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

| tuition. Here there was ssme confusion,
caused fy some prisons hjzring the spenksr
bat the inferrnr <:ou xas SION stopped !
have no doubt flst various causes have con-
I-sribaied 10 Is; bat one OF the leading causes
ID nv humble judgment hts been the course
pur-ued By The democratic party. and
would respectfully submit TO the democrats
here tonight. the facts upon which pre-
dicsie the opinion.
whit has been the course of eondnct ni
the d. mocratic partys From 1910 to 1856
I on this vexed question OF slavery ia the Ter
| silent as-deati and how were they intrrpre-
ted, and what course was pursued In 1915
you remember that there were two lives pub
l lished III Gen. Cas-. the democratic candi-
dafe-Dne for eircrlati0n in the North, for
the hearing of his Northern friends. and the
other for circulation AZ the South containing
the Nicholson letter, which was suppsSe to
be satiFaciory 10 The people of the South;
| claiming al tie. Nurih that he Was iinctgred
at least with free soil. abolition and repnbl :
eanifm, aud claiming at the Sonih that be
WAS "a secsBd Daniel come to Judgement
ard bttter Than aBybdiy else almost upon
the slavery question. That same course was
| pursued here in New York in 1852: for those
who lectnrrd in some parts of yoHr State in
| f. yor of Mr.. Pierce for President of 4 he
| United States. declared that il be wsre IL. CT
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zion of the offices OF the land. Dir. Camp
b H. of Pennsylvania. made the declaration
| boldly. When Pierce was ell efed Judge
| Bronson WAS r. moved FRI m flee here i'm the
| city of New York, and free sniIers and abali-
tionisis did Ieceive appoint mems to the tx
clusion of conservative men who had breu
| appointed TO Office by Mr.. Fillmore, a,rd who
| were worthy of the confidence and the re-
| spect of the Amer lean prople. But fer all.
the crowning act of the dem. cratic party,
aided to some extent. graft. Icy portion
/ of the memb rs Of the old wing party. who.
think. committed very great err or when
/ they aided th m, was in The r,peal of the
Missouri compromise. upon v b'ch our fathers
| had stood for thirty year., and that had gwen
| whole extent of nsir county lAPplansel-
| Thai was truly. as Mr.. Fillmore characl, r
!. lied it. The opening of Pandoias box; and
| IL let loose upon The country all the mischi. fs
| and evils which threaten 10 euguiph US now
| | think il was very impoliic aud very
wrongful act to repeal it. But wiIhou: tax
| lag up y 1ur time in the discussion of that in
| finitessmal abstraction, whether the Missouri
compromise was violation of the conslitu.
ton of the United States or not, have sim
| ply 10 say in regard TO il, thai tn, re never
was compromise, | suppose. on earth. in
which there was not some degree of concession
on both sides; and. whether constitutional or
not. our fathers made il, and The Virginia
Legislature-which, you know, claims 10 he
OF the strictest sect of tue Pharisees, was
about TO say, bnt do not wish TO say any
thing offensive OF the sirictest 81 ct of til
con- tituIion will say for that. trust, j.
a legitimate phrase the Virginia l. gisla
tire few years ago decla. ed that th, Mis-
souri Compromise had all the binding lore.
aud effect Of constitutional obligation.
l. I -.
that b lieve that we OF the South, or those
of our friends of the South VINO d d in he
repeal OF the Missouri Compton, Sc. commit
ted g.eat FAULT la aiding the dem r.itc
party in accomplishing that end; aud while
1t was natural in consequence Of that taci
that there should be excitement in the North,
while il was natural that some thing akin 10
The split of revenge should se,Ze them or
al least portion of the Northern people,
declare tp-night that il does seem to me thai
this republican Pc ty. which, speak tn you
III plain English or ginat, d in NAL &c against
us Vi the South upon the repudatioB oi the
Missouri compromise, keeps up and maintains
and Preserves its position from a spirit OF
rev"ng-. Any party arising in this land,
where before God and our country, L believe
that We ought To 1--we as brothers aud dwell
together in unity aud lovc-any party that
will keep itself in existence Tor the purpose
OF revengiug itself upon section. believe
Is not party that do serves the confidence OF !
respect. lar less the supper; OF tie Am rican
people.
"What good will result from keeping up
the republican party? am not afraid to saw
ii here, for j have raid it in Tennessee rioht
among the shareholders. aud of course am
not afraid to say it in New York. b.liev,.
there are republicans who are hottest met,.
IGreat laughter aud applausc.1 let these fire.
eaters say what they may because thew Look
ed upon IL as treason for me tn saw in Con
gress that the repeal of the Nilsson; f,,nnro.
mise was unwise. l Certainly believe that
thousands OF men belonging To the republican
party are honest and CONGREGATIONS men.
though many of them, thing orn Iahorino
under deuson and mistaken IDEAS with re-
gard TO slavery. If there are any sucb here.
l would address you in no spirit of hostility
or malice, for frecmen are not tn ba goVrrned
by such "A course. (Applause1 would adj
ores you "a cItIzenS OF a common republic
having common interest with Won in the
preservation CT that glorions heritage of lib
eriy which belongsto as And will ask YOU,
why il this slAvfTy agitation? believe a
large Majority OF the people of the North
perhaps every man Torn north Of MasoR and
Dixon's line--to be candid upon the subject,
If the abstract question were put TO him
Are yOn in favor OF the institution IF slavery
or naf!--would answe: NJ: ] am not in favor
OF II In the abstract. But, then. unless have
greatly erred in Trading the history of the
county. there are men scattered ali over the
mighty North who have some regard for con-
siiiutiOnai obligation, 10 the laws OF the land
and the institutions of their country. And
although on an abstract question they would |
say we are not in favor of the institution of |
slavery, yet when they look away back yon-
der to the time when the Constitution OF the |
United States was formed. and " hen they re- |
member that there were coed and patriotic |
men in that great CONVENTION which formed |
the Constitution of the United States; when |
they rem, mber that these m"n, having |
the same difficulty befor" them that we have /
before ia now, ag~eed upon the compromise |
inserted into the constitution, believe That |
the large majority Of thinking. sober-mindtd |
men OF the North. would say that that con-
stitutional provision should not be rejected. !
Tremendous Appiause) Ir jnics, my conn |
irymen, 10 find that 50 far. at least. rs this |
audience is concerned. unless | greatly mis- |
take the applause which followed the annun-
citation oi that sentiment, yon endorse the |
of the opinion which / have just |
uttered. (Rcurwed applausc.) In the midst |
of The darkness and gloom that overshadaw
our country. aud the clouds that lower around |
us and threaten with disnuinn. hail the
c expression of such sentiments rs these. and /
p. lat to hem as the rainbow of promise in /
the ky; and we may hope thai our land will |
be no longer delayed with the distinctive ell
ements sal long hanging over IL. (Renewed /
applsuse) Iun respect take II. ibis con-
stiiuti nal obiig,slon. But while | believe
that the great masses Of Ihe people of the |
North are Opposed TO abide 10y the com
promises OF the constitution, | think you
have some crazy men and some wicked pail /
iieians in the North disposed to agiiafe he
slavery question h the deiriment OF the r.
puble. kaow that large mrilriiy of The
republican leaders say that they do not in /
tend TO interfere with slavery ia the States
AL that th y want 10 do is 10 prevent its ex-
tension in the TerFiiegies. That question OF /