Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-17

the doctrine Of the Republican party Of isso AM
1893; and how did his friends stand on tEa. occa-
sionf suppose nc one will doubt fhat Anol'aes
II. Benton was at that time presty far enPe.sns
nf Jackson's views II the dsbste on FOOT iees
lutons, Mr.. Benton said:
~ ~ s l rive r.y L the and lsneahle i'm
afience or the Senator South Cnroil %
right r Hayne 70 sinais e most sainons aggression
well and molly he done t. Mucn e &c nae eos
ms & ssuth tbs eorts these days eclipse and
sss the whole They will he en- era N ms senatorial career
1 upon With Lrids aud exuatIon- Congregational De-
bates v5s. c, part ], ?. W.
The attack alluded to Was the attack Of Webster.
~. uavne rose to reply to IL, and Benton gave
and afterwards. in the language l have just read
;r,lorsed what Robert Y Hayne naid then in defense
az the doctrine of secession and nnlli6caton. In
1880 Felix Grundy was Senatorssfrom Tennessee,
the intimate friend Of jackson, his exponent and
would say, If 1t we're not that it might convey an
ides that was not complimentary to him, that he
was the mouthpiece of Jackson. No Tennessean
doubts that what Felix Grundy then said, Andrew
jackson then approved. In 1880, on Foot's resoiu-
tions. in reply 70 Mr.. Webster, and in support OF
Mr.. Haync, Mr.. Grundy used this language:
a then. be done Congress pass an beyond the
mitsof its constitutional aud It is found to operate
pion State for the popose Of illustrating my agnmeat more
clearly Shall Virginia SUBMIT No. She is oppresed-un-
m ~ TIE ssns T Rss Lee
satue Of Virginia Of different opinion Has shs no right
a. s me 9ss ne ~ saw ~ Is 81 au
hory have usurped7" Such language has been nedt
and 1850 and produced tie desired erect who had
ercsd were put down. and tne admin
ration succeeded This an appeal 70 the
Negligence and patrisu nation, the evil
through the medium Of the eective franchise peysed and
always will prea interest exist IN the majority at
vsri nee with the Interest the nany VIII that the
It happen h.t sse Sc Of justice VIII De too Fesk :,
produce repssof the unconstitutional measure what then!
shall Virgil ia throw the Union No. One set
agents employed to act in the Federal Government nave ass
serted authority and ursdc len crtsin rhect and
they iasst the right do Another acting IN the states
that he agents OF the General nave
their authority, nraed the Constitutions provisions
net originally it. and exercising the reserved
powers OF the STA II becomes mere dispute among agen
the EMPLOYERS the the real soveregns have not
IT, In this state things shall Virginia submit to be desPsed
81 her Sovereignty Sir, she will not by tame submission sur
her heh political character and pre- nence rather
than do this her adsons Monroe, forget their
mingle again political strife her Giles would lay ace
M HoInes would again hear ksen, cutting Of the
Roanoke crater dividing and separating even unto te JOINS
IT s 70 under.tard sny Senator saying that State
Legislature nn and make void an set Of Congress so far
prevent its operation within her limits dissent from him
The Federal Constitution was pot receiver or ny tne
Of the states the members not elected for such high
purposes ambition Of few aspiring might misead
the Legislature called upon suddenly and unexpec
edy Let the injured and oppressed State then, assume It's
nose 81 deciding whether the laws which untes
and together has been yIoa by Congress hav
the Genera Government If false clamOr has been ra this
Will put it down. In every State there is division
among politicians and the minority is only making for OPP
called upon this solemn manner will put the whole in
teligence community into action The aged the wise
The friends Of the country will te called
into public Such will not light pronounce an
act Congress unconstitutional and void But sou dtey
on m SO declare how will the question then and7
If the State the power to act as nave Shows the
necessary t the act Of Congress must cease to
operate State and Congress must scuiece by abandon
nt the power obtain an express from the great source
a ha no ght to use force Il would be giarng absurd
y to suppose that the State had the right to judge Of the con-
same time to say that Congress had the right to enforce sub
mission 70 the act This would nloea papsoe eohlaae-
ton &C Congressional Dsbafss, vol 6, part DID,
1t will be seen from that, that Felix Grundy ed
yocatCd then, to the faest extent the doctrine Of
null6cation, odious it is to the Senator from
Tennessee He was then Senator from that State.
