Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-20

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the thirty one States Of the Union-a eonven'i!l-
in which appeared the representatives OF ony 81
teen of the States Of the Union--nsy, mlstaAson
remaining fifteen States OF the Union IN thelr name,
pretendedly-in their name and their benaii' tneIe
/ appeared one plan-one man only. and ne sen AP
nouted delegate by preension from the Stale Of
land That was the covention which presented JONI
/ @ Fremont TO the people of the United States say
that was sectional convention, aseeuonal Dothihs>
ton, sectional party and no reasoaings, NO
monstrance, no protestations can discharge the ne
nublican party from the inefaceabe stigma OF thaI
sectional convention that sectional nomination anu
that sectional candidate for the sufrages OF the
| United States Three cheers That party ltsen
has placed upon its back that shirt OF Nessus WnIoA
elipgs 10 and stings it TO death. daughter ana ap
plaHsel repeat, then and say 1t IN confidence anu
yindieation in 60 far regards my oWn BELIEF ssy
1t in all good spirit towards multitudes Of men ID
this commonwealth of Whig and American parties IN
their heretofore organizaton-L say TO mutiIudes
of men who have been betrayed by the passions OF
the hour into joining the sectional combinations OF
the Republican party-I say hat in the Democratic
partv and in that alone is the tower Of strength
for the liberties the position and the honor VI these
United States. Cheering
But why need indulge in these renectlohs IN
nroof of nv proposition? Gentlemen, We have here
this evening the living proof the visible Tangible
audible incontesible immortal proof. (great eheer-
ing that the position Of the democratic party the
existing organization Of parties IS the nsuonsl con
I
ipO( Gentlemen l ask you to challenge your me-
mories and look upon the history of the past four
wears in these United States--and can you point me
to republican assembly here in the city Of Boston
OF anywhere ese-oan you point me IN the Iasl Ieur
wears of our history any occasion on Whlch ran
neil Hall has been crowded 10 its utmost caPaolhty
with republican assembly in which appeared any
one Of those pre-eminept statesmen of the Southern
States to honor Of merely their States but these
| United States? (Great ca lering When, sir, did
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fact morally speaking, that any eminent Southern
statesman appeared in q republican assembly IN any
one of the States ofthis Union? There never was
republican assemby-an assembly Of the repuoleah
party in fifteen of these States-aDd agaln asK'
when in the remaining sixteen, was there ever CON
vened an assembly of the republican party which,
BY reason Of bgOtry prosoriptive bigory, OF unna-
topaI hatred Of the south ami of dele mined insult
of all Southern statesmen did not render 1t an I'M
possible fact that any southern statesman Should
thus make his appearance as a member in such re-
publican convention! (Aoplsuse) You know 1t is
So gentlemen, and yet have we not common ecun
try? Did those thirteen colonies which commencing
with that combat at Concord and following 1t WI
that butte at Bunkers Hill, and pursuing II IN every
battle field of this continent? Did those thirteen
colonies form one country, OF thirteen countries
nav, d d they form two countries or one country
W uld imagine when listen TO republican speech
here in the State Of Massachusetts,, when READ
republican address in Massachusetts,, would i'm
zens or fellow sufferers our fellow heroes OF the
revoution-I would imagine not that they are our
coupirymen endeared by ties OF c5nsangulnlty,
but that they are from some foreign country, that
they belong to some French or British, OF Mexican
enemies. CHEERS
There never was day in which the forces of war
were marshalled against the most fragrant abuses
towards these United States-there never was war
in which these United States have been engaged
never even in the death struggle of the revolution
aarifiu iuNn
in our wars with France and Mexieo-never was
tn re a time when any party in these United States
expressed, svoWed, proclaimed, ostentauousy pro
claimed more intense hostility the British French,
, Mexican enemy, than have heard uttered or FRO
claimed concerning our Observation-Disclosures in
the fifteen States Of this Union (Great applause
II is the glory of the Democratic party that we can
assume the burden of nationality for the Union
that We can make all due sacrifices in order to
show our reprObation Of sectiOnalism-that we OF
the North can sacrifice to the South, from dear at
tachment to our fellow citizens of the South, and
they in the South, in like manner, meet With US
upon that ground in order to show their love Tor the
Federal Union and at the risk of oneountering local
preiudices In the Democratic party alone, as par
Ties are now organized, is this catholic, generous
universal spirit TO be found. (Appause.) say
then, the Democratic party has such character OF
eonslitu'iouality and of nationality.
And now, gentlemen, have allowed myself un-
thnkingly, to be carried beyond my original pur-
pose | return to it to remind you that here among
US is citizen of one Of the Southern States, eio-
ouent among the el0quentest in debate, wise among
tue uisess in council, ana brave among the hrsvest
in the battle held tremendous cheeTiug)-a citizen
of a Southern State (good good who knows that
he can associate with you the representatives. Of the
Democracy and the nationality Of Massachusetts,
that he can associate with you on equal footing with
the fellow citizens and common members Of these
United States.
The subjOined patriotic sentiments are from the
speech of Mr. WEIGH, Democratic candidate fOr
Congress.
And here, perhaps, may be allowed without i'm
propriety to remark that in whatever position am
placed believe the honor of ny own state will ever
be dear to me; that the interests of my own state,
and of this particular part of it, in which live, will
never be neglected by me; but most certainly do
not think necessary TO entertain the opinion which
l saw a y OF two since expressed IN a northern
popular magazine that one town in Massachusetts
vas worth more, was not TO be e1changedtor IOO-
600 miles of slavehOlding deed level as the writer
expressed it, God forbid that should ever enter
tain so narrow q sentiment; if it is necessary for
man TO entertain such sentiments to be elected
representative to Congress from Massachusetts,, God
forbid that should ever be elected, have lived at
the south and have friends there, and am happy
to say that have found in that same "slavehOding
dead level" as good men, good citizens, as good
Christians N the narrOWest and stTictest sense Of
the term, as in this very excellent, no doubt, but
somewhat lf-righteous commonwealth OF Massa-
ohusetts.
Genrlemen-Choice or chance has placed each of
our homas in some particular town and county-our
peouniary interests hereEe have, in the course
of our lives met there with some joys, perhaps with
some sorrows, aud the home is dearer TO US for both
associations. But after all, what would Saugus be
to you Mr. Chairman, Walihsm TO me, unless
they we're each part Of that great country which
COMPRISES within its limits alike the rough hills of
New Hampshire, the waving grain fields of Ohio the
geld mines of California, and the fertile cotton and
rice plantations of South Cardinal Who of US would
give up his Claim TO call Jefferson aud Jackson and
Calhoun, and thousand other southern patriots,
his oountrymen? What spot of ground would any
Of US exchange for that little in slavehOldng
state those square feet where rest all the earthly
remains of him whom north and south, east and
vest the stammering infant and the eloquent aged
statesman alike reverence and bless the father of
his country. Shame, then, on the man who penned
/ the statement have quoted-and shame on the
northern man who does not hang his head with
modification when he reads it.
Gentlemen-I must take up your time no longer
we have other important duties to perform TO day,
in the selection of candidates for different State
Offices The proper performance Of these duties for
year or two to come, will, trust, place Massachu-
sets where she ought to be, on terms Of friendship
with her sister states, and in position where she
will have equal influence with any of them. But we