The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-29
OrIgin of the Famous Jackson Toast
1.-The Great Jefferson banquet.

columns Of an old paper, will be found
highly interesting:
Il may be profitable to remind the old,
and to inform the young, what were the
principles which in the past generation
of our Republic, threatened, in no uncer-
tain words, the armed rebellion now fast
falling before the power Of the Union.
Those principles found remarkable ex
preston in this city, at the dinner in
honor of the anniversary of the birth day
of Jefferson, on the 18th of April, 1880;
they received an ever memorable rebuke
on the same occasion from the lips of An
drew Jackson; they had their first seem
ing triumph in the fall Of Fort Sumter
just thirty one years later.
The Jefferson dinner of 1880 was the
FIRST celebration of The birth-d day of the
father of the Republican party. Intend
ed by friends of the Union simply as a
sincere mark of respect for the great
statesman whose principles they vener-
ated and professed, it afforded TO numer-
GUS factionists an opportunity, which
they eagerly used of foreshadowing
reasonable sentiments, in the guise of
the doctrines of Jefferson.
1t was attended by President Jackson,
Vice President Calhoun, the Secretaries
of State, War, the Treasury and the Ma
Wy, the Postmaster General, more than
two hundred Republican members of the
two houses of Congress, together with
most of the distinguished officers Of the
army and navy, civil officers of the Gov
eminent, visitors to the city, and citizens
of the District Of Columbia and of neigh
boring cities. The venerable John Roane,
of Virginia, presided, assisted by Hon
George NJ. Bib, of Kentucky, Hon. Levi
Woodbury. of New Hampshire, Hon. Felix
Grundy, of Tennessee, Hon. G. Q. Cam
breling, of New York, Hon. William f
Gordon, of Virginia, and Hon. Mr.. Over
ion, of Louisiana, as Nice-Presidents
The regular toasts expressed profound
respect for the memory of Jefferson, APP
proved the Kentucky and Virginia reso.
lutions of 1898, opposed unnecessary tax.
es, and very emphatically inculcated the
propriety of resisting in every way The
entertainments of power.
The leading speeches were made by
Mr.. Bib, Mr.. p, z. Barbour, of Virginia
Mr.. Benton, Mr.. Woodbury., Mr.. Hayne
of South Carolina, and Mr.. Wayne, O
Georgia. Numerous shorter speeches
were made in introducing volunteer
toasts.
The speech Of Mr.. Bibb was remarkabl,
as an elaborate summary of the usua
notification heresies found in the South
ern newspapers of that day He in
sisted that the Federal Constitution
was merely a compact "Jett0een the States
ratifying it, and therefore capable o
being deprived of life and action by
the optional withdrawal by the States
of the necessary aliment. The States
he said, are the parents. The Fedora
Government springs from them. Ii,
protested against the destruction o.
| those parents by absorption. He point.
ed out the power Of the majority un'
der our system of Government, to op.
press the minority, aud strongly sug-
gested the propriety of resistance by
the minority, whenever they belicv
ed themselves oppressed. He express
ed an ardent desire for preservation
of the federal Union; but he plainly
taught doctrines which tended directly
10 its destruction. This was strikingll
apparent in the construction which b,
gave 20 the resolutions of 1873. lie con.
| tended that these resolutions assert tn
| principle that, in case of deliberate pal
| pable, and dangerous exercise by the Fed
eral Government, Of powers not granted
| by what he termed the compact between
| the States" the States who are partie
thereto, have a right TO interpose for ar.
resting the usurpation, and for main
tanning within their respective limits thu
authorities, rights, and liberties apper
tanning TO them.
Mr.. Phillip p. Barbour Landed, il
rounded and swelling periods, the reso
lutions Of 1898, but smoothly avoided
the asperities of sectionalism in a gene
raj tribute to the greatness Of Virginia
Mr.. Benton, who, as it may well b.
supposed, gave no cOuntenance on tina
occasion, by word or deed TO the bud
| ding treason which he afterwards 81
earnestly labored to repress, limited him
self 10 a warm culogy Of him who &C
! quired Louisiana, then first hOnored by
an anniversary commemOrati0n unde
the Presidency Of him who defended il
Mr.. Woodbury., too, gave no encour
agemsni 10 the spirit Of resistance IS,
boldly breathed around him, but, Will,
declaring his adherence 10 tie prinoi
! pies Of Jefferson, and cOunsellng har
mony Of all sections for mutual aid, h,
also declared that his eastern friend
would swear never 10 abandon the Union
Mr.. Hayne, OF South Carolina, made
graceful and plausible State rights speed
very similar to that which be delivered
! in the Senate in his debate with Mr.
Webster, and which, for the moment
| such is the power of natural elOquence-
/ almost persuaded true friends Of On
| Union 10 be nulliiers. He recited th
alleged wrongs Of the South subjcc
familiar TO the present generation-pro
lessed a warm desire, on the part Of hi
State and Of himself for the preserya
ton Of the Union, but spoiled the other
wise good effect Of this profession BY
warmly applauding the course Of the an
thorities Of Georgia in threatening armel
resistance 10 the armed enforcement O
the laws.
Mr.. Wayne, Of Georgia, in reply 10
toast complimenting the Governor Of tina
State for having achieved a great victor,
for State rights, in his controversy wild
the Government Of the United Statss
made a speech, which, for local exclu
siyeness and violent sectionalism, ha
hardly been surpassed ia our own day
and ia which he resented the charge o
want Of love Of Union on the part o
Georgia, as shown in her having threat
ened 10 treat as public enemies those win
mcnaced her with military coercion TO
the execution Of public law
Happily, Mr.. Wayne was not long be
! irayed By the glare Of false patriotism