Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-14


The Patriot and Banner of yesterday contain the
ssolutions adopted by the Opposition members Of
he Tennessee Legislature in their recent meeting
these proceedings we are informed, were had in
riew of the contemplated call for National Union
Convention = and therefore, not in view Of the Re
publican Convention to be held in Chicago in June
next.
The resolutions are common place, and very much
an keeping with the numerous resolves this party
have .been in the habit Of going through with
once a year for some time past. They propose to
unite with their fellow-citzens North, South East
and West in opposing the Democratic party, and in
endeavoring TO elevate to the Presidency some man
who win administer the government as it was adj
ministered by the trainers Of the constitution. This
is justat they have been proposing for many years
past but the people have never had confidence in
the sincerity Of their professions the efficacy Of
their measures. They declare their determination
to maintan all our constitutional rights, bat depre
cate the agitation Of the slavery question. By
this declared determination to maintain our con
Ftitutional rights in connection with slavery they
intend us to understand that they are ready to resist
the encroachnents of abolitonism. And yet they
profess to deprecate thar agitation which aeccssari
pleasure the recent manifestations of kind and fra
trnal feelings toward the South and fidelity to the
constitution. as expressed by our Northern bretl-
ren in their recent Union meetings And yetit is
well recognized fact that the great body of those very
national men who composed these Union meetings
AZ the North are Democrats, and against whom this
same Opposition meeting in Tennessee was seeking TO
organize a party for the contest Of 1850. Another
resolution approves in general terms. the course
which the Opposition members Of Congress have
pursued in the attempts to organize the House;
that is. they approve the effort Of Mr.. NELSON
sudl Others. to dfsgt resolution declaring as
unfit 60 preside over the deliberations Of the Amcri
can Congress, any man VINO has endorsed the IL
famous and inccn3iar7 pamphlet Of uELrEH; they
approve Speech that elected the rapturous ap-
glause OF Black Republican members; which coul-
ynepdad itself to an Abolition organ ct Washing
Ton rs TO sccure Ifs praise; and to get admission
into an inceudiary sheet that had gone so low as
10 drapo its columns in mourning the righteous
hanging of JoHy BEowN;-thcy approve the conduct
of Mr. ErlERp8E, VINO declared his mwilinEness
90 vote for Southern member for Speaker. because
tho raost uuparlouabe offence in ms Ir. Es) eyes
an ius,pea5l5 objection t!.at any man should
have voted for the Lccompton constitutions; as Gen.
Zo1TIcorEEE and the most national men OF Congress
had done. against the combined forces Of aboitioa-
ism in both ends Of the capitoI:-they endorse the
course Of Mr. ErHEEIDGE in refusing TO vote for
national Southern Democrat CIR. MLIsoN) put in
nomination by one Of their party, and his sub
seguont vote for Horace +. CEaEg renegade North
rn sectional Democrat Who has virtually sold him
self out to our common enemy, the Back republi-