Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-04

Lincoln was unknown to fame by any great act Q
craftsmanship, but it was his speeches declaration
that always hated slavery" and that ne .desred
it should be put In course of ultimate extinction
his appeals for the practical equality of all men
and his sirrepressibe conhictr made him the Pres
ident and he has not thus hour retracted or abatec
enc of them. -
Mr.. Seward, his prime minister, declared thai
slavery .must be abolished, and you and can and
must do it y and in the canvass for Mr.. Lincoln, he
4 said the people have for their standard bearer
Abraham Lincoln, confessing the obligations OF the
| Higher Law, and contending for veal or woe. for
life or death in the rrepressible conflict between
freedom and slavery; that were in the last stage
of the conflict before the great riumphai Inaugural
ton of this policy into the Government OF the United
| Statesv These were the words of Mr.. Seward, and
upon the fourth Of March; Mr. T. said ne had w.t. ~
messed this "great triumpbal Inauguration of this
policy into the government" Higher law. irrepres-
sible conflict, abolitionisun. And Mr.. Seward is
called to the highest office In the cabinet to carry 1t
out.
Mr.. Chase of Ohio. declared "for myself. am
ready to renew my pledge, and / will venture 20
| speak IN behalf Of my co-workers that we viii go
straight on without faltering or wavering, until
every vstage Of oppression shall be from the
statute bookuntil the sunin all It's journey, from
the utmost Eastern horizon through the mid heaven,
till he sinks behind the Western hills shall not be-
hold the foot prnt Of Of q single slave in all
broad and glorious land.v And he is called TO the
second place in the Cabinet tp ego straight on with
ms 'c0-WOrkerS" 10 It's Accomplishments. Inc HnO1e
Cabinet are of like -contending for veal or
woe in this irrepre5sible conflict. His Foreign
Ministers, Corwn, Burlingame and others, sll his
appointments 'co-workers in the destruction of
the South, the establishment of the practical eqaty
of all men, Mr.. Seward argues that ''f all men
are equal the right of property in slaves falls to the
ground, for who is equal to the other cannot be
the owner of another or property OF that other
But you answer that the Constitution recognizes
property in slaves Il would be sufficient, them to
hat ohl;0ofion h0
void because it is repugnant to the law of nature"
Mr. Lincoln makes substantially the same argument,
and repudates the decisions of the Supreme Court,
and appeals to the majority.
Mr.. Seward says, "The Supreme Court also can
reverse its judgments. The people of the United
States never and never will accept principles so
unconstitutional and so abhorent Never, never.
Let the courts recede. Whether it recedes or not,
we shall reorganize the court and thus reform its
political sentiments and practices.
These are the aims and objects of this party The
question arises how they to effect it? With q
Black Republican President, Black Republican
Senate and House of Representatives, nothing pre-
vents its accomplishment ct the next session of Con-
gress and this they say they will and know they
can do. But whether they reorganize their court
not upon the principle Of the inaugural, the con-
stituon is what the majority shall determine it to
be. Where then is our hopes much less our rights,
Mr. I. said he did not expect this party to pass
any otdrageO,sly astounding laws; but that Mr.. Sew
srd had said that the interests of the white race
demand the ultimate emancipation of all men. j
Whether that contamination shall be allowed to take
effect with needful and wise precautions against
sudden change and disaster. or be hurried on by |
violence, is all that remains for you to decide"
A few fanatics viii favor violence, but the mere
wiley and srtful will control and pursue different
policy. By the patronage of the government, they
will, as far as practicable, win and buy over |
the press and Office holders, and make them first |
their apologists, next to approve the genersities
of the inaugural, and then the Chicago platform;
and when they have gone thus far, the name Of the
Union party will be all that separates, and as for
that the loudest and most unceasing clamorers for
the Union in all Congress- are Black Republicans 1t
is the calculation Of Mr.. Lincoln and his party that
many good honest patriotic citizens Of Tennessee |
nsensbly and gradually TO glide into their party
in this way, ana in this way an abolition party u 70
be built up in the South This opinion was greatly |
strengthened by the vote Of Tennessee in refusing
call q Convention. Mr.. 7. said for himself, he had
always repealed such idea, and that he relied up-
the intelligence and honesty of the people OF |
Tennessee to bear him out ~ 1ossss1SI
That such was the hurried manner in which that |
election was gotten up that its Importance was not
understood by the people, and that when well under
stood by the people, and that when well understood
and considered, Tennessee would repudlate this |
abolition government and assert her equality In the
Union or independence out of it. That abe (Ten |
nesse) would never submit to Lncoln's practical
equality of all men, That Tennessee was white |
mans State where the white man, however humble,
was SUI Wnlte man, anu superior W ueBTOl t'b
the God of Heaven had created him, and the |
history Of the from the most remote period to
the present proved this superiority. That if there
was any one man among us who believed the negro
his equal, such man should go for Mr. Lincoln and
his government TO have his opinions sustained; but
for those who hold themselves superiors, they must
look to those who hold Like opinions, for mutual |
protection. - ...
Holding such opinions of the people of Tennessee
Mr.. T. had no fear of the future. Tennessee would
assuredly come around right as the needle come to
the pole. Ardent love fer the Union, and too con-
fdent belief in the patriotism of the North had |
caused her to wait But they who interpret her
waiting as willingness to abide forever under the
rule of abolitionism, win find twelve months
have passed, that they have wronged her and ms
I'D themselves. l.-.-..t.. |
In conclusion, Mr.. Thomas again returned his |
thanks to his constituents for the generous conf
dence which they had reposed in him and for the |
patient attention which they had given him. he |
had endeavored detail the facts in the case and to
sum them up candidy and mpartally it is for you,
the people, to decide how and what you will do. 1
Such in substance, was the speech Of Mr.. Thonas.
We have not pretended to give his exact words but
merely an outline of his arguments. We repeat the
wish made last week that every voter in the county
could have heard it. 3 49,