The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-28

We mend hm to orr fellow citizens every where,
and the de legaes appointed 70 tue Rational Caon Couven
ton tructed 20 use n honorable means to procure
his rorailaA Ion.
Rsux Psv TON was then Introduced to the Convention.
He said Il VA touckspg sist--snch n urfon Of old
friends ca fried back 80 1870 and 1875 ead even
uaeS a. far 2. 1885 On all These occSons Tennessee did
Der duty She displayed devoted patriotism and devoted
courage then, nd she wall do a now The sigsc we're
pSin He arcEad Era.svhcse h arts glow
ing and buvnRg with devotion toahe Unsa Ca ak occa.
unf,nchiua courage snd devoted paU!osm
the lsnd and the vcry dey2 ssened have got into the
leaders Of political parties The couSary 10 tho
cIos. Ia tho NORTH we haze The arrepreesibe cog
1ict." In tire S.a, they are 01ning for self
defence they bat no doubt to far.her secession
Il in their judgment they desa such at,p necessary
How Is 1t in Congress Has tie President Gale d upoa
Congress put stop this clr1 war; No; he has sai
nothing and done nohinl.. II Old Hickory vas alive and
could walk IN upon q. seosssooists q the SOUTH
thoy would txxc to tsif holes ate rats the theory OF
me Of the rScee. You Ii ren,.uber in is24 what
context had--whss EsAf we had Lot who would be
elected aud great man vas rra sls % Asss & sns ns
pracslsed At the noninaGuA' conssna,ns AID said
The atom candidate fo the Presidency was soms
patriots from their delbcratsons and platforms
made 10 manufacture strength fo wcsk man The H.
berries Of no country be presc ved wssn the fonnsAn
head Of the government corrupt Look At our g,vern-
mentlook At s extravaganza, with ia army OF 100000
oioeholders to carry the elections by fou sans or fair
some ten years ago, during the ada n'stIaoon OF Ne
Fillmore the expenses OF the govern meat were about
$ls,oco,coo. Now the expenses have increased to
se6eoooo The democracy OF the South tell that
must fall In with them or else the country win be ruined
and the government win be destroyed Dough was the sire
and the MISSOURI compromises the dam the repib-
hcan party That was the pedigree OF greA Northern
party (Lsrghserl When Nj Fillmore len the Prcei-
Dental chair there was not cloud upon the Do csl no.
rzon Pierce was elected and the repeal the Missouri
compromise followed and from that has sprung ali this
trouble He did not rise for the pupose the
claims Of their nominee, John Bell, f5- he was
well known 10 them all patriot aud
man thoroughly devoted 70 tho interests Of h,e
people, Mr. Bell had always displayed great wisdom ana,
courage ever aimee he entered pablsc lie Toey were
srraycd against the North upon issue that does moi u
crest them Even since the passage OF the Missouri con-
promise slavery had been excluded from the Territories
suaiter sovereignty excluded from the Tssrtoriesand
Il AL folly for the democracy OF the South be 90
tenacious that point In the progress OF the earth
quake feeling which had shaken society 70 the cen,re
what 10 the country from destruconS Nothing
but the s;rocg OF the opposition could sSve OF the
ming reyulsion South Carolina, which had bee, dts
Union state since 1888 wants lennessee TO
Der 81 ana, or some couysaeu point fer the purpose