Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-24

tending spirit OF American freedom Would
repeal the laws, and cry Speed to the filibus-
tiers, and let slip tbe dogs of war" (Cheers.) |
For one, my fellow citizens, l have grown |
weary of this thing. of having young, proud. |
glorious America knocking at the door of
Spain, and asking for admission. 1t IL our |
policy not to ask justice, but to demand 1t. |
because it is our right. / would have no |
more ,dalliance with SPAIN Voice-"Nor |
with any other country i'')-Yes, or with any |
other country. (Applause.) 1t may be ask
ed what do we want of it First, we want 1t
for territorial expansion. ''Let no pent up
Utica contract our powers; the whole bound
less universe shall be ours" (Applause-l
belong to that school of politics to which
these resolutions refer, and do not fear the
consequences of territorial expansion.
Then we want Cuba for the purpose of
national defence. The island lays right in
the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico. and blocks
up the Mississippi, with all its products 1t
| controls the outgoing and incoming OF the
| exports and imports of most OF the western
and Southwestern States We want Cuba
| for the purpose of extending our agricultural
| resources; we want more sugar, and cheaper
sugar. and the way TO get it is to acquire the
country swhere it can he produced In abun-
dance and cheaplv We want it for the ex-
| tension of our commerce. Down IN Mlssls-
| sippi upon the banks of the Father OF alters
! there lives not man, woman or cnlld VINO
does not glory in the expanding commerce
| of New York We want Cuba to extend the
| commerce of Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore
! and New Orleans as well as that OF New
York-to each according to its deserts
| jCat. Rvnders- Boston would get very
small share. then, l reckon" Laughter.)
These are the reasons why | approve OF ac-
| curing Cuba. and all persons, OF whatever
| political faith must be impressed by them If
they will candidly weigh them. Then have
a little private reason of my own, which 1t
would not be proper for me to keep from you
| want Cuba for the extension of slavery.
| speak for mysnlf and not for any party.
! (Sensation.) Let Greeley understand TINS,
| let Garrison understand this, let all the
| dirty abolition crew understand it. (Cheers.)
I sneak for myself and those who agree with
| me- We are told. if we take the island OF
Cuba. we shall offend England and France.
The devil we will. (Cheers and langhter.)-
| Suppose these governments should go on
! stills, if we don't bring them down. d--n me.
! (Renewed cheering and laughter) what Is
it to us whether they like it or notE when
England. the bloody old bruiser (applause)
has gone slashing round the world insulting
everybody fighting everybody and plumber
ing everybody "a voice here said some
thing, which was not heard at the reporters
stand: other voices instantly cried Put him
out;'' Put him out;'' Throw him out"
'Throw him out."O
| Capt. Ryndcrs cOunseled peace, out the cries
! continued. Then there was great rush TO-
wards somebody, while from a dozen TO tmrty
| men surged to and fro, bearing the SAID some
one towards the door. Rynders called out
Clear the way there. and let them out; the rest
of Won keen back there and let them put him
out" and the like, till the party was expelled.
| Rr. RROwN | ask you, fellow-citlZ ms:
| while England has gone around making the
acquisition of territory everywhere, II we
| ever intcrpOsed to prevent her! She mas eN-
tended her dominion all over the world; there
is not country, there is not a continent,
! there is not cline in which she has not do
| minion. When did we ever object to her OBJ
1 tanning? Well. France, she at least VIII In
terpose Has she not. ike England, extended
her dominian everywhere; and when did we
interposc to prevent her? We do justice, and
we must demand justice. don't stand awed
by the presence of these great powers. We
will say TO England and France: We will give
YOU Justice, and at your hands we will de-
| mand Justice let it cost what 1t Will. Gap
| plauseO Suppose the Island of Cuba lay
| across the English Channel. or the Bay of
! Biscav. Instead of in the Gulf of Mexico and
| England or France proposed to acquire 1t. and
we should say no, it shall not be done. would
not all the world say to us: This must not
he; the island is not near you, and you have
| no right to seek n quarrel about itT" so will
| all the word say to England and France If
they interfere with US in acquiring Cuba;
their interference would plainly be frowned
! down bv the rest of the world. If they inter
fare they seek quarrel. VIII they do it?
No. take my word for it, they will do no such
thing. No; England and France are not
more anxious to fight You, my friends, than
| Won are to fight them. (Cheers.) They can
do YOU vast sight OF damage in time of war,
but YOU can do them much more. (Applanse)
| tell you. now, by conquest,
| or through the agency OF hhbusters, Two
| wears will moi clapse before Cuba is i'll the
embrace of the American Union; but 1t Will
| take bold actiOn-it will take determined
action-it will take the resumption OF ali the
| responsibilities which may require bloodshed
and money to get it. and if you are not pre-
pared to give them, why then it is better not
to embark in the enterprise. Capt Rynders
| These are plain facts.) But have heard 1t
| objected TO by some OF our friends. VINO are
not aholitionists nor in the abolition interest,
that Cuba is slave territory, and that Its
ACQUISITION is not desirable on that account.
| Now. speaking for myself, and myself alone,
and those who simply agree with me. if 1t
| were to come to us rs free territory, ana
| free territory alone then my courage would
| very much ooze out at the points OF my hn-
| gers. Look at slavery as it is there's 1t at
| all to be compared to slavery as 1t is in the
Southern States? | appeal to the abolition
| lists to Banks, 10 hward to Garrison, ana To
one who is still lower in the mill. TO Horace
Greeley. whether the condition of slavery in
Cnba is rot infinitely worse than in the South
| qrn States? Then does ii not follow that by
| attaching them 10 the same government. those
| slaves will experience the same treatment as
| our slaves do now? / could not come here as
a Southern man. Mississippian, and disguise
| any personal sentiment may have upon this
point. | am pro-slavery man; L believe
I a To- 60
| - that God decreed il from the fuun-
dation of the world-[renewed applause i
| that the African race, from their creation,
were doomed to he slaves to the white man.
rcontinued applause and my impression IS
| that every one of you would be better OIL II he
had negro To wait upon him. lCheerlng
and applause.l { voice-Three cheers Tor
Brown. They were given with energy.l In
conclusion | see that some gentlemen are
taking notes, and | dare say they mean to
print thcm-all ask IL that they say nothing
10 extenuate. and set down nothing IN malice.
Raport me as | have spoken. When have
spoken in favor Of slavery, report me In the
J first person. l believe | have spoken the SEN
| timents of my own heart and OF a vast ma
iority of the Democracy throughout the whole
| Union. The Democratic party are going into
the next Presidential canvass upon this lthe
Cuban1 and other questions, and We intend
| 10 meet Seward face TO face upon IT, In Con-
gress h, dodge the issue. When we propos-
ed the $50 900. 900 loan we declared that We
did not want the money, we only wanted 10
declare to the world that WAITED Cana
and we wanted TO bring him ISewardl ana
others out on this question. But we couid
not get him mp to the point TO Vote-~e cou :.
not get him up TO the point TO vote against It.
JoHx CocHRANE. member Of Congress from
New York city then took the stand, advoea-
ted warmly the acquisition, and concluded as
follows:
lie was in favor OF taking 1t by virtue OF