Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-09
ooMMUN7oATIoN.
str0ns DIsurIon sentiment zron a Presi.
Dental Candidate.


MEssRs EDrToss Ihave observed for some week
past, that the Republican Banner, (Which by the way
has no principles of its own to advocatel has been
very busly engaged in hunting up old nlustv docu-
inents to prove the inconsistency Of the Democracy
of Tennessee upon the Slavery question: and in fact
has been the peculiar mouth piece of a few DoUG-
LAS renegades in Tennessee in the endeavor to make
the transporting, honest yeomanry Of the country
believe that the Democratic party South are in IA
vor of dissolution of the Union by the puhlica-
ton of extracts of letters and speeches made by
Messr. YANczY, RHErT Co.. styling them the leaders
Of the Southern Democracy and as the onerous
duties of the Banner have been great, have con-
euded to call his attention to the fae. that there IL
distinguished gentlemen Of Tennessee, whose do
ings and sayings upon dissolution Of the Union,
have been wholly overlooked by him. and W. feel
confident, when the Bdmer is enlightened upon the
subject. that it will have no hesitation in placing
him side by side with Mr.. ". /. YANcEY; nay we
think he will place him in the lead. We allude to
speech distinguished Senator made in the Senate
of the United States upon the Compromise measures
on the 3D. 4th 9Th and 9th days OF July, 1S9V' and
from which we give the following extract to wit
! "Sir no man who loves his country, no man who
has any Just pride in the reflection that ne is an
American citizen but must desire that these dsseh-
sons should cease. For, sir, 1t IS not mere ques-
ton whether we shall preserve the Union lor thas
may be, and yet prove no great boon etner 70 oar
selves or to posterty The question IS not Whelher
these States shall continue united according 10 h'
letter of the covenant by which they are oouhu 10
gether. 1t is. whether they shan continue u 10
united in heart; whether they shall continue 10 De
practically and efficiently cooperative IN carrying
out the great ends of the ASSOCIATION The question
is whether mutual trust and confidence shall con-
tinue to animate and encourage mutual efiOrs Ia pro
noting and multiplying common dement's OF "iie1l
er mutual hatred and distrust shall step IN to check
all progress to distract and contound all Joint en-
deavors for the common welfare IN 1ne, TO ental
upon the country all the evils OF endless diseora
That is the question. AND WIEN YOU PKEShS1
THAT ISSUE TO NE, SAY GIVE ME SEPAkA
/ TION; GIVE ME DISUNI0N; GIVE NE ANY
THING IN PREFERENCE TO A UNION SUS
Tanned ONLY BY POWER, BY CONSTITUTION
i AL AND LEGAL TIES. WITHOUT RECIPROCAL
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IF OUR FUTURE
CAREER Is TO BE ONE OF ETERNAL DlSCORD
OF ANGRY ELIMINATION AND RECRIMlNATtON
GIVE NE RATHER SEPARATION WITH ALL 1T
: CONSEQUENCES. If am to be at peace. let 1t d
peace in reality and if am to be at war, let ms
. know it at once, that may put my house III order
and be ready TO meet the consequences.
So sir If / could dictate the course Of Congress
in the pending difficulties. would say, let the ad
jusment be made in the real spirit of concession
, ! compromise and Cancellation Let US have SOM
manent Stay this agitation, allay this burning teVe
d that threatens TO consume the system, terminals
# this painful suspense which is more lntoleraoi
q | than an open rupture. If WE OF THE oOUIH hAN
: MADE UP OUR MINDS TO YIELD NOTHING TO ENDUR
II NOTHING; On IF A BETTER SPIRIT ACTUATEs Us, AND w
J. ARE PREPARED BOTH TO YIELD SOMETHING AND ENDUR
is SOMETHING, AND YET CANNOT BRING OUR NotrHEK
}, BRETHREN TO ANY TERMS OF JUST AND EQUITABLE Al
RANGENENT, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EEA AND Han
RAss Us, NOW AND FOREVER. LET Us Rt
h SOLVE AND LET THEM SUFFER Us ~ MAJ
1t AGE OUR Own AFFAIRS IN OUR OWN Wal
n But trust it will never come to this lssue
% Now Messrs. Editors, there it IS, and 1t was nc
!. made by W. L YANCEY (f5r he was not in the Sen
ate) but it was made by JoX BEIIof Tennessee; VIII
now stands at the head and front of the Great Const
D. tutional Union loving party But am fearful hay
d ing given the name, the Bonner will not pubiis
70 the extract; but you must insist It, in much
Il the Central Committee of the Constitutional Cn
ID party have published copious extracts from tn
:" same speech, but have studousy avoided giv.n
e. the above extract. Now, Mr. Banner, what do 20
st saw did ever w. L. l4XCEY. RHETr * Co., (whoI
c. Won STYLE the leaders of the Southern Democracy
"a preach as strong dsuhon doctrine, is aontaine
Of in the above extract? If so, would ike to be
h. formed Did you hear of the most wild. fanat
70 cal Southern disunion dreamer saying that
was against a Union sustained by constitutional ar
IS Isqal lies The Banner is posted, doubt. and VI
ir in due time give us the desired information.