The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-28
THE PRESIDENCY.
The Union Opposition State Convention
In Tennessee.
FOR PRESIDENT JOHN BELL.
PLATFORM OF The UNION PARTY.
s,eeehcs Of jeremiah, clemens, Bal'le Peyton,
lugusts 4. Henry, Veal Brown, John Bell,
yaceb Goliday, !. stokes and Others,
ID. &e., do
Our Special Nashville Correspondence.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. e. 1850.
ma Union opposition party held tv state oonvensicn
n the Capitol to-day. The hall eanssy aded aud
isveya ladies graced the galleries with thor presence
A number Of distinguished persons present, Among
10 number Jeremiah Clemens &c Memphis, Hon. BdAe
rsyton, Augustus A. Henry Pscson W. g. BrownoU and
,ahers Mr. Clemens was choxa Chair rxn, and the ei
scr Of the Nashville Neses Secretary.
me Chairman, on taking HIS seat, addressed ce Con-
vvssion at some length lie said stat as he was
pscaed say something shcu the cssct Of the oonven
sapn he had prepared hslseR dinghy. Not quite
eleven months ago they Ind assembled there fer tho pur
yose Of giving BEETLE TO ire enemes the State but were
asseaied. Year after gear they had CONC forth pre-
Erred for victory, hat had only encountered de-
Nna; and new there were but seven representatives.
IN Congress to represent the wishes AMI feelings
Il tho great opposition parry in Tennessee. The
yssuk Of the contest In 1889 known &c
nam al To-day tbcy wero assembled uPcr glorious au
ptvsrsay4he birthday of ssiher OF their coan.rys
aay bAlowed In tho ann AIS o. many lard besides their
own The speaker referred TO tic objects of tho
Inou party which storntion Of ne general &C
ysgpment soraehlag Ike is original Purity, redac
60n in the expenditures OF tae government ani fair ard
euusl protection American labor Ivas essential TIM.
- affairs the republic saouid be administered fairly
- economical or else sectional suHs would spring
- and civil aud es,odshed would surely ioio~.
~ democratic party tries 70 impress upen the minds CT
sas OF the South that the othcr half is uusouuc.
nssaied; nothng but voting the democrats, ticket
would enable them 70 escape tho assaults Ee
hand Of nsaona agitaors and bat for them no danger
vpnId have threatened the institrsiors OF the Seat
re raons noIcs The corruns sdwasrao er Me
I'm Van Bursa suct to dggust the great masses
Il the people with him and his party. The democrscy
NE crownng cwching 4 stras. seized upon ne
slavery quecon, and t-ed TO make 1t issue oetweon
nsn and their political opponents. Martin Van Baren
was held up as the only man capable Of sustaining tie
siutons Of South but II subsequently, turned ou,
nat that Van Baren the leader Of host Ia tie
North who had their banner Inserted Dsath t. ss
vsryn l44 hey<ee told by the Democracy Henry
Clay not 10 be trusted and that hesas untrue the
1,h In ls4s they were again told test GENERAL TAYLOR
- OK or two hundred slaves, and resident
Il the South nearly al his fe es5 untrue to this
pnson and that Gerernl Cass vas the ealy man In whom
trust could be conhded In 1852 Ney told tn2t
General Scott native Of the South and friend of tho
Usiop, in the keeping Of such thy as Seward and
as ever been since 1870 No party brs the democracy
hns made slavery party question; they have breataed
shs strong party tina, day curious TO notice
No rise Of The aboliuonsts skca 1910. Ia. n
county Under the adinist alton OF Tyler increased
% 60,o00 70 Folks time 20 200 600 |.
Fllmores administration fell down TO l57 GOO With
Perces administration IL again. That good natured
bas weak and vascaHng gentleman, ty his course Of
esaduct, increased the vote TO 100000 In b.
aAanan's time the vote has increased two soid until the
whole North, were has become abol.i,oazsd The
UnOn Opposition Convention had high duty to perform,
md that was 70 use every means in their power 70 pre-
sve untouched the institutions which had been hand ed
oUwn 10 them by their fathers There for
sssakng up the unionno cause 70 Justify tho desce I'D
Ne tree OF liberty There was no redress for any in ny
beyond the limits Of tho constitution. (Appiause)
Loud cries heard on all sides of the hail for 81 We
Isytou when the gentlemen forward and said sAt
tAs Convention had better proceed W do little vk
Before any more speeches were made They would n ss
I'm him in the afternoon.
On motion q committee was appointed 70 draw up =
ag Committees were also appointed 70 chaoss delegat
n sacc TIC C,; I'D n,arsnrs amr The Sss s a.
'slssk p. H.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
M committee resolutions presented The following
yspsst, which unanimously adopsed:--
ADDRESS AND RESOLUTIONS.
NE members OF this Convention. chosen In prtu AIRY
setngs Of the people in their respective couutes and
yspresentpg The sentiments and opilons OF all tn ose,
whether whigs democrats Americans In times n au,
NE view with concern and not without alarm the pres snt
Dscal condition Of the country have convened for he
purpose Of taking counsel together, and TO adopt IN
as may appear best awaken the sleeping y.
- and the indifferent 10 OF tho apendn
dangers, and to unite their energies the couns
mea. They believe that the tine has come, and will rr
brook postponemen, when, IL ever, the progress OF
abuses and corrupons In government which all big
snry shows the parents and orerunners Of rcvole
IN and anarchy may be stayed, they cannot be era
That may be OF exaggeratng tbs exspss
- the existing abuses and disorders in IN, boiy polite,
quences brief and description Of OF
lAs more prominent Of them viii be submitted to TIE
sie more ,han thirty years ago tho editor Of news.
upper IN New Hampshire, who had rudeiy assaulted ths
oS q The laws OF Congress- JOB insguacart in value
which had been accorded 70 him under previous admin
tra.ions This was denounced at the time by the waole
expectation act OF tyranny aud aousc OF executive
SaSson sgean attack upon the freedom OF the press
uVon liberty itsein poisoning the fountain fro which
derived OF Its chief supports At this day, strange
may appear, without any change 10 the form OF go
vespmept important public Offices are frequently bestowed
Upon The propetors and editors OF public Journals in the