The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-29

" llO Ntlt ultAlUtA1 VI lllt stNDuu NNhNtu-
ton that nominated General jackson.
wish l had been present at that Union
convention in my State to have made the
number ten, for ! was also a member of
that convention which nominated General
Jackson. When was nineteen years Of
age attended Democratic convention.
/ have been a Democrat all my life; but,
sir, the man who can talk about a Repub-
lican party, or a Democratic party, or
who can talk about anything in this
crisis Of the country bat the best inca
sures TO save his country, is unworthy
the name Of Republican, is unworthy the
name Of Democrat. There should be no
Republican party, no Democrats party
now.
l desire TO say that the sentiments of
the extract am about to send TO the
desk are the sentiments of the people Of
Indiana on this slavery question. In
diana is a national State. She desires TO
live in peace and harmony with sister
States, and to preserve this Union. l
ask the Secretary TO read this extract
from remarks made by friend Of mine
The Secretary read as follows:
Whether the war shall end in subju--
CATION and emancipation is a question
that concerns the rebels, and not us. They
can lay down their arms and consider
themselves conquered or sulyHgatei, as
their refined sense of honor and delicate
taste may prefer and, though the pOllti-
cal power Of slavery is forever broken,
the tenure Of property in slaves may
continue; but If they protract the strug-
gle until the endurance and resources Of
the nation are expanded, predict that,
without any congressional or executive
Interference, and as the inevitable result
Of invasion and the conflict of arms, the
lor,e7ity Of slavery will be coincident
with the duration of the war. We will
! prosecute the war 10 rc-cstablish the sU-
premacy of the Federal Constitution,
under Mr. Crittcnden's resolution at the
extra session of Congress, and if slavery
must perish in the conflict let it perish.
1--WE can all agree in a vigorous prose-
| cution of the war to crush treason and
save the Government, and if, in so doing,
slavery dies, letitg so. We have not stock
in it. We did not put it in peril by a
! war. What interest or responsibility
have We in slavery Why is slavery any
more sacred in the hands Of rebels than
any other species Of property? Why
will political fossils persist in linking
! the fortunes of the Democratic party
with the fortunes of slavery Rebels
have thrown of their obligatona to the
Constitution, under which alone it has
any guarantees; they have put it in issue
by causeless and unprOvoked war; they
have staked iton the result of military
conflict. Shall ii not abide the fortune
Of revolution y'-[ Mr.. NJ. Rays speech
at the Union Convention, ....
Mr.. Wight remarked that believ-
ed those were the sentiments of the peo-
pie Of my State. shall dctain the SEN
ate but moment longer / know they
are anxious to come TO a vote. If l have
exhibited any warmth in the remarks
that have made, l hope it will be attrib-
uted to my natural character of being
impassioned. In the conclusion of my
remark, beg the Senate again to consid-
er this question: when we have decided
this matter, why should the subject be
introduced here every day and in every
bill? / favored the coniscation bill tina
finally passed with great regret, because
it had not that one feature in it; but
voted for iC simply because believed The
President had that power without the
bill. | desire to see everything on God.
earth taken by our Generals that will
assist in the prosecution Of this war but
Senators, it will never be done until yol
have policy defined by your Executive
talk to you as a plain man, 1t vii
never be done until you have policy de-
fined by the President A General il
the army who will not employ every ne
gro that comes within his lines to work
to labor, should be turned out instantly
AS that army moves along, every bit o
property belonging to the rebels must b.
F taken. II your President does his duty
before ten days, in my judgment Their
can be S3OOOO,OOO of property belong
ing TO rebels taken possession Of il
the North. Gentlemen have no ide,
of the amount of property held il
the Northwest by rebels, from John Sill
dell down. Sir you have got NOR
rebels than you think you have il
this country and il is the duty Of on
government to show lrmncss and neryt
and energy in Furnishing them, II is GU
vascillating policy that has now caused
Kentucky and other States to be invaded
because We have not sustained our Iowa
men, and we have not shown to the PEG
r pie of this country that we are determin
ed 20 carry on this war as a war WI
shall never have peace until we have
+ uniform and permanent system, and tina
system must come from the Executive
and if il is necessary, he ought to be tol,
by you and me issue proclamation
not only one a day, but every hour; thi
is no time 20 hesitate put il in the hand
of every officer throughout the North, ant
proclaim throug hout the length AM
r breadth Of this land that a man who i
not for this Union must forfeit all h
has This Government must be prcsery
ed A rebel to this great Government
has no claims TO its protection; and TN
man who can rebel against it ought 4
forfeit everything and TO die.
Mr.. Salisbury should like TO ask M
friend a question.
Mr.. Enthusiastically
Mr.. Salisbury will ask him whc
Their be would make every officer tn
judge Of the loyalty or disloyalty of th
citizen
Mr.. Wright will answer that.
would not make a military officer tn
Judge Of a mans conscience, but we ear
always tell men by their acts. We hav
a great many men furnishing aid anC
comfort to the South. We have men al
over the North who cannot see anything
right in this war. l would make every
military commander my officer; l WOul,
lay down my rule; and would take th
property under this conGscation BILL aut
then ] would let the Court determine
the question. Sir in this hour O