Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-23

place himself on The Kansas bin. He 4 mistaken
have before mes report Of the speaking 81 Palaskf
furnished &c the Nashville BdEAsT, which aays that
Governor johnson did place himself On i, end chal1
lenged Col Gsntry 70 place himself ny nIsaa
from Wilson, Mr.. Golladsy) told Us that Governor
johnson threw it at his competitor, ct Lebanon.
THIS, we see, It was an Issue in the canvass Of
'R55 IS far as the Democracy could make il. Then,
A. cone to the Presidential contest Of 1885,
sir, ~ -scy, In the Cincinnati Platform, sgaln
The Democl -sas bill and placed James Buehsn-
endorsed the hal 'aats for tie Presidency WAC
an On it as their clno. IL il. Then came the
most unqualhedly endorse Philadelphia Pat
American party, who, in their Fillmore
! form, denounced il, and nominated CON
who said ihaE 'the repeal Of the Missouri
promise was PandOra's box, out Of which all the
! evils that sf1ict the country had sprung" Thus
was the Issue fsirly made, and undertake to say
that It the great issue in Tennessee during the
canvass Of 1856. l have before me the Knoxville
RegisteT, know. nothing paper, in which find the
/ following; "The Kansas question was made By the
Democrats the allabsorbng question in the canvass
/ Of 1866" / need hardly say that It was again
made one Of the principal elements in the canvass
/ OF 1851.
! Nov, sir, on three great popular ooessiens the
people have sustained the Democratic party, which
planted itself on these principles, and repUdiated
the party that Tepudiaed them; and yet, gentlemen
can see no expression Of the people in all this.
much more lattudinous than it should be. think
! the question was, ''h8d the people OF Tennessee
decided in favor Of the Kansas bilf" and not, 'wss
that bill right" But as gentlemen on the other
side have taken the whole range Of discussion,
have thought 1t prudent follow them, lest silence
might be construed into sequiescence
Now, sir, 8 brief review Of the history OF the
men IN Congress- from Tennessee, when the Kansas
! bill was passed, and done. IL will be reeoi-
lecyed thst i've Wings Of the Tennessee delegate
w ca against It, viz; Bell, Taylor, Gullum, Bugg,
| and Etheridge while jones, Ready, aud Z1licofer,
were iJs advocates Now, sir, IL is curious and in
/ tsfys,iug and might say instructive, to muse a.
tLalI respective tates. Where are Etheridge, Cut
| lum, Bugg, and Taylor! The waves OF public and
I righteous condemnation have rolled over them,
leaving hope for the future, but only The mortty-
{ ing redections Of tho past. Haere Is John Bell
I the last OF that memorable qujBtets He who Was
considered great among the great party be repre-
scented, has Iallen beneath the wave Of popular in
digaadOn, to muse over blighted hopes ami fallen
! fortunes
But sir, let US turn aud look upon the other pic
turs Where to-day is Charles Ready and Felix K.
ZJIicOfer, who stood By the principles Of the Kan
sas bill. Again sud again they have been elected
and endorsed by their constituents, and are to-day
ia their places, sustaining the great principle
contained IN toe Kansas bill And yet, sir, in the
face Of all these facts, gentlemen say that Tennessee
has not spoken against r Bell on this question II
IS not Nth4e4 lAhb Dell MAUI lAG AECl4ldLLuu
quoted in the resolution, 'hst be would resign when
IL was ssceTained 20 reasonable certainty that bis
constituents did not approve his course" How must
or how can the people Of Tennessee inform the hon
CRADLE Senator that his course Is obnoxious to them
An, Mr. Speaker, that voice. Ike the deep toned
thunderieomes up from everywhere, says he has not
represented his constituents we'll But these resO
luJions have been called 'smphibous creatures ~
Gentlemen ask US what they are What they mean
guess the honorable Senator will know Whist they
mean. / do not know whether he will resign or
not, but for my Own individual self, do not want
him 70 resign butt want the people Of Tennessee TO
know that be Will hold place contrary TO the wish
Of those he represents. But one other point failed
70 notice in its proper connection Gentlemen speak
Of the troubles and discussions in Kansas this is 80,
not sir produced by the Kansas bill, but BY viola
ton Of it, and permit me 10 say In kindness, for
say it kindly that you are responsible for much Of
that trouble By your votes and speeches here, you
give said and cofOrJ 10 the dstUrbers Of the pub
lie peace n Kansas.
know, sirs, you do not do il intentionally, but
it is the effect your action here will have You
psralyzs the arm add strike down the Northern
Democrats who desire 70 stand By your rights You
drove out of the Congress Of the United States
nearly all the Democracy Of the North who dared
assert your rights Yes, sir, this same much abused
Northern Democracy is to-day, as they have long
been, the only hope We OF the South have for
constitutional rights. They stood by Us when Flor
IDA came into the Union, when every man OF the
Other party had deserted US. When Texas knocked at
the door Of the Union, it was them who extended
welcome hand and babe her enter When the fugi
tive slave bill came up, then again they came to
your relief; and when the Kansas bill was before
Congress, they again came forward and voted with
the South TO psrpstuste to su time the glorious
principle Of popular sovereignty. And lastly, when
Mr. Banks, abolition traitor, a candidate for
the third highest post in the government they
forward and voted for q Southern man This sir
is the mueh abused Northern Democracy Let me
ask the gentlemen not to psralyze their arms, for
they the true friends Of the South.