Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-19


or FRsEDoM, AND RISE UP UNANIMOUSLY
AGAINST SLAVERY"
And ID such extracts as the following from the
speech Of the notorious BuRLNGAME he who de-
clared that be would have Judges who believe in
a higher law an antislavery Constitution, anti
slavery Bible, and an an.islavery God"
q Sir, it was proud day to me when heard the
speech of the venerable Senator from Kentucky, Mr..
Crittenden. The melody of his voice and his patr-
otto accent still sound in my ears. was glad to
hear him denOunce fraud was glad to hear him
stand for the truth"
also felt proud to hear the speech of the distin-
guished Senator from Tennessee, Mr.. BELL"
They will be found in such compliments as Mr..
SEWARD paid him in his speech delivered to the AbO
ltiOnsts of Detroit published in the Tribune of 1s47
or 1913. in which he characteristics Mr. BELL as the
only Senator from the South who has dealt fairly
with the North.
Tt will be found in such compliments as the fol-
lowing from the great organ of Black Republican
ism. the New York Tribune, called forth by report
that by reason of his health Mr.. BELL contemplated
resgning his seat in the Senate:
"He is as robust and hale to-day as when he
bearded and conquered the old lion, ANDREW JACK
son in his den, and as reSode and ready 10 DO service
as artel SINGLE HANDED he brdoey encountered the WHOLE
SoUTH upon the NebrdSba bi AND TERROR INTO
THEIR RANKS The wisdom and experience of man
so eminent and pure Of no ordinary value at this
time when the country is convulsed with the wars
of faction and the spirit of Su6iugatioR is abroad
threatening TO overshadow new land Of promise
IKansasl Let us hope they will be long exercised
in the Senate or in higher capacity, where the
country may equally enjoy their advantage"
It will be found in such extracts as the following
from the New York Tribune. when discussing, in
1853 the nomination of Presidential candidate by
its party:
Sc Most certainly we should prefer an original Re-
pubican-Gov. Seward or Gov. Chase for instance
but we shall heartily and zealously support one like
JOHN BELL. Edward Bates or John N. Bolts, pro-
vided we are well assured that his influence. his
patronage his power. if chosen President, will be
used not to extend slavery, but to confne it within
the States that see fit to uphold it."
1t will be found in such eviden ces of gratitude,
respect and confidence, as was manifested by TRU-
MAN Sm1gI HORACE GREELEY, RAYMOND, BRooKs and
Others in their letter of June the 9th 1885, tender
ing Mr. BELL the compliment of public dinner, and
in which they say:
- The undersigned have observed through years,
with profound and ing admiration, your em-
inently patriotic statesmanlike and truly national
course in the coupcis of our common country, sig
nalzed by devotion to the Institutions not OF sec
ton merely but of our whole Union, and especially
in late critical and dangerous emergency, in which
a perilous agitation has been Gained, and prOba-
bility of civil war arrested, in good part through
your wisdom, justice and moderation"
And in the reply of Mr.. BELL, in which he
says:
Among the names subJolned to the inviIation T
recognize many familiar to the whole country as
eminent in the various walks of public life, some
who have been distinguished in the public service,
others who have given direction and tone 70 opin-
ion and others still who have but recently stood in
comparative political antagonism.
when these various shades of opinion are thus
blended together, and actuated by a common i'm
pulse in arriving at common object, it augurs well
for the success of the cause which which they are
identified. In the present position OF public af-
airs, no assurance is more suspicious. than that
such men should unite, animated by the same pat
riotic inspiration and act together for that great
end by which the country may be redeemed from
the rule of ultraism; the excuses of party may be
restrained stagnant commerce may be revived, and
suffering industry protected
The rule of ultraism' to which he referred was
evidently the rule Of the Democratic party and not
the ultrasm of the gentlemen he was addressing.
1t will be found in the columns of another organ
of the Black Republicans the New York Times, in
which correspondent discussing the probabilities
as to to the Chicago nominee, said:
.The candidates prominent before the Opposition,
are Senator Cameron, SENATOR SEWARD, Vim. L. Day
ton, SENATOR BELL, Senator Crittenden, Gov.
