Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-02-03

10 make against any. | reason over IL. | want 4
see peace and tranquility restored TO the country
reason,s sfellow-ctsens upon this natter and asl
5 you, gentlemen, fcltow-citizens with whom an
!, on.the most friendly relations, what object can WI
possibly have for agtating any further this question
Of slavery | think this fair view of it. But
wish simply to say. as said before that your part,
cannot continue this controversy upon anything like
T fair principle. When you have accomplished youl
object II You are sincere in your object aud that i
is merely to prevent the extension of slavery why
not away with the vexed question? You have nc.
complishcd Is; and that ought TO satisfy eyer rea.
sonable mind. Turn we from this sectional strife
to the hand of reconciliation aud brotherhood and
let all fellow-citzens be what we have beenza ma
tlon. Great cheers, lasting several minutes
feel that every foot of this great land is my coun-
I try Cries of so il is, aud cheers.1 feel hon
ored by being so permitted to express my sentiments
but say claim her as my country TOries of That
I right and cheers. And will not give mp, if |
can help it, one inch of it,. [Great cheers Pardon
me, my countrymen, when | say that her banners
are mine and yours and they belong TO us all.
LCheers.l Thet is the ground upon which ! want
TO stand. want an alliance of devotion, that We
may be men and brothers. and te as such in our
country. Cheers.1 Well, these two parties of
which have spoken, are composed of many men
of very high capacities many men of many virtues
and tkey have been embrled in this CONTROVERSY so
long that, think neither of us arc even fit TO gov
ern the country with safety andpropriety. [Chetrsl
1t would seem like a triumph, victory over the
other, were either party TO gain the ascendsncy.
These men have been so long at war that, standing
in their party ranks, they cannot give their hands
to each other with that feeling of brotherhood which
/ would have them do. They must, change their
position. Let respect stand between them as be-
tween bands of brothers, and let them be at peace
with each other, and then this quarrel shall 90 no
longer. ] want to see new party Tgrtat cheers
! formed Inv tho ,P IL,
Cheers. We have had enough of parties. The
body polite is full Of plague spots now. | want to
see the people of my country once more govern
themselves [Cheers.] Intrigues platforms. and
conventions have usurped the rights of the people
and governed the people. [Cheers l want to see
ar vote so that the people of the country could be
inspired TO rise in their majesty and proclaim the
right man for President. fCheers1 Let us see
| President go into that White House as the Chief
Magistrate Of his country, with no other guide and
no other bond of duty than the Constitution of the
United States. Loud and continued cheering |
want to see that time come, and pray God to spare
me until it docs. Cries Of Eyes, yes and cheers.
| scorn-scorn with you-a dictatorship over the
people OF the United States If there ever was
dictatorship upon EARTH it is this convention system
now exercised over the people of this free country
And who are the men that compose these conyen-
tions? Who are they2 They are gone tomorrow.
and you know no more of them than you do of the
hnl Nl.oa,.
They are beyond the reach of nrisdicto, All 80,
do not know who they are. Can anv centlenoD a,
this table tell mo the nnn,o nfo s;n,a' - - r.t
last convention? tLaupbter ond yoico ~ - ~. ,h'
tance, "Beelzebub was there I Yea but he fBeelze-
bub) is an irresponsible individual rLaughter1 II
is new thing il is the idea of the peoples lees-
lation. Why, the people have not been heard of
they NAV think they act; thev cali themsn,vns N'n1
men they arc rois,nl on TI,o .r,-roi, L, -
exercised by the few who moot ot the l.,,s, -
or at the orooshons and thov hovo oIao.d ii
to conventions They have oovornod Won oni IL
call upon Won afterwards as - nnr,v and thraato,
you with damnation as menpers of tbo mart. - ~,
do not confirm them by vonr votes. want IN 500
that done away: want to see the cnds Of thot
soyrcignty carried ont which oclnovvledgo a,d 80
which bow and to which wish 10 COO ali n,ot,I
made TO bow-tbe sovprciorty az ,Lo ,oo,l rC.
chccrnp7 How canonv man cobternlato III olon
ton by such processes as are NOW nermittcJo Wb,
is the order now? 4 candidate for tbo prasi5a,,,
has an infinite correspondcnre wifi ever,, Iit,lo NJ,
itican round about him and fnoIIv whon hn +,
nominated he Is not fairly with tho Ganst;,,,t; r
the United States which is racoror,ordad - ~
peorle but he is addressed in letter ir,it;ro H.
to platform, MS they call II which contains rbat
they say are PRINCIPLES and rules Now, cnn VOL,
imagine a committee ON si,c, r,ottor9 Ear.;,"
your Imagination. INV friends ana COO bo, a.
thing would operate. Here Il Mr. Joncs orl NJ
Snooks, and Mr. Somebody Else. WORKING AWAY
lie informs his politcal friend thus s,Tbe conron
ton sir has nominated You upon these terms horn
is their platform Can YOU imagine the recention
now which Gen Washington would ovo tbcse gan-
tlemen? Would they not sink INTO insigni6conco9
Is there a politician now living who coud dare to
present himself in that august presence? Upon INV
word, doubt whether you could even now in the
ranks orour politicansEnot famed for modestv1-
find men who would meet such man TCbocrs !
say, gentlemen, let us try to- change This sysI
tenn We owe it to our honest And hernc f,tbcrs
we owe it to the world we are epdeoyoring to oct
to all mankind an example of self-govcrnment. if
it is gone forever if we fail. what people can do
it? The men of the country-the oonseryntive
men-arc called upon by the nresent crisis IN t,l,e
into their earnest consideration the stote of nublc
affairs. | am one who sees clouds and darkness
now resting upon it. I am one who cannot soy
that consider the Union as free from ail dancer,
It depends upon the people. sir, the conservatives