Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-25

and would gracefully fall back into her place among
the old three and thirty under this new guaranty OF
| hr rights in the Union. . % .. err r. 81.
Yours very truly =
F. MAvIr.
Gen. WIN. G. HABDIza Belle Mede, ~. -
| Near Nashville, Tennessee.
Extracts from the speech OF Hon. JAIME
frOm Iowa.
The radical difference between the Republican
party and the Douglas wing Of the Democratic
| party-or the Northern Democracy, as it is some
times styled-On the hand, and the Southern
Democracy the other, pertains to the right to ex-
/ clude slavery FROM the Territories. The Republi-
cans maintained that slavery could be righHuy and
! cCRsdtution&tly excluded either by Congress by
| the Territorial Legislatures The Northern Demo
crazy. who chiefy voted for SIR. Douglas maintain
tanned that slavery could be rightfuy and consttu
| tlonally excluded by the Territorial Legislatures
| only. The Republicans and Northern Democracy
differed from each other in regard to the means TO
! be employed TO effect this end but they agreed on
the great principle of tie RIGHT uader ue Co1lstita
ton Of The Uatei States 10 exclude H. The Southern
| Democracy which chiefly cast its vote for Hon. J.
| Q. breckenridge and the Senator from Oregon, Mr.
| Lane,) adopted the opposing doctrine. L cannot
state their position clearly than by repeating
| the language of these eminent gentlemen in their
| letters accepting the nominations.
! Mr.. Breckenridge said: -.-.-..-..-.-
"The citizens of the States may enter the Terrific
kind, and enjoy it during the territorial condition
without let or intolerance, either by Congress by
the subordinate Territorial Governments
| Mr.. Lane slid: N. 8 riEI#
'Nonintervention on the subject of slavery,
may emphaucally say, is the cardinal maxim OF the
| DemOcracy-non by Congress and non
Intervention by Territorial Legislatures, is fully
stated by the first resolution of the platform
adopted. If the Constitution establishes the right
of every citizen to enter the common Tel rtories
he IaOallv
sarily devolves the Federal Government the duty
to protect this right of the citizen whenever or
wherever assaulted or nfringed.n -r
On this subject the issue was fairly joined There
was no eQuivOcatiOn. The Senator from Mississip-
pi, not in his seat Mr.. BrowR1 stated on this
floor that on that side they neither desired to cheat
nor to be cheated. The people have decided against
you by majority unparalleled in the history of
| this Government. The vote cast for Mr.. Douglas
was over one million. His friends claim for him
fOurfths of the votes cast for the fusion ticket in
New York. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Texas,
which would increase the number Of ballots cast
for him to one and half million. The votes cast
for Mr.. Lincoln amounted to one million eight hun
dred and seventy thousand; and if you add the vote
cast for Mr.. Breckenridge and Mr.. Bell and their
fair proportion of the fusion vos stated by the
Northern Democracy. their vote will not amount to
more than one and a half million one and half
million the SIDE and three million three hun
dred and seventy thousand the other, of this
great issue of prncip!e-the right to exclude sla-
very from the Territories belonging to the Repub
lie. Being thus overwhelmed, you have not the
grace to yield to the will of the majority like good
citizens, and four years hence go to the polls for the
redress Of any OF TIE errors that in your opinion
the people may have committed; but you rebel
against the Government you have sworn to sup
port. You go home, and by letters and speeches to
your constituencies misrepresenting the principles
OF the Republican party, stir up instruction and
lncipient civil war; and in the midst of the strife
which your own hands have STIRRED up, you. the
Vanqulshed, small minority, come to the yictors,
and propose, as terms of peace and compromise
that they shall surrender to you at discretion; that
they shall trample under foot the principles which
the people have approved, and adopt your platform
and your party sogmas, which the people have as
distinctly condemned Here is the proposition sub
mitted by the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Davis
and invite the attention of every Senator to the
character of these terms of peace
RESOLVED, That it shall be declared, by amend
ment Of the Constitution, that property in slaves,
recognized as such by the local law of any of the
States of the Union, shall stand on the same footing
in all constitutional and federal relations as any
other species OF property 80 recognized; and. like
other property, shall not be subject be Invested
impaired by the local law of any other State,
either IN escape thereto OF transit s0journ of
the owner therein; and in no case whatever shall
such property be subject to be Invested or impaired
by any legislative act of the United States or any
of the Territories thereof"
The very proposition on which you went to the
country and were vanquished. Here is the prOpo-
sition of tie Senator from Georgia (Mr. Toombs)
" ReSOlUed, That deelaratory clauses to the Con-
stitution of the United States, amply securing the
following propositions, be recommended for adop-
ton ...
