Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-01

50 gentleman from Smith dub 5ed John Bell, The won
% 0e IaSorlte now in Tennessee, Old Frozen Hear
so me gentleman from Smith ia the favorite to lea
20 tne night to-day in this great battle Anothe
% hing: why, think be said n the town of Rom,
W IN smith county, that if he just bad john Bell Their
ne became so much exGited-he would sWal
Jew him alive. Renewed laughter. Yes, iii
ana yet he is the gentleman to lead to-day &
a iAsor OF resolution which is foreshadO wing eyi
Sencs that the Opposition party in Tennessee STAND
ior John Bell their candidate for the next Presi
dency.
Before come to the resolutions under discussion
Il VIII allude TO remark that WAS made b,ssIy ral
Is eneed young friend the Representative IRON the
u S'uA.y Of JEFFERSON, Mr. BrazetOu. II he isVe b.
Is out OF his seat, but---
VoIcE He is in the Hall
MT BENNETT. Well, sir, want to allule "a
one remark he made and that is this or something
tne effect, that the Back Republican party norta
an oeionged to the Democratic party. While there is
e no member Oh this floor who has my respect more
. tnsn the representative from Jefferson / want il
understo d that, although we differ politically So
cisliy' and personally, we are friends
Dat 70 the remark mado by the gentleman from
Jenerson when he charges that the Black Repub-
lcan party of the North origin 1t ed from the Demo
cratic party, want to look to the records of the
country TO see what they say in this matter Travel
back with me little while now sud we will look at
this slavery question, and who have been true
IN the North and who have been their leaders The
| IN
party came The leaders Of the Black Republican par
ty. Let US test Ibis QUESTION and 20 to the records
of the country to decide it. Are not our members
in Congress the leaders of the Democratic partSP
Certainly. Now let US 60 back 10 1885, when Flor
ida was admitted as slave State into this Union
Then that glorious old wig party Wss in full bloom
in these United States and il was headed by the he
rcic and gallant Clay, Of Kentucky, who to-day
almost worship with adGiraon for he possessed all
those qualities OF head and heart which adorn the
highest order of statesmen. But let US see how
| many Democrats of the North in the United States
House of Representatives voted for the admission of
Florida slave State into this Union Northern
| Democrats-ffy EIGHT. How many Northern Dem
ocrats voted against It? Four. There sir is a
fact which speaks wonders in this case. How ma
| ny Wings in the North voted for ii? Not one Not
one could be found in Congress. What do YOU think
of that? How many OF them voted against il? Thir-
| ty seven. How many Democrats vOLed against il?
! FOur-as have already remarked. Thai shows the
| test. and yet gentlemen say Black Republican
leaders are from the Democratic party. Likely? |
Further; In the Senate Of the United States how
many Northern Democrats voted for it? II want |
these facts gentlemen prominently before the peo-
pie, as well as before this Legissiurs Twelve in
the Senate. How many voted against it? Not one |
in the Senate Of the United States when Florida
was admitted could there be found from the North
and yet it was admitting slave State--mark that.
How many wings voted against il? Nine. Mark
this important vote. Take away the Northern De
mocratic vote and Florida never would have been
admitted. We are indebted to Northern Democrats
to-day for the admission into the Union of that
lovely State of the South.
Bur let US travel little further There is Texas;
that great political question. Let us see
how many Sc aators iR the North voted for the ad-
mission Of Texas, another slsye < ate Let US look
the records ard if the Black Republican lead
ers from the Democratic parry Thirty-seven
Northern Democrats voted fyr H. How many voted
IL Of tha n.,Do
party-the Wing party voted for il mean North
rrn meE-mind you am all the time North of Ma
spd Dixon's line; am not speaking of the
loyalty Ct Southern Wings. How many wings in
the North voted for j., in the full bloom and pros
perity Of the old Wing party ? Not one How
many voted against il FOrty-six; and to-day
without the Dem cratic vote OF the North for the
admission of Texas slave State she ever would
have been admitted into the UniOa We are indebI-
ed to the Northern democracy to-day for the admis
sion of Texas.