Banks. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, JNO. c. FREMONT"
And in confirmation of all these, the writer in the
Times proceeded to detail conversation between
several prominent Republicans" who stated:
THAT notwithstanding they were personally in
favor of Seward, yet that it would be more polite
TO nominate Southerner so that it might not be
said it a sectional struggle for power. todS
further urged that BELL, Of Tennessee. the most
available candidate for them.
1t will be found in the ably prepared and author
itative articl in the New York Tribune, of July 25th
1859, the most of which was copied into this paper
soon after, in which it declared:
The great body of the Republicans are, no doubt
willing to cooperate in the election of President
with four classes of the Opposition
/. Those 1uho originally opposed the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise and the passage Of tie Kansas
Nebraska biH and are still hostile to those measures
IL Those aohO resisted the Kansas pOlieg of Pierce
and noD condemn It.
Ill Those lcho denounced the LecOmptOn- Eaqlish BILL
and stu repHdiate and lis authors, dpologiSts, aud
dbettOrS.
~ Those ,cho ,1H resist, Streuo,sly and persisted
IL The ACQUISITION of foreign Territory IN order to an
crease the area Of SIaUey in this RepObIic, and the
Equalization of the African slavetrade. and the adop
ton of slavecode for the Territories by Congress
Looking to the North we regard as coming within
such Democrats as John Reynolds, Horace F. Clark,
Garnett B. Adrian, John W. Forney, and John Hick-
man and all such Americans Nathaniel S. Ben
ton Daniel Ullman, James H. Campbell, Henry H.
Fuller, and William Millward. AT THE SOUTH, IN
LESS MIsUNDERsTAND THEIR POSITION, IT WOULD EN-
BRACE Such MEN AS JOHN BELL EDWARD BATES, NJ.
WINTER DAVIS, JOHN NJ. Boris, EMERSON ETHER
IDGE IND KENNETH RAYSOR.
Is there any Inconsistency, any RSuperable obstacle,
IN the lcdu of cordial Co operation in the coming contest
fbp
these gentleman supposed to entertain IN respect
TO the acquisition of foreign territory for the purpose Of
planting Slavery thereon the re-Opcning of the african
Sdve trade and Congressional! Intervention for the es
Enlistment Of Slavery in the Territories. Cannot they
combine to overthrow the Nullifers and Propagan
dsts of the Calhoun school in their efforts to over
ride the Constitution and make Negro Slavery the
dominating interest of the country? ARE NOT
THESE THE ISSUES UPON WHICH THE PRES
IDENTIAL CONTEST is TO TURN? Do not
William H. Seward and JOHN BELL, Salmon ?. Chase
and Edward Bates, Schuyler COlfax and John Hick-
man. Henry NJ. Fuller ard Horace F. Clark, HOLD
PRECISELY THE SAME SENTIMENTS IN RE-
LATION TO THESE? And shall these gentle
men, and those who think with them, unite and
GIVE EFFICIENCY TO THEIR COMMON OPIN-
ION in the next National Administration, or Jy
lcqrrng on each other insure triumph to their
mon foe? We speak as unto wise men, judge We
what we say.
1t will be found in the columns of the Black Re-
publican organ at Cincinnati, of later date and
copied into the Nashville Banner, as evidence of
Mr.. BELLS strength, in which the editor declared
his readiness to support Mr. B. from his KNOWLEDGE
OF HIS PAST RECORD" and which again declared,
when provoked by the structures of the Patriot on
Mr. BATES letter:
ave cannot believe hum (Nlr. Bell) really DESTROYS
of any further extension of slavery that he would
willingly any more than Henry Clay would have
DONE use his Official influence, in any position, to
promote that object. Believing this, we could our
selves even support lin for the Presidency, were
there possibility of concentrating the Northern OPP
position upon him generally and were it not for the
persstency of his political friends in maintaining
principles diametrcally opposed to those alike of
the Republican and Old Wing parties.
1t will be found in the columns of the Nec Era
the abolition organ at Washington, which said, in
reply to some structures of the Nashville Banner:
THE Nashville Republican Banner, the organ of
JoHN BELL is spelling all the fine prospects of that
gentleman for the Presidency by its abuse of
the Black Republicans While Mr. Bel is hoJtoJ-
b;ng qcih the Republicans and Senli-RepublicdnS of
Pennsylvania and Ne,o York, his organ is denoun-
cling Black Republicans being no better than the
Black Democracy and the great original sin of each
,f ,baSa nartips according TO the ReDDicdH Banner