Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-31


Greet Unaen Demonstr.Sten tn 1sss
Eork.
nestlse vs. ksld % t5e city 81 sex
| YORK on she night Of the 2slh inst. eaIld By
the sYoung Mems National Union Cdb.'
The great hall of the Cooper Institute uas
crowded to overfowing at an early iour
More than thousand we're unable to gair
where they organized second melting
The following are the resolutions adopsd BY
the principal meeting without q dissntine
| voice:
Resoysed. That we cannot consent, q, inde
| pendent citizens, thai the machinery par
ties shsIf eoeaee US into the aces place o.
| political Issues which imperiI the pace o.
fhe country. and whose settlement is unat
fainable by politca frinmphs.
Resolved, That in the agitation If :lavery
! as q political question. We see Doughtbnt the
repetition Ga the invariabl. law Of pi tiZan.
ship. the intense exaggeration of The avorite
| topic, tae leader hip of the reckless md "a
natical, aud the forgetfnlness of all things
| but the appliances of victory. -sr.s
Rssoired. That the question as to tie condi-
ton of negroes in The ttrritories of The United
States occupies an uHwarraniable p,rtion OF
the time OF our public servants at period
when the industry. The economy andiniernal
IMPROVEMENT Of the country eminentiy re-
! quire their attention, and when our relations
with foreign States have become complicated
and dangerous.
ReSotued. That while we are aveEe to sll
unmeaning alarms, the condition of public ar
fairs compels the conviction that tie Rrpub-
lie is IN danger; and especially that such in
cidenfs as the recent unTebuket asd shame
less n oval of treason and disunion upon the
1oor Of the American Senate by an American
Senator. and The unconceaIed exulIation of
leading Northern men and journalists over
The treason and murders Of John B. own aud
his confederates, portend nothing but peril
70 our country-a peril which no pariizan
excitement or civic apathy can excuse us
before God aud posterity for disregarding.
The chief speaker on the occasion was the
Hon. T. A. r. NELSON, of this State. Hon.
HoRAcE MATSARD was also present, and at
tempted to speak, bat was SO far overcome
by indisposition as 10 be compelled TO desist
alter few minutes. The effort of Mr.. Nell
SON was an able and fearless defence of the
Union, and scathing review OF the history
and purposes of the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties. Below we present some ex-
tracts from his speech, in relation to the ques-
ton os slavery and the positions held by the
sectional parties in it:
"The purpose for which appear before you
tonight is to advocate the formation IF such
a great Union party as has been spoken of in
the resolutions which have been adopted with
snch unanimity by this meeting. applause,
chiefly confined 10 the platforin) In doing
this | may not reach the result by The same
process of reasoning by which other gentle
men in this assembly may arrive at it; new
erIhrlrss. it may not be improbable for us TO
spend an hour together in reviewing some of
the reasons which think exist for the forma-
ton of that party. In doing this, let me say,
with all frankness aud with all candor. that
so far as am concerned, differing perhaps
from some gen lemen who may be b re to-
night, have always been a member of What
was known as the old Wing party; so long as
that party exist, d. Great applaasr) Hav-
ing dIfIeied, therefore. from the other great
party which has so long swayed the dcstinies
OF our country, it is natural that I should
attribute some OF the mischief which, as /
think, exists in our country at the present
time, TO The domination of the democratic
party. And, before | conclude. if it is your
pleasure to hear me, shall endeayor 10 show
that other and still greater mischieis az like
ly TO result from the continuance of the great
republican party in this land. lAppl use |
think. with great Difference and respect 10 the
gentlemen who belong to both of tbcse par
ties. and who have the same right to their
opinions which l claim for my own, that both
these parties are sectional in their character
that both OF these parties are so constitu-
ted and organized that the success of either
would imPeril the sa'ety of our Institutions.
And, therefore, il is that / oppose them both.
Therefore il IL that woHld urge you with
all your might and with all your power TO
oppose them both. Renewed applause
do not propose tonight to go into anything
like an elaborate history or statement of the
grounds upon which think IL cannot proper
Iy be relied upon; but il may not be aIhiss-if
il is lawful now-a-days to talk upon any 9th
Pr question in the world than the everlasting
negro question: lau ghterl-and / shall say
of that before / am done, for
-hould be very Questionable were / not TO
do it--llaughter and applause Ito state some
Of the various reasons why am opposed TO
the democratic party, and / shall merely
glance at the history Of that party.
Zone Of the greatest objections which /
think exists 10 the democratic party is, that
a large portion of that party--I hope you
will mark my langnage-a large portion of
hat party. especially in the South. and at
one period, too. in the North has pursued
1"SH NouiFN as III WIS CG4CA-
lated to keep alive the slavery agitation: ave,
more. to ke' p alive a feeling of dissaiisfac. |
ton with this American Union, which, as |
have said upon another occusion, and as has |
heen often said by others, was purchase d by |
he blood aud treasures Of our fathers, and |
'hOuld be to US far above all earthly bless
ngs. (Applause.) Where did this disunion |
ceiling first display ITSELF Where. since the
lays at least of The Hartford Convcntion. |
hat was 20 odious to the hearts and minds |
Il the American people? IL was in South /
carolina. and in regard to the grave meas
Tres ''f 1882; and in my judgment from The
ear 80 down TO the present time, that spirit
4 hostility which caused South Carolina To
ristle with cannon and mu, kerry in order TO
, sst the execution of the laws of the United
'tates--that feeling of dissatisfaction towards
mr. blessed country exists from that day to
his. In my opinion. we have a set OF politi-
ians at the South who seize every occurrence
y which they hope they can poison The
southern mind against this country and
eep alive that feeling OF dissaiisfnction.-
fellow-citiZens. l tell you tonight that this
: no vague nor indiStinct charge. This j.
% slightly formed opinion. tell you the
acts are so: and while do not propose to
q into details about any of ih, sc things to
ihich refer tonight, for | do not desire TO
Ieary yon. may be permitted Ia advert to
b, m very hi. fly. think that this feeling
OF only exists ia the Siuth. but the demo
ratio party in the North have also up"n this
uesiion pursued course unwise and iulafi-
us--a course calculated to deceive and mis-
sasl the people of the United States. both In
be North and in the South. And To show
on its correctness FIST let me revert 10 the
tate OF feeling In the South. What has that
cen since the year 1882? This agitation h,s
cen kept up and has been continued frum
has { que TO the present Let US exaGsiae
,esn In the North and South. and perhaps |
would be as veil to consider them both To.
ether. La 1886, you remember that Mr.. Van |
'uren, OF yeur own State. was run a. "A Nor |
hern man with Southern princpl,s u.agh-
er.l After this You know. Mr.. Van Barren
Iss the abolition or free soil candidate Tor
resident Of the Quilted States. Those vino
n The South were wings ALWAYS douht,.d fba