Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-29

<0cE vas tnat the pea Oh the hepubfle> an
party, that IFS main purpose was to pfSry eut
the extension Of slavery into territory of the
United States now free, was a weak and f,-
tiie one. because / insisted there y AZ no sneh
territory into which the institur ,on could 90
or be maintained, regulated - its spread and
existence a. q profitable T.stitut;on was bv
the lass of climate and PRODUCTION. which
Wee superior to the iDr .uences by which pol
iticians and partizaDcs might seek to control
IT. that the leaders OF the Republican party
/ had met 10 Con grezs had generally insisted
to me that they did not dream of touching
the rights % Southern men in connection
with the Institution 10 the States, aud did
insist, therefore, that, there being no need for
Intervention Ia the Territories, and no pur-
pose of Intervention in the States, the Re-
publican party presented a false issue 10 the
conservative and conscientious mind of the
North, in its agitation of this question. ar
gued, also, that if the party obtained power
in the coming struggle, il must either make
IFS present professions practical, by an attack
upon slavery in the States-ahich intention
was vehemently denied by its ieaders-or
that it must falsify its position before the
people OF the North, by endeavoring TO M
tionaiize itself by such formation of its adj
Ininistration and conduct of its affairs as
would paeify the South Regarding, as did,
The agitation of the slavery question as far
too much The stalking horse OF politicians in
both sections. who desire to ride irto power
upon it. aud having heard Of cases In which
men had, alter reaching power, kicked from
under them the ladder by which they had as
cended, expressed the opinion that Mr.. Lin
coin would endeavor Ito nationalize his ad-
ministration' IL he was elected, aud /
demanded to know il there was a Republican
present who was willing to vote for him If he
thought that his administration was to wage
war upon the rights OF the South
Upon snch views | based what | consider IA
fair appeal to northern men, who were con-
scientious upon this negro question, or con-
| scfratiye, or both TO come out OF an organi-
| cation that ought TO be national now, il it
| was likely to attempt such character then,
| and help US to allay the feEerish excitement
| of the country, TO break down the sectional
| luminosity now tending to danger and dis
| union, by sustaining the Union movement
| which strove to heal this gasping wound, and
| restore the peace of the Country and the sta
| bility of the republic.
| | hardly said1 had no fear of the Republican
party: for while am B0t accustomed TO in
dulge in that violence OF denunciati0R against
| ii that some OF my southern friends adopt. |
| cannot be blind toibe experience of the last
| few years, nor can fail to see that the further
| agitation of the question of slavery of which
the Republican party claims tn be the apss-
tie, IS hour by hour weakening the bonds af ma:
| ulotc
| peTlls that threaten Us. There Is one sense IN
which / certainly am not as q southern man
| ''afraid of the Republican party" for If mad
| ness should rule the hour and overt acts
should be committed assailing directly tlie
rights OF the south, 1 do not eaterlaiR the
least doubt Of her ability promptly 10 defend
those rights. and | believe that the south
| would find thousands OF sturdy champions
in the body of the northern people them
| selves.
The extract from your paper closes thus:-
II have mingled in Congress for years with
Republicans. and have never heard ihe-lirst
man OF them say they were going to interfere
with the institution of slavery
| need hardly suggest to you. who arc
| aware that this is my third consecutive Con-
| gress, and know how much incendiary and
| violent talk upon this question | have been
| compelled 10 listen 10 in the House Of Repre-
sentatives, bow utterly absurd it is 10 charge
| me with such an utterauce; but as | KNOW
| You have beeh long associated with The bar.
| | ask you 10 recall in connection with the
whole extract you quote. the familiar maxim
| of the profession, wrong in one, wrong in
all"
Mere probably, said had not heard these
Republican gentlemen threaten 10 Interfere
| with the Union for that but does them justice,
| / spoke more than an hour at New Bruins
| wick, and if any full report was taken OF the
| speGch--of which am not aware-yOu would
oblige Inc by publishing the whole Of it, that
| | may bc seen in whole, and not in frag-
ments; and as / was reported word for word
at the subsequent meeting ut Jersey Clay,
and, as you perfectly well know, am mol
likely to have said one thing at one meeting
and its reverse at the other, be,s TO enclose
you a copy of the speech at Jersey City, the
publication OF which, in your columns, will
esteem as evidence of your wish that The un-
important views | entertain upon the ques-
lions now agitating the country may be pre-
sented to your readers in that continuity and
completeness OF report by which alone justice
is done to public speaker.
Respectfully, your friend and servant,
! ]. MORRISON HARRIS.