Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-11

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M EtTnToN IS one Of the Representative from
Texas who was elected by the Opposition over oae
If fl,e nominees Of the democracy. He received a
portion of tie southern Opposition vote for Speaker
but had the fourteen votes give to Mr. GHAER- been
thrown for him, be would not have been elected
The power to elect would stu have remained with
the five aDu-Lecompton democrats voting Tor Ar.
Scattering.-P
Bu5 on Monday, The 9th, ballot for Speaker was
had with the following result:
Sherman. ...-.--.-......s-- 100
Hamilton --..---.. ----..,--.- %
Gilmer, ...... -..-.............. Y
Scattering, ........... ..............-.
So thai if the votes cast for Mr. GHMER had been
given 20 Mr.. HAuuroy, the latter gentleman would
have bsen elected Tt win be borne in mind that the
constant excuse given by the Southern Opposition
for not voting for Democrat was, that he could
not be elected even with their assistance. They
had no such excuse on Monday. With the vote
thrown away on Mr.. GnsER Mr.. HAMILTON could
have been chosen Speaker and the House organized.
Mr.. LEACH. Of n c.. (Opposition) told his Southern
Opposition friends th4t If they had voted for Mr.
HAMILTON on Saturday, that gentleman would have
been elected In refusing to vote for Mr. H., the OPP
position have not the excuse to render that he was the
Democratic nominee. On the contrary, he was not
even the nominee Of his party in his district. Al
though Democrat, he ran as an Independent eandi-
date against the regular Democratic nominee, and
was elected BY Opposition votes Yet the Opposition
preferred to throw away their votes on Mr.. GuNER.
We are rot astonished at such conduct We believe
when Congress assembled, that HENRY WINTER DA-
Wis, JoHE A. GHNEE, and EMERSON ETHERIDGE were
determined to force the Democracy to vote for one
Of them. or give the Republicans all the chances
of electing their man. We have seen nothing in
their subsequent course to disturb that belief; on
the contrary, everything that they have said and
done has tended to establish the correctness of our
first impressions. It is true that some Democrats
have been induced to vote for Mr.. GHsTR We are
rejoiced that the whole party have not thus hon
ored him. The Democratic party in Congress have
never yet cast their vote for either Of that rioMr.
GnaER. Mr.. ETHEKIDGE or Mr.. WINTER DAVIS. We
hope they never viii The Democracy of the South
can never be forced TO choose between either of
those gentlemen and Mr.. SHERMAN. They never will
vote Cor either of the fsur And neither Of those
three Southern Americans viii, in our opinion, vote
for any other than one Of themselves where there
is a probability of an election, we see no prospect
Of closing the contest, except by the adoption Of
the plurality rule; and to vote for that would, in
cur estimation, be equivalent to voting for JOIN
SHERMAN. Let those who desire to take the respons-
Utility, do 50 for ourselves, we will give no such
advice.
Not having been in position to speak Of this contest
when it began and of the relations and responsible
ties of the various parties into which the House is d.
vided, we had determined to say nothing about it
until the struggle was over and then review it in
Ill L. Il
discover where The blame properly belonged. We
shall prefer to say nothing until we can pur-
sue the course at first determined upon by Con-
lent that she course Of the Democratic Represent
atves viii be t-iumphantly sustained by their con-
stituents, the Opposition. may rail on.
"Lott CALLED jade vine, our Eithers unwrung"
We take great pleasure il transferring to our col
umns the accompanying article from the Patriot Of
Yesterday. The views therein contained are entire
" in accordance with the sentiments expressed in
one or two of our editorials during the past week.
