Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-15
THURSDAY, MARCH Is, 1860.
Southern Conference acksonian
Democracy RepudfaIed.


Time was when the doctrines promulgated
by Gen. JACKSON constituted the political
creed of the democracy of Tennessee. During
the memorable publication era which
brought forth the Proclamation Of the old
hero, there were few, very few, amongst bis
party friends in this State, who did not ap-
prove and applaud the doctrines contained in
that celebrated State paper. But, since the
author of them has passed from amongst us,
and the disciples of the CALHOUN school have
gradually impregnated the party in the low
er tier of the Southern States with the here
sizes be condemned, the democracy of Tennes-
see have become, in great degree, tinctured
with notification and secessiOnism. IL we do
not misconstrue their actions. We see them
fraternize, tremendously, and without a word
of protest or remonstranee against their trea-
sonable opinions, with the RHETTs, the YAM
cEYs, the DAVIES, the SLIDELLs, the IvERsoss,
and others of the disunionists. We see their
organs permit the Charleston Mercury to as
sert, without rebuke, '.that The first great dOpn-
fall of the Democratic Parry lcas tn Gen. Jack
sons Proclamation, and lis support by the Demo-
cratic Party" And worse than this, we see
their representatives in the popular branch of
the present Legislature, by their acts, repu-
dating sentiments identical with those of the
Proclamation, the support of which is pro-
nounced by the Mercury the first great down.
fall of the Democratic party" Are we to
understand by this, that they, too, believe
''there is an avenging Nemesis in public as
In private affairs"-that the Proclamation
was wrong which is now being indicated
and revenged by the sentiment which sways
the party in the South, and which has sborn
it of its power in the North! So it would
seem. But we may be asked, how were sem
timents of the Proclamation repudiated by
the democratic representatives in the Legis-
lature We answer: Last Monday the reso-
buttons of Mr.. CAN'T in response to the invi-
tation of South Carolina to send delegates to
q Southern Conference were taken up; and
Mr.. DAVIS offered the following in lieu of
them:
Resolved, That the General Assembly of
Tennessee recognizing in our present rela-
tions with the non-slaveholding States, an
does not yet 'distrust the capacity of the
Southern States by wise and firm exercise
of their reserved power to protect the rights
and liberties of the people and to preserve
che Union.
Resoiued, That the rights of the people of
one or more of the States of this COnfederacy
TO absolve themselves at will, and without the
consent of the other States from their most
solemn obligations, and hazard the liberties
nd han IF fha mil inc
Union, cannot be acknowledged. Such au-
thorityis believed to be utterly repugnant
both to the principles upon which the gener-
al government il constituted, and to the OBJ
jects which it was expressly formed to at
tain.
ResOEred, That State OF any portion Of the
people, suffering under long and intOlerable
oppression, and having tried all remedies
without the hope of redress. may have nat
ural right. when their happiness can be no
otherwise secured. and when they can do so
without greater injury to others, to absolve
themselves from their obligation to the gov
ernment, and appeal to the last Tesort need
not, and cannot be denied, but that such
state of things does not now exist
Resolved Therefore, that is is inexpedient to
appoint deputies TO the Conference proposed
by South Carolina, of the Southern States.
ResOiued, That the Governor of this State
be requested to communicate the foregoing
resolutions to the Governor of the State OF
South Carolina and to the Governors of the
other siayehOldiug States.
NJ. CAN'T demanded the previous question
which was ordered by party vote, and his
resolutions were then adopted.
The second and third of the above resolu-
lions, offered by Mr.. DAVIS, are copied from
the notification message of Gen JACKSON, of
January, 1853, the sentiments being akin
TO those of the Proclamation. They
constituted the platform Of the Union Democ- |
racy when the opinions OF ANDREW JACKSON |
were respected There is nothing in them |
that any one who truly loves the Union can /
object to. But they were repudiated by the |
democratic members of the House, and not a |
word permitted to be said in explanation or |
defense OF them. Is not this a chapter in the |
Legislation of Tennessee which will carry |
JOY to the hearts of the old notification enc
mics of Gen. JACKsoSi May not the Mercury |
point 20 it as q monument Of progress or |
the ''avenging Nemesis" of Tennessee De- |
vindicating the nullifiers from the |
''wrong" done them by General JACKSON? |
We ask the old JACKSON men, who may read |
this, 20 consider well these things, before |
they consent further to follow the iqnss fafuas /
Of modern sham democracy.