Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-15

Fiebtb ROBT. W. HAYWOOD. of Davidson,
Ninth J. D. C. ATKINS. of Henry.
Tenth II. S. BRADFORD, of Haywood.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1850.
who are the DisuniOnistl --- Breekinrin.
ridge and Lane the True Union Candi-
dates.
The National Democratic Committee at Washing
ton have issuedan excellent campaign document with
the above caption 1t consists of extracts from the
speeches of leading friends of BELL and DOUGLAS
showing their dsunion tendencies, accompanied
BY extracts from the speeches of the candidates
showing where each of them stand upon the subject
of Disunion. From it we make the following ex-
tracts:
BELL AND EVERETT THE CANDIDATES OF
DISUNIONlSTS.-Th peculiar friends of Mr. Bell
taking the from their Douglas allies also re-
failing the base caumny that the supporters of Mr.
Breckenridge disunionists. And we regret TO
see that Mr. CriIIenden has lent himself to the
pronunciation of the SANDER, though he admits that
Mr. Breckenridge himself Is a sound Union man in
order to break up the Union! Yet such is the twad-
die to which Mr.. Crrtenden treated his Louisville
audience. We use the words 'pecldiQr friends Of
Mr.. Bell" in order TO draw line of distinction be-
tween them and the Douglas in the South Who
are supporting HIM belly The people cannot fail
TO have perceived the perfect fusion and coalition
going on between the friends Of these two candi-
dates. The friends Of the the friends Of the
other. All lover the SO1th and the North they are
banded together against Mr.. Breckenridge. All the
dsunonists from the South heretofore mentioned in
this document, the friends of Mr. Douglas are
also the friends and supporters of Mr.. Bell through
the coalition entered into between them So that in
CHASING the disunionsts for Bell must take those
already given for Mr.. Douglas This renders our
task under this heading an easy one.
JOHN BELL, OF TENNESSEE.
We know the gentleman well. We know his va
ciIating course in the Senate, how he at one time
when desiring place and position from Tennessee he
could play the part of clustering fre-eater, and
how at another time, whs the rich bait of Presi-
dental nomination was held out to him by such men
as Horace Greedy, Wilson & Co., he deemed it not
dshonorabe TO consort and vote with the Abolition
lists of the Senate against his section of the
country. But it Is not our purpose to point
his inconsistencies. We desire at this time merely
TO hear from him on the question of disunion What
does he say:
Sir no man who loves his country no man who has
any Just pride in the reflection that he is an Ameri
citizen, but must desire that these dissensions
should cease. For, sir, it is not a mere question
whether we shall preserve the Union; for that may
BE- and yet prove great boon either TO ourselves
or pOsterity. The question is not whether the
States shall continue united according to the letter
OF the covenant by which they are bound together
1t is whether they shall continue to be practically
and efficiently CO operative in carrying out the
great ends of the association The question is wheth-
er mutual trust and confidence in promoting and
multiply ing common benefits; or whether mutual
hatred and distrust shall step in to check all pro-
gICss; to distract and cOnound all joint endeavors
Tor the common weltare in fine, to entail upon the
country all the evils of endless disCOrd That is the
question. AND WHEN YOU PRESENT THAT Is
SUE To Me, / SAY GIVE NE SEPARATION;
GIVE NE DISUNION; GIVE Me ANYTHING IN
PREFERENCE TO a UNION SUSTAINED ONLY
By POWER, By CONSTITUTIONAL ANDLEGAL
TIES, WITHOUT RECIPROCAL TRUST AND
BE ONE OF ETERNAL DISCORD, OF ANGRY
ELIMINATION AND EXPERIMENTATION. GIVE
NE RATHER SEPARATION WITH ALL IT'S
CONSEQUENCES If l am to be at peace let
it be peace in reality; and if I am to be
at war. let me know it at once that may put my
house in order and be ready to meet The conse
quences"-App. to Cong. Globe LIST Sess. 3lst Cong.
page lI0l,
We affirm that this gees further than even Mr..
