Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-27
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. p, 1860.
Gov. Harris, Ex-Gov. JOhn'on and
Hon. Andrew Ewing.

These three Distinguish, gentlemen ar
now going about the country, advocating
with great zeal and ability the cause of Tin
Breckinr dye democracy, including all II
disunion clement In The South. They have
been the lii. and soul of that party in Ihis
Stale ever since il was born in he throe~ amt
ngrnie- Attending the nOmiHa lou at AaIyian
Institute II al, city Of BalIimorr, June %
euJ5e1sis ammo They MAY BE- said 10 have CIV
en- tie ariy IFS vitality in Tennessee. They
b I'VE done more TO influence the democratic
seatimr Mt OF the State in It's behalf than any
b IIy else. They hay C long commanded the re-
tp. CT and q y, d the confidence Of their pal
IS friends. The two former have fought, each
through TWO hot but victorious struggles Tor
The GubernaIoriaI chair aud Tor party slpr,'
macy and The lattrr has dashed into Contest
il District where overwhelming Cdd- were
sgiiIrt him, and triumphantly bore of Con-
gre,siOnal bonor.. Thy were therefore en-
titled to the consideration of their party.
We d, tract nothing from the individual hon
or, the power aud ability OF either. These
fIre-. gentlemen are now Striving TO build up
into if. The party which is dead, aud TO re-
construct what is shapelcss mass Of ruins.
They make this endearor by pre- cribing for
the popular aeceptauc. the very dose which
produced the d sease and worked the mischief
ON the principle adopted by the toprr Uni.
vyrral. We suppose, that 1.-The hai- Of the dog
i, good for the bite" The slave cod >
fplit The d IN cracy into fragments, and the
slave eide must reunite the shiver>d pc Ger
TnyJber il may prove benificial or NOT, II
may, al least, not lie uninGIresiing 10 see
buyr these three Breckenridge knights haV'.
heretofore stood on this subject OF slavery In
the territories. Ii any OF til. ir democratic
friends can see any differences Of 'pition,
they can have them explained.
These three distinguished gentlemen had
the fortune 10 he together in Cumgress. HOuse
Of r representatives.. in tue year 1850. They
all made speeches. April 9, OF that year,
the House in Committee vi The whole. having
unler confederation the Presidents message
transmitting The constitution. of California
Cos. HARRIS delivered an argument on the
subject of slavery in the territories, in which
tbe loll,.wing p 'ssage occu {:
''Srr, yund the guarantees of the Consti-
luton we nsk I"tnIhg, kept that thy be
not violated upon this Il Ut. AS long they
ar. cpnlo. med 10 in good faith, we need NO
o.h.r or e.tcr guarantees, and II they should
prove mad, quIIe To our protection before the
] -dici.I tribunals ut the county, il will be u
misfortune that We HIunt brook and bear
be-i Se cIn.-
Tha.'s plump and fnIl and fat, and We
hardly think The G nlleDan could have more
CO npieIIy referred lhe whole subject 10 the
j IdIci4l tribunals OF Ihe country il he had
spoken a month Oh the same topic without
inte mi-siqn. This single paragraph covers
tie whole ground OF the slave CODE" and
Is dim Iricaily opposed Il.
Turning on a few pages We fad: April
Is. Fame year-thr H"use still in Committee
OF the whole on the Presidents California
message, Mr.. EWING said, referring 10 sy--
TEN for the adj Istmeht of the qle-tiuus
growing out of The application Of California
for admission:
with a ii " TO the final d rs'mcnt OF
III. g. gu tiou<, two pins baSr be- pre-
FemI,4I - the House. The frs, one. fam liar
" k soxn 40 that of the Pr, sidrnt. cuni' M
pIa - th,. immediate ADMISSION al Cal .furnia
y ilh IN further action D. 20 The t,rritorieS
until they ar. ready 10 claim admission as
Stairs al Iht. UuiUn. The second plan pru-
p,,srs the imn, diaIe admission of California,
III. Creation Of territorial governments in
Utah and New Mexico, without restriction as
fn slavery, and iie seknow Judgment nf the
l-.un.Iaries If Texas, 9Th a mOnied compen-
s.Iiiuu f..F b., ceSsion ut a reasonable portion
OF her territory To the United States
srhere are, IN my opinion. in-uprrdble OBJ
jactiiis 10 the first OF these Two systrns;
f,n emnei among " hicb Is The great fact, thai
il d,a not accomplish one main object nf its
e1i-i. nee. VIII eh is, the s1tJ0ct0Ty- peaceful
sHd h1rrnOaLoTs adjustment OF The rubJeca mat
r. M pan which Dies nat M aSurahly
saIi-iy the exp CITATION of the masses of The
pc 'pl.., ia all sections OF the L non. can ever
b.. rsgtr,ied - national and aterman-like
IN lis character.
.-Tne party questions which formerly sepa-
rated the IwO Bsts0H1I parties, have nearly
spent ID. ir forcs, aud White in this dems'ral
IL d condition, The new sTmy Of Fri e-sOilism
J. ihund. ring on the flank of either division.
The 1esiiny OF ihS old parties Is Certain un-
lr~. they ogerturn the base of AbUlItiuni>m
By an incIOn Ut the materiul from which
IL IL formed. Mnurnir:i indeed will be- the
tie are linus Uvsrihruwn, and We have up
feared IN our mid-t TWO gigantic sectional
armies, struggling Tor geographical ih1IrEce
aud power, 1Ith..ut regard To The duties aud
obligations arising irUm the Constitution
These be true words indeed; bat how they
contrast with bis present position and teach
ing! We have a. length reached that p,-riod
when these '.Ixo gigantic sectional armies,
struggling for geographical inf renee and
pnwer, are up-eared in our mids;." AID.
straug. 10 say, Mr.. EWING fails 10 COME
10 the aid OF those who are striving 10
30. erturn the base of ab1iiliOuism By an ex-
iiuc.ion OF the material frnm which it l.
formrd;r but il vuinly insisting Oh propo-
sitiOa ul!ra Southern in It's origin and essen
iisl SECTIONAL and in This way adding posi-
tive strength 10 The abolition culumn which
II based on the slavery agitation.
Turning On sill furIh, We come to speech
of Gov. JOHNSON, June 5, same yeai-ihe
House sliIl being in Committee of the Whole
On ,hs Presidents California message-to-
wards The close CT hich his ex-Exceliency
1 aid:
.In throwing out these general remarks
rnou The sufi-ct OF slavery, II has nos been
for the puTp. SO Oh advocating t's esssp NO.
In.at or ms ab,iili n; out Tor The purpose Ut
nrs.eo,ipg its lmu.s.. Sc magnitude as inter
ys,.y.r, viii, our political systematic iociai
and commercial Ielaliou 10 b-ars to The civil.
iz !, y o. Id. aud III great eal NIFTY that must
L-I.il mi, nsIIon by an txciIsd aud pr ms
iars a.ilalieR o. ths part % Ihs tsaefsa osss