The Senator from Tennessee who is now here said
in terms Of compliment and kindness to the Vir-
sna Senators yesterday that he preferred referring
to the opinions Of the great men Of Virginia of the
sldea time / will not return the compliment by
drawing contrast between Grundy, the great SEN
stor from Tennessee. and himself These were the
doctrines that the Tennessee Senator in 1880 en-
tertained The world knows what the Senator who
at present represents that State advocates
New, sir, with this testimony IS TO General Jack
sons views Of the organization of our Government.
and its powers and the rights Of The States leaving
last year of his administration. He issued fare
we'll address; and in that document, upon which he
based his reputation with posterity, ne used this
language:
But the Constitution cannot maintained. the Union
p opposition 70 RuSc epg p Se @s5s qa
foundation must be aia in the aecqns 81 he peope 10 vac
quarter Of the country in the fraernal attachments which
Of several States bear 10 one another as
Of one political family mutually contributing promote the
of zach
should suensy avoid everything calculated to wound the SEN
by or offend the Just pride the people of other States and
e hopId foVn non apy proceedings within their own Dor
der likely to disturb the tranquility oil their political nretnren
United staes aud With parsuitsso varied the internal regg
ons OF the several S9tes must frequently dr iEon one "a
bIv increased BY the varying principles upon WHICH the American
colonies originally Wheh hsd en
deep social relations before tie Revolution and
therefore, of necessity influencing their policy since they be
came se independent States But each State has the uDgue
is own pleasure and while it daes with rights Of
the people Of ohs Sisos the rights o. the Unon every
State must te tbs sole judge the proper
the SAFETY OF its citizens promote their happiness and ali
the part Of the people OF other States 70 cast odlu
on her aud ali calculated disturb their
rights OF to PET Jeopardy their peace and internal
tranquility direct opposition to the spirit in which the
Union formed, and must endanger its safety.
He says further:
Fro the extent OF our country its diversfsd Interests
feea pgrsuiti different habits it too ebvcH for ars
mennt that single consolidated Government would be wholly
end Of orr free institutions should be always prepared
aiDtan unimpaired and full vgor, the rights and
sgEy Of the States and the action Of the General
Government strictly the sphere Of its appropriate duties
This is the last exposition that we have of Cen
eral Jaskson's views Beginning IN the year 1921,
and from that time continuously until the gear in
which he passed from PUBLIC life, We have an an
broken chain Of EVIDENCE that he was Republican
according TO the doctrines set forth in the Ken
uofyy resolutions saying and excepting one single
document that be ever signed, and that vas the
proclamation Yet this single isolated paper 10 nov
seized upon by Black Republicanism, and by the
Senator from Tennessee; and every document, every
speech every letter in his life is ignored and the
name of Jackson is here held up in order to give re-
pectsbity to the doctrines Of parties who are Tor
trampling the Constitution of the country under
foot, sHd denying to the people of these sovereign
States the right Of self government, pledged my
self TO resegs the name Of that great man from the
ISLANDERS which have been uttered sgainGt 1t, end
have redeemed that pledge.
Dir. President, great deal Of use has been made
of the norae of Mr.. Madison. He has been quoted
by the Tennessee Senator. lie has been auOtsd az
authority for this being a consolidated Gov
ernmeut Let me read what he said in the thirty
ninth number of the Eederslist, q paper which was
written in order to make the Constitution acceptable
to the people OF the different States and 1t Is well
that the authority Of TINT paper, or book, IS 1t
now is. should be we'll understood. When the con-
veution drafted the Constitution, aad submit
ted it TO the deest States fer their ratid,aton it
vas not acceptable to a very large number of the
uscple Of the United States There was the i'm
msrtsl Henry who sprosed tae ratification by Yir-
ginia to the bitter end. Some of the wiges so9s
Of the most patriotic. ssme of the Rurest men in
the different States opposed it, BECAUSE they BUS
pecied-to use the language Of 'John Randolph, OF
RosRoke-that there vas "poison under its wing;
that, by e0nstrpctian, poveFg would be sssuBed by
the Federal Government which had never been ins
tended TO be delegated. Under these circumstances,
three distinguished men wrote series Of articles
anonymousl y-Mr. Jay, Mr.. Hamilton and Mr..
Madison Thee newspaper articles were citcnla-
ted through the country. Any one who will take
no the Pederalst, and read it from beginning TO
end will see that they were adapted to their par
ticear localities. Wherever there was opposition
to the 6snsi;iutisn CO PARTICULAR subject, there
the issue was made, and that matter vas diseessedi
and there being State rights feeling throughout
the entire country, the federatiVe character was
held I'D pr oraiuenty to view and the idea Of there
being nstioiaiism in the Constitution was dencun-
ced every where. Mr.. Madison wrote, in the thirty
ninth number of the Federalst, these world:
.n examining the nrs relation appears, hand that
the founded the and ratification OF
The people given by deputies elected fer the special
Nko0 he uf fff f fovf IN