The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-20

CfaiC party. WhVh AhNy piitu On an
additional amount Democrats protested,
and then Southern conspirators turned
round and said, :" II is either that, or we
will secede from the Union" l stood
upon the sidewalks of Cincinnati and
heard that threat from the lips of n
Southern nabob--" you are bound to take
this thing or we will secede." What was
the result? They patched up another
compromise and nominated Mr.. Buchan-
an. He would have been a wise man
who could have foretOld the effect of that.
Four years of another Democratic Ad-
ministrAtion rolled on Southern men had
got bond and security for another four
years, but they were pretty sure il could
not be obtained again, for there was no.
body to give it, Laughter will say
nothing of the head of the Buchanan
Administration, but it is a notorious fact
that men went into that Cabinet from the
South who made themselves as busy as
bees for the conflict that has come The
Secretary of The Nary sent the Government
ships into far distant seas. The Secretary Of
Var toas employed for four years in filling
Southern forts toith guns and ammunition,
and IN taking arms dloay from the Northern
people and putting them into the hands of the
Southern, who had been trained to use
them. And yet, in the face of all these
facts, it is said that they seeded only
because Mr. LiRcoln was elected Well,
if they did, all have to say is, that they
made an almighty good preparation for
that event. Laughter and cheers.
More than that, after Mr.. Lincoln was
elected, they went to the existing Ad-
ministration and asked How far are
you going to let US 60 in our peaceful
measures before you bring to bear all the
power of the Government 2? Don't YOU
wish that question had been asked of Old
Hickory? lie would have drawn himself
up, and taking the pipe out of his mouth,
exclaimed: elf you 60 q foot, by
Heaven, will hang every one of youp
Applause l say to you, fellow-citi
zens (and right sorry Sm y, that when
the pen of the historian fills this page
of our history, then will be found a re-
cord over which the patriot will shed
many a tear of shame, and il will not be
in the power of the Recording Angel TO
blot the record out.
THE CONSPIRACY AGAIN UNMAsKED.
Suppose we admit they had not made
preparation. Let us prove our point
| from other circumstances. When Mr.
| Lincoln came to take the Executive chair,
what reason was there still for Southern
men to raise hand against the nation
what was there for any prudent man to
raise band against the Government?
"Why," they said, "you have been sacri-
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| What had we done? We had elected a
man President under the Constitution
and in the same lawful manner as we had
ever done before. What else? Had we
repealed any fugitive Slave Law? Not
one. For q week after the election of
Mr.. Lincoln a slave could have been ta-
ken TO his master as we'll aud peaceful
as before. Had we enacted any obnox-
ious laws interfering with their rights Of
commerce? Not one. But they said you
are going to do it. Laughter. You
have brought the Abolitionists into pow
er. A very small body of men they
have been for long time Years ago
used to fight them hard, but l afterward
found out was fighting wind mill.
They said, "We are compelled to Sc
cede COW in order to protect our rights
in the future" Why? "You have got
the President of the United States" He
was a Kentuckian by birth. What else?
"Rorl haze got the Abohtionists" Have we
the Senate? No. Besides the Houses Of
Congress, they had two thirds of the
Judges of the Supreme Court of the
United States. What was there to JUS
tify rebellion under such a state Of
things Nothing more than that they
had determined on il beforehand Let
us see if they had determined on rebel
lion beforehand.
THE INAUGURATION OF THE CONTEST.
Following the state of things as inev-
itably as event follows cause, we have
the full Inauguration Of this contest. In
the meantime, however, the extraordin-
ary desire of the Northern people for
peace, interposed what is known as the
"Peace Congress" l will not weary
you with details of its barren sessions.
Suffice IL to say, that no terms could be
made there, and no proposition was en-
tertained that was not humiliatiDg in its
character even 10 the Border States, and
humiliating and destructive TO the peace
Of the Free States, and which, even il
adopted, could have postponed but for a
limited period, the conflict Now, who
that has examined this thing, does not
sag that the first duty Of every man in
the North is 10 the Government and the
country until this conflict is brought to an
end? Applause.
Why do we argue this point? One
would think the whole people would be
of one mind upon this subject and that
there could be no necessity for argument
or appeal TO the people Of the land.
OPPOSITION TO THE WAR.
, But the sad and humiliating truth is,
that even in the Northern States there is,
and always has been, party in time OF
conflict 10 take the side Of the enemy
: against the side Of the country. APP
! plause.l / do not propose TO denOunce
/ or abuse any man who holds an opinion
, contrary TO my own. But let us reason
together. Why are you, my Democratic
} friend, opposing this oontesty You say
il is carried on by = Wing AdministrA.
I tratiOn, which you don't like. Is that {
1 sufficient reason Suppose you had 4
& man in Jail convicted Of burglary, anC
you say, "This man shall not 90 to th,
: Ohio Penitentiary because a Wing Sheriff
is going TO take him there, or, "becaus,
q q majority OF the jurymen who convicted
him were Whigs.P Upon this principl,
y you would not help enforce any Of thl
:, laws Of the State because Of the Cover.
. nor being a Wing. The spirit Of oppo
! sition il as unreasonable aud unjust ID
n On. oaaa a tha othpr NOu vvonit ana