Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-29

At all times Of the campaign, we have talked,
prayed and worked against the election of Lincoln.
We 90 not desire dsrnion. We deprecate it-al-
though re hold It as FAR preferable to submission 70
Lincoln Much as we opposed to the Bell party,
we would infinitely prefer its success-perhaps, even
that Of Donglas-to the election of Lineeln.-1font-
gomey Nail
This is frank and bold enough. DisuniOn prefer
able 70 submission TO Lincoln. 1t means resistance
% Lincolns Constitutional election This Is the pro-
gramme Of the supporters of Breckenridge While
they are pursuing a course which must contribute
to Lincolns election, they are preparing, IN that
event, so precipitate the cotton States into reyo
lation '-BanHer.
Now read the letter which we publish below by
Judge Vars the great leader Of the BELL party in
Alabama We find the letter in the Patriot Of yes
terday, copied from the Montgomery Pesi. We give
it entire, and call particular attention to that por-
ton which we have emphasized. VIII the Banner
publish this letter and tell its readers whether or
not it endorses the position of the head and front of
the BELL party in Alabama? Will it publish the
DUDLEY letter of Hon. Ben. II. HILL the head and
front of the BELL party in Georgia? Win itpublsh
the Rochester speech of Mr.. FILLMORE?
BELL men of Tennessee who are afraid of YANcEY,
read the letter of your Mr.. Warts;
TusKEGEE, Sept. 2lst, 1860.
DANIEL SAYRE, Esq.-Dear Sir; Your favor, ask
ing me to state what l said in my speech at this
place last week, as to the election of Mr. Lincoln,
was received this morning.
spoke without notes, and can easily give you
the substance in short said that in my judgement
the great question now presented to the American
people was, how can we best prevent the election
of the Black Republican candidate That this IN
yolved the question of longer continuance OF the
Union, under the Constitution. That Alabama,
through the public men, and unanimously through
A..
such candidate would be the cause of dissolution
of the Union that other States had made similar
declarations That thus dsunion was hanging like
great funeral pail the destiny of the Republic
That in expressing my views did not undertake.
to speak for any body but myself that there had
been no general expression of opinion by those as
ISOLATED with me in the canvass, and that could
not speak for them. That fer myself would say,
had been reared in the school of State Rights and
had ever been a State Rights man. That had, and
STILL recognized the right of secession. That the
Constitution of the United States was adopted by
the sovereign people of each State, acting through
its chosen delegates. That each State had. separ-
ately and independently of the others, adopted il
for itself. That the right to withdraw from the
federal compact had never been surrendered, and
that each State must be the sole judge of the cause
and its sufcenoy of its secession. That each State
in its sovereign capacity, therefore, had the right
to for itself policy expediency might dictate
But for light and trivial causes, this right would
never be exercised.
further said in reference to the great question
on which the Black Republican party had been or
ganzed the Supreme Court of the United States had
decided that the Territories were the common pro-
perty of all the States and that every citizen of each
State had the right TO remove with his property OF
every description into the Territories and whilst
there be protected in the enjoyment of such proper
ty that Congress had neither the power to abolish
slavery nor to impair the rights of the Shareholder
in the Territories that the only power possessed by
Congress over the subject of slavery in the Terrific
ries was the power coupled with the duty OF pro
tecting and securing the in the enjoyment OF
his property that the Territorial Legislature, be-
ing the mere creature of Congress, had other or
greater power than that conferred by Congress and
that Congress- could not confer greater power
than itself possessed.
l said that the Black Republican party bad pub
icly avowed war against the decision OF the Su-
preme Court, and had declared its fixed purpose to
resist and overturn it: and on obtaining power
through the form of the Constitution to change and
reorganize the Supreme Court and thus parallze
the strong arm of protection to the South L SAID
these principles and declarations of fixed pur-
pose at with our our dearest rights with
one of the coordinate departments of the Govern
ment and with the Constitution of the United States
that the Black Republicans had thus placed them
selves in the attitude of traitors to the Constitution
and government of the United States; they were
rebels against the Constitution, were the dsturbers
of the good order and peace of society, and were
themselves the vioaters Of and rebellers against the
do of the ands and that their success III the pres
ent contest, with their avowed principles and pur
poses, would be direct attack on the institutions
of the South; rebellion against the Constitution and
the Union and that the South would be justified, IN
THE EYES OF ALL ENLIGHTENED MEN, IN RESISTING To
THE EXTENT OF SUNDERING EVERY TIE WHICH
BINDS Us TOGETHER AS ONE PEOPLE.
| stated that a dissolution of the Union would be
great and terrible calamity, involving, IN all hui
and bloodshed of civil war, and land drenched in
fraernal blood That every patriotic citizen, what
ever might be his party preJudices or predlecton
should exert his utmost power to avert great and
dire q calamity.
stated that did not desire disunion, and that no
good citizen could desire it, thatIt was our bounden
duty patriots and christians to adopt the wisest
means TO prevent ii. | said that we had
grown from a small to a great people; that our
wealth and power, and glory a nation, had been
achieved under the protecting egis of the ConstItu
tion and that we should stand by 1t, maintain and
preserve it. undeiled and unbroken to the most dis
tant posterity.
That in the present aspect of political affairs the
only safe plan of averting the dangers which sur
round US was to unite heart and hand, in the sup
port of Bell and Everett that they alone stood any
chance of defeating Lincoln and his horde Of Black
Republican cohorts And after thoroughly eXamln-
ing the records of Bell and Everett, and showing
that the rights of the South would be safe IN their
hands. appealed to all of every party to rally with
one voice to their support That they could be
elected and thus the voice of great people would
arise from mountains and valleys, throughout our
broad land, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
the Gulf to the Lakes prOcaiming that the ConstItu-
tuition shall be maintained the Union shall be pre-
SerUed and the laws shall be enforced
The above is the substance of what said on the
subject about which you inquired.
Very respectfully, your friend,
T. H. WATTS.