Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-06


and temporary, and during its existence all citizens
of the United States have equal right to settle
with their Svoperty IN the Territory without their
rights either of person or property, being destroy
ed or impaired by congressional territorial egis
lation.
3D. Resol6ed That it is the duty of the Federal
Government in all its departments, to protect when
necessary the rights Of persons and property in the
Territories and wherever else its constitutional
authority extends
Sd. Resolved That when the settlers in Territory,
having adequate population, form State Constr
tuition, the right of sovereignty commences, and
being consummated by admission into the Union,
they stand on an equal footing with the people of
other States-and the State thus organized ought
he admitted into the Union whether its Constitution
prohibits recognizes the institution of slavery.
4th. ReSOiUed, That the Democratic party are in
favor of the acquisition of tie Island of Cuba on
such terms az shall be honorable 70 ourselves and
just to Spain at the earliest practicable moment.
9TH. ReSotsed, That the enactments of State
Legislatures to defeat tie faithful execution of the
fugitive slave law are hostile in character, sub
versive of the Constitution, and revolutionary in
! their effect
9th. Resolaed, That the Democracy of the United
States recognize Is the imperative duty of this
government to protect the naturalized citizen in all
his rights whether at home or in foreign lands the
same extent as its native born citizens
And whereas. one of the greatest necessities of
the age, in political commercial, postal and mill
| tary point of view, is speedy Communication be-
tween the Pacific and Atlantic coasts therefore. be it
ReSOlced, That the Democratic party do hereby
pledge themselves to use every means in their power
TO secure the passage of bill the extent of
the constitutional authority of Congress for the
structon of a Pacific railroad from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific ocean, at the earliest practl-
N ~O NP-T MINORITY REPORT rroRr FEAs 3
The report of the minority of the Committee on
Resolutions. offered in lieu of the foregoing,
| follows:
| Resolved That we. the Democracy of the Union in
| convention assembled, hereby declare our affirm
/ ance of the resolutions unanimously adopted and
declared as a platform of principles by the Demo-
cratic Convention at Cincinnati. in the year 1856,
believing that Democratic principles unehange-
able in their nature, when applied to the same sub
/ ject-matters. es# f~ ~Eay II
Resolved That it is the duty of the United States
| to afford ample and complete protection to all its
| citizens, whether at home or abroad, and whether
native or foreign born.
ResolUed That one of the necessities of the age in
military, commercial, and postal point of view is
speedy communication between the Atlantic and Pa
| cfc States; and the Democratic party pledge such
constitutional government aid will insure the con-
structiOn Of railroad to the Pacific coast at the
| earliest practicable period.
ReSOlUed, That the Democratic party are in favor
of the acquisition of Cuba, such terms as shall
| be honorable to ourselves and just to Spain.
ReSOlUed, That the enactments of State Legisla-
lures to defeat the faithful execution of the fugitive
slave law hostile in character subversiye of the
Constitution, and revolutionary in their effect.
Mr.. BUFFERS REPORT. w
Mr.. B. F. Butler, Of Mass from the platform com
mttee offered the following additional minority re-
port he sole resolutions upon the subject of the
principles of the party"
ResOlUei, That We the Democracy of the Union,
in convention assembled, hereby declare affirm
1 ance of the Democratic resolutions unanimously
adopted and declared as platform of principles at
Cincinnati, in the year 1885, without addition al
| teration believing that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature. when applied to the
| same subjectmatter, and recommend as the only
! further resolution the following:
Resolved That it is the duty of the United States
to extend Its protection alike over all its citizens
/ whether native or naturaiized.
4 The question was first taken by States upon the
foregoing amendment by Mr.. Butler, and the same
F'ns rejected by the following rOtc I15, nays
! 1873
In the cote upon M Bder's report, Tennes see Uoted
| IL yeas, l nay. "a EE 8
! The States were then Gale !. upon motion 10
adOptthe minority resolutions, and they adopt
| ed by los yeas to l3S nays.
Upon these minority resolutions the State of Ten
nessee voted yea, IL nays.
| A call having been previously made for a division
of the question, a vote then taken upon the first
resolution of the minority report, which resulted
237B ayes, 65 nays On this question the Tennessee
delegation voted l03 ayes, nay, Gen. j. d. C. At
kns one of the delegates from the State at large
| motion to lay the rest of the resolutions upon
the table was lost by vote of 81 ayes 1873 rays.
| And so the residue of the minority resolutions
were then passed without division. a.
