Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-12
cOsrAIENT


POUND N HIS PAST HISTORY CONNECTED WITH THE
PUBLIC SERVICE.
COMMENT.
From the Montgomery Ala Mail.
In the wear 1871, says the cambridge (Ga) Ar
,o,e WN. HENRY HARK1sox being President appoint
ed EDWARD EVERETT Minister to England. Hon.
JouN McPHERsox BERRIEN, then being Senator for
the State of Georgia gave his sanction to the appoint
ment. During the same year, the Georgia Legisla-
ture was assembled. The following Joint Commit
tee on the State Of the Republic was constituted On
the part of the Senate: Messrs. EDWARD J. BLACK,
Of Scriven; ANDREW J. MILLER, Of Richmond; J. NJ.
Smith. of Camden; Bennett CRAWFORD, Of Decatur ;
ALEX McDoUGALD, Of Muscogee PETER Cone, Of
Bulloch; JAMES RENDER, Of Meriwether. On the
mart of the House Messrs. JOIN II. Howard Of
Muscogee; W.B. TANKEBsIE Of Columbia; N. GRIEyE,
Of Baldwin. ABNER P. Powers, Of Bib; R. L. Sims
of Newton; JAS. GRAY, Of Jones; JNo. ROBINSON, Of
Jasper. This committee in their report recite in
their preamble. with what sincere regret they re-
viewed the sanction Of JUDGE BERRrN Ito the eleva-
ton of one SC obRoi0s to their feelings, and so HOS
TILE TO OUR INTEREST," and particularly Of an indi-
vidual who has AvowED HIS ABOLITION PRINCIPLES
N THEIR MOST IMPOSING FORM, AND ANPIEsr EXTENT
Resolution llth, which refers to the same matteT'
is as follows:
H. RESOLVED That the opinions publicly proclaim
ed bv Edward Everett. now Minister TO England, OF
The hover and Obligation of Congress to abolish
slavery in the District Of Columbia, to lnterdct the
slave trade between the States, and TO refuse the
admission into the Union Of any Territory toieratlng
slavery. are unconstitutional IN their character,
subversive Of the rights Of the South and carried
ont will destroy tins Union and that the Hon. John
Mcpherson Berrien, in sustaining for an important
appointment an Individual HOLDING SUCH OBNOXIOUS
sFNTMENTs. has omitted proper occasion TO give
an efficient check 70 such sentiments and IN so DONG
has not truly represented the opinions or wishes OF
the people Of Georgia, Of either political party
This resolution was adopted in the Senate by
vote of As to 0. a number of Senator's refusing to
vote but not enough to defeat its passage if they
had voted against it. In the House, the entire Re
port was adopted by vote of IOl yeas, to Al nays
The proof Of the charges made against Mr.. EVER
EFT in that resolution is contained in the following
In 1889 the following interrogatOries were pro-
pounded to Mr. Everett by the Hon. Nathaniel BOr-
den. Of Massachusetts,:
Arevou in favor Of the immediate abolition by
law of slavery in the District Of Columbia and Of
the slave traffic bet yeen the States OF the Union.
2 Are YOU opposed TO the admission into the
Union of any new State, the Constitution OF which
tolerates domestic slavery.
The following is his reply
WASHINGTON, Oct. a, 1899
Degr Sir, On Saturday last l only received your
letter of the 18TH propoundng to me certain inter
rogatores and earnestly requesting an early an
swer.
You are aware that several resolves on the sub
iect of these inquiries and their kindred topics,
accompanied by very able report was introduced
into the Senate Of the Commonwealth, year before
last bv a Joint committee of the two Houses, OF
which the late lamented Mr.. Alvord was chairman.
Those resolves, after having been soinG"1a en-
larped bv amendment were adopted by the Legs
lat1re They appeared to cover the whole ground
of vOur two interrOgatories. HAVING CHEEIFULLI
Co-oPERATED IN THE PASSAGE OF THE RESOLVES anu
concurrIng in the general reasoning by Wmch lhey
are sustained in the powerful report OF the chSir
man Of the Committee, l respond 10 OOIh your III
quires THE AFFIRMATIVE
The first Of the three subjects embraced IN your
inquiry is the only one of them which came before
Congress- while 1 was a member. voted IN the ne
gative on the motion TO lay upon the table the peu
ton of the American Anti-Slayery Society, Tor tle
abolition of slavery in the District Of Columbia, ana
on ether motions Of the like character introduced 10
cast of the consideration Of this class OF petitions
am, dear sir, very respectfully, your friend ana
servant EDWARD Nv Ei'Lll'
Hon NATHANIEL A. BORDEN.
Those "resolves referred to were set OF reso-
lutions adopted by the Massachusetts, Legislature
during tie year previous, when Mr.. EVERETT was
4 Governor of the State, and are as follows:
Resolped. That Congress has by the Constitution
poer TO abolish slavery and the slave trade IN the
District of Columbia and that there Is notmng IN
the terms or circumstances Of the acts OF cesslon
by Virginia and Maryland. or otherwise enforcing
any legal or moral resti amt on Its exercise
ReS0lUed That Congress ought to take measures
to effect the abolition Of slavery in the District oil
Pesolref That the rights of humanity, the claims
of iustice and the common good alike demand the
III No., off he N
on in and through the District OF C0umola'
Resided That Congress has. by the Constitution
power to abolish slavery in the Territories OF inc
United States.
mitted into the Union whose Constitution OF GOV
eminent shall permit the existence Of domestic slave
ny therein.
RESOLVED That Congress has, by the Constitution
power 10 abolish the traffic in slaves between uller
ent States Of this Union
Res5lUed, That the exercise Of this power Is ue-
manded by the principles Of humanity and Jusliee'
These documents speak for themselves, and they
settle the question Of Mr. EvERETr's freesolilsn'
tDoth the leopard change his spots, or the Elmo
plan his colOr?' If yea, then may we expect I'D
WAND EVEREST to change the current Ofhis thoughts
and reuounce in age ,he cherished principles Of his
early youth and mature manhood.
A SUPPOSED FAMOUS DEFAULTER HONEST AFTER ALL
The Washington correspondent Of the New York
Herald saws: You VIII remember what noise was
made through the whole country twenty years ago
about the defacation Of SAMUEL 5. SwARTzwoUT' Col
ector at New York. Few people would be prepared
to believe that although he fed the country to avoid
arrest and prosecution yet he turned out ultimately
on the final settlements Of his accounts not to be
debtor at all but a creditor Of the Government Yet
such ] was informed few days since by Attorney
General BIACE is the fact
THF PIXIES PEAK EuGRAToN.-The Omaha Repub-
ican gives the following resume Of the emigration to
Pixies Peak passing that point tins season: Total
for week ending May p 1860, pa wagons and 7Si
men. Total for seven weeks, ending May q, l76S
wagons and 1882 men.
Canadian people are much incensed at what they
consider breach of faith, IN the transfer Of the
Great Eastern from Portland "a terminus Of the
Grand Trunk Railway to New York.
There Is in New York society called the West
~ Association the object of which is 10 facilitate