On Wednesday last we said:
That tNorthern anti-slavery) sentiment mist be
changed or materially modified. We believe that it
can be done and fairly done. We do not insist that
the Free States shall become Slave States. but
we do insist that they shall not only regard slave
~ as an institution recognized by the Constitution
but that they shall regard il Just for US OF the
South to hold slaves as long we desire. We be-
lieye that such sentiment can be produced in the
Free States, How? We answer, by such speeches
As that of Mr. D'JOEDr: bv q bold. open. manly
treatment of the subject: by the enlightenment OF
the masses Of the North There are thousands of
honest. patriotic misguided men In the Northern
States now voting with the Black Republicans, who
have been induced to do so by the gross mIsrepre-
sensations OF their press and their political leaders
Undeceive them: show them slavery it is. and
they win abiure their allegiance 70 the Higher Law
and again become devoted citizens of the Union We
must have more such speeches there as Mr.. . Con
ors Circulate by the thousand, such that Of Gov
johnson. recently delivered in the Senate. Learn
them that the slave labor of the South umica
to the free labor of the North but that both are en-
gagged in a common struggle against the expressions
OF accumulated capital. Let our Southern men take
the field. Let us detail Johnson, and Nicholson
AMI Harris. and Stephens, and Davis. and Hunter
and Breckenridge. and Brown and corps of others
for the work Let US no longer contine the tight
against Black Bepublicanism to Southern ground
Let us carry the war into Africa, Let the batue
cry be "CIrtbdgO delsEda est Aboilonlsm must be
crushed out.
In the language Of the Patriot Missionaries are
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for the anti slavery heathens
Of the free States. Let them be furnished ~ all
means" We repeat LET them Be furnished By all means
We would be rejoiced to see Mr. BELL and Gov
BRowN Of this state, on the stump in the coming
campaign insisting before the ant-slavery men
of the northern, middle and northwestern States
that Southern slavery is morally, socially political
" right They have the faculty of making the
worse appear the better reason, and in so good a
cause they would force the granite hills of New
England to pirate of the injustice done by northern
abolitionsts to Southern men and Southern institu
tons We long to hear the dispassionate logic Of
the one and the burning eloquence of the other
-enr l..
slowly along upon the breezes that fan the home Of
SEWARD echo and reecho upon the shores Of Oatario
and Erie until finally lostupon the broad praires Of
the mighty West. Oh for a South, united South a
South that with enc heart and one voice would
stand up in defence Of her dearest rights. We are
struggling for life The Black Republican party,
for sickly principle. When we lose, we lose all
It can never be too deeply regretted that we have
in the Southern States certain political leaders who,
for purposes of personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, are ever
ready to parry every direct blow that is made upon
our enemies. BY feint at Southern disunionists.
When we can all stand together, cease all pickering,
lay aside all prejudces and minor differences, and
demand our constitutional rights, not in the tone Of
supphcants but as dem1nduutS F." then we viii have
that Union, which in the words of JACKSON, lied
fathers through sanguinary struggle 70 a glo-
rious Independent that sacred Union, PERFECTED
By oUB CONSTITUTION"
TAKING TO TIE PoNr-We find in The Boston
Courier report of the proceedings Of q public
meeting held in Lowell, Mass. on the 29th ult The
President of the meeting Oliver NJ. Whipple
ESQ. The following resolutions were adopted
RssaTUf5 That's zens Lowell view with utter de.
ts tsion and design OF John Brown,
and believe that they have suffered but the just penalty Of
Their crimes
salusd That disspProvs Of and all attempts in
terere with tie rights aud internal policy II
Eeolraf discounenance se NAL fanatcsm, wheth
or Nra OF Soath and will m teachings purposes
by an iagiti nate means
esolus4 That cold the perpetuy OF the Federal Union
ar,unt sl O5r cols -rt AS he re chief basis Of
~ LIBERTIES ahutd n fathers, that
- ~. ore ourplse, & enid welt ths
5 -t4 Throughout the world % tr n.m uuimpairsd to
POI
The nes.ing was addressed by DR.. John C. AVER
4 b Brown NJ b. White and B. +. Butler.
The remarks of Mr.. White, like those Of Mr.O'Con-
or. of New York on a similar occasion. were % the
Doint He did not defer to the preJudices Of his
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