Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-04

Col. Taylor at BIountviIIe.

The Bristol Helos in speaking of the discussion at
BlountviIe between Col. TAYLOR and Mr.. WHIT
TdoRNE, says:
Taylor opened his speech by regretting that there
was but issue before the country in the present
canvass. and that one an issue in winch the great
majority of the SO1ehya people acho are not slauehod-
ers, haUe not the slightest interest"
The issue here referred to, we presume, is as to
the rights of the South in the Territories or per
haps as Col. TAYLOR would express it, as to the
rights Of the Southern STAKEHOLDER in the Terrific
ries We published a few days since a communica-
ton from Rogersvile in which it was stated that
Col. NEuIERLAND, the late Opposition candidate for
Governor, uttered sentiments similar to those at
tribIted to Col TAYLOR by the Bristol NeloS If Col
TAYLOR holds that there is not entire identity of
interest between the STAKEHOLDER and the nonslave-
holder in the South in the territories or elsewhere
It is not astonishing that he should be regarded
occupying friendly and conservative relation to
the Republicans" When it was reported that Hon.
En- ETHERIDGe had said in a speech, in effect that
there was nothing in the Black Republican platform
TO offend the South, there was one Opposition
paper in this State the Nashville Patriot that dis
avowed any sympathy with any such sentiment.
This right and proper. 1t is due that it should
be clearly and distinctly stated whether or not the
BELL party of Tennessee hold that the non-slave-
holders of Tennessee are not interested in the main
tenance of the rights of the South or Southern nsti.u-
tons in the territories in other words whether or
not the BELL party Of Tennessee hold that the nom
Shareholders of the South are not interested in the
settlement of the question of slavery in the terrific
ries in accordance with Southern sentiment We
hcll tl,or &c 81. q,
the full extent as much interested as the slavehold-
ers If not MORE in the settlement of this question in
a manner favorable to the views entertained by the
Southern people If a different doctrine is to be in
culcated from the stump by the chosen leaders of
tie Opposition it is high time that the people of
Tennessee should distinctly understand it in order
that they may be prepared to crush out such here
sizes.
If the BELL party of Tennessee do not concur in
the sentiments of their leaders, they should not
select such as the champions of their principles.
Col NETHERLAND the regularly nominated can
ddate of his party for Governor, in the last can
vass. He received the Jealous support of every
leading and of every paper of the party in the
State. 1t was well known to every well informed
politician in Tennessee last fall that the most po-
tent man Of the party in the State next to Mr. BELL
had in letter written to Col TAYLOR in relation to
Col It's running for Clerk Of the National House of
Representatives stated that he, Col T. occupied "a
friendly and conservative relation to the Repubi
cans" Notwithstanding this published far and
wide, and excited much attention and comment, yet
when the BELL party of Tennessee met in COnven-
ton in February last, they elected with singular
unanimity and irrestrainable enthusiasm, Col TAr-
LoR as one of their Electors for the State at Large
1t might, therefore very reasonably be inferred
from these facts that the party which thus made Col
TAYLOR their champion, also occupied "a friendly
and conservative relation to the Republicans" 1t
is not only due to the BELL party in Tennessee,
but it is due to the entire South that the senti-
ment attributed to Col TAYLOR at BlOuntville,
shoold be distinctly disavOwed, not only by one,
but by every organ and speaker of his party in
the State