Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-05-03

Territorial Legislature possess the power 70 inter-
rene is a question to be decided by the supreme
judicial tribunals of country, and by the deter
ninaton of that tribunal it pledges the Democracy
If the country to abide. (Applausel repeat again.
he Cincinnati Platform, as adopted IN 1906, IS EN-
,odied m the report of the minority committee. And
We 90 beyond that and refer TO other matters to
which il was deemed wise and prudent we should
make reference, and on which the Democracy OF
the Union in National Convention assembled should
be called to pass, Permit me, NJ President and gen
tlemen to call your attention for few minutes to
the position that is occupied by the minority Of this
We have during our session az ditier-
ent times, had the question Of LoninterYenton re-
ferred to. We have had authorities quoted. we
have had the distinguished statesmen Of the land
named, who, in their day and in their wisdom, pro-
nounced in favor Of the doctrine Of non-ntervenuon
The minority of this committee have to say that II
they are lnerror, you must rstunteach their teach
ers; you must destroy the instructions that we /
have received, for from these Instructions as they
came from the philosophical statesmen Of our land
the minority, and those who are represented o thb
minority have imbibed their lessons. H. NJ l. /
Hunter, Of Virginia, Howell Cobb, Of Georgia. the
distinguished gentleman from Delaware. Ohf' Day
ard) and others equally distinguished these are
the Gamaliels at whose feet we have humoly DOW
ed and learned our lessons IN political hlefature
and political economy. (Applause.l but PeIAi'
me to call your attention to another IacL lsuPPOse
we are assembled in Convention Tor tne purPoIe u
adopting a platform and making nominations wmch
will bear us to success. When Isay this, do not
mean that gentlemen should sacrifice principles for
the purpose of obtaining success Bnt the minority
of the Convention have found themselves N TINS po
sition Gentlemen OF the majority have demanded
of es or asked us to surrender all our convictions
and all the principles which in heart of hearts
we believe and maintain. But when they have ask
ed US to surrender these principles and this coDvic
ton we have respectfully said to them-"excuse usi
we decline
Let me submit to YOU some remarks upon the po
sition that the majority and minority occupy One
party claims Congressional intervention. The 9TH
er claims non-interventiOn the part of Congress.
Gentlemen say to us gentlemen Of the majority say
1--WE stand by a principle You heard 1t from
one of the most eloquent and distinguished sons Of
the South in this hall last night. be said, 1--WE stand
by principle; we ask for the right; You do not;
you have nothing to lose; let US compromise THIS
natter: let US settle it. come to US, and all Will
then be right The most remarkable compromise
have ever heard of in my life [Applausel Strive
do not believe that right TO surrender this pow
err We do not believe that it Is right that 70 the
Congress of the United States should be given the
! power of Intervention. But gentlemen announce
to US that this is matter already judicialiy de-
! termined. Upon that proposition we take issue
with them and deny that It is Judicial determlna-
ton. But if judicially determined already, then
! ask what have you to lose by the resolutions winch
we Offer The matter of difference is in regard TO
question of fact You say It we say it is not of
right, bred Scott deeisiona matter res ddJudie1td.
! You ask that we go with you and vote that 1t IS,
when we believe that it is not determined, and on
! that proposition we cannot 90 with you
But Mr.. President like the majority report that
is now offered better than the former one, because
it is more undsguised 1t is the doctrine of nterven
ton directly, broadly and palpably. All the different
| departments of the Government are called upon to
intervene including Of course the Congress Of the
United States, that is one Of the departments Of
the Government. l state then that the doctrine of
Intervention is broadly, clearly, plainly and eXpli-
city contained in the resolutions Of the majority
propose to inquire what would De the result OF
the adoption of the majority report do not claim
to be more candid than other men, but do claim to
be a plain man, who will speak the truth plainly.
