Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-15

AL Oyerrdes all and Black Repubiicanism inquiries
for no other test but coincidence of sentiment as to
it. and that sentiment is aggressive treason.
We have no Jacksons now, to make, unmake or
control parties-I expect to see no other in this
generation Until another does arise it is i'm
portant to know who present and sustain man,
than it is to know the man himself. Who present
the three tickets in this State who are the men
presented and why have they received this distinc
ton?
John Bell and Edward Everett are first nomnat-
ed at Baltimore by men styling themselves-and
here is their first introduction TO the public" the
Constitutional Union party" This party gives us no
platform. Its generalities mean nothing. The
Constitution the Union, and the enforcement OF the
Laws1 every Abolitionist will swear by, in the
same breath that he shouts the "nIGHER LAW; and
the vilest of them, not only means to abide the
Union, but he vocferates that eighteen millions OF
the North will by arms force obedience to the I'm
ion. A large majority of the Convention were from
the North and it s hazarding nothing TO assert that
there was not single member OF 1t from the North
who does not assert the power of Congress to pro-
hiblt slavery in the Territories the power OF Congress
to abolish Slavery in the District OF Columbian tee
Dock Yards Navy yards and Arsenals-thOugh within
the States-and concurrBg in the opinion that Slave
nv is moral and social evil and sin before God;
most of them believe that whenever and wherever
the power exists Congress should eXtermlnate II
And in this view many of them doubtless supported
the action of the Black Republican Committee OF
the present Congress at the last session. to create
five new Observation-Disclosures to be made free
States-just the number necessary when added to
the present free States, to give majority OF two
thirds, thereby to amend the Constitution, ana thus
the supporters of the ''main line of argument IN
Summers speech will support the Constitution the
Union and the enforcement of the Laws, when they
abolish the institution in the States Whatever OF
Southern conservatism existed in the Convention
was simply sunk in this majority from the North.
These are the men who nominated Bell and Ever
att how them believed
candid man thinks or says, they can be elected by
those who put them in nomination. They cannot
get a majority, think, in single State. They are
seeking fusions everywhere with Squatter SoVer-
egns and all men, avowing the object to be to defeat
an election by the people and get into the House OF
Representatives, where they hope the ticket may be
successful by the votes of Black Republicans, and
by the very men, too. against whom all Southern
Americans fought with the applause OF the whole
South. when they presented and sustained SO re-
markedly, Helpers book, in the person OF Sherman,
at the last session of Congress.
The men are Bell and Everett. Who of us is so
old as to remember when John Bell was not believ-
ed by many, and charged with being unsound on
this vital issue; and if not believed unsound then
thought to be willing to get Northern adulatIon and
by differing in his acts and speeches from his
Southern contemporaries. Whether these things be
true or not, DID THEY NOT INDUCE HIS NOMINATION?
The latest political exposition of Mr.. Everett, was con-
currence in the main line of argument" in Sum
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z
monial to perpetuate Summers fame, for making
the speech. And when Sumner declined the teSti-
mOnial and the other subscribers appropriated the
money in aid of Emigrant Aid Societies IN Kansas,
TO assist in Abolition raids there by John Brown and
others, he heartily comet FRED in the appropriation
made. About the same time, too, Mr.. Everett de-
nounced the use Of the army in Kansas as ruth
less waging of civil war.
Why were these men selected 1t cannot be said
that it was because of agreement by them on this
vital issue as shown by their recorded acts. The
platform-if platforms were worth anything, only
asserts a generality, that all men, whatever their
acts have been, insist they conform to. That Con
vention knew the men and whether they could con-
troll them If they did receive this distinction
because that Convention knew them and were viii
ling TO trust them, |, for one, cannot follow.
have long believed that entire unity of action at
the South on all questions affecting slavery. was
the true policy. DiscOrd and division among our
selves give encouragement and coUntenance to the
aggressions Of the North. The only way to have
unity among ourselves is for the minority to yield
their opinions and act with the majority. We all
agree that we are honorable and christian the
North We all agree that slavery is protected by
the Constitution and that the Union is only formed
by the Constitution How can we forget that these
brothers in interest, in morals, in religion in the
Constitutional. equal honorable Union, to help alb
stract defamers of our iHterest-Our hCnor-our
religion and aggressive intruders upon our Consti
tutional rights What if they do swear they are
conservative and for the Union, and will make US
abide it! Words cheap, when opposed by acts.
