Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-30
THURSDAY, AUGUST 80, 1850,
John Bell on Disunion.

Tenth H. S. BRADFORD, of Haywood.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 80, 1850.
John Bell ON DisuniOn. ..s o.
Our readers having carefully read the extrac
from Mr.. YAxcEYs speech which the Patriot has re
published from the n. Y. Times, having carefully
studied every sentence, and weighed every word
we shall now invite their attention to an extrac
irons speech made by Mr. BILL in the L. S. Senate
IN 1885, 1t viii be seen that Mr. Yancey asks only
for his Constitutional and legal rights; Mr.. BELL say
"gipe me separutoH;' GIVE DIsUNIoN; giUe any
thing in preference TO Union sustained only by pO1oer
BY CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL TIES, lSihold reciprocal
trust and confidence Mr. BILLIE 1850 says: If oul
Northern brethren "wlll continue to vex and haraS,
Gs, now and forever. let rsSoloe and let them Se
rs to manage our olDn affairs in our olon uUay" Th
was in 1850. Have not our Northern brethren con
tinued to harass and yex since, and do they
not every where aud in every way boldly proclaim
thatthey viii harGss oreuer unless yield to Alb
clifton fanatcism: What then is duty according
to the advice of Mr.. Bell? Read the extract fol
yourselves: .-
Sir no man who loves his country, no man who
has any Just pride in the reflection that he is ar
American citizen, but must deFire that these dssen
siOns should cease. For, SIR 1t is not mere ques
ton whether we shall preserve the Union; for that
may be. and yet prove no great boon either to our
selves. or TO our posterity. The question Is not
whether the States shall continue united according
to the covenant by which they are bound together
Il is, whether they shall continue united in heart;
whether they shall continue TO be practically and
efficiently cooperative in carrying out the great
ends OF the association. The question is whether
mutual trust and confidence shall continue to ami
mate and encourage mutual efforts in promoting and
multiplying common benefit; or whether mutual
hatred and dstrust shall step in to check all pro
gress 10 distract and cOnfOund all joint endeaVOrs
for welfare; in fine, entail upon the country all
the evils Of endless discord That is the question.
4Id loheR yO pressed that issue to say giUe me
separation; 5giUe we dSpliOR; gige anything IN
preference to Union sustained only bypOl0er; By
SttaiORGl and iegt eS, without reciprocal trust and
confidence # our future is TO be Of eternal dis
cord f angry elimination and TecrinindtOR, give
rder separation Nth all its consequences If am to
be at peace let it be peace in reality; and if am to
be at war, let me know it at once, that may put
my house in order and be ready to meet the conse-
quences
so sir If should dictate the course of Congress
in the present difficulties. would say. let the sd
justment be made in the real spirit of concession
compromise and Cancellation. Let US have some
assurance that this promised harmony shall be per-
manent Stay this agitation, allay this burning fever
that threatens TO consume the system, terminate
this painful suspense, which is more Intolerabe
than open rupture If of the South have made
up our minds TO yield nothing, TO endure nothing.
or if a better spirit actuates, and prepared
both TO yield something and endure something and
yet not bring Northern brethren to any
terms of lust and equitable arrangement, aud they
will continue to and harass US, and tOreUer,
let reSOUe and let them suffer to manage
affairs IN lrIy. But | trust 1t will never
TO this issue
The foregoing is an extract from speech deliver
ed in 1856; but we have something of the same ten
or, of a later date. Will the BELL Journals of Ten
nessee publish the omitted part of Mr.. YANCEY's
speech and accompany it with Mr.. FHLNoEE's Roch-
ester or Albany speech and the extracts from Mr..
BELLS speeches, and let the people say which is the
greatest disuniOnist, WIN. L. YANCEY, WILLARD FILL
MORE, or JOIN BELLE The following is extract
from Mr.. BELLS speech in the Senate, on the 18th
March, 1858: ..-.- .- ..
"When the North shall by any deliberate act de-
prive the South of any fair and Just and equal par
tcipatiOn in the benefits of the UniOn-f for exam
pie, the territory now proposed 10 be admitted into
TIE Union State Ka nsasl had not been subject
to inerdct of slavery for thirty yearsifit were
territory such that lying west of Arkansas, by
climate adapted to slave labor, and by population
already slave territory and if, IN application
for such territory for admission into the Union as
a slave State, the powerful North, without any Of
the feelings and sentiments naturally growing out
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise in regard to
Kansas should deliberately announce to tie South
you shall have slave States, that IOOdd dt
ford pre toth I1lich The South might, lCih some red
son. and ,cih assurance OF the approval Of the
ciUiii5ei 'oord and pOste iy SEEK To DISSOLVE THE
UNION
Look to the resolves Of Northern Legislatures,
which we have published in the last few days, and
tellu has not the North already deliberately an
nOunced . that we shall have more slave States!
Their Stewards end their SUMMERS have deliberate
ly announced " their determination
DfsuniOnism-HOEtiIeL yIsIatiOn OF the |
.r.r..r ....-n North.
DANIEL. WEBSTER in his celebrated speech deliv |
cred at Capon Springs, Virginia, June IS. 1851,
SAID
81 do not hesitate to say and repeat that if the |
Northern States refuse wilfuy ri deliberately, TO
carry into effect that part of the Constitution which
respects the restoration of fugaye slaves the South
would no longer be bound to observe the COM
pact 4 bargain broken on one side is broken all
sides" rra- --H#rr#.f
What do the old WEBSTER Wings say to this IAN
CEY ism OF the Great Expounder of the Constitution,
now that every non-slaveholding State east of the
Rocky Mountains has nullifed the Fugitive Slave
Law, and wilfuly and deliberately refused to carry
into effect that part of the constitution which
poets the restoration Of fugitive slaves"
STOP THAT DIsrArcH.-We understand from sever
al peTSOus tdt II was currently repOrLeu bhSt ulS
patch had been received IN The city for of the
Editors Of this paper stating that Hon. A. o. P.
NICHOLSON had declared for DoUGIAs Ifsuch dis
patch carIc II has not been received by yet, and
if any friend should find it lying around he will
please send it up by the first gravel train The
nearest that we have come TO receiving such dis
patch was the information that we received yester-
day from McNinn county friend that he heard |
Judge NICHOLSON make the best speech Of his life IN
Cleveland on Saturday for BRECKENRIDGE and LANE
Mr.. BREcklNRIDGE has not withdrawn and Judge
NICHOLSON is not for DurG1As. '... '..
That's good; the mobled queen is good"
A Chance to gst your Money BackI !
Nh ERToR The Opposition are making much G
ado about nothing, over the late election of Combs
in Kentucky. You are authorized to propose a bet I
IF from 500 TO 5000 to suit the acceptor upon the
result Of the Presidential Election in that State b
"BRECK * JO." D
Also. 500, that John Bell will not carry his own
State. Tennessee. S
500. that Stephen Arnold Douglas will not carry v
lie own State, illinois. a
500, that John c. Breckenridge rA carry his own s.
'tate, Kentucky. ..... .... o
The last three propositions to be taken together
Back & Jo.' C
Also 500, that Mississippi viii give Breckenridge
nd Lane 5000 majority. =
slOO that Alabama will do the same small favor =
The Iasttwo propositions to be taken together. I
~ p ~ - Back & Jc." L
-AJerdee,, Sunny South I
Good Document.
The best document for the Breckenridge party du-
ing the present campaign is the letter OF the Hon.
t. Hill to Mr. Dudley last year. 1t is the very N
hing Ii holds mn the democratic platform upon Il