Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-27
BRIEF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. QUESTION

MR.. STANTON, when his name was called on the
question of the adoption Of Mr. Williams Kansas
Resolution in lieu, said:
Mr.. Speaker, can not vote for resolution en-
dorsings Buchanan; and more especially am op-
posed TO casting my vote to endorse "te pTiRcDtsg
contained in that portion of his, message which re-
lates to the Kansas question. This resolution endorses
'tRe principle contained in that part Of his message
What principle? What principle did Buchanan set
forth in that message?
Mr.. Buchanan, in that very message says, that the
Lecompte Constitution should have been submitted
to the people-the aphole Of the Constitution; and
then, in the same message, turns round and recon-
mends Congress to accept it. after COnessing that 1t
had not been submitted Then he argues one way
and decides another. Then which do you desire
that we should endorse His argument or his de-
cision! His argument is in direct conflict with his
decision Then where is the great principle contained
in that message Is it in the argument or in the
recommendation Do you ask us to endorse such
dupEeify as that? Sirs, this is Democratic quarrel
which they as party, ought to settle among them
selves. Is is simply quarrel between Buchanan
and Douglass, growing out Of the construction of
the Kansas Nebraska Bill And you desire us to ssv
which of them understands the provisions and true
intent and meaning Of the bill best. How can you
expect us to decide between Douglass, the daddy of
the bill, and Buchanan, the one who elected to
be presidency on the merits of the bill If you think
that your Northern Democratic friends getting
ont If the traces, why don't you whip them in by
calling a nopular meeting Of the Democracy of Ten
nassee and gresolutions condemning Douglass,
on snnroving Buchanan as the case may best suit.
You should not bring your democratic quarrels into
he LEGISLATURE to be settled at the expense of the
State hut call a popular meeting upon the subject,
and sneak to your refractory members through your
marty resolutions You ought not to ask Americans
to lake sides in your family quarrels We tried to
keen Won out of the difficulties you have gotten
Yourselves into. and you have even threatened de-
cconitstinn AGAINST one Of our distinguished men
fr raising MS voice early and fOreteling to you the
verv results that you now experiences and after we
oovs Won timely warning Of these results, and you
SrouId not take heed, will you GENE and ask US
40 bolD N Get YOU out Of it You hold MIR Buchanan
md Douglass up before us and ask US which we like
NJ hest We like neither! Nor viii endorse any
80 ,-o,,r leading democrats Your democratic lead
o~s Dopqlass and Buchanan, have torn the Kansas
mi into two pieces, and you now hold those two
FRAGMENTS of the bill out to US and ask Us t0hich b
sge IiH taks! We will take neither We are opposed
to the whole concern! You have hitherto eulogized
Douglass as the great Northern man OF Southern
sympahies in order to give influence to the Kansas
Nebraska Bill but now you repudlate MN TO sus-
tain Buchanan. How long do you now propose to
endorse Buchanan's Southern sympathy! after you
hsd sulogized your Northern friends IS Southern
patriots, &C., now some Of your members Of this
legislature have been candid enough TO call them
Rack Republicans and Free Sellers. suppose they
mean Douglass, and those who are Buchsnan's