Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-19
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1seo.
A Glance at the Past.

A Glance at the Past.
The BELL men of Tennessee have opened the food
gates of their wrath upon those who favored the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise. Now that
JOIN BELL who opposed it, is their candidate for
the Presidency, 1t becomes necessary for them to
treat it as the Pandora box out of which has issu-
ed all the political evils that afiict our country.
How was il when that bill was under consideration?
The sentiment of the party was almost unanimously
in favor of it. Every Know Nothing representa-
tive from Tennessee that opposed it, except one,
defeated at the next election. The Tennessee
Legislature then in session were unanimously in
favor of it. Gen. Zo1IIcoFFER the representative
from this. Mr.. BELL own district was one of the
most active friends of the measure. In the follow
ing election he was triumphantly sustained by Mr..
BELLS present party friends. 1t was the same in
Mr. READY's, the adjoining district. Hear what Gen.
ZoII1ooFFER in his speech on the Kansas-Nebraska
bill said of the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
line
From that day (ls2O) to this. in every question
that has heen presented in regard to the acquisition
of Territory. anti-slavery men have Tepudidted the
binding efficacy of the Compromise of 1920 as to
the extension Of territory. They have felt them
selves at liberty to avow and they have openly
avoWed in all the issues which have arisen since the
act of 1920, eUer to consent to the acquisition Of dnot
SldUe State, bit are DETERMINED WHENEVER THEY
HAVE THE POWER TO DC so, TO PUSH FREE-SoH-IsM
Down TO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND To THE PACIFIC
OCEAN" For thirty four years the anti slavery
men who are WARNING upon us have claimed TO be
foot loose and unbound Jy the act of 1920, and now
ask is it not time that should also be foot loose from
a compromise in which we made great concession
for peace and quiet 1oich hare neUer been granted to
u.s."
Now let US for moment see what were the views
upon this identical subject of Gen. ZOLuCoFFER's
successor, the present BELL representative from the
Nashville Dlstsict. On the 23rd of June, 1885, Mr.
QUAMEs delivered speech in defence of the Know
Nothing party. In that speech he placed the Know
Nnothing party the principles of the Kansas-Na-
braska bill which Mr.. BELL opposed According to
Mr.. QUARIEs, by that bill,
THE whole matter of slavery should be referred
to the people who might settle the erritories-that
when they should come to form Constitution for
themselves preparatory to admission into the Union
let them say whether they would would not have
slavery. Thus abrogating the Missouri Compro-
mise of 1920, and forever removing that startling
and dangerous question from the Halls of Congress-
and leaving it alone with the people, who were to
be affected by it,
After alluding to the defeat of those Northern |
Democrats who had voted for the. Kansas-Nebrasks
bill Gen. QUARLES proceeded:
ers, Tennesseeans, Wings and Democrats, learn from
the foregoing facts? This-the Democratic party,
North is equal TO the task of supporting, main
tanning, and ENGRAVING permanently upon the policy
of the country. THE GREAT PRINCIPLES OF THE KANSAS
AND NEBRASKA Bills
And why do l. as a Southern man. a Tennesseean,
and Democrat, thus take my position with this
new party on this slavery issue Because the old
Democratic party is crushed in the free States and
cannot carry out this great principles and this new
American party is as sound as that or any other
party on that questiOn-having adopted the prin-
cples of Douglas Kansas Nebraska bills their
position the subject Of slavery, they have the
power and strength TO protect u.s.
have thus taken a rapid review of the action Of
the Democratic party North on this the most impOr-
tdHt Of all political questions to Southern man, to
show you what the American party now propose to
do on that subject that the position they have
sumed is the that the Democratic pcTty tool; hold,
but failed TO do that their position is the same
sumed by the Democratic party in lS4S and 1854
that il is Democratic in its origin; that this
American party, is sound and reliable on the slavery
question:
The Know Nothing party North having been a.
most entirely swallowed up by Black Republican
ism. and the Southern Know Nothing party being |
the denunclators of the repeal of the Compro |
mise and having for their candidates for the Pres-
dency and Vice Presidency bitter opponents of the
Kansas-Nebraska bill, in and out of Congress, we |
submit that consistency This most important Of all
political questions to a Southern man. would dictate
that Gen. QUARIEs should abandon present political
associates unless he regards hatred to the foreigner
and Catholic as the paramount duty of every Amer
lean citizen.
We extract the following from the UNION AND
AMERICAN of August 9th 1856.
THE KANSAS ACT or 1854 ONLY CARRIED OUT THE COM
PROMISE OF 1850
I've think that the publication of the accompany
ing memorandum sent us by an old line Wing,
will accomplish the purpose intended to be effected
eetter than any thing we could write ourselves ,
MESSRs. EDITORS: Ii seems TO me that it ought to
De Kept constantly and prominently before The peO
PIE, that the legislation of 1850 was intended by
Clay Webster, Cass and Others who advocated the
passage OF those measures TO do away with the
Missouri Compromise line by taking the whole sub
lect out OF the halls Of Congress and thus leaving the
territories to decide for themselves trken HeU form
cd State Constitutions whether they wouId i1tToduce
slavery or not The Kansas Nebraska act there |
fore, merely carries ont the intention of the enact
meht OF lo0o, 10 which latter Mr.. Fillmore gave
his official sanction.
1nthe UNION AND AMERICAN ofSept 4th lS5G Is Dub |
hshed communication from Mason's Grove. Madison
county, which gives an account of discussion At
that place, few days before between H. s. BRAD.
FORD, Democrat and W. Il. SrErnEys. Know Nothing
We make the following extract:
81 desire to state briefly Mr. BIS answer n tho {
charge of 'Squatter Sovereignty against NJ, Rr |
chanan because he stated in his letter of accordance
Jn speaking Of the Kansas Nebraska act that tbis
legislation is founded upon principles as ancient as
free government itself and in accordance with ban
has simply declared that the people of a territory
IKE those Of State, shall decide for themselves | ,
whether slavery shall or shall exist within their
limits" Now said Mr.. Bradford, chow do the /
people of State settle the question of slavery
Through their Constitution Well how docs NJ |
Buchanan think the people OF territory ou0bt 10 |
settle this question. Like those Of q STATE tIerafore
if the people Of territory settle the question lii,
those of State. They Obliged TO settle if fBr,b ,
their Constitution tohea they ask admission as 4, SyaiS
and the man who objects to this part of NJ Bncban
ans letter. instead Of opposing favors Sauatter C
Sovereignty because he is opposed to the pcopla of
territory settling the question Of slavery tbroDgb
fbeir Constitution like those Of a State. This is
Main proposition and all Know NOthingdom cannot
controvert it." {
We will hereafter take occasion to refer to other I
facts 60 show that Maj Polk is mistaken inassuming
that Territorial Intervention Squatter Sovereignty
WAS the doctrine of the Democratic party of Ten
,asssee in the last Presidential canvass :
The Cincinnati EveRiRg Post is dead The editor /
ives the cause of its untimely end. Many persons
wanted BELL EVERETT organ, and promised to
come down K5erally to support il Ii started and
thew did not cone down" The editor found that
he had both the Union and the paper on his shout
fan ] n