81. That the people of the United States shall
have an equal right to eigrate to and settle in the
present or any future acquired Territories, with
whatever property they may possess (including
saves) and be securely protected in its peaceable
enjoyment until such Territory may be admitted as
a State III the Union, with or without slavery. as
she may determine, on an equality with all existing
States.' l..- . ..- -...
That's but different collection of words demand |
ing the Breckenridge platform as the condition of
peace Here is the proposition of the Senator from
Tennessee, Cdr. Johnson: r-a .r-.rs. .-'
% Rssolred That the select committee Of thirteen
be instructed TO inquire into the expediency of
tablishing BY constitutional provision l..--s
s. First. line running through the territory IF
the United States not included within tie States,
making equitable and just division of said terri
terry south of which line slavery shall be recognized
and protected property BY ample and full eODsi
tutonal guarantees and north of which line it shall
be prohibited" .-.-.. ...... .rs t7H 81
The proposition submitted by the Senator from
Kentucky now before me. mr.. Crittenden1 is on |
this subject little more modest. It, like the last,
however. proposes Congressional slave code for all
the Territories south of sc deg 30 min. north lat
tude and like all the Others proposes TO hqmiliate
the people Of the free States by requiring them to
surrender their own principles and adopt yours |
and TINS proposition IS proposed as cOHutlOn pre-
ssdent as it would seem to the peaceable inaugur-
alton of the President elect 1 ask the Senator from
Kentucky if he expects the majority thus to hum
BILE themselves at the feet of the MINORITY p
Crittenden-I hope shall be allowed word. l
am surprised to hear the gentleman say that pro-
pose slave code. / thought had carefully avoid
ed that took things as they were, and say that |
the laws as they exist shall continue to exist
and what protection they give shall be extended |
that neither Congress nor the territorial government
Il. -
ional code that propose The code that exists is |
not a congressional one at all it is territorial
one and as we have to the point where Isup-
pose some settlement. Mould take place, propose
that shall take the status as 1t exists 1t relieves
from all legislation. / propose merely TO give |
what protection the present laws giye-nothlng |
more. fla /
Harlan-I am very mach gratiied that the Sena-
tor has corrected me. do not desire TO misrepre-
sent his proposition.
Crittenden am sure the gentleman does not
Harlan. Here is the language, however, of the |
printed bill which have on my desk: I'll
in all the Territories South of said line of lat-
tude slavery of the African race is hereby recog-
nized as existing"- .-.
Crlttenden. That is ALL --'t a '..
Harlan, 1t is recognized as existing, and shall |
not lie interfered with by Congress. but shall be 1
protected property by all the departments of
that territorial government during its connuance'
Crittenden According to their own laws. |
Harlan shall be happy, Mr.. President to find |
that the proposition submitted is less Objectionable
than at first supposed it to be. ls /
OritteDden Ishas been one OF my objects to ex
cude the idea of egislating by Congress. The reso-
luton is silent on the subject. fsl i a-i
Harlan. Printed propositions have been laid on
eur desks coming from the other side of the cham.
ber proposing TO amend the resolutions of the Sen
ator from Kentucky Il do not now see them. hence
cannot recte their provisions;) but their effect
would be to conform the Senator's proposition to