The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-25

hand, he said: al have been informed
by one of your neighbors that he had his
axe stoles last night and intend with
this stone to knock the man down who
did IT," Posing the stone in his hand as
ii about to throw it, there was one man
who Immediately lodged behind his seat,
and Dow pointed him out to the audi
ence as the thief And so say, il you
want to find traitors, just look round aud
shake the writ of hatas CORPUS at them.
Laughter and applause, and you will
them dodge, shrink and complain.
The only objection have TO President
Lincoln and his cabinet is that they have
not arrested half enough. To sum il all
up and not to go into detail, suppose il
were true that President Lincoln and his
Cabinet officers had violated the Consti-
tuition which is the most tolerable, and
which ought the people 10 oppose-a vio-
lation Ut the Constitution which is for
the preservation Of the Union, or one
which is intended 10 break IL up and de-
stroy it? Do you remember what Gem
eral Jackson said in 1882 ? You know
most of US Tennessee people think when
we die we will go 10 General jackson.
Laughter and cheers. would to God
that the old man were living and stood
side by side to-day with your SCOTS,
Woods, and the long list of patriots that
| could enumerate, If he had been living
now, he would have crushed out the re-
bellion at the beginning, as he did that of
1882. How prophetic his language was
the language he uttered at that time
oh hn h.N - g..
rebellion would be the negro or slavery
question. Has not the negro question been
made the pretext? / have nothing 10
disguise. have been Democrat from
my entrance into public life until now,
and expect TO die Democrat, ac-
knowledging the great principle as in
corporated into the Constitution of the
United States, which is nothing more or
less than the organization and formation
of representative Democracy.
When the life of my Government is in
peril, | care not who strikes the blow, my
arm is against him, and to him who
stands around the altar Of my country,
whether he be Wing, Democrat, Republic
can or American, extend my right hand
of fellowship. Applause, "But il
you had given us the Crittenden Compro.
mise the Union would have been saved,
is the cry that has been raised" They
say that by refusing the Crittenden
Compromise the country has been in
volved in rebellion. But how does the
fact stand Six Southern Senator's,
when the vote stood twenty three 10
twenty five, refused to vote, violating tho
rules of the Senate, and allowing Clark's
amendment to be adopted, thus defeat
| ing the Crittenden resolutions, and thea
they telegraphed TO the South that all
was lost. You see that the South itself
rejected the Crittenden Compromise.
The object Of the party was TO divide
the Government. They refused TO ac-
cept the Crittenden compromise resolu-
tons at first, and they would refuse il
now. Who aided in this? ["Booby
Brooks, Fernando Wood, Vallanding-
ham" II is known now who aided in
this rebellion here at the North, and is it
not time for the Government to make ar
rests? Cheers. Arrests were moi the
only thing required-somc healthy hang
ing was necessary. Lond applause
Were they still for compromise? Hon
Thomas Corwin proposed to amend the
Constitution 80 that il could not be
changed in anything in reference to the
institution Of slavery. Nothing could be
stronger than this. The resolution passed
by a two-third vote, and it was referred
TO the States. Why was il not adopted ?
When did the compromisers come for
ward and secure the institutions Of the
South? They did not do IL, but they
formed . party TO get place aud power
at the sacrifice Of the country. A great
deal was said about Southern right in
the Territories, and the public mind was
distracted upon the subject Three Ter
ritories were then formed and the sixth
section of each bill for those provides
that the territorial legislature shall have
power to legislate to impair private
property, which in this sense meant
slave property What better com promise
than this? The conclusion is that this
cry for compromise was all pretext.
There was no justification for the nefa-
rious rebellion. C5mpgoaise t0as tie haIf-
,0gy house h The trais IS residence As 10
compromise never compromise with
traitors-neyer II you oompropiise you
acknowledge De .fustaess Of he rebellion and
he '0eal1,ess Of y0ar Government. Are you
for stopping the war; Yes. Il can be
settled in forty-eight hours. Lives pre-
served. How? BY simply conforminc
10 the Constitution and the laws. That
is my compromise - The Constitution.
sealed with our fathers blood, acknoWl-
edged and obeyed. Under il we have
attained unexampled prosperity.
The rebellion was in contemplation for
forty years, and Mr. Lincolns election
was seized upon as favorable opportu.
nifty. Was the country 10 be broken an
at every election No. The struggle
was now between freedom and monied
aristocracy-a struggle for free Govern
ment. Although he was opposed 90 Mr.
Lincoln, and voted against him, the mo-
ment he was constitutionally elected he
was determined 10 support him. Goor.
gia was opposed TO Me-. Lincoln because
ho rose from the people.
Shortly after Mr.. Lincon's election "a
the Presidency, and permit me to soy
that | did all could against his election
spoke against him, voted against him, ops
posed his coming into power but when
he was elected according % the forms oil
, the Consultation, / said let Mr.. Lincoln
have fair trial. came on 20 Washing.
ton, / was there the LEI Of December. ape
, had conversation with Mr. Philip Clay
ton, who was an associate Of Mr.. Cobb
and We got 10 arguing this duestioi
shout the change Of The Administrator
7 and The coming into power fMr Lincoln
and / thought, as most Of us do, that
haa driven him 70 the wall, for ha,