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

81 Ar,s-so.n ,'~sss This motley ere" -
FotteDtots negroes s I'll were So1so ~ .l -
Union BY John Bell Here, ~ - tss nsp 7ou
Suffrage endorsed and supported Istisueu on
Tiadicate. And might say, sir, 70 &C. -,ast be
the other side Of the House, that you TOO L. -,
considered as endorsing this doctrine, notEll.-
standing your disc sinner. 1 understand you 70 en-
doFse the compromise OF 1850, which contains this
California squstteF sovereignty allen sunrsge-blu.
For ny own part, /, and 50 far as know, ny party
do not endorse that measure, We only acquiesce In
it after its passage.
bill vita The exact clause in reference TO alien suf
frsrs that the Kansas bin contains was presented
End the honorable Senator again 'jeering" for his
vote Is recorded for he bil--reeorded sgain for
measure tha: -'smells to heaven
1 thiuk sir, that consistency, il not m5desty,
would have forbid gentlemen from dsnouncing alien
suffrage, aud especially while vindicating a man
Of ali others, the most identified with it. But
gentlemen BY your argunentyou not only stullify the
honorable Senator, but you stultify yourselves. Let
US 81 2pose for q moment that this 50 called alien
suffrage does " smell 20 heaven with infany, snd
care not If you say il smells to hell too-ezhGust
your vocabulary Of bitter and exeorating epithets
and It only makes the position Of yourselves and
your Senator the more ridiculous The California
bill, and the Washington bil we're both signed and
approved By MillsTd Fillmore Who is this Millsrd
Fillmore, who gave his official sanction 10 this doc
Urine that "smells 70 heaVenG" Daring the course
Of human events it became necessary for ne polities
Parties Of the country TO nominate candidates for
the Presidency, and with q full knowledge Of his
former acts, Willard Fillmore nominated by the
50 called American party, with full endorsement
Of his official conduct. And you too, sirs, shouted
in glOrifcstiOn his name and as have ny eye
on my good looking frieni from Knox Mr.. White,
may be permitted 20 remark, that ne was one OF
the standard bearers Ia the Fillmore army. So,
gentlemen, IL comes With exceeding bad grace from
you 20 complain Of alien suffrage, or sguatier SOY
reigury, for IL is your own biutlIng uoJ ours Blf
perhaps, my friends may relieve themselves from
this embarrassing dilemma By saying they were
'jeering" and Mr.. Fillmore was - jeeUing We
will Wst and see. BuE, gentlemen if you are really
IN earnest in denOuucing alien suffrage, you ought
by ell means TO vote Tor the Resolutions which re
probate and repudate the conduct Of The honorable
senator, for he more than any living man, is most
responsible for it. BUTT is osTssiuly strange IN
consistency to laud and eUlogiEe him, and in the
same speech, hespe bitter execrations on the meas
ures Of policy that he has supported. think, SIR,
Mr., Bell might well say
"spsrs mel from my friends
Bat, says my frieRa from Wilson, in an eEultiug
tone what practical goodhas resulted 70 the South
from the repeal OF the Missouri RestrictionI" /
will tell my friend, the Southern man with his
property msy 70 WhevsT the stars and stripes Of
OUT country Mdfes EcHL Al AAo L0AI etlLS
Tested, and no man has right 10 say, why doest
thou; while under the ruthless lien Of the Missouri
Restriction you were prohibited from carrying your
property North Of SO 81. Yes, sir, although your
blood may have stained every star and every stripe
that Streams in the folds Of that banner, you could
claim protection for your property underlt 1t,
is sir, fighting the battle Of freedom over again.
You have won back the glorious principle Of Con-
gressiODal noninteryeRtiOu, that Congress usurped
against your will This sir, what have gained!
D! but says my friend, from Wilson, it has filed
Congress with Black Republicans" beg to correct
the gentleman, and to refresh his memory from old
records Ia the contest Of 1906, there was no con
test between Democrats and Republicans. Il was
Democrats snd Know Eothings who we're the com
bsttants in that memorable contest. The syreR
song of " Americans must rule America, was suDg
from every hilltop and every breeEe, and when the
Juror Of battle had subsidized, was found that the
Democracy we're routed every where in the North.
