Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-30
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The friends Of AIessrs. BAIL, BArEs and 30 rs
are eagerly soliciting union with the Black Re
pubicans. MIR. LIseoLN Of Illinois, in a recent
spsech in Cincinnati tells them The terns OF which
they can obtain such union. Here they are. viii
they submit TO them:
have taken upon myself in the name of some
OF you 10 say, that We expect upon these principles
10 ultimately beat them la order TO DO 30, think
must haze safioRSl policy IN regard 10 Me IN
stItutOH Of sIG0syy that Acknowledges and dsIlsrs
scifh that faStitatoH az being wroHg Losd cheers.
Whoever desires the prevention OF the spread Of
slavery and the naturalization Of that institution,
yields and gives up sl chen he yields 10 any policy
that esther recognizes slavery being right or IS be-
ing Indifferent thing NolEing will make you sue
cessiul bat seIiiOg up policy which shall treat the
thing as bang sOrOng. When say this, l &c not
mean to say that this General Government is eharg-
ed with the duty of redressng or preventing all tie
wrongs in the world, but do think that II Is cbarg-
ed with the duty Of preventing and Refreshing all
wrong, 10 itself This Government IS expressly
charged with the duty Of providing for the general
welfare; We believe that the spreading out am
| nsrnatnitv of the institution Of slavery in
nairs The general welfare. We believe-nay, we
/ knoy-lhat that is the only thing that has ever
| threatened the perpetuity Of the Union ITSELF
the only thing that has ever meDaced The dss-
| truction Of the Government under winch we
live, is this very thing. To repress THIS tang
we think Is providing for the general well
sar. oar friepda in Kentucky differ frOia US. We
need not make our Argument for them, but We who
think il il srouq in ali it's relations or IN some OF
them M least NUT decide 10 our owH actions anu
our eWn course. upon cur oWn Judem ,nl
saw thai we must n OF interfere with the insiltu-
ton OF slavery in the States where IL eAis's
the Constitution forbds it, and the general welfare
does not require US to do go We must not withhold
an efficient fugitive slave law, because the Copsti-
ttuliOn REQUIRES u.s. understand II, not 10 WIN
hold such law; but must prevent tue oulsPiet
ing Of the institution. because neither the CShstu
lion nor general welfare Feqnre US to eAteAd IL
We must prevent TIE revival of the African slave
trade and the euactiug by Congress of Territorial
slave code We must prevent each Of these things
being done by either Congresses or Courts The
paope Of these United States the rightfdl mas
tiers of both Congresses and Courts, (apPlauseJ MOI
to overthrow The Constitution, but to overtime" the
men who pervert the Constitution. (Appiausa
10 do these things we must employ instrumental
tiles We must hold conventions; We must adopI
| uiatforms if We conform 10 ordinary customs; VT
must nominate candidates, ana we must carry eiec-
tone In all these thugs, think that We ought u
keep in view our real purpose, and In none 90 any
thing that stands adverse 10 our purpose = W
shall adopt platform that fails TO recognize OF eA
press our purpose or elect man that declares him
self inimieL to our purpose we not ohly take notD
ipp nv our success but we cay that We act upon nS
other principle but desire TO have 'ihe osVes ah'
fshes" by which in the end cur apparent success Il
really an injury.
eVervbody else that all the elements OF the oPpos
ton shall n, lie 10 the next Presidential election anI
in ali fnture time an ANXIOUS that that should De
hut there are things seriously 10 he IN
laiion TO that mlttsr II the terms ca" De of'o'yea
| I am an 6ar0r Of the UEioH. Bat suppose "s S"ut
faks soma man up and put him upon 0ne s"a or q"
o,Lsr If he neket lsho dseiJfts himself dgduia us ~
r,oara 70 N, prevention Of fk= tPredI Of sia0efy
e1a fr,s 10 has noss and says he is red Of heTm5
asprhiHo about Il, rho IS mare AGAINST ~ ma'
,Jaiast the enemy THAT eW be The iasueT my ~
/ tsil Jst no sidps States after SH-he hds "'e' ma
.otji kei1g b,dt IS the rule for han II ne n0if"an
| - 49, ma, around he rOn't get stdos STATE
and not oDIy co. but the portion Of our men 10 ar
E,oL- strisg upon HE yrHcp!s Ds really FgH J0'
IN nat az for him and he wont get single eecfo
raj Uots asyl0!sre, 1TeIPt perhaps ~ t'S D,4ts
| MARYLAND There is no use tH S1YMg 10 US ,'H !"
or, sfSborn and obstinate because ws icon 10 so"
, | .B tg;no o,tLis We cannot do H.. We cannot gt
on, men 10 vote st. speak, b. me card thai ace can
not ,,t tie State of Illinois IA such case ty tIJ
,hsu,qpa We could be # itter doion than me NE
gro Democracy" lhsmsslSts hare The hedFt 10 |''"
see
After saving this much let state little on Tho
| o,bsr Ia There are plenty Of men in the Slave
States that are altogether good enough Tor me- 10 %
either President or Vice President, provided they
will profess their sympathy with our purpose az Tue
election, and will place themselves Ga me grUuno
that our man, upon principle, can vote l"r' lher'
are scores of thea good men In their character lo
intsleencs and talent aud integrity II fuch one
will place himself upon that sort OF grOund atn
for kis ooeupyiug one place upsn the next Republi
can or Opposition ticket, applause Will hearty
90 for him But unless he dOes SO place himself
think il a matter of perfect nonsense 10 altenf F"
bring about union upon Ony other basis, that II
union be made the clements will scatter go that there
can be no success for such ticket, nor anythl Ike
success The good old maxims Of the BibL- are
applicable, aud truly applicable to hum'n analrs
and in this as IN other things, We may say mere ina
he that is not for is against US, he VINO
not with US scaltereth. (ApI lsuse shonll o.
glad to have Dome Of the many good and a'le ana
noble men of the South to place themselves Wher'
We can confer upon them tbs high honpr OF an eisG
| ton upon one or the ether end Of our ticket i
would DO nay soul good to do that thing IL WoniS
enable us 10 teach them that inRsnush as We seiec
one q their oWa number II carry cut our prln0i-
pl s. We sre free from the charge that We mean NOR
than We say.