Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-11
THURSDAY MORNING. OCT. IL. 1869.
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should be found in alliance with the avowed
disunionists, in the support Of the ticket no
toriously put forward By the fire-eaters and
secessionists of the South. But a brief re
view Of certain proceedings in the last Leg
islature of the State will show that there is a
deep-seated feeling of sectionalism in the
democratic party which is finding Its devel
opment in the support of the Biechinridge-
Yancey ticket. and which will find its uiti-
mate elimination, if persisted in successfully.
in the full and unreserved fellowship Of the
fre-edters and disuniOaiSJs OF the BheIt
school. The gradatiOns are regular and easy.
and the steps come one upon another almost
necessarily. This feeling was fairly exhibit
ed by the democratic members Of The last
Legislature in the course they chose to pur-
sue in relation to a series of resolutions in
relation to the Harper's Ferry Raid, and TO
the organization OF the House Of Represent
atives in Congress-to which we nov propose
briefly TO call attention.
On the 25Ih October, 1859, Mr.. BArLEss,
(democraD offered a preamble and rcsolu
tions concerning the Harper's Ferry affair,
connecting it with the Republican pan ty. and
making that party responsible for il. Tie
third resolution was as follows:
"ResOlred, That it is the duty Of our Repre-
sentaIives IN Congress TO recognize as enc
mics to the Union, and espe ciliIy u the slave
States. all who in any way favor or affiliate
with this sectional Black Republican party !;
and that any action on their part. which fl
vOrs a cooperation with the Black R-PaJii-
cans in organizing the House, ami ;hus Pl4C-
ing the offices and important committees of
that body under their control. wUuld b. false
to the sentiment OF the people OF Tennessee,
an insult TO their constituents, and Disgrace
full to themselves
Mr. BRAzELToN (oPposition) off.red series
of resolutions in lieu-Ist, deROuacing the
effort to excite the slaves of the South to
servile instruction, and expressing the trust
that 1.-The parties to the insane and treason
able plot might meet with prompt ard signal
punishment 2nd, expressing admiration OF
''tbe prUnPs and energetic action Of Gov.
Wise ana of President Buchanan, IN sup
pressing The outbreak at Harper's Ferry -
and Bird, pledging the State Of Tennessee to
support and uphold thr State o: Virginia and
the Pr,sidrnt of the United States IN th-
position thy assumed in relation To- thIl
affair 1t would seem that these resolutions
were strong and explicit enough to sufisi,
any one but they failed TO meet the appru-
baton of the democratic members. and v7er,
laid on the table by a strict party vote, on
the motion of Mr.. Williams. Of Hickman. a
Breckenridge democrat.
Mr.. DAVIS Opposition then moved the
following in lieu of the third resolution.
above set out:
''ResolUed, That this General assembly
have the utmost confidence in the patriotism
and devotion of our Representatives in Con
gress to the Union of the States. to Southern
rights and Institutions, and we feel assured
that IN the organization of the House Of
Representatives in the next Congress they
will do nothing to weaken the bonds Of the
Union. or detrimental 10 the interests Of the
Southern States or their constituents.
This was an expression Of confidence in
the Representatives, whom the people had
chosen at the same time the Legislature was
elected, and a delicate form of expressing
the sense of the Legislature concerning the
rights, institutions and interests of the South
ern States, and amounted to instructions. so
far as the Legislature of State can instruct
members of the popular branch OF Congress
II was, too, a strong expression of friendship
towards the continued Union of the States
But this also was unsatisfactory to The demo.
cratic members; and to carry out the distrust
couched in the third of Bayless Resolutions
above, Mr.. CAN'T Cnow Breckenridge cleo
tor for the 9th District) proposed the follow
ing amendment
"And that our confidence in them can only
be shaken when il shall become manifest that
they are willing to coalesce with the section
al organization known as the Black Rspubli-
Can party in the election of officers OF the
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, and " hicn. if done
by them. would be an outrage upon the pub
lie sentiment of the State OF Tennessee
Upon this. Mr. WIsENER, the able and sa-
gaciOus member from the county of Bedford
proposed to amend Mr.. GANTF's an, ndment
a. fellows:
AFTER the words, Black Republican par.
ty,' inser: the words: 'Or Southern sectional
ism as manifested in the course Of the dis.
unioni-ts and secessiOnists in the South il
the election of officers of the House of Rep
resenIatiVes, &c"
The object of Mr. WIszxER was TO placc
the people of Tennessee, speaking tErougt
their representatives in the State Legislature
where they stand truly and by an overwheIm
ing majority to-day, for the Union, ana
against sectiOnalism, North and South. Bui
Mr.. CAN'T moved to lay Mr.. WIsEXEE's pro
position on the table-thereby tacitly en-
dorsing by refusing to condemn the disuuiOn
lists and secessiOnists-and ii was laid on the
table by a unanimous democratic vote. Tue
RESOLUTION of Mr. DAVIS was then laid on tbs
table, aud the BAYLEss resolutions wer,
adopted Tue effect OF all which was to con
denim Northern sectioualism, taeitIy uDhoIe
SOuEh-ru sectiO1ali-m, and Express IA distrus
OF the Representative whom the peopl,
themselves had chosen 10 send to Congress
Such was the foundation laid by the demo
cratic members of the last Legislature, 10
the position which the Breckinlidge democ
racy now oecupy-Ehich has made Mr. YAS
cEY, author OF the Scarlet Letter" counsel
ing revolution acceptable to them-an
which has Induced democratic leaders
Tennessee to avow on the hastings the dis
union sentiments of the fire-eaters OF the 81
cession States It stands in right line wit
the teachings of the Cotton States revolt
tionists, and leads inevitably TO the sam
disastrous termination, a consolidated see
tionaI array in the South, and the final di'
ruption Of the government, the overthrow
union. and the establishment Of other, an
perhaps still more discOrdant, government
on It's ruins.
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