Yancey and Mr.. Keitt have gone They for the
Union the basis Of the Constitution, Mr. Bell pre-
fefred NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WITH ALL ITS CONSE-
OUNCES" to angry criraiHatOR and recrimirdtoH,'
merely angry words were enough for him. But we
are not yet done with MIR Bell. On the 18th of
March 1865, he made a speech IN the Senate from
which quote
when the North shall by any deliberate act, de-
prive The South OF any fair and just and equal par
cipatiOn in the benefits of the Union-If for exam
pie, the Territory (kansas) now proposed to be adj
mitted into the Union State, had not been sub
ject TO interdIct Of slavery for thirty years-if
It were Territory such as that lying west of Ar
kansas, by climate adapted TO slave labor, and by
population already slave Territory; and if on ap-
plicauon of such a Territory for admission into
the Union as a slave State, the powerful North
without any feelings and sentiments growing out of
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise in regard
Kansas. should deliberately announce to the South,
You shall have slave States that 1rod Gf
ford pretsrt 1oh lrhich the South might lrh some
Rl,cih some Of the approval of the ciu
liked goOTld, and p0steTity SEEK TO DISSOLVE THE
UNION."-App. LIST Sess. 35th Congress, page
l32.
The very contingencies laid down by Mr.. Bell have
happenedso far the Republican party concerned
They have proclaimed to the South in their platform
You shall have no more slave States" The cleo
ton OF Mr., Lincoln will be the deliberate" an
nouncement Of the decision of the powerful North"
that effect and slr. Bell then stands pledged TO
SEEK TO DISSOLVE The UNION" End yet he is
par excellence the Union candidate!
WILLARD FILLMORE, OF NEW YORK.
Mr.. Fillmore needs no introduction at our hands,
While a candidate for the Presidency in $50, he
made some speeches, notable one at Albany, |
where he took the position that the election of Ere
mont would lead to dissolution of the Union, just
as Mr.. keitt says Of the election Of Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Fillmore said:
we see political party presenting candidates /
for the Presidency and NcePresidency selected for
the frst time. from the free States alone with the
aTowCd purpose Of electing these candidates by
sutrages Of part Of the Union only to rule over
the whole United States. Can il be possible that
those who are engaged in such 4 measure can have
seriously reflected upon the consequences which must
nCUitdby fOlolc in case Of success? Can they have
the madness or the folly to be!ieye that our southern
brethren would submit TO be governed by such
Chief Magistrate. suppose that the South
having majority of the electoral votes should de-
clare. that they would have only shareholders for
President and NiCe-PTesdent and should elect such
by their exclusive suffrage to rule over us at the
North; do you think you 1c0uid StJHla 10 Il? NO |
NOT FOR A MOMENT. And do you believe that .
vour southern brethren are less sensitive on this
subject than you less jealous of their rights?
If YOU do, let me tell you that you are mistaken;
anG, therefore you must see that II this sectional
party succeeds it leads INEVITABLY TO THE De !
STRUCTION. OF THIS BEAUTIFUL FABRIC. rear
ed by our forefathers, &c. tell you that |
ace treGdlg upon DE brink q UocGp0 that is |
liable at any moment 10 burst forth and OVER /
WLEiM THE NATION"
gam, n his Rochester speech Mr.. Fillmore said: |
suppose the south was the most populous, the /
most wealthy, and possessed the greatest number of
electoral votes and that it should declare that for
some lancied or real injustice done at the North II
Woolu eiect none but President and Vice -Presi-
Hel-. u eluSrs from the South to rule over the
NORTH 10 you think, fellOw-citizens that ,,o, ,,3
SUNNI 70 thus injustice? No. tr72y ,J1, ,.oJSS 80 49,
one universal cry az No would rend the s-;o., - |
cen you suppose your southern brethren los go; |
tive than yourselves or less jealous OF Their iis
If YOU do. let me tell you that Won arc ~, su.s'
taken; and you must, therefore perceiv III
success Of SHct pdTty with such an obac HGI-sT
BE A DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION MOI
We fail TO comprehend the force of the Enol;.,
language, If these speeches did not counsel t6n |
South 70 resistance and disunion in case Fremont
elected
". l. UNDERWOOD, OF KKNTUCKT.
Was a member of the 34th Congress and is now
prominent supporter Of Mr.. Bell He said:
u ask that gentleman, and those who entertain
such BLACK Republican, views and present them |