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

etA Known you for long time, you have lived in tn
~ county 81 wilson ever since | knew ycu, you ar
-, one OF the props Of ihe country, a standard 10
ear morais for sCbrity and goodness and y0u ook
Gu upon as sueh d you not believe it to be lin th
o 9ueuage OF the resolltIon) the duty Of cur rep
.ssen'etlTes IN Congress to recognise IS enemies
~ oHeh' ana especially to the ssveStates all VII
eH "a any way favor or affiliate this sectional RIaeI
70 Republican parry; and that any action on tbei
~ P@r'' Hhien laVois cooperation with the Daek
oe hePnehcSns II oFgauisngthe House. and thus Mac
al ing the olnees and important committees OF tina,
es Ody under their cOntro would be fsIse "a tbo a
r ment Of the people of Tennessee an ipsult 10
es con tuents, and disgraoeiul to themselvrs SIM
I'D Pc were to first ask him in that way. he vronj5
ID ana r, why, certainly, sir do am a. lovsl h
rs the South as you, or any member Of the Democrat
n &c party Now, | frsG call upon him to record hs
Of vote in that way. do not pretend to sci myself an
as an adviser. If you would just take away his
A. politics from him. would go hin almost before
ID any other man, and WOnld think his advice was
:. right.
1t Some gentlemen say have confidence in the in
II tegriy OF our representatives in Congress and as
: far as know them personally, have not the least
doubt Of their loyalty to the South But | say can
/ these resolutions do any harm Don't you remen-
Q Der there were siN Southern Congressman wao re
1 fused TO vote for Mr.. Aiken and thereby Banks
was elected Speaker II the Thirty-thrd Congress
2 Don't you see their party Ties views notions and
: feelings were so powerful against the Democratic
party that they would notvote for Democrat because
he was a Democrat So says the representative
, from Carroll Mr.. Porter1 upon this floor Il vas
for party sad party considerations alone tina: they
refused Now crisis hss.oome and we should ali
soar above party; We should be united upon this
great question. crisis has arisen when we should
be like the proud eagle Of which il is said when
black, murky, and dangerous cloud was about to !
oVershadow 1t, the proud eagle scared above the /
cloud. want TO see the people cf Tennessee as |
this cloud come up-this black, murky and dan |
gerous cloud that seems 10 threaten glorious
constitution that was handed down to us by Wash
ington--like the proud eagle to soar above party
and party considerations, and send up uniiei voice
upon this subject That is what want TO see
have no political advantage to seek, gentlemen,
or to gain over yoI as far as am concerned an
not very strong ParizsD at least p,litieally-yes,
am pretty strong psrtizsn too, flau ghter when
you come TO party, bot hope that am net SO
| strong that cannot do to all ample, complete and
full justice, aud that l never will let my political
feelings run 20 such ar txtsnt tnat they would de-
strey personal and SOC al relations with my friends
have no party purposes to gain or in view but TO
do justice to my section. desire this much 10 saw
We ought &c come up and vote for these resolutions.
Tbs question is far beyond party. You own slaves
and own slaves AID our constituents are slave
holders and believe that slavery is right in the
abstract II is sOcslly, politically, and relisousIy
/ right lE conlrsvenes no Divine laW--it is a bies-
sing to the slave ane blessing to the MASTER and
greater blessing to the slave than to the master
That Is my view upon the subject of slaves do
not believe that slavery ever will Re extinguished
believe that it is right in principle and light in
practice. Il is blessing to the slave ana the great
est blessing that has ever beAlen that unfortunate
and marked race Of Gods creation. / believe they
are not capable of Gelf-goVernment end adapted to
nothing but servitude. There is 10 country that !
doesn't have slaves although our Northern brs- /
thren stand tvday ready 10 carry US by storm they
have no great ling for the slaves Of the South a
for they have menal slaves in the North worse than
ours The eOloIed man Of the South is better of,
his condition is superior to the mental slave in the
North They are oppressed, and there is much
oppression IN the North there is in the South ,
have said enough, as far as Iam concerned, Mr..
