Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-03-16

ed to impress upon the Southern people that the,
have been the gaihcis ask you to night whether
in truth OF in fsct, yoa did not gain everything
What would have been the result II that line haf
remained7 Each side Of that line would have beer
settled by those from tbc two respective sections
But the Democratic party, IN order to save intaci
the constitution, effected the repeal Of that compro
mise, and now the whole territory h open. ! ash
you as sensible men to determine waethcr you
have gained OF lost by this. Who Is likely TO sup
ply the more settlers for these territories2 YOU
are bound by no restraint now as to any line, Ted
supply In round numbers 20 0o0, 600 Of free people
for the settlement Of these territories The fifteen
slave States, NIL told embrace only 10000, 900 to
furnish settlers. (Applause.) t
take II that this question 10 regard to slavery
in the territories is not going TO arise in any prac-
ticnl shape that III cause any disturbance. What
is to be donel All you have got to do is TO quit
talking about This negro question. You hnve only
TO insist that these territories shall be fairly and
Justly seitled---hai when the people undertake 10
determine the question Of slavery either in n ter
ritorial condition or in State organization that
determination shall he fairly nntle-that there shall
be no fraud no swindling, but everything shall be
done according to law that the true voice Of the
people may be heard and equitnbly carried out.
Now, gentlemen, am a Southern man. I am
taught to believe, and do believeit is my honest
beef---that when territory has been acquired by
the common treasure and blood of us all, We ought
to share fairly aud equitaby alike according to the
result Of our settlement fairly made. But admit
here to-night that this Is abstraction In the
end. In practical point of view there win be no
extension Of slavery, under any Of the views, If
they are fairly carried out there win be no advan-
tage in favor of the South that will ever give you,
or any northern man--preaeher, saint or anybody
else--any trouble, either on Sunday, or any other
day. All you have to do is TO set your faces against
these agitators. What win be the eflect2 Peace
will be restored to the country, II prevailed after
the passage Of the compromise measures of 1850.
Unless peace be restored there telling what ia
TO be the result
in the present crisis, the north has her friends
and the south has her friends jealous for their re-
spective interests but the great trouble is the Con-
stitlhion and the Union have two few friends. In
this emergency there is a great work to be done by
the true friends of the Constitution and the Union
In this work we have people In the south ready to
join the men Of the north who are willing TO sacr
fee sectional interests and labor for the tranquility
Of the whole country. There isa mistaken notion
among our northern men, that the entire south be-
longs TO the democratic party. Never was there q
greater mistake. In the House of Representatives
there are % men from the southern States standing
in the position that we do. Looking at the votes
which those men represent the numbers are as
ATS 900 to about $4,000. The conservative people
of the south whom they represent, are but little
less in numbers than those represented by the entire
southern democratic delegation. We have body
of conservatives in the south come join US, and
let us destroy this terrible bane Of sectionalism
Let the country be restored TO peace Let the rep
from the north and the south Danish
this disturbing question from the halls Of Congress
and from the public discussions OF the day every
where. Not till this be done win you have Con-
gress ready and willing to do the great work of
the nation, to advance the prosperity of the re-
public, to give aid and encouragement 10 the honest
industry Of the country.
Mr.. Gilmer concluded amid warm manifestations
Of applause. lThe band then performed I" Yankee
Doodle."1