Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-14

his is not all, noble son OF new hamPsnhe, an
honest pure man, statesman and patriot VINO
oged his country for his cOuairy's COOL was, in
$50 called upon TO preside the destinies Of
his great country for the space of four years.
And / knIE, sir, do not say too much for him
when say he left the eommOl compact az pure as
when he found it, without exception, net even
him who sleeps at the srmiiage. He maintained
hst instrument that he had sworn TO support in lis
purity aad every one might have thought that his
own section Of the Unon would have cried out,
81 Well done, good aud faithful servant and bid
him welcome back to the home Of his childhood, and
have raised him and nurtured him With pride 10
their arms. Bat, alas, on sccouni OF slavery alone,
his eva Section aye, his oWa beloved state, cast
him out with a loathiog aud said she would have
none Of him; and on account of slavery, thoush IN
the land of his BIRTH he is prosecuted for righteous
ness sake Alone though surrounded by thousands,
ard ali on account of slavery, he has been guillo-
lined and hss fallen iuto his political grave never
again to be Tesurreoted; and al him those R1bes-
% errts of the North msy pein and say, behold our
trembling victim. and congratulate nv honorable |
ftiend from Smith, Mr.. Pickett that he has a |
str DC organization IN tie North who joins him IN
burSg their m aledetions against he name and fame
of Franklin Pierce And again, sir, three years |
since Pennsylvsnia's gallant. talented and gfttd
son was called upcn TO preside over The dos iules OF
this Republic for four years more-one OF the most |
experienced. one Of the most aoeomplsh STATES
men and diplomariss Of his day aud time-but b.
cause he dared to discharge his du'y und6r the SOL
emn oblig alton of his oIth and recommend he sd-
mission of Kansas wi h shadow OF slavery IN her
constitution the caunOns of the North, lneluing
tn Sc Of his native State, come laundering up OR
hill ami dlle to pro ttaie his aimlnistra ION sad
olst bin from power, al, all on accoan o. slavery
And ore tha7 all this because the highest trlbu-
nal In )wn 10 fteemen in any country, composed Of
men of profJuud Legal ability and conslliutionsl
learning men who ought 10 be above suspicion, have
decided tina, the African is not entitled nor can De
nder the Federal compact to the status and priv
lees of citizen d-whlte man, the judges OF that
high tribunal are openly dsnJuuced by the arch
traitor Seward and his we'll drilled cohorts, as base,
servie birelings who have thrown their honor into
market and ba tered it away ike fancy stocks, all
for the love Of ofCe, and 10 serve he bel ests Of
slave holier.; AID are TO DO d'y on the Il or OF
the UUited States Sena'e tbst these cons ltutonsl
men are to be hurled from their high Stations, and
their places filled by those who will decide IN &C
cord4nce with the views Of tn, Sc fanstc' And
We are told yea, sir, it is cardinal principle ol
their doctrines that when he times come they wall
so modify the Federal compact so as to enable Them
to wipe out slavery forever
And now sir in the flee Of all these facts start
ling as they are, what is the South gong TO DO 10
avoid the consummation OF those threats 10 set
aside the destiny that evidently awaits htr? Are
we going to stand silently by, with nds folded 10
passiyeness like lamb at the slaughter, until the
wolf comes upon us and destroy US forever, aud
wipes us and institutions from this cont nent?
Or do we wait for further evidence of what they
are going to 90?
We have heard the wsr-cry sounded. The banner
mas been uafuried and ats d, family the breeze
The hell-hounds are our track painting for blood.
The sword of the North has at last spr6ng from Its
resting place andi progressis marked By the blood
of Amel lean freemen. A hottie trad has been
heard o defart shout has beea borne on Souih-
ern breeze hostile foot has teen plan ed on Viz
ginia's shore, AID Yirgini4s blood las been made
by a hostile hand TO relder Nlrgnia's sod; the
spear has heen whetted; the gauntlet has been
thrown down, and the Northern hordes have ''crIed
havoc and let slip the G. OF II T.. Yet Opposition
N, mberL OF this flo jr still stand waiiGg and watch
ing the horizon and cry, ais well; AMI tell US that
there is Conservative element among the aidsrs
and abettors of tae men who have dOne all thls.
Are we bound to the feeh pots forever? Are we
content to be chained capiVes at the chariot wheels
of q domineeriug North? Are we Welded 10 the
woodea-nutmgs and puritan cant of thos New Eug
Iaud b!asphemers? Are we going to give up all,
and sell our children into bondage worse than
Egyptian.