What if some of US charged with being disuniOn-
lists, and what If this is a just denunciatiOn when
others are abiding the compact and we have Con
stitutional Union? When the awful arburament
of arms comes, come it must, in NY opinion,
these men will be the Palmetto Regiment in gal
antry, and of whom it may well be said that,
if wrong at all. theirs is excess of religion.
Who can cuff and kick them because they viii
ling to die to defend their own South? have not
the heart to do it.
Two other tickets-Douglas and Johnson, and
Breckenridge and Lane are presented in Tennessee
Both these tickets profess to be Democratic and to
have been presented by Democratic Conventions
and each has its platform.
Of platforms it may be enough TO say, that
body now cares anything for them, except the
adroitness with which the same words can be made
70 convey conflicting ideas, one intends TO be
controlled himself by them. Of Democratic Con-
ventiOns l would dispose as summarily by saying,
that they represent but the idea of how TO get
power and keep it. There is but party
whose name has any significance, and that is the
Black Republican. The exact objection which has
been made, since lS4S, atleast to the Democracy is
that it WAS Squatter Sovereign North, and opposed
to 1t South. Democracy then said this was not es-
sential as it was judicial question, and when de-
cIded By the court all would adopt and abide the
rule made by the judiciary. This difference now
acknowledged, to be vital gives the two nomina-
tions, and both claim to be national.
have ever regarded Squatter Sovereignty as the
"short cut to Black Republicanism and intensified
as that question is it seems to me at this time
to be blazed high road TO acknowledged self and
sectional Injustice and degradation; and thus may
this ticket men, and supporters be disposed of.
The remaining ticket is that OF Breckenridge and
Lane, who are nominated and supported by men
principally from the SOuth-all of whom sustain
the Constitutional rights of all the States as equal
That this ticket is nominated by men calling them
selves Democrats, and accompanied with plat
form Of principles differing from the views enter
tain to many questions of expediency, imparts TO
ii no objection when its announcements on the vi
tai issue of the day are open, manly, explicit-in
accordance with Southern feeling honor and rights,
obviates the precise objection heretofore made TO
Democracy, and likewise presents to me-men-
and Lane, both personally known-the
latter intimatey-whose records and public history
are, on the controlling issue above reproaeh and
whose patriotsm-we tried in civil life, fully at.
tested on the tented field and amid the battle storm
has never been even suspected by single CITIZEN.
Many of the considerations now controlling me
but not so many or so strong then as now, induced
NE in 1855 to refuse to go into consultation witt
the opponents of Democracy, in the election If
Speaker for the 3Ith House, and finally when Oblig
ed to vote as between Black Republicans and De-
voted for the Democratic candidate
These are the views honestly entertain-l do not
Know that any other man accords with them fully,
nor do stop to inquire, care to consider. II has
given ME pain to find ryself separated now from
he large majority OF those with whom have here
ofere acted, and that my opinions led me to the |
separation has induced most anxiously to inves-
igate and inquire if could properly surrender my
Tiews and cooperate still with them, but when con-
Tinced that my sense of duty led me into different
paths from them, cease TO care for details, or TO
hlnk of coincidence of reasoning with others. l |
nay be wrong, but if it is honest error, not en-
rendered by hope for favor or fear for the future
seek no pOsiton-desire political distinction. | !
I'm content with what have enjoyed of place, and |
'heerfully yield to those who have taste for public |
Employment, that they may be gratified and serve |
he country to its advantage and their aggrandise-
nent. Respectfully
w. II. SNEEp.
We heard Mr.. Peyton yesterday for the first time.
lie is smooth and pleasant speaker often eloquent
md sometimes po10et,d The main portion of his
peech devoted to the dissection of Mr. Yancey !
which job he performed to the satisfaction and adj
niration of his friends.-Aenphis Appeal Douglass
Comment is unnecessary Read the next
Col Haynes led off in the discussion and was fol
owed by the able and inlmitabe Polk the last round
alling by turn the dgnified and philosophc Pey-
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