New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-29
A TENNESSEE SENATOR ON SECESSION.

Senator A. o. p. Nicholson Of Tennessee was, in
1850 member Of the Southern Convention that met in
Nashville, and in thai Convention made n speech
against Secession. We make room for the following
extract:
Let Va now approach the remedy proposed by the
Committee for The evil conpbtined of-Pedcedbe Sc
ctssioa II as,erted that each state upon entering
into the Union reserved the right TO resume the power
apTe red 10 the Federal Government, whenever, in
the opinion of such State it il expedent that the
neeton rth the other States should be dissolved, and
the exes of this right is called Pe0ce1b Secession.
II such right els, may BIZ resored to with or with
out reasoIa with or without cause and il cannot be
questioned either By the Federal Government or the
other Staee To illustrate the idea: Louisiana may
conclude tha1 her interests would be promoted by
seeding from the Union. BY the net OF secession she
that portion OF her sovereignty surrendered 10
the general Government ana She becomes completely
"A sovereign and independent government. The gen
eral Government can enforce Law within her terri
tOry aud the other States can set up no ooeconto her
secession. She may enter MO lreale. ana form ai-
sucts with other foreign p0wer and hold Possession oil
and exercise jurisdiction the mouth OF the Miss
sppi and the other States whose commerce floats on
IT'S boeoln can uterpose Objectionable - exercising
he gespred right u Ptoce'oIe S,c,Ss9n Alabama
NAV do the same, sd may South Carolina, and 20
NAV New-York aud 20, by the exercise Of this peace
able and convenient remedy. The interior States may
he cut of from tho other -es-bosrd except through
foreign territory
CANNOT Dcuc't. Nh Litrioeh'' No"
reflected maturely upon the consequences Of attempt
10 carry out their scheme Of Secession. Let II not be
forgotten that tbough il may begin in peace yet that
tlood viii mark it'd track ii every step. We art told
That South Carolina il row ready to lead the way
Viii Georgia, or Alsbams, or mississippi, stand
pledued To follow her example sustain her III tho
experiment viii the Federal Government consent
that her secession ebal be pesceabie She may rass
her secession ordinance In PEACE bat from that day
Ale will have no more Ieace The Feieral Executive
will demand the execution ci tho lava OIL the Union,
ard the army and the navy viii be the Instruments Tor
enforcing H. Can South Carolina, with all her powers
and chyairy stand siugle anded against the military
power of the Federal Government! Her hopes will
be II the sympathy ndsupport OF her sister Southern
States. She may have tneir sympathy, bur can she
haze their support How viii II be With Georgia
Those o.. her citizens who ready TO dlsvow their
aleeiance TO tho Union will be ready to ty 10 arlns
but In 70 doing she viii be raising the standard OF re-
b.llion aQsinst the Government. What will be the
course Of those citizens who are devoted TO the Union
viii they fold their armr and become mere spectators
If the scene L. it a, I'll certain that au army culd
b. raised for the support OF South CsUhna,
without sDcoInieriuR tho opposition and renaissance
of an Amy Il equal strength al home IL
il not almost certain, Dir that the secession o,
any one State, Oh ANY small number OF Sstes, wonld
be tie beginning OF civil war which would spread
elf throughout the South Need call upon gentle
men "a pause and reflect upon the horrors OF such
war? PsqccaMs Secession, indeed The peaceable
zcking Of cities peaceably drenchlng their streets In
the blood OF men, women ana children isners Pse'e
ADJ, enbruing their hand in the blood OF their sons
brother peaceatly cutting throas OF foroIhes
The aoed deegat. from South Carolina, Mr.. Cheves)
rcpeede4 thai n, South woud suffer some of the
casualties OF war" What aro +" casualties of civil
war, of which he speaks with much indifference
Ibey are too shocking 10 BE- described rise up
unhidden in the mind. The sane delegate has consoled
you with the ilea that the slaves could be useful in
Var wih the Federal Government, in building forts
and protecting your wives and children, while their
us-.r- were absent ~ soldiers Sir, the very sug-
e-on OF the fact that slaves would take part in
tho war adds the deepest shade TO the pirtuce Are
,ou aal s6ed iih the protection the gentleman pro.
yides sor your wives d daughters Instead OF build.
ing corts e you that your slaves would moi be
APPLYING torhs TO yonr dwellings committing oven
" ore o1caces assn,t Sou, vi,es and daughters 7
BIT tase, slpPcr, woold cay be soae oi Cha ~