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

liens.
This Mr. Speaker, is an uaWeleome subject upon
which to reflect, ard which, did not Of duty
to myself and constituency compel, would for ever
bsni. from ny mind But, sir, disguise IL as
may, there is formidahle party North, the domi-
nant party, o mighty party, that has control OF
majority of the States of bood-bought cOnfede-
rscy, who are openly denying to US our rights,
guarsnteeiby the Constitution; who boldly proclaim
that there is an sirrepressible conflict" between
the North and the South that the States must all be
free or all slave States or the Union to be severed
that he who dreams Of peace or Cniiy shall be
aWaked from his sleep either by war or disunion.
repeat, there is large party North, the Black Re-
publican party who attempting to destroy this
Union of ours, interviewer as It is with the thrill
ling events of the past, promising unsurpassed
greatness and grandeur yet to be reaiEed-s Union
which has given us blessings unnumbered, and made
ours the "lapd Of the free and home Of the brave
that has given as national superiority, and made
as the wonder and admiration of the civilized
world, or else this fair land Of ours, the sunny
South is to be laid waste by sword and hrei bats
are to cluster around our gntensnted houses, owls
boot over our deserted villages, and wolves resume
their hideous yells in cur vacated farm-yards,
May the dire wrath of Heaven; may the curses OF
unborn generations be upon him who thus attempts
to scuttle our glorious ship of State
Remember him, the william, righteous Heaven,
In the great day Of vengeance: Blast the traitor
AID his perncious counsel, who for veal h.
For power the pride Of greatness, or revenge,
Would plunge his native land in civil wa,
The gentlemen from Williamson, (MT. Ewing,)
says that there is scarcely eorporals guard
North entertaining hostility to the Union, or desire
civil war. Let us gather Mr.. Speaker, if we can,
the sentiments and opinions Of the Black Republic
can party.
Rev. Mr. Beeeher in New York, in 1866, says:
All attempts at evasion, at a5Journlng, st con-
cesling and compromising are in vain. Two great
powers that will not live together are in our midst
and Juggling at each others tbroats, they will search
each other out, though you separate them hundred
times. And if by an insane blindness you shall
conrive to put of the issue, and send this unsettled
dispute down to your children IL viii 60 down
gathering volume and strength ct every step to
waste and desOlste their heritage, let it be settled
now Sound the trumpet and God save the right
Rev. A F. Fogs of New Hampshire, IN 1891, sad,
"Where slavery and freedom are put IN one nation
there must be fight, there must be an explosion
Just as if FIRE and powder we're brought togsiheE;F
Rev. 9, B. Frothinghsn, of Sew Jersey, IN 1906
said s'They demanded justice for The slsye at any
price-of constitution, Of Union, of country
W. Garrison. says, - The issue is tBis, God
Almighty has made It impossible from the beginning
for liberty and slavery to mingle together, or q
Union to be founded between Ahotionists and slave
holders, between those Who Cypress and those OF
pressed This Uoion lisa lie, the American Union is
sham, an imposture, 8 covenant with death, an
agreement with hell"
J. r. GiddiDgs who has been for years in the
American Congress, says, The gentleman, how
eyer says that Abolitionist look to the insurrec-
ton CT The slaves. Sir, who does not look to thai
inevitable result. Is there slave holder Who can
shut his eyes to this sure finale of slavery F"
Again, he says, al desire that every human
being may enjoy the ghts with which the God Of
nature has endowed him. If those rights can be
gained by the doWntrodden sons of Africa in our
Southern States by qLiet and peaceful measures
But if they cannot gain their God-given rights By
peaceful measures, nevertheless hope they will re-
gain them and if blood be shed should certainly
hope that it might be the blood Of those who stand
between them and freedom"
Horace Mann, of Massachusetts,, in the Congress
of the United States, said, 'Under full sense OF
my responsibility to my country and my God,
deliberately say, better Observation-Disclosures civil or
ssrvile war; better anything that God in his provi
denee shall send, than an extension Of tie bounds
of slavery"
Burlirgame, another member Of Congress, from
Massachusetts,, said, He would have Judges who
believe in higher law snd an anti-savery eonstI-
tuition, an anti-s1very Bible, and an anti-savery
Cod" Again, he said, +" He hoped the time might
come when the sun should not rise on 8 master hor
set on slave"
BF. Wade, United States Senator, from Ohio,
said, "There was but one issue before the people,
and that was the question Of American slavery Let
US have a Union, or let us swap away this remnant
which we call Union. / 60 for Union where all
men are equal, or for no Union al all
Wilson, United States Senator, from Massachu
sets says, tell you here tonight, that the agI
taiion of this question of human slavery, will con-
tinue while the foot Of slave presses the soll Of
the American Reaublic"
Sumner another United States Senator from Mas
sachusetts said, sNot that love the Union less,
but freedom more, so that now in pleading tnls
great cause, insist that freedom, at all hazards,
shall be preserved God forbid that for the sake oil
the Union, we should sacrifice the very tning for
which the Union was formed.