Speaker. upon this question. hope am under $
stood did not inteud when commenced - speak :
as long as have. | thou ght would make my re- il
marks as brief as possible for The purpose of Fl
placing myself right before the country
But tell you to-day, my judgment is we ought
to pass these resolutions without the crossing of a
- or the dottiug OF an H." We ought 10 put fir
them record and We will do ourselves no in iury
II Brown or Seward any o,her OF their confeder-
aies should come dOWn TO the Staie OF Tennessee
for the purpose OF servile insUrrecion would look
to the Opposition party shy other par
ty on Gods earth &c shed their blood in rislets and
streams If it tseame NECESSARY a. remarked By the
representa- from Wilkinson on yssterdsY. And
could not but remember with pride and pleasure
when nc vas tskiag about the Opposition parry,
and the blood he had seen shed BY Them of his noble
and gsliSnt commander when 10 a distant land
u
hOdiment of ebiValry and of all that is coed and
great. knOs be belongs to the Opposition party
and is an honor aUd an ornament tLas party
And remember also with pride and pleasure the
N0rthern blood that poured out for our common
nOun'Ty's cause. have a dou5t but that North
srn blood could be obtained to- lay in defence Of
Southern rights, if Wm. II. Seward was at the
head Of an arOy. marching upon us bat we could
not get aid from the Black Republican party
look upon the Dsmocrati, party North as true as the
Democratic party South. As party they stand in p
national point Of view for Southern rights and chs
destroy the Democratic party North and You destroy
he last beacon hope Of American liberty.
So far as the amendment offered by the Repre- vi
sentative from Bedford Mr. WiseLer1 is concerned
what is the object OF i The object Of it is to t9T
place the Tennessee Legislature in the attitude Of
saying that We condemn with as much indignation
he Southern ire-eater do Seward God for Soe
bid that ever should say By word action deed ph
II anything else No sir, will say aye to
hat; never Why place Ars-eaters on level with
Fire-eaters! name them out! who
are theyl have heard Gov. MELVILLE and John
l. Qltman mot here) named as ire-eaters. Why A,
f old Qutman was living ! would as soon have him
Is any man on earth to represent in the Rouse of
RePresGntstIv 8 or In the Senate of the United
States You call him fre-ester He may have
vent to extremes | do not endorse Southern FIRE
atsrs but can forgive them. If they err, It's on
he side Of right and justice. They may resort to
extremes, but insurresOn is talked about Let III,
ne say TO you to-day, that not 4 stronger Union-
owing man lives than your humble servant; and l
rustln Heaven that the day never viii come that tAs
,Iorious eOnfsderacy will be broken up. l eoncede
hat some fre-esters are in favor Of it. and while
etest and sbominate the doctrine would not nut .
hem in the same attitude with WA. II, Seward
Th0 IS warning against the Constitution of the
ountry and aiding aad abeting an instruction in
ne South, | pray Heaven that this Union may Az,
ndCre forever and forever! pray that il may be :"
npu,abie eternal everlasting, aud that genera
ions yet 10 succeed after shall have passed
way and be consigned to the cold tomb-I trust
hose who succeed Us and sake the responsibilities
the this Government upon tfeir shoulders will y
nd this Union uDimpaired and will so transmit Z =
generations that shall succeed them, and that IA
be lime will arrive in the history Of this glo-
ious coBfederacy that disunion will come upon ..
3. 1t is the last resort sir Indeed, hardly VI
now under what circumstances could give my as
snt to the last yestige Of American liberty
one-gone forever. Talk about a dissolution
Thy, sir, ! don't want to do il, ] don't want to
ring my mind to such dread Consequences Place
3 as Southern confedtFacy and 1t would be the "
ost lamentable that ever could occur no
hen, If a servile insurrectiOn put on foot -
nat would be the consequences? War, war to the
1fe, An extermnatiDg would go on tEeen
lie same race and the descendants of the N
IthPrs OF 1875. Why, sii, il seems 10 ne We had -
stter be botted cut Of existence almost than 10 see
dissolution of the Union,
Yet, sir, if the Black Republican party succeed
rrible indeed will be the consequences; cur con-
ltuiion Will be trsmpied under loot, and when that
gone, what is to bud and hold Us together So
othiOg nothing Look at the ooGntries which "a.
ave passed away, Greece was once Republic
noble Republic celebrated fer leaFuing aud ie-s- I'LL
ire and yet 80 soOn as they violated hair consti- E
it under fOot-they sunk to rise no Tsru
ore forever, and she NJ longer rtmains There n"
as little Mexico in 1924, obtained OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
rough bard bought struggle, in which "Ljbsr- a.
y was the cry. She de led her constitution af-
r ours, aud how long it remain 2 Why. sir Co
at constru lon IS nov 'ramPlei under their nov
ihalowed ct l. had no binding iIhu- the !
ice upon hem, AMI che went down to insignif- no,
nee and infamy, and never to this day has she
oss-her evening star set 10 rise more. Lit
e Black Republican party triumph and hey will !.
ample our constitution under foot discard all the IO1
cred principles contained In that Instrument g THY
re our cont tuiORal rights in the South put nov
EN- at nought, trample hem n Ter ( els y let y
e black Republican party triumph ami the last
pc, The last Vesiige Of American Liberty is Depart
forever from our land
Mr.. Speaker, hope and trust these resolutions
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