Dir, Speaker, an for the facls in the case 1 am
not here for party aud party alone And here comes
the Fugitive Slave LIW, and upon that we all sgree
that it certainly Southern measure. introduc-
ed by the great, the gallant the noble Gay; intro
ducCd | say by that mogt eloquent statesman as
of the Committee of Thirteen Henry
Clay introduced it-a man who welded more 10 flu
ence in his party then than any before since
his day. Nov, gentlemen, let see how things :
stand IN this With Clay, the great advocate
eloqueRce snd influence would suppose be 3
could bring his Hlen up to support constitutional
it is nothing more nor less than re-i
Grating a constitutional provsiOR-s provision that
was given TO US by fathers, sealed with their
blood and transmitted to posteriy Let Us see who
IRE the RePublisap.party. Why, SIR, how many DEM
ocrats voted for il North? Seventy eight. How u
many against it Fourteen. There we're Two to one 7
'Or il in the North. Very we'll; how many Whigsor
Opposition men-men opposed to the Democratic q
9arty-vOted for it? Gentlemen mean to do item 9
Justice Mr.. Clay by his influence did bring out q
hree and three only. Three voted for it. How /
many wings voted against it A? SiXty-tWo. How Il
stands the test gentlemen! Facts and figures r
cannot lie. How stands the test Y
Well here's the Kansas and Nebraska act shall l
record that vote What was that act? IL was u
mply-I will put it in 3 nut-shell-it was simply
nothing more nor less than repeating the Missouri
estricon line, which said, north of 369 3O slavery
never shall go; south, It may or may not got 3
forth of that line it never shall 60, The Kansas
md Nebraska act says that line snail be repealed t.
although it was virtually repealed by the Compro- o
Mise Of Mr.. Clay Of 1861 still, to put Il
his thing beyond doubt, it says: You, gentlemen D
n Tennessee Virginia, Kentucky and other South o.
I'm States, You own territory north of this 81
inc in with US, il is part of this glorious
you have right in common with u.s. o.
o go there with your property and when you go Il
here with it, it shall be projected. The simDle CT
ropcsition was, will yeu put Tennessee that proud p
tate which has poured out her blood for her =
ountry's good, gill you put her upon an equality
nth Massachusetts and New York. You know u
am great stickler for equality The "
uestion was, will you let those staes 60 there with
neir property upon the same fOCtin with Tonnes p
ee? That was the plain open aud shut question, n
nd one which no man can misunderstood. Now y
gu talk about Democrats being in The Black Re- g
ublican party. Let US see how may Democrats IT
oted fer this K4nsas-Nebrasks act. Foriy-fve. u
low many voted against it Thirty-eight. How m
lsny Ct the Opposition voted against it Fifty II
9ur. How many for it Not one could be found 81
the Congress OF the United States do it, Net ID
ne. And yet gentlemen say there is necessity vi
Or passing these resolutions DON'T urge the mat Sc
sr, we have the most unbOunded confidence in our =
representatives. in Congress- and they going to II
o right. q
Let me say thiR much to you; you remembe &c
hen Banks was elected Speaker Of the House Of -
CONSERVATIVES a Black Republican nan Of | az
cred to Southern institutions an1Southern rights W
man that is continually making war az inst oLr III
sacred rights, against the Constitution under IN
hich governed. How stands the case theu? Sc
low many northern Democrats voted for Banks VI
ne hundred and two votes cast and how many ID
II Mr.. Aiken? One hundred There were six un
ZEN South--Southern Opposition men-Who threw Fl
way their votes and would not vote for either. TIC
on talk about organizing the House with Southern
representatives. when Southern men failed to 10 IL
eir duly, permitted 3 Black Republican to be
want to tell the gentleman about the Northern pa
emOcracy, and see how many Northern Demo eS
It's voted for Mr.. Banks Gentleman say the IN
lack Republican party is composed Of Democrats wi
ow let me go few years back and see how many &c
emoerats from he North voted for Speaker Banks en-
OF one N
Without an exception every Northern Democrs- up
ted against Mr, Speaker Banks. Mark it. re-
crate it, every Democrat from the North without sol
exception, voted against him, That speaks vol ed
nes Banks lived in the North, vas Northern No
an, and yet, sir, not Democrat in the North an
ud be found who would vote for him for Speaker al
ID yet gentlemen talk about the Black Republican Gel
rty being composed of Democrats. How many of on
e Opposition party voted for Speaker Banks? erl
Iery one Of them, from beginning to eEd. And he
would like now right here, to know, for suppose is
e Representative from Wilson Mr.. Marin can rig
d. how Mr.. Etheridgs voted in That case, fe
Mr.. MARTIN. Say yourself. SIR
Mr. BENNETT. l want you to say, because l ne
MT know, and if could get the information, l Sn
,uld like to know For, Mr.. Speaker, | never COZ
ought about making speech on this ject I'M I'M
we adjourned last night, and have been locking ne
his position that question and have not yet s =!
lnd it, This much have heard, that be lodged ti
d did not vote at all and l. Pu