Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
Another Presentatlon.-The Le1lng-


We learn that some of the opponents Of BEEcKH-
RIDGE and LANE are circulating the report that MIR
BREcKNRrDGE in his Lexington speech declared that
the object Of his party was disunion To give
FEASIBILITY to this charge those who make it refer
to The tecgraphic report of that speech as it was
published in our columns. They point out the fol-
lowing sentence:
But word upon another subject. Although
am not disunionist and the principles assert are
not; get the object Of the organization by goich haze
been nominated Is TO break up THIS coaederdcy, and
suppose they have selected me as the tool with which
to execute that scheme. a voice, "a bad instru-
ment" Cheers)
No one who reads the speech can be so blinded as
not to see that the whole tenor of the speech is to
relieve Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE and his party from the
charge of disunion In publishing the telegraphic
report of the speech we accompanied it with the
following words:
We publish this morning the telegraphic report by
| the Associated Press Of portion Of Mr.. BREcKIN-
RIDGES speech, find 1t in the Louisville Demo
Graf Douglas) II ioA Be seen that The report is quit
Imperfect. We will publish the remainder tomorrow
In day or two we viii publish on an extra halt
sheet. the entire speech corrected.
Afew days after we did publish correct copy
of the Speech and instead of the language reported
/
words
But Il is said although am not a disunionist
and the principles maintain are Constitutional anC
true, yet the object of the organization by which
have been nominated is to break up this Confedera
cy and suppose they have selected me as the
tool with which to execute that scheme. a
| vOice-"A bad instrument !" Cheers Sec page II
Lexington Speech.
Immediately following the above Mr.. BREckN
RIDGE said:
Gentlemen, do not think any man will charge me
in my public address to the people, with want o
candOr. have no doubt great many gentlemen
in the Southern States Of the Union think that thei
constitutional rights will never be recognized
few are, perhaps per Sc dsunionists; though doub
if there fifty such in the Union, aside from tn
Abolitionists of the Garrison school. Undoubtedly
number of gentlemen who were dissatisfied wit
the Compromise Measures of 1850 now prefer M
for the Presidency and sustain me this platform
and if could descend TO count noses, doubt no
there are many more of the same character VIII
sustain other gentlemen, upon platforms not so con
srtutional and desirable mine. rCheers.l VIVA
is the charge? Nearly ali the entire delegations o
a majority of the States made this nomination and
sustained by the masses of the Southern Democra
cy and by strong organizations in most Of tn
| Northern States. DO they mean to say that thes
masses are disumonists? Why gentlemen, tn
country is in a bad way if this be so. But th'
| charge is a reckless one The entire delegation
from California and Oregon united in my nomina
ton, and affirmed our principles. Are these disun
ion States? They lie thousands of miles away iron
our domestic strifes. What have they said or don
that lead any to suppose that they would brea
up the Union of the States? They impartial Al
bitrators OF this dispute and they tell our NORTH
ern brethren they must do justice and give equait
in the Union and thus alone they maintain tn
Union and the Constitution.
Are majority of the Senators in Congress disur
: ionists? Are three-forths of the Democratic men
bers of the House of Representatives disunionlsts
Are all the eminent men throughout the Union, VIII
sustain this cause, disunionists? My friends, th
. charge is baseess and absurd.
r Advantage has been taken of the loyalty of tn
people of Kentucky and equally, to the surpris
and delight of the gentlemen engaged in it, tn
scheme succeeded better than they expected. | al
sure that the sober, second thought of the peopl
will recall them to the maintenance of their wei
considered opinions. Kentucky will never abandO
principle which she has declared to be the prime
tple of the Constitution and the Union Loud al
e plause.l
In conclusion we repeat: beware OF THE ELE'
TOWERING TRICKS AND FALSE REPORTS.