Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-26
Senator Brown, Of Mississippi, on the
Administration and the Charles.
ton Convention.

euDlOlned treated OF oEWAhD b HEePi osSi'ic
conflict" and advocated dissolution OF the /
Union in the event of the election OF a Black /
Republican 20 the Presidency. The grounds |
upon which this doctrine proceeds is familiar
to the public, and hence we omit that por-
ton. We commend the speech to the atten-
ton of our democratic friends in Tennessee,
who have been instructed that the Northern
democracy are the only true friends of our
"peculiar institution" A careful reading of
this document should teach them that they
are expected to join the ranks of the extrem-
lists of the South, or CO operate with body
of men at the North. called national demo-
Gratis, who, it is proclaimed, are not more
trustworthy on the subject of slavery, than
Black Republicans themselves. In attempt
ing TO ~be all things to all men," the demo
cracy is leading its ranks to selEdestruction;
and the only alternative for its own safety,
and for the safety Of the country, is for the
conservative members of the party to join
the conservative Opposition, who oppose the
Southern as well as the Northern extremists,
and are laboring 70 restore the nation to its
much-needed repOse and tranquility.
| Senator BROWN, among other things, said:
MFR. Seward proposes to exclude us by the
| direct vote of Congress. Mr.. Douglas says
no. this cannot be dOne-but if you will re-
| sort to the hocts pocus of nOn-action or I'M
| friendly legislation the thing can b. worked
ont to a charm. Hold says Mr.. Buchanan,
YOU have no right TO exclude the South by
direct or indirect means, but If yon can so
cunnin giy lay scheme as TO exclude them,
and vet avoid responsibility in the conrls. |
give YOU my word and my friends will not
interfere.
Now, my friends, which of the three do you
prefer-Seward, like bold high-wayman.
proposes to march up and snatch your rights
from you by the strong arm OF power. Doug
las proposes to pilfer away your rights
through an irresponsible territorial Legisla
ture which he insists has the right to rob
you if it will only do it cunningly. Mr.
Buchanan raises his eyes in holy horror aud
declares they are both little better than
burglars and thieves. But still if they do
! succeed in robbing you and can escape the
courts he will not interfere. He thinks bis
whole duty.s performed in protesting against
the robbery. Neither the constituliOn--nor
common justice, nor sense of graft ude for
your past support has imposed on him any
! sort of obligation to interpOse in your de-
fence. Which of the three do you prefer?
For myself. if could be brought to choose
DeINecH pOHltlDuo 20 uOSItlc 10 our rights. L
| rather think | should proper Stewards It
has the merit of being bold. He robs with
an uplifted hand and takes the responsibility.
! Douglas does the thing Just as effcctuallv
| with more adrOitnesS. And then with mock
civilty says il you don't like it it go 10
court.
While Mr. Buchanan stands by. smiles gra-
! ciously. and says, For shame, gentleman
/ how can you act so ~ But. though pane
piled i'll power, he does nothing to prevent
/ the outrage.
! If do injustice to Mr.. Buchanan, he may
| blame the editor of his organ, of the CJHstdI-
| ton, and his Attorney General. Judge Black.
MI. Bowman has been putting forth the
rankest hcresies all the summer, through his
spaper-while Judge Black has been
| building cOb-hOuses and knocking them
down, for the amusement of such pcOule as
lake an interest in such childish sports. He
| assigns positions to Douglas which every
! schoOlboy ought to know he never occupied
| taking care 10 make them OF easy refuta-
ton; and then proceeds very solemnly 10
overthrow them. But when he comes to
the real question of giving Congressional pro-
| lection 10 slavery in the Territories, his hero
| ism, like Bob Acres courage, oozcs out, and
/ he is as dumb as a beetle.
In all seriousness, il Mr.. Buchanan. Judge
/ Black, or any other leading statesman of the
! North Is with us on the question, why dOu't
! they say so? Do they expect TO satisfy the
South with honeyed words pucira 1t tacia
| a Igeterea HihL then they underrate our in
tclligencc. Do they hope to escape observa-
! ton under the smoke of a general fire aimed
! at Douglas? Then they insult our sagacity.
! What We demand is the independent right TO
carry cur slave property into the Territories,
| aud have ii protected after we get it there
/ first, by the territorial Legislature, and that
/ falling W., :hen by Congress. If this right
and this protection is denied us, it cannot
much concern US by whom it is done. and the
modus oPeraHdi is of the least imaginable con
sequence. Judge Black, and Northern poliu-
clans generally. may as well understand that
a sugar-coat,d pill is just as nauseating in its
, effects as naked tartar emetic.
Instead of long observation" on maya
/ ziLe articles, designed, like French minis.
! ter's words. to obscure idcas-a very short
! paragraph would have answered all our pur
poses. THE Southern people have the same
right to take their slave property to Terri
/ tory that an Eastern man has To take his dry
/ goods, or Western man his produce; and hc
has the same right to have it protected after
/ be gets il there. And neither Congress nor
the territorial Legislature can properly. nv
means direct or indirect, deny this right OF
! withhold this protection. Aud whether the
| one OF the other, or both, undertake to cX-
/ cTcise such right, or deny such proc elton.
We feel bound in fidelity to the Constitution,
! and to that equal justice which il secures. Ia
! intyrpOsc in defense of the Southern people
LIT that be the language. II is plain, prac-
/ teal common sense. and to the point. We
/ shall all understand it. lie who utters it will
/ cntiIle himself to our votes, and he vino
/ stops short should encounter our stern oppo-
! sitIon.
! Let me not be misunderstood in regard to
/ the President A represented by his news
/ paper organ, he falls. ia my Judgment, inn
me"furably short of doing justice. As
represented by his Attorney General, he the
uriZgs we'll. He admits our right, Under the
Constitution. to take our slave property to
the territories. and our constitutional right
to have it projected after we get it there.
| But when We ask, e" To whom shall we APP
peal, in our constitutional rights are not
respected like Douglas, he points as /.
the courts. ! have 30 often comhatted Doug
las, when he has pointed ms 10 the courts as
our only refuge. that | feel almost ashamed
I" repeat the same arguments in reply to the
President.
1t is useless to appeal to me in the name
If the Democratic party, or of any other
party. There was day when party names
signitied great deal. We all know what
Democracy siguitied in the DAYS ut Jtff,rson.
Madison, Jackson aHd Polk. IL meant equal
ty and exact justice to all paris of the Con
fodcraey. True Democracy means nothing
less nov; and no. spurious article shall bc I
palmrd oil oI me as IA genuine article. I
abhor Douglas SquRtter Sovereignty. | tie |
test the good Lord good Devil policy Of the |
Washington "Cou -tiiution." / am not salts /
led with Attorney Blacks 'Obser- /
yations'' on Douglas magaziue article. /
regard with distrust all politicians North /
and South. who hesitate Ia declare in favor