CT
every true man Applause
did not come here tonight, gentlemen, to make
a speech l IN fond Of speaking l don't disguise
H. lam in no condition to speak, bat make no
apologies, for never knew public speaker TO eX
cite sympathy by apologies. / come here as mat
rer Of duty, and as a matter Of pleasure did not
come here for the purpose Of enlighteniDg the
Democracy What right have / to talk to Demo-
cratsg 1, who have fought you from the earliest
dawn of nv political existence up TO within the last
rvo vears TCries Of Hear, hear" will not be
so vain as to presume to teach you, but may be
permitted TO come 10 confer with you, not as Demo-
crats but as American freemen and 10 confer about
ogr nrbIfc interests and our mutual benefits, Zap
Dlsuse come here to indOrse the sentiments
which YOU have proclaimed in the letter which had
the honor receive at your hands, and that Is to IN
Iorse the policy Of the Administration in regard to
this Kansas affair Cries Of "Brsvo, .. Hear,
near and cheers And, in doing that, gentlemen,
10 not feel myself called upon, nor IS It necessary
nor would it be becoming II ne, arralgn any BODY
10 assail anybody, or deuouuce anybody. II Is
enough for me TO feel and know that the President
"a right. and I will stand by MIN in the right.
Cheers Some Of you may differ with the Presie
dent [ have nothing to do with that. sm re
sp0nsible alone fer my own convictions and my
own actions upon those convictions; and, SIR be-
lDDg TO that class Of men, affiliated as am with the
Democratic party as you call it-Ohhated as l am,
say yet belong to that school, and intend 10 be-
long to that school, that recognizes that Heaven
descended right Of every man to think for hlHselt
TO act for himself, and TO vote for himself Loud
cheers 7 Now, gentlemen, l give my support TO Mr.
Buchanan, not because l claim TO be Democrat
for am an old fashioned Old Line Henry Clay Wing
Thear and cheers IL followed that great and Illus
trl5us man through al the 7icssUdssof all his for
tunes, through gloom and glory to the grave; and
when be died, and tina party to which ne belonged,
and which be was the author of, passed away, the
question arose aud presented itself TO my mind bat
shall do and, IN the language of the lllustrious
Webster / asked myself Where shall / 60 cast
ok abroad and what was the prospect On the left
hand stood a dark phaIanE of traitors against the
Constitution Of the country. Cheers could
not 20 there. On the right was another party /
VIII not call them reasonable, yet, IN the result Of
their doctrines, as dangerous as treason itself
Tyheers ! What could lido. ! had nothing else 10
d as au h0ncsl man, with my convictions, except
e. give ny support feeble and humble it was, to
the advancement OF the Democratic party LCheers
Aud, gentlemen, l shall continue TO operate with
chat party just as long as l think tbat party IS
iRht- hear and cheers and not one inch further
confined cheers A voice Yes sir: that Is the
sound doctrine That is the reason I co operate
win them now: fer believe the Adminis-rs, is
right upon this question. TChsers happen to
have had q part IN this Kansas thing from the be-
ziuulug-from its inception down to the present
time.
Now. lam no politician wantyo to remember
that Laughter Ihave ceased 10 be politician,
or rather. politics have ceased to be with me.
TLsaghter. l an no politician now; hold no Of
See. ] want no office; would accept 30 Office under
the Government. None. But, as l say, was in
this Kansas affair from the beginning, sndI have as
much RICH, isterprel the Kansas Dill any other
nsau Interpret 1t according TO my conscience and
M conviction, and ny Judgment az the time. And
If 1 knew tleu-I may have been mistaken, ! don't
ku0w-bgt If knew then or know now what the
Kansas bill did mean it means JUS two simple things,
no more and no less. L. means non intervention by
Congress with the institution Of slavery, OF with
domestic institutions OF any kind, cheers, aud,
gentlemen, that is the whole substance Of the BILL
u0n-iutergenti0n by Congress with the question Of
slavery We repealed the Missouri Compromise
because it was Intervention. Now the question is
this is the sOu of the Administration one Of non
#aH--
is all. 1 submit to every candid man here, 10 not
that he whole thing Does the Administration
carry out that great principle of the Kansas bill,
non intervention by Congress with the domestic in
situations of the Territories or Of the States. II It
does then the bills met In all its length and
breadth. Now, let us see about that just for mo-
luent. for I don't mean TO dCtain you. Here is
Constitution sent to Congress 1t comes there in all
the forms of law. On but, they say, there were
frauds Well, admit iJ--sdmIt there were frauds.
Aud did ever you know election in New York or
Tennessee, or anywhere else, that there we're not
Frauds Laughter There were frauds in every
eIe.ti evurh under this Government, and always
will be until God Almighty shall reform the world
and make every man honest Laughter and cheers.
Well. now, if you to vitiaIe the whole action Of
she community. because there is fraud iu one pre-
Dcl OF two precincts, or forty counties, what would
become Of all the balance OF the State But, if
there were frauds, admit IL. Il Woud not 7itiate
criminals here until you Try them, aud 1t is very
se.i N you hang them even then Laughter But
there we're frauds Now, how are you TO correct
The trauda2 Who is 60 correct themt -NhOt Con-
gras-. Would not inst be intervention Is Con-
gross 90 correct the returns Of the polls in Kansas
when the very face Of the bill declares that non in
rgrverrian Is the leading feature Of it, And yet
Congress and The President it is said Us sit there
ID 5ul gmelt 10 determine whether, A, and we're
saulIea TO vote In Kansas OF mott What miserable
Tom t5oIsry that i. is not respectable nonsense
ID any decent country Laughter.
Nov, the C0Usutuu0n hzes that thing Itself The I
FedersI Constitution declares that each house Of Con
rress- Senateald RepreseutauyCs-shallb be thCJudge
.srhe qualifications of It's members. Every State +
Legislature in the Union prosCrbes the same thing,
AMI the law ia Kansas provides the same thing. /
Now if there we're frauds In Kansas, why in the /
devil name did not Kansas correct herlraud instead
Of sending them TO CYngre-sg Now upon the ground /
of fraud They say the people did not have a fair
chance; that they were to be left free. That is the
wording Of the bill 1.-The people Of the Territory
-aaI be left free TO regulate their own institutions
in their own way" Now, If they did no, do it,, whose
.suIa was it2 They were there They say the Free
5.ae!rarty is largely in the ascendant Why, then,
did thew not correc. these frauds. Why did they
not 20 10 the polls and make this correction, when
ne law required them to go Butthey stood out in
s1a.uuacgus rebellion and resistance to the laws of
hs land and when they were whipped they then