Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-25

just before the election, Thomas Ewing, of Ohio,
an old Wing who supported Mr.. Lincoln, made a
speech in his behalf. ltspPears that the speechwas
ia some degree conservative, and counseled mode
ration on the part of the Republicans. After the
election Joshua Giddings, who served long in Con-
gress with Mr.. Ewing replied to the speech in a
lengthy letter, which appeared in the Ashtabu,a
o. ssltiael, Of NOV. u, 1850, We take from il the
following extracts:
SIR: Ihaye read your speech delivered at Chill
ieotie, with interest. That Interest was excited
from the circumstance that 1t was made after you
became satisfied that Mr.. Lincoln would be elected
the hele speech, also, showing it net made To
promote his election but guide his action and the
actionof his administration after. he should come
into power 4 was also aware that 6theP gentlemen
who have united with US, probably for similar
reasons are endeavOring to bring influences to
bear upon the President elect, that would lead
him 20 disregard the doctrine which he
has been elected, in order to reestablish the old
Wing party, and he guided by the eounseIs of men
who have long since been weighed in the balance
and been found wanting For this purpose we are
informed by the public press, that member of one
of the past Executive Cabinets (Thomas CoPwinl
visited Mr.. Lincoln before he was elected and then
assured his friends at Washington that the incom-
ing Executive would endorse the fugitive slave law
which the people of the free States hold IN coute1apt
Republicans who have labored for ten, fifteen, or
twenty years. spent their fortunes to establish the
principles of that party, and have given existence
elected Mr. Lincoln, quietly eOnfide In The pledge he
has qiUen the c0HtrytO support the platform on which
all have agreed to stand Those doctrines are clear
ly expressed and we'll understood and it were an in
suit to ask him to violate them No honorable man
would do it. fa "a
"There is but one real issue between the Republ.
can party and those factions who stand opposed to
it. That is the question of SLAVERY. There is really
no other issue formed The Republicans are pledged
to exert the constitutional po1ocrs of OusrTe, n
fdDor Of liberty against oppression and Slavery wher
ever it holds exclusive jurisdiction and If eg ersr
those pOloers 10 sustain SLAVERY the slave trade
any time in any place, they will bring upon them
selves the same dspleasure of the people that the
Wig the Democratic. and the Bell Everett parties
have brought upon their organizations"
Dir. Giddings scouts the idea that ANYTHING like
| old Wing principles are to prevail under the Repub
lican administration, instead of Abolition fanaticsm
He underwriters that Mr. Lincoln will be true Is
| anti-slavery principles B \. :a5T
Republicans hold with the Fathers that govern
ments are instituted to secure TIE enjoyment of IF
dndfliberty That the murder or enslavement of thu
humblest Of the human family is not merely unjust
but criminal That all enactmarts of Congress au
! thorizing or proposing to authorize one to holt
another in bondage, to fog him. rob him fhis labor
his wife, his children, his intelligence his manhood
are not only despotic, but barbarous, and ndiree
violation of that clause in our Federal Constitution
which declares that g no person shall be deprived
of life, liberty property, without du
process of law; that is, without trial before
court Of competent Jurisdiction by jury of hi
peers
For the establishment and maintenance of thes
views I have labored long and steadily. You hav
labored long and just steadily to oppose then
We have lived 10 see an overwhelming expression O
the American people in their favor. They electe
President pledged to their support wa he r,
deem that pIedgsl believe he will wanna