Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-03

Mn1ARD FILLMORE. when candidate against
sEMoST, said

MnAARD FILLMORE, when candidate against
FREMONT, said
I'VE see political party presenting candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency selected for the
first tme from the free States alone, with the
ed purpose Of electng these candidates by the suf
frages of one part Of the Union only to rule over
the whole United States. Can 1t be possible that
those whe arc engaged IN such measure can have
seriously reflected upon the consequences ahch must
insritaby follol5 case Of SUGGEST Can they have
the madness or folly to suppose that our Southern
brethren 'ooad submit to be governed BY stesa Chief
- Suppose that the South. having
majority of the electoral votes should declare that
they would only have Shareholders for President and
Vice President and shoRd select such by their ex-
elusive sufrages 20 rule over US at the North. Do
you think zee would submit to it No, not for mo-
Teehf. And do you believe tk4tyour Southern breth-
are less sensitive this subject than you are,
or less jealous of their rights If youdo, let me tell
you that you are mistaken! And therefore you must
sec that if this sectional party succeeds it leads in
evitably 70 the destruction Of this beautiful fabric
reared by our forefathers, cemeuted by their blood
and bequeathed to us as a precious Inheritance.
Il tell you my friends that feel deeply, and there
fore / speak earnestly on this subject, (cries OF
you're righf) for Ifeel that you are in danger.
am determined to make clean breast of IL will
wash my hands of the consequences. whatever they
may be and tell you that zee are tre1ding on the
brink of uocdno that is liable at any moment TO burst
forth and 0UeTlobeinl the nation
DANIEL WEBSTER in his speech at Capon Springs,
Va, June 18th, 1851, said
81 do not hesitate to say and repeat that if the
Northern States refuse wifuly and deliberately to
carry into effect that part of the Constitution which
respects the restoration Of fugitive slaves The South
should no longer be bound to Observe the compact. A
bargain broken side Is broken on all Sides"
JOIN BELL said in the United States Senate:
'sThe question is whether mutual trust and conf
dence shall continue to animate and encourage mu-
tual efforts in promoting and multiplying common
benefits whether mutual hatred and distrust
shall step in to check all progress; to distract and
contound all joint endeavors for the common wei
fare in fine to entail upon the country all the evils
of endless discord. That is the question. And, lohe
you present that issue 10 me- ISdy giUc dSlgOn. gUt
me anything iapreerence to Union sustained only By
po,cer BIZ Constitutional and legal ties lohOu reciprocal
trust and confidence If our future is 10 be one
of eternal diScord of angry crinandtion and re-cri
nation, giue me rather separation loh oil us conSs
queaceS. If am to be at peace let be peace IN Tea
"; am TO be at loar let Enoto at once, that ma;
put my house in order, and be ready to meet the coHse
dueaces - Terminals
this suspense, which is more intolerable than an
open rupture.
HERsHEL V. JOHNSON said in 1856
Il suppose Mr. Fremont, if elected, will prove
true to his declarations to the platform Of his
party supporters. If so, his election will inaugu
rate line of policy and congressional action that
MUST DRIVE THE SOUTHERN STATES TO DIS
SOLUTION. He may deceive his party, &c, but
this you viii allow is rather broken reed for the
South to lean upon; and therefore his election will
be the signal for her to prepare for the worst. Il
he redeem the pledges to the country, it will not be
in the power of human wisdom to save the Union
And seeing this, it Is to be supposed thai
the Southern States will quietly await their owl
ruin? Win they not take their own protection II
their own hands, in advance of the catastrophe
Is it supposed that the South j;
blind not to foresee the consequences and can
it be expected that she will stand still and await thel
arrival before she will resort to defensive action?
Vain and idle is such expectation.
The Southern States are not to be de
ceived. True to the instinct of self-preservatien
not impeled by higher impulses, they will not wal
until they are fettered before they resort to
OF defense, if they can, resistance if they must
Gov. LEToaER, of Virginia, DOUGLAS man, said
'The 'irrepressible conflict doctrine, announced
and advocated by the ablest and most distinguishes
leader of the Republican party is IN open declare
ton of against the institution of African sla
very, wherever it exists; and would be disOyal r
Virginia and the South if did not declare that the
election of such man, entertaining such doctrines
ought to be resisted by the slaveholdng States The
idea of permitting such man to have control anC
direction of the army and the United States
and the appointment of high Judicial and Executive
officers pOstmasters included, cannot be entertained
by the South for a moment