The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16
coneressional.. -Interesting Debate.

The following appears in the proceed
;,c. sc tho uouso ~ tho 7tb Mr. Ne,.
neg " p...,,.s r., a.. III.
son, the nePre'o"v''o 'oh ,"o r"sS
District, had favored the amendment OF
Mr.. Gilmer proposing to ignore the fur
thor agitation of the slavery question.
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''e A. SSois,nI haYo no o,nro,,o,s;o,
~, ico,.a,;rr "Pp'SN''"
Mr. PrvorWi am not TO he Disturbed
,,th;,, ,,,, 80, so,. w L. a., H.
IL % m,o , ,rsoosaJad ~ say hi ha iToiscn
I'D ard.pavored ~ MT Tic Sonti, l., n No,
s;t;on tbev wo,ld not sustain The oan.
,ior'a. g., Tannossaa hnd toid etha
House ha 1ouad ,ha nonst;,,,t;or. hn, lie
ia,,ue.o ohouo 81, otiars Voc oio,io
tad 80 b,,rrv ON an ;rev;tsb,e cotastronho
whon bo IN face Of foes nroclo;n,ed there
r,as no danaor Ua Tpryorl oh;octod 10
Mr Nelson's remarks being received as
tbe exnos;t;on of nonuIar sentiment in 'tbo
So,th Tho aortIennon had tbroyn him.
soIf ;nto tia ro,,is 81 ,lo Hal, ran,,ii:-
can onnos;tion. lie [Prvorl contended
tha, tba nrntoo,;on des;a,,od 20 ba oHord,
od bv the fathers of The government has
been nrostitnted 70 the aims Of sectional
fanaticism. The representatives of tbe
South will never consent that tho crooturo
and cbomnion of the renublicon Marty
| Imeoning Shermonl shall take nossnss;on
of Tho Sneoler,s chair
Mr.. Nelson said that no did not knov
that he clearly understood tho ren,arl,s
of The oontlcman of V;ra;n;o. hut bo
would saw "a hin, that co far ne Lo ,ro.
concerned bo did not boIorn 10 .hat
class who resortod 70 dpols for sottI;nn
disputes. Nor did he indulqe,ir useless
Lravodo' He was comnetent 70 nrotect
b;msolf either in or ont of The Uouse
Nv PRYOR ,vns understood 70 cav -" Knon
oniet
Mr. Nelson had no annrebens;o, He
,vos not in Tho habit Of snook;ng with a
Corl,nd tonsue H. nndnrstood Mr. Prv.
or associatad hin, and the American mar.
~ VIII tbe hlock rannbI;oons r
Mr. prvor-No. I flissoc;ated ro,, from,
tho Southern onnos;t;on
Mr. Nelson sa;d ho so,,,h. M os,,no
had mttered nothing hero That bo had not
nvowed to his constituents, ''
Mr., Prvor disclaimed onv nersonol in
,;mations P
Nv Neiso, so;d nc 70 tho ohor,o 90 ho
inc a., A,,,or;oo,, h % ra,.ondod - &C. - L.,
instead Of a term IF renroocl, onJ &c an
nntocodent bo You'll III Mr prno ' II" ~, ~" !,
10 fNniso,,N ,ot III, aio;,rod ~ ~,
American but bo bad boen a vii, ali hi.
i;fn There was ono rornori, Of Ns prrnr
l., ,yb;oL he ooronJ IT, no.. IL
hin, as ed;tor ef raner IN th;s n;tr T.
lii ,,ao,l sorr;a r r., ,.,o,t ~ ;r
nas s e. 81 '0' " 'i'' ''''''' III i'''-
Voicos- What ros 80
Mr. Nolson ;" Ero,,, ,I,o I
bvravs ~ ao,.orrn,o,,t thora oo,,as ~ ~,
;nsufsrahi stonnh y tIso e' up az
tnrI t., tb;s sa,,t;r,o, Lnooand i1 ~
n,endons soroo,ns ~ io'inhton, VI ~
tbonebt Mr. PRYOR i, mtter;na Tho w..
marlt talked i;te mn, of sonsa IT,
Gentleman from VIRGINIA sail that he
TNelsonl had tolled about the ITn;o,,
but not about the constitution Now
tbe secessionist talked about The oonsti'
tuition. but not the Union. He snolo
about that which was the resnlt If The
constitution Tho Union carr;,.s oror,-
tbing else with il fAnnjausnl way
Mr. Ronhon. (dem If & q understood
the aentlnmon 70 nit the Ifn;on above
the CONSTITUTION
Mr. NalsonWI mt tbor, tooothor for
one cannot axist wiihontth NtLar Az.
plouse.l Nr
He said that If Mr. pr,.or ,yos d;s,r
ionis. or n secessionist ia did not w.
lievo that gentIcn,nn ,a,,raso,taJ H.
sentiment Tho Somth g.. Ta',
nnssoa wos concernea ha nn,ia Ia s so ~,
and saw that no man there of anw nn S
svmnnthises with the disnn;on sentiment
| -
Mr. PRYOR inouired of Mr., No,sor
whether he nc renresentat,re nf a
Southern constit,oncv in the ovo,t Of
the election of n black ronnhIioor Pros.
;dent would vote 70 ro,,o;,, j., H. ~,
Mr.. Nelson smoke onlv for bimself M
Much as he would depreooto s,,oI, a.,
event vet be did not ha,;oro tLot tI,a
election of n black renubI;con Pros;dant
would of ;tself he co,,sa for d;ssnl,,t;o,' y.
for thew ought r. wait and 600 wbothor y :,
would do anvthing ;ninr;ons - tha r;ahts
of the South iAnniamse Tn f,,rthar
replv TO Mr. PRYOR he said that If smcl, y
President sbouid commits m ovort oct
he would link his shield with those of the
secession;sts N wriabt ,ba ,r,nr VI 'N0
several gentlemen asked questions OF
and L ',, ~, m,'ioh ne ller''i'eh'iy ana
Mr.. Nelson repelled as n fou, calumnv
the charge that he had any political as.
ISOLATION with republicans. He would
Eot s IoE any national man Tor Speaker
IIn;on.lou;na ssant;,,,nts nc "v.eieu
ioru, were IaPtuIousiy apPlauded,
self TO he involved in amy ner . " oI ti
cation. He, on his RESPONSIBILITY. re-af.
firmed what he had said of Mr.. Nelson