Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-25
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i've .no ays ls weary liat door, AMI defend hr s.
sia-sry 81. nv oo5sis.5se 2oq sEa error at
ei, and which ought uos b rai.sao'- ss5
He says. further.
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Sir. believe am justified nv .l. ~t 4. -
inc that it IA the ultimate air5 al 49,. - ~.
Black Republican party not onlv n, sts. - ~
RIGHTS 81 properly IN the southern ssstss 80 ~
our people Of their lawful. property ma - -
either degrade the white men and v-orra, Il ~.
level Of the negro. or attemut to elevate tl,s -.
% the level Of the whites. Sir in the State 81 ls
sachusetts, where the Black Republicans have aor
troll I understand this to be the case now: unfer
stand that no legal obstacle exists why negroes
should not be mllitiamen. jurors, judges. Cover
nors, and members Of Congress 1 understood from
the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.. Dawesl
who spoke the other day. thai 10 Massachusetts, It
was not considered proper to pass laws preventing
negroes and white people from niarrvine ard that
they were on an equality now in that State Sir the
present Governor Of that State Orr banks declar-
ed upon this floor in the presence of Inc American
Congress and people, that the question of the equal
tv of the whites and the negroes was question Of
endurance, and must be determined Nv waiting TO
see whether the white race would abstrb the black
or the black the white. Sir if this rsvoltnr pro-
gramme Of the Black Republican Darty be- ever
practically carried out Ii will not he fe1iIf f, NV
colleague to look into the future and behold tbat
gallant and brave constituency Of his reduced to the
level of the negro the negro elevated 10 an equal
ity with them. And vet sir my coHeague saws
and prides himself in saying that under no crcur-
stances is he willing to reslst-
Mr. STOKES. i said that was unwilling TO dis
solve the Union for any cause.
Mr. WRIGHT saw sir that have tho pvact
language of my colleague here, as reported in the
Globe and he says that for no cause whatever no.
never. will he agree to dissolve this Union
Mr. STOKES. Then my eoileanue has certainly
not read my sneeeh am very hapuiy that INV coi
league has alluded TO shat point and I am exceed
ingly obliged to him for Welding me rhe floor fol
few moments / stated here thar was not in "a
Tor Of disunion; that was opposed to any disrup-
ton of these States. said i Svould NOT aorre 70
dissolve this Tniol for apv eanse ,gbafeyer.
Dir. WRIGHT Very well. tbat amounts to the
same thing. L did not desire 70 nlisstate vour
position.
Mr.. Stokes. Hold on. have the foer inst
now. uttered. Mr.. Clerk. the sentiment inferred
bv the SAGE of Ashland. When asked the question
when he would consent To dissolve this Union the
neSep will cors.at 10 do f.
Mr. WRIGHT Now / hone INV e5lIeaoYe Il
tl,rouoh. 7 wish TO- proeeed
Mr. STOKES have not finished vel.
Nv WRIGHT I cannot WELD for. rla gentleman
to make a speeeh and iniee;i IL into n,ine H. bas
stated what he said and that is All n ou0Lt - fla
sire to do
Mr.. STOKES never uttered in NV sDeech [
never inferred or this floor the sentiment thaf I
would mot resist AGGRESSION from the North or from
any other quarter AGAINST INV State9 nv neople
No sir No sir if the North having the no,ver.
mass law which inaicts an jnin1.v rpon the eopre
whom TIapresent or upon the people of INV Stare
wouId resist the execution Of f6st law and vould
90 10 the extreme TO resist IL But Mr. Clerk /
yvould resist il in the Union and not ont of IL in
dorse sir the lanouagf of the late Governor Of
VIRGINIA a few DAYS aqo. when he was making A
s1.eecl, upon Che return of the students from he
r5e5icaI colleges At fhe NoTrh TIE C,ova7no,, III
virginia in his remarks on that occasion declared
thar he vould not dissolve this Union but that he
wOuld FIGHT IN the Union hone Mr. Clerk nv
colleague will Grant me a few moments longer /
ask IL resneeffufv
Mr. WRIGHT I viii I ask NV colleague if
he would be in favor Of armed resistance to such a
law
Mr.. STOKES. Twill resist it in ave-y shane man
ner or form flat it ever comes viii submit to no
outrage from any quarter whatever.