These victories we're herslded to the world with
flourish Of trUmpets In the Gazette, Of this city,
edited by ny friend (NIr. Msnsy,) not in mis- seat
1 discover, ind pyramid Of SGH's victories con-
posed OF nine ten States, that had gone against
che Democracy, and for Sam, various others nsmed
in that pyramid, also went overwhelmingly against
US. OHIO being Then, sir when Congress
met, and these same gentry, who your party had
elected, and who had taken the oalh-kneW the same
password and grips with yourselves, come to make
they did not sing the sllurIng song Of
80 Americans must rule America" No no! But
they raised the cry Of Black spUblican-amslga-
nation, traitors should rule AmeTics. SO STEPPED
in abOlitionism we're they, that their Southern bro
Tiers would not affiliate with them, but united with
The Democracy as they ought 10 hsve done, sad as
you ought to do This, sir, is what filed Congress
with Black Republicans But says gentlemen the
Kansas bill has " Northern and Southern face
believe one or two Of then charged freesoiism on
Stephen a. Douglas the Trainer Of the Kansas bill.
| would suggest that gentleman ought to be very
cautious how they make these sweeping charges gOr
fear men Of their own party may fall beneath the
bane Of their condemnation. The Memphis Eagle
and Enquirer, hes this iment ia its issue Of De-
,ember I'D: Senator Douglas speech the Kan
sas Constitution is the nobest efyIt Of his life
marked by ststesmanike ability, it has supeTslded
principle dear TO every American heart" And
again, sir, 1. am not sure but Whist gentlemen
the other side Of the louise have already subjected
to she charge Of siding with Douglas. 1t
will be re collected s few days ago a resolution was
offered BY myself TO this effect ''Rss0lUsd DC, That
We endorse me principles of the President on he
Kansas question" and they with great Un8niEity
'OJed sginst it, which locates them the side Of
stephen A. Douglas. And again, sir, what gentle
nan is prepared TO say that Mr.. Bell will turn
~ on that side of it, So | would suggest to gentle
men they should be cautious how they make those [
harges for If il makes Mr.. Douglas abOslionist
also makes their party too. ] must protest, sir
against the charge Of sbOliuonism on Judge Douglas
nd in doing 50 l may be permitted TO say that 1
ully concur with the President, bus between hin |
md the President, think there IS only bubble.
The President holds that the Kansas act only re-
ured the slavery clause Of the Leoompton C0nsti- |
utiOn to be submitted TO the people, while Judge /
douglas holds that the whole constitution should /
ave been submitted. I can sea sir no practical !
Inference between them both, agree that the slavery
lsuse which is the ''bOne Of contention" shall be |
- O. tbg al,
uesuon-do they, or would they recognize the 4
.ecompJon Constitution at all, OF the binding force
{ the law tnst authorized that Convention? No, /
IT. but they contend that the Topeka Constitution /
the legILimle one for Kansas. Does Judge ]
Douglas hold that doctrire. But gentlemen say
the freesOileTs acting with hin" aud suppose
hist Is the ground Of the charge. Well sir, If that
makes him rreesoler, how is It with Mr. Bell, who
oted with them against the Kansas bill! If that
rOves Judge Douglas an aboItIonist, it proves Mr..
el one too Then if that be So it IS another reason
'hy you should vote for the resolution.
Ny friend from Wilson, QOU Ell from the ce' ebrat ed
,ttsr Of Judge White rssigning his position as
eHator and planting himselfonit sftsr quoting that
orion in which Judge Whie defines the duty Of q
5nstOr 20 resign when he finds JE6t he cannot con-
sently carry out the wishes Of majority, assuming
nat the Legislature rejects the will Of the majority
Z the people. By that ordeal propose to try Dir.
ell / propose 70 show, sir, thst he net only mis-
presented the people OF tennessee. GUs that ne
i2stsd instructions which if they did have the
lrcs Of positive Law, they had moral force so con-
iUcing hat IL could not DO misunderstood. The
legislature Of Tennessee vas In session during The
endenCy before Congress CT the Kansas n ebrasks
III, resolution was passed by the Senate, on 3
Ote-yess twenty, nays one, endorsing the Kansas
i'll IN the fullest terms. l. came 10 the House. and
b the 4tl Of March i. was taken up aud Mr. Lamb
herst substitute TO the effect, that I'VE cordially
pPro7e Of the bill introduced by Vhs honorable
tePhea A. Douglas IgF the orgGuiZ ItI0n Of Kansas
nd Nebraska Mr.. McNiguE, Wing, offered q
Ibstitute-"that we endorse and approve Of the
nendment Of honorable Archibald Dixon, TO the
snsss bill" Now, here NY friend from Wilson
welt with much exultsti0n on the vote on Mr.
cNights substitute, With q triUnphsl air he
announced that tWenjy flour Democrats voted against
That was true, but here the recollection Of my
lend grows conveniently short for he forgot 10 tell
3u that thirty Of Mr. Bells own party voted for it,
bich puts them down upon the record as faVoring
e repeal Of the Missouri Restriction, which was
e 65ect Of Mr. DiXoD's amendment
But may be asked, Why the Democrats voted
ysinst Mr. McNights substituted answer, as any
10 may End by examination, that the Democrats
sferrsd the resolution Of Mr.. Lamb which gave
e most Of the honor to Mr. Douglas a Democrat.
bile Dir. MoNights gave it u Mr. Dixon, a Wing.
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