Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-15
Senator Chesnut's Remarks on Mr.. Sum-
ueF9s Speech.

We have heretofore published the telegraphic sy-
nopsis Of the remarks of Senator CHEsNUT of South
Carolina, on the recent indecent abolition harangue
of SUMNER, in the Senate of the United States The
synopsis was so imperfect that we repubIish Sena-
tor CHEsxUT's remarks as reported in the Congress
sional Globe. Mr.. CHEsNUT said:
Mr.. President, after the extraordinary though
characteristic speech just uttered IN the Senate, tits
proper that l assign the reason for the position we
are now inclined to assume.
After ranging over Europe, crawling through back
doors to whine at the feet Of British aristocracy,
craving pity and reaping rich harvest Of contempt
the snderer of States and men reappears in the SEN
ate We had hoped to be relieved from the Outpour-
-lngs of such vulgar malice. We had hoped that one
who had felt, though ANONYMOUSLY he failed to
meet the cOnsequ of former insOlence, would
have become wiser, if not better, by experience.
In this / am disappointed and regret it.
Mr. President in the heroic ages Of the world men
were deied for the possession and the exercise Of
some virtues-wisdOm, truth, justice, magnanimity,
courage. In Egypt, also, we know they delhed
beasts and reptiles; but even that beStal people
worshipped their idols on account of some supposed
virtue It has been left for this day, for this coun-
try for the Aboitionsts Of Massachusetts, to defy
the incarnation of malice, mendacIty, and cow
ardice
Sir we do not intend to be guilty OF aiding in the
apotheosis Of pusillanimity and meanness. We do
not intend to contribute, by any conduct on our
part to increase the devotees at the shrine of this
new idol. We know what is expected and what Is
desired We are not inclined again to send forth the
recipient of punishment bowling through the world,
yelping fresh cries Of SANDER and malice.
These are the reasons which feel 1t due to myself
and others to give to The Senate and the country,
why we have quietly listened to what has been said
and why we can take no other notice Of the matter
FLORA TEMPLES CAREERTh New York Herald
summing up list of the victories Of the gallant bay
mare, Flora Temple, says:
She has trotted in all eighty-iour races, and been
beaten in but seven. She has received forfeit five
times and paid it only twice. She has one in purses
and stakes alone, the sum Of S69.5OO; and she has
lost in stakes only $4,000 making balance in her
favor of S63.50O, irrespective of the vast amount
which her hackers have made in the way Of out
side bets During the last year alone her winning
of advertised purses and stalks amount TO ST ,OOO;
and, in that same year she trotted 6I8 winning
miles in an aggregate of hours, 40 minutes and "a
seconds. The entire aggregate Of the miles she
won (249l)-for we do not compute time for those
in which she was not irst-is 10 hours, 46 minutes
and 81 seconds. and average that could have been
much reduced had she always been obliged to strive
to win. Her best average three single miles were
those performed by her over the Eclipse Course l..
l. on the 9th Of August 1852 when she scored 2:234
-2:22-2:23B, making total Of minuets seconds
for the three; her next best averag three single
miles were those scored at Kalamazoo, on the Ilth
of October, 1859, where she made her famous ZIy4
in third heat The two previous heats were 2:2lA
-2:221 thus making an average Of 7I44. The next
best average wUs made in her three heats with
Patchen, on the DIST of November last which aod
I'D 7:l5 The Cincinnati trot, where she made a
heat in 2:2A4 adds up second more.
The three single miles over the Union Course, on
the 9th June Inst beats the best time given above
2:2I. 2:24 and 2:2I8, making total Of minutes g
seconds for the three.