Mr. WRIGHT, thank my ,.ollea0ua that a.
a Tennessean. he Is ,inyviIlin6 to srbnit to out-
rage
Mr. STOKES. That resistance NAV result in a
dissolution of the Union But sir I answer a0ain
fiat Ia agree to a dissolution Of tbe Union never
will consent [ am souud upon the Union oues-
ton. sir. Lauubter1 | am for this IrnIon !. and
let me saw To nv eoIearue and 10 fine gentlemen
rnon this 9oor that when this Union IN o1,r IL tn
BE- severed It win not be doEe bv few fanatics
it Will not be done by a few hotspus. designing
politicians or ofee-seekeFs. IT viii not III dom
until after the deepest calculation made by wboms
nv the honest hard yv,,rkiner veon1onrt1 Of tbe
country BY the yeon1anry of what INV colleague
termed the mountain district yvbib i ranrpse7,t
bv tbe home and sinevy Of me c9r1fT,, not
until they have had a voice-in the matter Tbev
have to be consulted. they have to be- talked tn
they have TO be advised with as III, whether II
would result to their benefit or TO their loss Let
me say. and hone nv colleaglie will indulue me
for moment or two longer tbat when Iris o-raot
Union of ours is to be dissolved it will mot be- tbe
result of impulse or passion IL viii be dong afel.
mature deberation bv the honest men of the conn
try it will not be done m a Iav n yvsel- month
or a year No SIR notwithstanding all the sppecbes
Gaming from the Srutb in f,,-or ~ -.cs;l, r -
for I'M that IT viii reorira centuries nj sev M;
Union of ours TApDlause in the raIIeriesl Pas If
come To tbisg
Mr.. WRIGHT / hope my colleague will NOT take
up more of nv time
Mr. STOKES. Only a minute or two lonoar 7
will simplv make this statement thar was vow
much inferrupted the other dav in my, remarks al
have now to remark IS that tr1iv- ,a,,,.t tho r
there have been sentiments uttered on This floo in
favor of disunon or secession. regret Thar it has
come from the South Has II coma 70 This Il, Ne
a member of this +Iouse who risas in his 7, & e.
hearing disnnioD sentiments ami 1,,.,qlo, go h.
is in favor of This Union and will not Ist f. o m
der an hazards and to t last e,rtlor,it- has # a
~ tbis Nv tbat that br,,bio ,,,a,,,l,,, 3; - -
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INV colleague
Mr. RITST WEI the rontIo,,,a, oIIC,y ,,,,. d. W.,
mrnt9 ''''
mr.. WRIGHT. hone NV friend win evcpss m.
of This t;D,a ~
NJ. Cier- whom my, collo,.,ro +t. o+t,. la. 49,
addressinr the Honsa II seemed 70 M, 80 X, -
actnatod Nv n different santir1e1t tI,a, +Is+ nt;oJ
NOV r,o,,ss b;r, e.o,f,sss -, +tst 7 - -
much astonlsbed 10 boar INV eoIaa.,o ,,,1 - ~
rIarations that he made u5on t5s7 ooeos;o R-
now sir he declares that * the Risc 1e-y-iri'-
oct the aontroI Of tbis CoveTa,,e+ 5 - IN
law which inficts an, ;nin,,- 1, Inc ti,P, ~
will ,asist it evact;o y - ~ til; ~,
blood he saws he will resist II in e,,a - 49,
III, in that case he = f;,- ci, va. Il :; go .,'.li
sist1nce with the sword the 71,,st-+ I - -
non He ,-arv frankly admits that tbi - III
lead 70 n dissolution of the IInio- -,et b - Co. -,
sistanee to Baek Repnbiican Tr,le in the IDo, NJ,
CIorI- 7 T,,,nt ~ mono 7,s+ t;,1r % -, - -
0rable collea0ue. but have aIic;ted frr, bi1 tIi
replv in order to show tbe BlaeE Renrbi;can nart,-
What l. the ipevitabla coDse,r7anoo 80 tIla ~ "
veIopments. if tbev insist on carring ont tIe;.
marty schemes. I call the att2ntiou ~ tba RIaeI
bep1blican partv t. the response of NV colIeagne
Gentlemen Won see that in CARRYING ont the i5,ci
Dles which You profess YOU have one of two dreqa
alternatives to choose. You must either evnect
civil war armed resistance as unclaimed nv my,