Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-17

Mn. SEWARD, in eloquent and thrilling terms re-
peas the gloriss Of the UEion. aud graphically aud
powerfully depicts what be conceives to be the evils
that VIA follow disaniOn Yet he fails, be uttsrlyrs
fses to meet the universal dsm>nd Of the South and
give us 1t least yoke beneath which wscsa live.
Upon the ecntrary conscious of the strength Of his
party and his section. mis- propositions for eOmpro-
mise almost seem as ieough they were intended to
add iusult4e degradation. He admits tie cOnstitu-
tonsl obligation to return the Fugitive bondsmss,"
but be says
Prudence and Justice would combine in persua-
ding you to modify the acts Of Congress Cd that sub
ject, not to obge private persons to assist IN
their execution; to protect freemeS from BENG oy
abuse Of the laws, carried tato slarery'"
A mere dodge, Mr. SEWARD. Therei 40 instance
on record, where one of your " freemen has been
carried into slavery. 1t is useless to attempt oy
such proposition, to get the South to eonsent to
modification, thst viii give trial BY jury 10 every
runaway negro that your Under Ground kaiFoso
agents can seduee from his services. Upon the re-
peal Of Personal Liberty Laws, Mr. sEWARD Is
equally maanaRimous Hear him
agree that alllsrs Of The States, whether free
or slave states which relate to this class OF persons,
or azy others recently coming frsm or resluen'
IN ether States and which contrsveDe the Cons1tu-
ton of the United States, or any law o. Congress
passed in comfority thereto, ought 10 DC rePea Gu
E-,uss ms Mr.. SEwAKD The South have not
forootten that your party holds to the doctrine
that when Massachusetts, makes free negro
o;,;,sn If the State, that then according
n the Constitution, the citizens Of each
stats ara entitled 10 all the privileges and immuni-
ties Of citizens in the several States Tennessee
doss not permit free negroes from adjoining slave
Ebo,diur States to GENE am reside within her lin
10 As free negroes much less would she modify or
repeal any of herlAEs to elbow to come intS our
midst thef negro citizens of Massachusetts We
believe Massachusetts, cnce cent Mr. HoAR down
to South Carolins to see if he could not get that
Slate to correct her errors in that respect
He is willing to vote for Amendments TO the Con-
sitution ''deelaripg that it shall net by any future
amendments he SO altered as to confer on Congress
q power to abolish or interfere with slavery in any
State" He is also willing to vote t0r any " prop
erly guarded laws" necessary TO prevent mutua
inrasons of States by citizens Of ether States, and
punish these who shall aid or sbet them. uPeE
the territories Mr. SEWARD srasher lusuOrlons
In one thing he is emphatic, and that is in his de-
caration;
al certainly shall never, directly or indirectly
;.o M vo,a 10 ssablish or sanction slavery in sucf
territories, or anywhere else in the world"
Notwithstanding all this. Mr.. SEWARD desires the
iustiee done him to believe that be is star fron has
ing suggested what in many respects would ha''
been in harmony with cherished convictions OF ny
(his) own He consoles his party with the rffsc
ton thst "ve must be content to lead when We can
and to follow whan we cannot lead, and if We esune
ct any time do for cur country all the good that '"
would wish, we must be satisfied with doing for be-
all the good We can"
Upon the whole, Mr.. Stewards speech oomlni
from the controlling spirit Of the incoming admins
tratOn, we can see nothing in it TO cause Tennessee
| 10 Inner a moment longer.