Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-08


we could not insert all the communications we re-
ceive Our friends must not therefore become Of
Tended if their favors fail to appear.
The Prospects in Congress.
The Presidents message, which was most anxious
ly looked for by all parties has failed to hush the po
litica Storm The same uncertainty to the future
still prevails. In the House the resolution of Mr..
BoTELER of Virginia was adopted referring the
causes of difference to Special Committee of one
from each State. The names of the members Of
that committee viii be found in our Geographic
column. Thescommittee hope viii labor cam
estly 70 agree upon such plan as VIII tend to re-
store peace to the country. We regret that we see
nothiu in the tone of public sentiment at the North
that Indicates the probability of such adjustment
as vii, DE satisfactory the South In the Senate
high,y exciting discussion has already occurred
Senator HALE Of New Hampshire, has declared that
the logic of this controversy is war or submission.
The M ority must submit to the majority. Senator
WADE Of Ohio is dissatisfied because the Black Re
publcans in the House yielded an inch in voting for
BUTELE.s resolution. More than thirty of them voted
against it. He thinks it a surrender Of princi
pies indicated by LNCoLN's election Senator
SEWARD disapproves of THURLow NEEDS plan of
emancipation by causing the States or counties to
pay for the runaway negroes that they refuse to
render. We suppose the distinguished Senator from
New York prefers the plan in relation to runaways
proposed by himself in his Ohio speech:
Extend a cordial lrelc0me to The fugitive lrh9 lays
his lCelry limbs ct yO door, aud defend him y0E
trOud V5sT pdte78d gods! correct your error that
slavery has any constitutional guarantee lCich may not
be released, and OUGHT NOT TO BE RELINQUIsHED.
Wherever the public mind shall will the abolition of
slavery the yvaV will be omen for | know that
you will tell this is all TOO slow. Well, then, 90
faster If y0u cdE and WILL GO WITH YOU.
Upon the whole we see nothing encouraging in
the reports f-9m Congress. The Washington cor
respondent OF the New York Herald, under date of
December 4th, says:
The Republican Senators caucused yesterday, and
unanimous against making any compromise
whatever witt men States who are in the act Of
violating the constitution and laws of the country.
They assert that they have appealed to the country
upon the principles of the Chicago platform that the
people have endorsed them and their principles by
electng Lincoln and Hamlin in accordance with the
requirements of the constitution. They declare
their intention to avoid all exciting discussion unless
forced into it. push forward the public business,
and DO all they cap TO aid the President Of the Unit
ed States in executing the laws ofthe country where
yer or by whOmeTer violated.
The Compromise proposition of ThurlOw Weed
was unequivOcally denounced as an unwlse, ImpOG-
Nl- unjust anu anu NllOt anu III tilA
lis parts
Mr.. Seward was called upon to know if he endors-
ed the course of Mr. Weed in the matter referred to-
and Mr.. Seward replied that he know nothing
concerning Mr. Weeds views about compromise
until he them in print and that he did not en-
dorse them.
While it is evident from Northern indications that
the Black Republicans will yield no principle
bodied in the Chicago platform it is equally evident
If +1o
than full fair and explicit recognition of their Con-.
sttutional rights and further safe guards of perma
nent character for the protection of those rights,
as to remove, no and forersr all Of distur
bance between the North and the South upon the
subject Of slavery The election of LINCOLN, by de-
prcciatng the value of property and otherwise has
occasOned the loss Of hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars in the United States. If there were no other
causes requiring a permanent settlement Of our
differences, it would be demanded by the fact that
people endure periodical panics like the
present Every interest is now suffering. and let US
determine that while the storm is upon US we viii
endure it. but that we Will make such provision as
will ensure against another such disaster Every
branch Of industry is crippled, and is the time
for a final settlement to avoid recurrence Of the
like.
The indications are that the North will grant us
nothing material. The Cincinnati Gu-ette Of the 9th
says:
We have greatly mistaken the temper and COM
7lsria" OF the people of the West il they shall con-
sent TO recede from the position they have taken
relative to the rights OF Slavery in the Territories
The New York Tribune is even more defiant
GREELEY says:
Then "let the winds howl on until it shall be set
tied that the North prizes equality, freedom anu
sclfrcsncct ut least equally with the Union-that
the Fro States will not surrender their convictions
nor their principles to threat that the Union
shall Ne dissolved If they do not. Let II be settled
now Il { the North recoils before menace OF dls
union and the retreat thus begun will not end M
she is dcd at the bottom Of the valley OF humlI-
alton No matter what may be the shape or the
terms the forthcoming compromise, the South
and tue world will understand that the North has
placed arsef on the stool of repentance and prom
Used nu 10 DO again Better ten defeats than one
such IT. ult of a victory.
If ST n is the settled conviction of the North the
duty O. the South is plain one. It is to take her
destiny in her own keeping. 1t is to rely for Ler
happiness, liberty and prosperity upon the wisdom
and courage OF those who believe that Southern
Slavery IS a moral, social and political blessing.
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