Upon the adoption of the minority report in this
perfectly fair and legitimate manner, by the national
Democratic convention, l.. p. Walker, chairman of
the Alabama delegation, came forward and present
ed paper in which it is stated that the contingency
having arisen contemplated by the State COnyen-
ton of Alabama in the instructions under which
10Y thew
now withdraw from the convention. That contin-
gency in substance the refusal by majority of
the national Democratic conventional adopt into the
platform of the party the principle known indier-
emily Congressional Intervention" and Congress
sona protection to slavery in the Territories, in
opposition to the old national Democratic doctrine
of ''nOn-interyention.r ct.
Upon the secession of the Alabama delegation, the
movement was soon after followed by the secession
of the delegations, either in whole or IN part, of
seven other Southern States the most of whom were
not instructed so to act ..r...4s .... q. ~
Now, fellow-citizens, by whom was this "seces
siOn" or to call it by more appropriate name this
DsUNION movement led 1t is as well known to you
it is to that it was led by the Hon. VIM l.. Yam
cey. of Alabama, member and chief spokesman of
that delegation at Charleston An able and most eO
quent man. it is not too much to say of him that his
course has for twelve years past been long con-
spiracy as well against the integrity of the Demo
cratic party as against the Union of these States.
Look first at his course in the National Democrat
ic Convention at Baltimore in 1S4S On that occa-
sion he proclaimed the doctrine of Intervention"
or Protection" for the first time but failed to get
a single State to stand by him. He entered his pro-
test seeded from the convention, went home and
opposed the election of the Democratic nominees,
Cass and Butler.
In 1852 he went back to Baltimore with the same
proposition to 'rule RUM the Democracy, and
was again voted down, even more emphaucally than
before.
In 1885, he again makes his appearance in the Ma |
tiOnal Democratic Convention which assembled that
wear at Cincinnati but this time advocating the very
of his old doctrine of Intervention for pro-
lection. He had absolutely got up instructions to
the Alabama delegation, of which he was chairman
to demand NOn-ntervention, and. if the convention
did not grant it, to secede and lead off the BALI of
dsunOn-that terrible catastrophe to which all his
desires seem to tend. But the convention recognz-
ing in the principle of Neutrality-suspicious." an Old
doctrine of majority of the party, unanimously
granted the demand of Alabama through her spOkes-
man, Mr.. Yancey, and so the demands of this arch
traitor and conspirator against the Union were
third time banked.
But his undyng hatred of the Union, though for
time artfuly cloaked even as he and his followers
now endeavor to throw sand in the eyes of the peO-
pie on this mOmentouS subject. was not allowed to
sumber or grow cold. lie nursed his wrath to
keep it warm In less than two years after the adj
jOurnment of the Cincinnati convention we find him
heading the notorious Southern League" organized
ayOwedly to break up the Union. as the following
hand, fully proves: rrrraa.a
Art l. The members Of this organization shall be known
the League Of the South, and shall be SOUTH
ERE REPuBLIc ONLY SAFETY >"
About the same time appeared the following pri-
vate letter, ping Pelion upon Ossa of proof of the
designs of this American Cataline: /
MONTGOMERY, June Is, 1853
DEAR sfR Your kind letter OF the 18th hardly
gree with that general movement will
the Augan stable II the Democracy overthrown
would result In giving place to greater and hungier
II fies.
The remedy the South such process Itisina
gent organization Of her true for the prompt
next aggression. It must in the nature Of things
10 national party sectional party
But il could do fathers ddorgauze committees
safety all the States land only them that
hope for effective moVement shall the
heart instruct the Southern mind
and, at the proper moment by organized
precpitats the c0n states into revolution
The idea has been Swallowed forth in the South Mr.
taken and recommended the AdoergiSer OF
Montgomery Alabama, Mr Ksnceys under the
VI United SOuthe-ners who keeping party
stions a other questions viii hold the southern
and will influence parties Legislatures,
len. have time to enlarge, bat to suggest merely.
In haste, yours, zs., ". J.. YAScKx
TIE JAMES SLAUOuTER, Esq.
This private letter, hastily written, it is true;
ut in a subsequent one, written in explanation of
to the editor of the Richmond Solt Mr. Roger A Ii
l0alcaz xvOrea hvs vl10 in O.