The result Of the adoption of this report Of the ma
iOrty would be to hand over more than one-lalf Of
the Democratic voters of this Union irretrievably
bound hand and foot into the hands of the Black
| Republican party. (Cheers.) We say. from such
! bondage as that good Lord deliver US" (Renewed
cheers) 1t is well known that differences of opin-
ion do exist in different portions Of the country
upon this question; and is it proposed that Onehalf
of tie proud and peerless Democratic voters of this
Union shall be sstracised? Is the ban of reproba-
| ton to be placed on chem! Are they to be driven
to the wall and crushed to the earth, and then tram
pied in the dust? We tell you that so long as our
| moral energies exist as they are, the power does
not exist on earth that shall thus degrade (Great
cheerng) l wish to correct one or two mIsappre-
tensions under which the public mind Of the South
| seems to be labOring Gentlemen regard the Demo
cratic marty in the North and Northwest as democrat
lied by the slavery question; that We are nOtlonger
to be trusted and that this slavery issue has led to
our overthrow l beg to undeceiye gentlemen
There was a political OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that had its
friends and advocates in the SOutb-that rose sud
denly and marched triumphantly all over the land
until the late Governor of Virginia the gallant and
glorious Henry A. Wise, to use his own words, Gun
horsed the black knight" loud cheers) 1t was
the organization of KnOw-NOthingism, introduced
into our midst that led to our overthrow Are We
not sound upon this question! What.has been our
position? l speak not of myself, one OF the hum
best members of the Democratic party of the great
Northwest, when 1 speak of our battles; but, sir
let me appeal to you. because you know 1t as vel
as do. and ask you fights ever more CALAMITY
conducted than were our fights? For what were We
battling? We were standing for the Constitution
with all its compromises were standing up fol
rights OF the States Of this Union and when we
went down. we fell not inglOriOusly; if We wert
handed political graves, we took with US the ban
1 neP of Democracy and made it our winding sheet
(Checrs) And now, when the hour of resurTec
ton has come: when we have arisen and are g0n:
| forth COnqucring and to conquer, how are we me
by the brave, chivalrOus sons Of the South: pu
r the question to you gentlemen. We have been tight
| ing dav and night from dawn to dark, and dark t
dawn. Ave and more than that-with US the etiOr
of battle has not even been permitted to relax OF
! Gods holy Sabbath, but from desccrated pupIts VI
| have had infiammatOTy appeals hurled against Us
For what? Because we were standing by the COnsti
tuition fighting for the rights of the whole COUNTRY
and for the whole Constitution. (CheerS) Their
are in this assembly some Of the gallant spirits tina
led us in that fight. There Is my distinguished
2 friend from Iowa A. C. Dodge. (Cheers) Tell me
will YOU when did he, as a Representative or SeLa
tor in Congress. cast single vote in cOntrayentiO
of the constitutional rights Of the South? (Renewe
2 Cheers0 There is the distinguished gentleman from
Ohio Mr. Pugh, who has stood by your constitution
al rights; there is the distinguished gentleman from
michigan Mr.. Stuart. who has done the same; Their
{ is the distinguished gentleman from Illinois, Nh
l Richardson, who went down fighting brayely. Ant
Il Il into aarFa FRNrFan
all over with honorable scars are you to forge
their deeds of daring, and say to them, sand aside
: we are hOlier than thOu:" (Cheers.) Sir, ever
J impulse of their nutures, every generous emo
ton Of their hearts, all the pride OF ther
character, demands that they shall come a
e EQUALS and peers. loud CheerS) In this cOnfc
+ we have well-nigh OverthrOwn and Frustrated tn
party to which you are so much opposed. Butyou
i 1sntlemen are not more opposed to that OrganlZa
tiOn than are we, and we are more familiar with
e than are YOU Steady incessant, vigilant, we hav
been battling it. gradually forcing 1t back, breakn!
q its coumns and now, when the battalliOns are al
+ reeling-when it is in the very agOnes Of death
when its strength is all gOne-when the power is il
our hands to take it by the throat and strange it tt
death-are our Southern friends to come up anC
+ hold our arms Is the effort making to b.
n paralyzed? Oh gentlemen, beseech you, yOI
love your country, and you respect your friends
fetter US not in this hOurtOr letters now are tlta
to US. Great cheerngD
n MIR. President the people OF the North are SOunI
2 on the slavery questiOn-at least that portion o
them which have the honor, in part, to represent
= We stand by the compromises Of the Constitution
n and are determined that every right belonging t
the South shall be secured to it. As citizen of th
North although native of the South desire to say
that we of the North are peculiarly anxious and de
sirous that it may be to fight this foe (Cheers.
1t is foe that has risen in our land and exists IL
I our own midst and we beg and implOre you to giv
Us the honor of leading the army against it and
that homer and distinction is given to just as SURF
AZ dav succeeds to night, the ides Of November vii
bring US from the conflict with our banner triumph
ant though it may have upon it the smoke of bat
tie and the smell Of powder, yet it will be victori
f GUS banner, and country from the North to tn
South and the East and West, will again be united
r happy and free. (Cheers.) skyou, will you Civ
. ms the privilege? appeal tOyOu, gentlemen of thu
South-you who do not know this foe as well as We
do appeal to you to give us the position that WI
, ask 1t NAV be one ofperIl, but shrink not from
peril We are ready to assume the full responsible
tv of the position, and we ask you to assign it t
US. care not though Republicans were entrencheJ
in a hold stronger than SebastOpOl itself-by TIL