Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-27

What had you to do with who was the candidate o.
he Republican partyl Il is PLATA, Mr. Speaker
that they looked forward to united aetion of the
sWo parties. Again. but few. days since, Wendle
Phillips addressed large assembly in New York,
| speaking in unmeseufed terms c. e0ntempt and ha-
tired Of the South and her institutions snd express
ed his sympathy and his admiration Of BroWe the
traitor. Nh9, sir, vas with him upon the standi
Who 70 say, snlens Who to pronounce The bene-
1ieaion but Thomas CorVin, he whom Southern pa
pers oaye expressed q willingness that SOuihen
Opposition msmbers Of Congress should support for
Speaker Of the House Of Representative. Thus
throwing all the power and influence Of the govern
/ ment in the hands Of the Black Republieaa uartv
What more, SIR But few days since the Oppos:-
ten members were advised by the Louisville Joar-
nal to 60 into with the Repubcsn party: snd
| that ndvice vas copied BY the Nashville Bzsner
believe, who thereby endorsedis.
Bat, Mr.. Speaker, l would not Be understood as
| saying that the Opposition party, as party are
uus0und upon I he slavery question. But si1 DO
say that by they invite aggression By the
enemies Of our righis- The Republican party have
ignored all other questions This alone Of all eth
err questions, agisae the people Of the North and
South 1t is question which we are called upon
to meet, and was sorry t. hear the senior gentle
man from Wilson Mr.. Martin, say there was too
much discussion Of this subject in Tennessee. Al
though this Is made the only question, the O?posi-
ton party met bat Few months since in this city,
add in their plstform ignored this question Of slave
~ This Geld indifference TO the maintenance of
cur rights-this desire forget this ali absorbing
question and unite with the enemies Of the insttu-
non of slavery, is that Of which ! complain. The
very fact that your party refuse to support these
solutions viii be regarded by them with pleasure
desired that these resOlutions should pass without
dissenting voice, and thus show TO the Republican
party that though we have borne insult and aggres-
sion-that though we loved the American Union,
ssaciifed as il is By patriotic blood-though
feel that il would be sweet 70 die in it's defence
against foreign aggression, yet there is limit be-
yond which they cannot go-there is 9 time when
forbearaRce ceases TO be virtue. II they by their
counsel inoe others TO vioeteo our rights, We viii be
9 unit in their Defence aud prove thst We have IN
hereut lights which will rise above al other eOnsid
eratiOns.
that We will live in peace if We can, in open en-
nifty if we must. The gentleman from Williamson
(Mr Esing) asks what is the Union Worshs |
cannot answer his question can tell him What il
is not worth 1t is Lot worth the breath required to
pronounce the word. without equality. va panied
Mr. Speaker, to hear the venerable gentleman from
Bedford Mr. Wisensrl and the representative from
Williamson (SIr Ewing say that they would make
no distinction between what taey termed 6re-esters
snd the abolitionists And understDod the gen.
tieman from Williamson 10 say that he would vote
for Seward ss soon IS for Gov Melville and others
he could mention If these men err, they err in the
advocacy and defence Of our rights. If their zeal
leads them Rstrsy it IS but their love for our institu
tons | must say, sir, that felt surprised well
az panied TO hear such sentiments uttered upon this
floor Bat sir, it has been charged that the Demo-
cratic party is responsible for the agitation of the
slavery question, and why, sir, because the Demo-
cratic party has had the moral courage to stand up
in defence Of the rights of the South under the Con-
stitution. Such reasoningis fsllscious. According
to your reasoning if you are insultea and then as
ssulted you ought by 70 meas to resent It. lfyou
%, you may get yourself in 3 difficulty; then yaa
will be blamed for if you had walked quietly along
after you were assaulted, there might lave been al
end Of it. For such reasoning have a perfect
contempt. l rejoice in the position Of the Demo
czatic party to-day. 1t alone Of all other parties
has had the moral courage to stand By the rights Of
the South Itetands as bulEark around the Con-
stiution and the UniOR and hurts back the assaults
Of is enemies Il is the only party that abolition
ism fears, The only successful foe Of the RsFubh-
can party.
hope, sir, that these resolutions viii pass with
out any alteration. and that in the next Congress
the South viii present an unbroken front, and thus
the abolition party Of the result Of their ac-
ton, and that even yet cur Union may remain. /
hope it may ever remain. desire when | lock
abroad over our country to feel that it is nay home,
Whether stand, wrapt in awe upoe tAe snov-eapped
mountains of Maine or upcA the shores Of Caiifor-
MA viewing cid oceans bread eScanse, or rambling
said ths frztrees Of Oregon, or sirolling at eve
amid the orange groves of FLORIDA, desire to know
that it ali is "ny own, my naive land" desire
TO know and feel thst the Amirsan Eagle, glorious
bird Of Liberty, was around snd about me, and that
the stars and stripes waved ny sure protection.
And then
On motion. the House adjourned till tomorrow
morning a. 9 O'clock.