Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-25

SIR, why does mytolleague say that the Daniocrat-
ic party Is secuonaR Because Of lis locatiorl. %
mas given us President from the North ce
PRESIDENT from the South. On tins Hoor Il has Eep-
resentatives from tle South, from the North. rom
the East. and from the West Democrats from the
North have voted for men Of the South Of an par
ties, and Democrats from the South cast their votes
most cheerfully for Democrats Of the North Ia
1886 over million and quarter Of northern Dsin-
Ocrats cast their votes for the candidate Of the DEM
0eratc party.
is il sectional on account Of its princnles9 What
principle does the Democratic party hold to that IS
nos national,
Sir. thank nv honorable friend from llississippi
LAr. Lainarl for ext0.tilg from my coleagul me
reluctant admission that even the most exlTelne
Democrats OF the south claimed and denlanaea
nothing which was not constitutional and ms SIR,
I ask, what do the most extreme Democrats Of the
s0uta demand Of the North that IS objected . BY
my colleague or any Of his party.
J. They demand q faithful execution Of tbs tugl-
live slave law, that runaway slaves escaping rom
Snuthem States, shall be delivered up to ther aw-
ful owners. Is that sectional Does not the Clnsti-
tuition guaranty them this right aud does 1ar col
league cali that sectional They ask that Cl res
shall not interfere for the purpose Of ab0Ls hing
slavery IN the District Of Columbia, NORM tc s. 1ls
nor in the arsenals and backwards of the nited
States. nor In the Territories They danani that
the Southern people shah have an equal pat ipa-
ton i'm the common Territories the rUht "a s0uth-
ern citizens TO emigrate 70 the Territories al AIRY
with them their property, and enjoy un-
der the protection Of the Government ass my
colleague whether, IN all these demands he can IND
anything sectional or which works injustice o the
North! He has already, in response to my honora-
bic friend from Mississippi, Mr. Lamarl answered
positively in the negative. Then ask again. why
does he charge sectionalism the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Clerk. VIII detain the House but few mo-
meRts longer think have answered my colleague
If he desires honestly TO preserve this Union /
would advise him 60 bend an his energies % pre-
serve the Constitution, because the Uni0n IS me
result of the Constitution. Sir be must aid in de-
feating and in destroying this sectional Back Re-
publican party, winch seeks to DESTROY tie Coust-
tuition and thas destroy the Union If nv eoielgue
viii do this instead Of wasting his voice AMI time
in warning on the Democratic arty-a party which
has withstood the assault Of giants and which has
ever stood up for the rights OF every portion Of the
C0nfederacy-be would soon hear no more of DIS
union We Of the Democratic party love -lns Union
too. quite well, and, in my opinion much more
wisely than does my colleague. We love il because
it is the work of our fathers; because it vas de-
signed to confer equal rights upon every member
of the COnteUeracy e have made mar s;lcri iiccs
to preserve it, and trust we are ready lad willing
70 make many more. Sir. I am wilnI % make
many more so that ] do not surrenilertie Couslitu-
ton ann willing to sacrifice blood AMI treasure;
yes, sir. | viii do anything save to make base
rights under it. These l trust we VIII nerer yield.
hope never to see the day when the brave, patri-
otic and ind0mitable people Of my beloved and Lon-
cred native state shah quietly, dishOn0rably and
cOwardly submit to the unconstitutional dictati0n of
party Of traitors 70 be desp0iled Of their proper
y, deprived Of their rights, and reduced 70 the
unenviable condition Of beggars and supplants for
Justice. and that, too, in a Government where they
have the right to demand it,
Mr. Clerk, 1 have done. The honorable gentle
man from Georgia Mr.. Hill requested me to yield
to him for a moment. to explain his position on the
point 1 alluded to in the beginninninr Of my re-
marks, and do so, as the gentleman was not pres
ent when / made the alusiOn,
Mr.. HILL. in debate, which sprung up here
abOut the Goth Of December I made some re-
marks which have not referred to since. But 7
do not often mistake my sentimnts, an I meant to
say then what l say now. I think 7 ated On that
occasion thatI was Union man, r . Southern
man with Union sentiments, and s1me peculiar
views Among other things / rene her very dis
tmcty, stated that if some person. sagreeabls to
me on account Of his political se1tinels as 0bHOx
i0Is even as an Ab0litionst. were CeVated consti-
tutiOnaly to the Presidency Of the United States.
would not regard it as sufficient caUse for dlnion.
/ also stated, as now remember, that there was
pOrt grave one.Wth me, Interest," as felt myself
and my constituents % be in the ins- tuition Of slave
ry, and 1t was this While I would not insist upon
general law for the protection of slavery IN all tie
Territories that whenever case arose respecting
Territory where. by its location, il -t be reason
ably supposed the institution of slavery would GER
tainy 20 and would exist if it wen not prohibited
by congressional action by territorial legislation
under the peculiar doctrine Of Senator Douglas
and by either Of these means it should be excluded
from such Territory I would for that cause join
the extreme men of the South, and call upon the
Government Of the United States to give prOtec-
ton in such Territory % every species Of property.
did not say to what extreme mea- Tres would re-
sort; but DO not scruple to say tt that whenever
the day arrives that am cOnvinc that either By
congressional action or by pouring antislayery
votes upon a Southern Territory tie Institution Of
slavery is prevented from eXtenillg itself beyond
its present limits viii unite witt Southern men Of
extreme character to resist such an injustice
Mr.. WRIGHT Mr. Clerk the gentleman from
Georgia has stated substantially what [ understood
his position to be- now thank the gentlemen from
Mississippi Mr. Barksialsl for he courtesy he
has shown IN yielding te me, and tie House for its
attention