Sir, l am free TO confess am no insane worship
per of this Union. l owe duties TO my God, to my
country, TO my honor, and TO our posteTlty. care
not for all the Unions under the blue canopy of
heaven if our constitution is destroyed. Il is the
God worship, in q political point of view. l am
for a union under the common written compact OF
the revolutionary heroes; if not under that, then
this Union may slide for me. l will cling to the
the Revolution, proclaimed in the first gan OF Lex
iugton and Concord ana ratified by the last boom.
ing shot at Yorktown; I'll cling like the oak Tited
in the rock to the constitution OF my country,
which extends equal rights, equal justice and equal
privileges to ALL I'll rally around the constitutional
banner and beat back the ban-dOgs Of Northern
oppression; I'll ing to it the ark of our national
safety; but when it is captured and destroyed by
those Narthern Phjllisnes and those Idnal prin-
cipes ofright and justice destroyed then this Union
may slide for We esnnot be equals under q
union; but under the compact Of fathers we
can be eguAl-equal the men who framed it
equal as the men who purchased the right to frame
1t with the best blood that ever bounded along
soldier's veins, with the tucst blood lateVeT warm
ed patriots heart Then let have the consti-
tuition in its original purity with its plain meaning
with its strict construction Its equal rights pTlV-
leges, and protection to all, without the foul stain
Of fanaticsm upon it, let 'whjstle this Union
down the wind tie prey of fortune"
The soil of the Old World has been drenched
again and again with blood as deeply by men sing
lag hosannahs Gud fighting under the influence of
fausticsm from any other cause, and the history
of the pas furnishes no instance within my RnOEl-
edge in which einf-rnal fires have been quench-
ed except by force effeclual resistance. 'Nhoso
tsketh the sword shall DIE by the sword" Their
foolish banners were never lowered in he Old
World until they had laid in waste the fsrest por
ton of God'z heritage. Aud mult We stand pas
sve and suffer ourseves 10 be ssld into bondage,
and dragged captive at the charot-Nheels Of our
eppressoTs!
But. sir, we are told that there is National Dem
ocratic party, North; grest and powerful organs
zafion who will aid in beating back the oFPrei-
sors, and to whom may yet iOoS to for our safe
ty. wish to God it were so.
l do not deny. sir, buL there are thousands of
good men and true in the Democratic party Nsrth,
who would, if they could, maintain the Constitu-
tion and the Government in its purity, and aid in
driving back the Golhs and Vandas that are now
hurIying from the North to overthrow the rights Of
the SOUTH But, alas! | fear that gallant band of
patriots are unable, are utterly poWerless to come
our rescue hope sir it is not 90; but fear it
is T. at, hey are finally overPoweTed.
admit that few patriotic spirits are still your
National Cornell aud their hands still trimming |
the sails and stesdying the helm CT the National
bark.
admit they are still rayog around the ark Of
their couutry'5 safety, the Constitution, and up
holding their cauntrys banner against all corners;
hut their bstte-cry grows weaker; one 8fter one |
their s'alwart forms are sinking in the melee and |
in few brief q oDths fear the places that knew |
them once will know them no more forever
The whole North, with ne isolated exception of |
the golden State is in the hands eff those wild
fanatics They have SuufIyd the Blood of their vic
inns and they row stand hopeful fearless and con-
dent, and their battlecTy is, on-Ou to the South!
Bat many tell US the ain Of this struggle is not
the abolition of slavery. Then | ask, gentlemen
meuce and continue shaking this great country to
its foundation and causing this cOnfedersoy tOer
to its re, having motive
The fraternal feelings of this numerous and
mighty people ought to be elessly riven and
rent. 1t is the contamination of wickedness to ex-
cite in the minds of thirty millions of freemen a
storm mightier than the winds of heaven, for no
other purpose than merely The wicked joy Of hear
ing its wild wailings, and beholdiGg the grandeur
anC sublmity Of its terrific sweepiugs
Aud he who would do it deserves the mslcdictons
Of earth and the vengeance Of offended Heaven.
If this is not the motive then IN Gods name arrest
It, that the quiet calm Of civilization and religion
may be restored to the South, and the wounds on
your riven churches be healed again, and the 81
moon breath of faDaticism extinguished in the
North.
But sir, it is untrue that this struggle has no mo-
i've. With some il is the abolition of slavery.
With some II is the destrullion of the eqailibTum
n the political power of the two sections of this
MON, and its concentration in the hands of the
rec States the balance, to be pspd in lnhicting on
he slave States a system II lrgisllton which will
destroy her rights and her property and which new
n will be end never can be CnIuICd.
l ask, would you, sir, in the presence Of a sworn
'nemy whom yen had f-ied in bis determination to
lay you, deliver up your weapons and fold your
hands in psssiveness in order hat he mi zht plunge
lis sword into your unarmei bosom? Or would you
lot throw yourself upon the defensive and cry
''Tay or 1cIuG
And damned he m VIII Er,tr cries byli erou,l