Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-11


to the people, the question would be decided
Alright. The people are for wise, honest and
patriotic government. but on ordinary occa-
sions, when busy with domestic and CONNER
cial affairs, they may be pardoned for hand
ing over the government to the hands of their
leaders. But on some occasions crises arise
when they should take the conduct of affairs
into their own hands. This is one of those
crises. You ought not to trust your affairs
to your leaders. Many of them are ambi-
tious, and l am obliged TO say that some of
them are corrupt. Gen. Barrow then referred
to two important epochs in the history of
the country, which he said were next in
Importance to the present canvass. The one
was the time of notification in 1892, when
the government was administered with the
great sagacity and determination of Andrew
Jackson, and the country saved for the time
from the impending danger; but notification
was not killed, and the second crisis was
| when il appeared again in 1850. when The
compromise measures were adopted. The
danger then was averted by Henry Clay, the
great paciicator and comprOmiser, whose age
| could not check the fire of his patriotism, nor
| dim the lustre of his great intellect. lCheers
| That was the most important crisis, he said.
the country had ever seen. in speaking of
! the other great men who took an active part
| in the agitation of that time, General Bar
row eulogized Daniel Webster-[cheersl-
the Edmund Burke of America-the expound-
er and defender of the COnsiitution-Stephe
A. Douglas-Ccheers1- 1.-THE Little Giant who
brought the determination, which had always
characterized bis conrse. TO the settlement OF
the great question, :; I Milard Fillmore.
who, he said, althOugu oeaten in 1876, stood
hundred wards a bove James Buchanan in the
estimation 9! his cOuntrymen. CCheers He
then traced the organic alton OF The Repnbli-
can party In 1855. which was formed mainly of
old line wings and old fashioned democrats,
mentioning The names OF some in either party
who refused to be drawn into 81. whirlpool
of republicanism. I am not come from the
South 10 fluid fault, he c inued, but | say
here tonight, and am willing o have it re-
peated in Tennessee, AID in South Carolina
even. that think the diSunic, party of the
South is as dangerous as the republican par
& of The North. and | lave good authority,
for follow bat the example Of the illustri-
Gus Jackson. [Cheers.l He then proceeded
10 speak of The great territorial gains of the
North, while the South had npt obtained ii
foot Of territory since the annex ition Of Tex
az in 1915. Next he spoke OF Mr.. Seward,
who. he said. was head aud shoulders above
any man in his party il intellect M. Seward,
he continued. changed his tune after be SIT
ouy to speak on the Issues Of the present cam
paign. He announced 10 the people Of Cleve-
land 'that slavery must be ameliorated and
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words, only the substanCe), and you aud /
are the people to do it," Requests went out
to him from republicans to this eject
Don't talk so harshly, we want TO carry
the State of New York, and, ii you
don't mind. your efforts will defeat Mr..
Lincoln" Then be comes out aud says that
1.-The question is settled and -'that the Ter
ritories are given over to freedom In his
last speech he said, 1.-The ccntrel was ended
and the victory gained" | picked up pa
per on the Albany cars. which alluded to the
recent movements of MIR. Seward. l am as
tonished that even the aStute editor Of the
Herald has not taken up the subject. | am
glad that can do it for him, so that no mau
can charge me with having plagiariZed what
Bennett has said. In the first place, Mr.. Sew
ard has said q do not quote his exact words
THAT he has GENE 10 the conclusion that the
best plan is to depend no longer upon the
rich, but upon the poor" Here is u return
to that dangerous doctrine that he has pro-
mulgatCd betore-tLe arraying of section
against section. He says further, H Teafter
l Shall not rely upon my countrymeu" Ct
state the substance.) but l shall rely upon
the foreigner to carry out this great work.
FellOW-citiZens, Is not that Il patriotic avOwal
to be made by the great statesman of
New York? Now, | have 20 objection
to the foreigner, but | say that prefer my
| own courtrymen to the foreigner in the
establishment of any great work for my
| country; and yet VIM. Ii. Seward avows
| that he would not. He says that they are
better acquainted with freedom. What! those
| dOwI-trGdden men better acquainted with
| freedom than the revolutionary fathers and
their ancestors: Why, after while he and
| this man, Carl Shurz (whoever he Isl will
not only want to overlurn the Constitution,
but also to establish the red republican as the
| black republican government. In this same
| great speech, speaking of the influence that
| the slave States have obtained in the free
| States, he further says, that the slave States
have succeeded in demoraliziug many of the
free States by aggravaiimg their ambition
and lust for Office by giving Them. says he.
presidents, Secretaryships. foreign Missions,
and other distinguished posts " Now says
he, 'when you foreigners aid us in establis b.
! ing liberty on the whole orthwestern Terri
tory. you will be in ! position TO buy up tie
| great States OF Pennsylvania. New York and
| Connecticut by Offering to them these great
prizes Tor the qualification of their ambition"
| Now, is not that a beautiful doctrine to be
| advanced against his own State of New York
! to which he owes all his prominence and pow
! er? Ii is as much as to say that you can he
bought and sold by the foreigner that he says
will occupy these Northwestern territories,
! even 10 the Pacific ocean. There is his doc
| trine. Now, fellow citizens, l have no desire
| to interfere in the State affairs. but it is ad-
| mitted from all quarters that there has been
Il system of corruption in the last Legjsla-
| ture of the State of New York, which proba
| bly, convinced Mr.. Seward that your people
| could be bought and Sold From what have
heard there was worse system Of slavery in
| the last Legislature than ever existed, be-
cause it was the purchase and slavery Of
white men by-wbite men. [Cheers.l You
| may talk what you please about slavery in
the South but let me assure you that South
| Crn slavery is thousand times less calcula-
ted TO injurc this government than is corrup-
ton in high places. [Cheers and cries OF
That's sO."l would like 10 pursue this
subject further, but must hasten on to a
conclusion. General Barrow then pro-
ceeded to speak of Abraham Lincoln
who. be said, has adopted the sentiments OF
| the republican party. He has said that event
| ually this country must become either all
| slave or all free. If IL is 10 become all fee,
! what is TO become OF the slaves? If you arc
to buy them. as has been proposed. stop and
calculate what four million slaves a Il thou
sand dollars a head will come 10. and see
whether you can pay for them. But | have
not found mau. except Mr.. Seward himself
(and the statement of his to have you buy
them was only vagary not to be carried out J
who was willing to buy them. Then. what
will you do with them? You must take them
by force? As TO the question Of aggression
would you not resist to the bitter end every
demonstration of aggression? We are per
fectly satisfied with the institutions of tht
South, aud so are the slaves. Where one slave
would join an invading force, one hundred
would be willing to assist their master:
against the invaders. [Cheersl My servant
has my life in his hands every night. and b,
is faithful. But if you make another San Do
mingo of America, "a voice, .'never.'') wha
will you do with the negroes! Dismis;
all iraternal considerations, and come
down to the practical question:-What
is TO be the result if the sentiments of Seward
and Lincoln should prevail? Would You es-
tablish these negroes in a separate republic
Then you would have TO treat them as you
would your children, and TO consider then
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