Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-24

and asking the cooperation of those to whom
he wrote!
Judge Baily is a citizen, recently from
Georgia, and is more intensely Southern than Is
the latitude of East Tennessee; and hence,
his document was voted down by an over
whelming majority of the meeting.
INote from the Editor.-If Judge Baily desires his
p Gamble and resolutions published, and viii furnish
them we viii ebeerfHlly insert ibem and let them
speak for themselves
John III. Crozier, another extreme South
ern man, of the Democratic school of poll
tics. took the stand. ard spoke for upwards
of an hour. He pitched into party politics,
and had The honor of frst giving the meet
ing J,oTt,zgn furn. With view 10 justify
his course, be charged that Col. Temple and
Mr.. Humes, had attributed al! these troubles
in the country, to the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise line, by the Democrats
Col. Temple arose and corrected Mr.. Gro
zier, asserting most unequivocalIy, that ne
had said no such thing, as the audience
would bear him witness, but that as the gen
iIenan desired to give the meeting o paril-
zan character he Iro,tid mort alphabetically say
III AT rory Thing. and that the gentleman could
make the most OF it,
Dir. Crozier asked Col. Temple if be be-
licved in the bred Scott decision, in IT gard
10 that issav7
Col. Temple rrjoined, that the D-ed Scott
d, cision was not made until several years al
ter the repeal of the Missouri Compromise!
Aud he eDquired of Mr.. CrcZirr il he sub
seribed TO the Drcd Scott decision? His re-
ply. was, that it had not been made, nor had
the suhjcct been discussed in Congrcssi
Col. Baxter euquired of Mr. CToZicr, if he
had net voted in Congress, TO affirm the
same Missouri ComprC mise that he now de-
nOuncsd unconstitutional
Mr.. Crozier said he bad voted so two or
three times. but then. the Supreme Court
bad made no decision, Congress had not dis
eussed the question, and the country was not
informed upon the subject.
Col Temple enquired of Mr.. Crozier. il he
knew Low the South had voted al the time
the Missouri Compromise line was establish
ed7 Mr. CrOzier said that h. did not Tecol-
lect. Col. Temple informed him that g ma
JOrty Of the South IN delegation had voted
for il. and that by their voIes it bad been
carried. This brought down the House. TO
the great Confusion OF Mr.. Crozier and the
consIt rnaticn of the Crozier Baily wing of
the DemUcTacyi
Nothing dauntcd, however, Mr.. Crozier
continued to beave and set, rise and squat,
aud push forward The Empire Of HE South.
much alter tie fashion OF an old cart on a
slippery hill side, drawn by baulky horst
and directed 10y an awkward driver. He
told the crowd that he had been in Congress
several years-that he had never learned
much thrre-he had discovered that man
had less sense Gfhr bring in Congress than
he had befOreI (SUme individual in the au-
dience said, this explained his changing his
political relations!)
Mr. Crczer next let fly at the work going
on in Washington, and with emphasis. and
unusual dstinctness, declared, WINTER DA-
Wis, of Mary land, as great an dbOlHIoHist as there
lcas il. Congress, AND THE MEANEST MAN
IN THE HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Those were the exact words and they were
uttered with show OF bravery that no man
could have displayed, with CrOZier's H7erUe
without consciousness of 500 miles inter-
vening between himself and The gallant, tai
ented, and high-sUuled American he was de-
nouncing! before Mr.. CroZier will rise I'D In
an assembly where HENRY WINTER DAVIS is
prcsenl. ard offer the same denunciatious be
would run has arm INTO q Cannon hickory fire !
With a flourish of trumpetS, and a know
ing look, MIR. CroZier announced to the audi
ence that he understood the object of this
Union meeting, the first that had been held
South of Mason and DixOn's LincI He wouId
let a secret out before he took his seat! Tn
was JohB Bell meeti,g. got up in the name
of Union meeting! But the other day, the
Opposition members of our Legislature had
met in the Capitol, and put forth John Bell
for the Presidency, the same John Bell who
had id in public speech in this town, last
fall that he was willing 10 form an alliance
with the Black Republ cans. (By the way,
palpable uulruth, aud willul msrepreseuta-
ton Of Mr.. Bell)
He said there was an unseen hand behind
the scene-that these resolutions came In
h, re, cut and dried for the occasion-and that
this meeting was the fore-runner of one TO nom
inaU- Mr.. Bell for the PI CT idenoy. Turning
10 the Chair. he pointed TO Maj. Heiskell as a
Bell man, and said others were active in get
ting up the meeting, known 10 be in tie con-
fdence OF Mr. Bell. lie enquired directly of
the Chair. Are you not for Bell?" Major
Hrisk, IL replied, Yes sir, am, first, last,
and all the time" This was responded TO
With such dcafening applause, and with such
long continued shouts, as TO satisfy the most
skeptical that the large audience were for
Bell likewisei
Mr. CrOzi,r then appealed to the Opposi-
ton, impluriHgly not to run third candidate
for the Presid,ncy as it would certainly dis.
solve the CniOnI LIT there be bu, two can
didateS, and let us have a fair contest
upon The slavery question. and bis word for
il, the Union was safel He had previously
said, the Opposition aud Union party. as
they called themselves, were mere faction,
anu could not carry single Stat, although.
n they persisted an running third candidate,
il would dissolve the Union!
Mr.. HcmcS, Chairman OF the Committee.
called cut second time, 10y the criticisms
upon his remarks, by Judge Baily and Mr.
CT Zier, made stirring, pointed, and well
timed rej0inder, bringing down the house,
and Taisiug Judge Baily To his feet, in at
tempting To explain himself out OF his awk-
ward positions. But 1t was no 90, for while
the encounter was courteous, IL went of at
the Judges expense. When the speaker
turned To what Mr.. Crozier had said, he vim
Dictated the action Of the Cumu.ittec: and
since the gentleman had chosen to Introduce
party politics. and to make Mr.. Bell and the
Missouri Compromise prominent. be would
meet bin on thai question. He eOncurr,d
with Col. Temple. that its repeal had
been productive IF evil, and only evil.
MrkBeli. with the foresight of Stairs
man. had told the Senate. at the time. what
a train OF evils would follow the repeal of
that Compromise. and he called upon the
country Ia look with what accuracy bis pre-
dIctiOns bad been filhll,d. Finally h. con
cluded with an appeal in behalf OF the Union
and an eloquent description If tn horrors of
u dissolution. which. To have been Rppreciat-
ed. must have been hrard aud took his seat
amidst the long continued cheering OF the
audience.
Col Baxter was called for from all parts
ni the house, and marched upon tie stand.
and IN a cool, deliberate manner StSs,citd the
he speeches Of Messrs- Baily and CTOZier
greatly TO the satisfaction at the audience.
commencing with the Judge first. lie said
thu Judge bad made one of the most startling
disclosures he had heard in modern times,
connected with party politics, aud If true, rs
he presumed IL was. il showed at once the ne
ce~-ity OF these Union meetings, both North
aud South! We were toid-and she gentle
man had seen The letter-Ihat Gov. Wise. OF
Virginia. had written TO the Governor 81 Flo
rida that he had army IA reodUes 20 Prsreif
Fremont fToHs fgk,Hg hts set IKE cent Of has
siesioA 70 Lhe Fr,ssteacy. aud asking tor The CO.
opeIat on Ut all the southern : aius- Could
IL he possible that any Governor OF South
esn State. sworn to- support the laws and
Cbnstiiu,ion 81 the United ) ats. would thus
act IN violation OF both! Would Democratic
Governors take such steps, aud involve the
whole Union pa a civil war. without cunsnlI-