Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-18

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'tares % discharge their Eoru duty. AIi IS, ..s
I ta", hAe nature, abhoF8 8 Vaouum- III arfrhf en-
ISIS N the iuadamental Law aud cannot be eri5Vs3
so.elnlnept mas ceased . Persora ifs ssilimais
Ianehons, snarchy has begun The fisasfsrsrIaf
"a" OF THIS country il fha c0nsftaion Of fs Uaited
Siates--the fuudanentallsE not merely for tha Ter,
rofes ana terfiiOSsSf legislatures but f5r siafea
ana Ssate legislatures Bus the States hsys thsir
oEh constitutions under which their fe,,islfs,s.s
isi, sed 70 shieh they are arnsnsbIe. Tbil~ts. -
rliorIe5 having 70 constaE On save he eonsi;ft;s
OF the United states, under ihst their lezisaia-s
exist aud 20 that alons are they respopsrSr
llgal guaranteed ~ the Constitution, ths e5hstifi-
uen intends shall be respected; not 20 rssBsctis.
whether By act Of cmission or commssisn ii -. -
Lespeo. the sonstitutioa which ths legislators IS
sworn g respect, and this is perjury. fhe coDsif
tut'9n o. the Gnited States is t5e sovereign hagf
~ i.aa not . oeey it whether By sc5 of 0tris-
sion OF commission, IS the frst aud crest sfsu 20.
Wards treason Judge Douglas would doubtless n
dgnantly repel the imputatOn Of bsVinv s,ltaasfsi
political perjury snd couRsellef treaaoB Ysf doss
not iogieal dedueron force us, though uuuiilinziv
ana painfully, yet irresistibV 10 thqt conclnsienp
And, while such is his position in pFfncip1s vbat
mas reeenilg been his position in fact Has be nc.
been acting with the most revolutionary party fhis
country has ever pr0duced2 Ths revolufiohaTv
principle has been for years 81 work 81 The North
Witness y IA the refusal Of the northern States and
state legislatures 70 carry the pro-
vision for the restoration Of fugitive slaves See 4
more distinctly exhibited Of late in ouen and armed
resistance 70 the enforcement Of the fugive slave
law and last Of all behold it raisiBg tie STANDARD
Of rebellion against The egsly-consthuted sathcri-
ties OF kansas; rebelliOn couutenaussd thioteh.
DOT By the republican party. and Taore rsesa05 BFf
the seiiOn Of Judge Douglas and his friepds. asr
Revolutionary principles are dangerous enough
when they cone from our opponents far more dan
gerous Wher they come from the bosom Of ois avn =
party After having made The same eoneres-isnaId
record with the republicans, Douglas and tbs Doug-
las democrats went forth upon it 10 the peoDle of
the North, they fought apoh &C. they uppealeo Sec
uoaal prejudice and passion and theg carved the
day EyeryWhere ousiie Of Illinois, the adhorrnssrs
Of DrugIas, rePudiated hy the demoeraiic we're re-
eeived with oTeu arms BY The republican party.
Davis 10 Indiana Clarke and Haskin in New YORK,
Adrain- in New Jersey, Hickman in Peubsvl+S6is q
and Mekibben in California, hass al been returnsd r
to Congress by republican votes + this is damo-s
cratic ctory Can southern democrats shout pears
in ita hOporf Yet these men were the simple tools
OF DOGgas-the1 instruments Of his wilt His vas
the controlling thought, not theirs. He is FRA re-
sponsibe, rot they, for the disastrous result Hhoh
has stricken down, everywhere in The N0rth and
Northwest the true men Of the democratic parry,
and reduced il from q controlling maiority h NJ
nori,y in the House Of Representative ss-
In Illinois, unfortunately be has been able 10 car>
~ with him the democratic orgaoizstion. Ee viii
be reelected, and now 6cmCs the question Hhst
position IS Judge Douglas to assume n the demo-
Z
0ut Of it. We strike not for men but for princi-
pies; We strike not against men, but against hers-
sizes, Is Judge Douglas prepared to abandon his
heresy. .-l ..- 60 r.- -...0iart ia1sfe
DefeetOns which have heretofore oeeurred IL the Il
democratic party have been met and overcome, and
the integrity Of he party preserved Bui how metl
By whom oyeroomef Why By the deuberafic parfy
a the South CO ming up IN solid pbalaux With ffn1
determination 70 staad BY the irRs men Of -tha
North and to reputias the false, 10 sustain trssl
constitutional principles, but to crush cut heresy.