seWsrd, a United States Senator from New York,
uses the Language quoted in the preamble TO the
resolutions that ''there is irrepresshe conflict
between the free States and slave Statesi all must
| be free or slave"
These air. are some Of the sentiments IS lily
/ expressed and freely circulated BY some OF the
| leading spirits of the Black Republican party.
Thew are the sentiments and language Of their let
Ter writer's newspaper editors, lecturers, dlvlnes,
| Governors 1t. Governors, Representatives, In Con
| press and Senators in the United States Senate
| If it be true that there is scarcely corporate
| guard entertaining q desire for disunion or civil
| war why, ask, sre these men promoted to high
| places in the Government Why are they hsttereC
and caressed by the people, if their sentiments snC
opinions are not approved by the party! why arr
| Seward, Wilson, Sumner, Wade, TrumbqHi Hale.
and others, pr0Ea0teu 10 Lhe iRAeSt POaltOH winch
they can conferi Seward says, 81 know and you
| know that revolution is begun. know and al
| the world knows that revolutions never 60 back
! Yards Twenty Senators and hundred Represeu
tatiyes proclaim boldly ia Congress to-day senti
meuts, snd opinions, and principles Of freedom
which hardly 50 many men. even in the Tree Sletes
dared 10 utter twenty years ago.
But Vhy. It nav &c asked IS the necessity Of tn,
reouest contained in these resolutions 10 Con
| pressmen? Is it possible that any man bJrn upol
| southeru soil. reared beneath the genial rays
| a Southern sun, prompted by tAe ohivalFie sons o
the South is there any one or any party who fayo
coalition with the Republican Eartyl We have ba
90 Judge from their svoved intentions and frou
their scti' ms.
Deposition party South, says; ''The South is yer
nearly accurate when it says that the hopes Of th
Vhi0 are based exclusively upon the chance Of RAJ
lying tho elements Of the Opposition in a compse
body against the Democratic nominee. and lhs
is tire very thing We expect be able to effect, S
least We shall labor for it and pray for it with
hearty good will. We az
wiling 10 let by-gones be by-gones and to take th
changes in The same boat with all the elements {
Opposition In the North and the South, in the Eas
and he Wesi,"
The following language IL accredited 10 the Mash
vile Banner, the leading organ Of the party in TIL
| State; 1--WE AaEe no confaence IN the Demoerau
parry, anu 20 lar as the slavery lhtefsslS aiS oou
concerned would be perfectly indifferent ss 10 u
, result of a contest between them and the Republ
can party"
} The leader Of the party South asks swirl Ii
; Republican party units with US IL forming patr
otto holy alliance on fair snd honoraoie term
involving no sacrifice of principle to any party, th'
D we may meet them at Waterloo in lsoO!'
What more, sir, do We see, tending 70 show thai
il is attempted by some to unite with the Black R
publican parry to get the reins Of government! s.
: ward is regarded as the leader Of the Republics
party and John Bell SIS the leader Oilhe 0pPostio
il not in the South, at least IL Tennessee And 81
: what do We find? We ind Mr.. Bell in New YOl
talking to Seward in regard to who is to be the
+ didate for President. Mr.. Bell tells him that
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