Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-18

ing the urgent and eloquent appeals. of that
gentleman, has declared his willingness 10
vote for it, l have not heard him say So,
and 4 do not teliere there is such q one And
yet yerybody knows that Kansas has lately
refused all protection to slave property"
Again, on the Sth, Mr.. CLINGMAN said:
y ssHere is the Territory of Kansas, which
not only does not give us any protection,
but which, l am informed, has legislated
adversely. One Senator from Mississippi
Mr. BROWN has brought forward PROPOSE
tion to interfere for the protection OF slavery
in that Territory, and yet he has not gotten
one Southern man to-6Geh him, and If you
rere 10 submit the question 10 a body Of South
ern Senator's haze rery great doubt schether
yots scouid get them to agree to such legfsld-
ton.
Mr.. CLINGMAN is an approved democrat,
and although he was then understood to be
friendly to Mr.. DouaLAs,. he is now. we
learn, for Mr.. BREcKINRIDGR; but however
that is it does not alter the fact, that the
demand was not insisted upon in Congress
by the very men who urged it before the
people as a sine qua non to a continuance of
the Union. The fact was not denied, and
it establishes the charge beyond the shade
of doubt that the demand was concoeted
and proclaimed for the sole purpose of being
used as pretext for breaking up the demo-
cratic party, and thus aiding the election
of Republican to the Presidency; and there
upon precipitating the Cotton States into
q revolution .-.- -s..-st4 s.tls
Having now traced the course of the
reasonable conspiracy from the time it was
systematised, and shown hove the conspira-
tors have endeavored to circumvent the
people and bring them 6y dhidden path and
plausible freterts to its support, we beg the
indulgence of our readers while we invite
their attention and serious consideration to
the more recent facts attending the Charles
ton, Richmond and Baltimore Conventions,
and to facts contemporaneous with them
and to occurrences since. .S1.l l.
We have shown that Mr.. YANCEY was the
originator of this disunion movement, and
WAS its head and front FROM the 10th of May,
1858, till the Alabama Democratic State
Convention in 1860. He duly made his ap-
pearance at Charleston. AS soon as he
reached that city, all eyes were turned TO
him as the chosen LEADER Of the disunion-
lists. On The night of the 21st April,s before
the meeting of the Convention he got up meet
ing of the Southern delegations, which is
thus referred to by the editorial correspon-
dent of the Atlanta, Ga, IntelNgencer', in his
letter of the 22nd: ---ft
some of the most important Of not the
most importantly actions that has yet been
had by the delegates, was the action of the
Southern delegations last night. An infor-
NAL meeting was gotten up in the evening,
comprising representatives from every
Southern delegation except those of Vir-
pinia, North Carolina, Missouri and Tonnes
see, of which meeting Hon. VIM L. YANCEY,
OF ALABAMA, WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN, and
a free expression of opinion was had from
the representatives of each delegation. The
conclusion arrived at was, that the delegd-
lions from each State Of the South would stand
by and endorse the action Of Alabama IN the
convention. When you reflect that the lid
banlG delegation is positively Instructed to re-
tire from the contention Immediately, If the
convention refuses to incorporate the sProtec-
ton clause into its PLATFORM, you will at once
perceive that the South has taken very
high and noble position, and if she only re-
mains firm, the convention will be obliged
to occupy Southern standpoint, and the
South will be safe; but if the South waivers
nOao-if she compromises or comedies a
principle for the sake of party expediency,
we may as well give it up and allow Doug
las and squatter sovereignty to rule the
coast" s..a
Having carried all his points in Alabama,
we here have the evidence that he was
equally successful at Charleston. The re-
suit of this preliminary Increment was the
presentation, in due time, of the sspretee-
ton clause" which was rejected by ma
jority of the Convention, and the secession,
first, of the Alabama delegation, from the
Convention, followed by seven other States.
The seeding delegations assembled and re-
solved to meet in Richmond on the 11th
June. They met at Richmond, and to show
with what spirit they regarded the Union,
we subjoin, telegraphic account of n scene
on the 18th. A Commission from New York
having met them, they were refused admis-
sion, but were allowed to speak to the Con-
vention by courtesy. The report says:
''Col. Baldwin of Syracuse, said that
New York came here to assist to throw the
oil on the troubled waters, to urge you to
do as you have, to take no decisive action,
but to go to Baltimore. The commissioners
he said, agreed with this convention in de-
ploriug the nomination of an individual
whose selection would be as injurious to
himself, as it would be destructive to the
Democratic party, and dangerous to the
Union. Mr.. Baldwin proceeded, at some
length to deprec1te the dissolution Of the
Union and to sag that he a0as one of those achO
could not see hoio the Union could be dis
sol0ed, "a
Mr.. Dawson Of Ga, called the gentlemen to
order. 1853 ssslZ E1&L -s-.s1-
Mr.. Baldwin resumed and continued for a
few minutes in the same strain, when
Mr.. Barry, of Miss, arose and said, while
we of the South have avoided all discussion
Of the question, we cannot permit others to
open the discussion. We hare aHoaced the
gentleman from Nesc York to speak by courtesy
and he has abused that courtesy,
Mr.. Baldwin resumed, and was speaking
when motion to adjourn was made and
carriel unanimously"
They would not even allow 3 gentleman
10 speak in favor of the Union. They had
heir minds made up, and acould not permit
discussion. This was the spirit by which
hey were actuated, and it is the programme
rhich they carried ont. In the meantime,
between the adjournment at Charleston and
he meeting at Richmond, the Press in the
lisupiou intaraaf faamad with eu1noiac on
he action of the seceders. They were en-
to persevere, never to yield the
contest, and to insist on their demands,
md, failing to get them, dissolve the party.
md the Union, if necessary. They did SO.
They further expressed their expectation
hat they would have Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri North Caralina Dalaxara Marr.