In vain can We hope 70 find ncrthern statesman
true tu rs. il We are not true to ourselves. Once
let It be understood that he secure the support
OF the people Of his section by traffeking asay
the principles Of the democratic rarty and he dear
eat rights Of the South, and then turn 10 receive the
smile OF approval and welcome from southern
democrats and everythir is surrendered.
Fhe South will addIngratiiude 10 The sacrifice Of
principle, and forfeit Der honor 10 the dictates Of
false policy, it. at the same time tsa she welcouesa
deserter from her cause, she should tu=a her back
uPOa her life long champion and unsWervine friend
Hhatever may be the course Of the northern Siafes
towards the President, the South least can never
] forget me man who in every struggle has been her
Ia l647 Ar Bushanaa, first aud foremost. II not
llone' or northern statfsuen. proclaimed that new
territory shoud be fairly divided between the see
IONS IN accordance with the spirit and meaning OF
he Missouri Compromise. The exiremsst southern
nghis men 10 council at Nashville demanded No
more than be had been willing accord in The outset
0f The controversy.
That method ofsettIement having failed he planted
himself by the side Of the South on he
u non-lnierVenton, and equal rights Of the States
10 the Territories. To that doctrine hs has adhered
in the hour CT triumph aud in the hour Of defeat
Be proclaimed it when q dominant party sustained
aim IN its assertion aud he equally praelaims q nov
Ehen disaster and ruin in every northern Stale ars
he Consequence Of adherence Friend after friead
las hrst taltered then deserted, then dsnouaesd
him. STATE ar er state, even his naive Pennsylvania
fo1u in . Ia. e
he House Of Represe tatives has dwindlsd isso 4
minority; but the Prssideat, unm0ved aDid the
Iorm, locks calmly on The raging Of popular com
notion, and res0luiey, as when FRS; elected re-sf-
irms the same doctrine Of n0n-intervsntion and
,qual rights Of the Safes ICheors.1 And Willths
SOUTH IN the hour Of his nes, desert The nan Who
through all trials AID dangers, has never deserted
ayr? Above ali, viii her gallant sons Join in The
.hout o. the apPlaudlng crowd that nov balls The
success Of his embItiered OppOnentl Whan D0uslss
returns in triumph to the capilal-a triumph ven
'ver the truest aud brsvest band that ever fought
70 the death in just cause--a triumph won By
,ourtng anti southern Prejudiee. sHd tanning TIE
lanes OF sectional hate-Wlli souher men be f0und
o swell the throug hat follOEs shouting AZ his
'hsriot Wheelsg trust We may be spared such q
pectacle Cheers trust that The south vii
'e seen as one maa rally ing round the dsingusbed
tste-msn in whom are imbodied her cherished uIin-
ipies, and by bis side awaiting The issue ICheers ~
Recall the closing words Of hissmessage 70 the Lass
congress on The admission Of kansas: q. havs
hus diseharged ny duty on this important question
lnder aueePsense Of responsibility u God and ny
ountrg. My public life viii terminate in a short
erIOd, and have earthly object Of smCition sz-
ePt 70 leave my country prosperous and peaceful
nc TO live 10 The affections and respect Of my conn-
rymen-" lCbeers. And men Of the SOuth, men
4 Georgia. viii he not live in affections and 6ur
espsct? Surrounded as be is By embarrassmenI
oppressed as he may be By anxiety, viii not join =
n an aspiration 10 Heaven that not a hair may sroW
'hiter on his head nor furr0W sink deeper in his
row, nor a day be stricken fsm the brief span og
3 life which sun belongs to bis country 1Chesrs.l
aDy statesman must be snatehed from the public
eFviee let 1t be some younger adyeniuTer upon the
gmpestuous sea Of politics. bui sparel gracious
leaVsn! spare the venerable chief around whom
be affections oftWo generations and nati0ns hopes
o thickly cluster! prolonged cheers
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