Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-07
NASHVILLE TENN, WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 7. 1874.

/ sill lL-t JOulloUl 10 lllttC va
eau aud that the man they are holding IN
reserve is not Republican; that this man
johnson, though we speak of him fayora-
bly,, is not our man. They have expressed
/ their opinion as TO who ought not to go 10
the Senate, and they ought TO have told US
who they favor going. (Applause.(
The query comes up, as not thai ui,,
kindS" That paper have stood by IN all
times and occasions, and hope, when
they come to consider, they will come back
into line-come back in support OF true
Democracy-the Democracy that Jefferson
and Jackson fashioned. (Applause.)
DIsREGARb OF PARTY LINES.
In those old times when you called
man Wing, the term had an association
Of ideas in it. You thought Of Clay, OF
protective tariff, of line of improvements
by the Federal government wnien
were advocated by that great party. When
you called a man Democrat, you meant
multiplication, anti-banl,ing, and dired
| opposition to all the principles Of the great
Wing party. Now the Wing party is gone,
but we have still left what is called the
Democratic party; but is there any distinct
and definite set of ideas associated with ltE
Suppose we take up the Credit Mobelier,
and we find it is as much Republican as
Democratic. TheEse is a corresponding
number of fingers IN that pie, on eotn
sides. Laughter.] And then the salary
grab; that measure was neither Republican
nor Democratic. When you come TO the
currency question you find you have As
many Democrats On the one side as on t'e
other. What has become of the great
Democratic party? We have had so many
departures that it is hard to say in what
seas we are sailing now, and think the
time has come when we should consult
that old log book Of principles that we may
get our reckoning and get back within con-
stitutional limits.
THAT ED1ToBtAL.
San ex-Republican President" What
was that put in for? l am willing to be
lieve it was put in merely to round off q
sentence. ''Ex-Republican President"
''Stokes upon the stump" "Stokes advo-
Gates the same principles as those of john
SON." Now this remarkable editorial is
predicated upon a dispatch based upon
single sentence torn from a speech, with
out giving the connections.
In 1856 Stokes was candidate for Gov
ernor, with Senter running against him.
By the request of some OF my friends, ]
entered into that canvass; speaking In all
portions of the State, urging the people TO
support Senter. The result was Stokes was
defeated. 1t seems to me that the service
l then rendered the party ought not he
| forgotten, vet i'm Chattanooga, MIR. Stokes
happened to be present when | made a
speech and when closed, he was called for
by some of his friends. He is an Indepen-
dent candidate for Congress, and as the
audience was made up of all classes, he had
| his friends present, and / don't see how
am To be held responsible for that fact, or
why Rir names shOnld have been con-
nected.
Charles V, Empero: of Germany, after
running for a long time very successful
| administration, became tired of his duties,
and turning over the government to his
son, retired to monastery aud undertook
| 10 regulate the movement of watches, but
| sOon found that iss conld not make any two
of them keep the same time, and was M
this way led to reflect upon the folly Of at
| tempting to make men think alike, for he
had undertaken to make everybody think
ss he did in religious matters Well,
people differ from me, ana I am willing
they should, but when am classed as a
Republican, | think it is unkind. IL will
| not do TO say that the editor of the UNION
| AND AMERICAN is ignorant of the history
CT The past.
Mil sat right here, that never was 4
! pepuL.ic...! From INV advent into public
lifL have been constitutional Democrat,
as taught by chat great statesman, Thomas
Jefferson, and that patriot and soldier, An
drew Jackson. When Democracy was in its
| greatest troubles in Tennessee, you did not
hear such talk ss this Bhen help Vas Iieedz
I Ell 10 carry our banner through, cut :icr.
| forsOOth, we have new judges and new
| critics. / do not Yield the palm to any
living man in support of these great princi-
srlSSs "a Deinocracy. lAppiause.J IN 1870,
| Mr.. Lincoln was elected President In
that canvass, | supported Breckenridge in
| Tennessee, as would have supported
Douglas in Illinois.
ALAsT OPPORTUNITY.
| When AIr. Lincoln was inauglTated, the
Democrats had a majority Of six in the
Senate and eleven majority in the House of
Representatives, and that gave us the power
in both branches of Congress. We also
had decision Of the Supreme Court with
rs iri relation t5 tie question Of slavery,
called the bred Scott decision. When Mfr.
l llllbAu was Az NNNAN AAos
have drawn cent OF his salary unless the
Democrats voted to appropriate it. He
could not have made up his cabinet with
| cit ctr confirming his selection; he could
not have appointed foreign minister with
out our confirmation.
We find that Congress passed a resolu-
| ton by two-thirds vote, to amend the
constitution. so as to prevent the inteIfer-
| - Hnru--occ NTH the nnacffrr IF
| slavery in any of the States through all
time. Our CRY was we wanted protection,
and the very thing we had been clammOring
for was passed, securing the institution Of
| slavery against legislation ON the part Of
Congress in all time t. come.
This measure was put before the people
TO be ratified, and instead of ratifying it
and securing the protection we wanted, We
decided to go out of the Union. Then
| what followed? We find the first gun was
fired at Sumpter, and this was followed by
a proclamation that freed the slaves. But
! must 90 back.
You found we had majorit in the
Senate and i'm the House, but soon after
| Mr.. Li2cOln's Inauguration the Democrats
found themselves reduced TO a minority
placing the power in the hands of our en-
emies. | thought our property would be
lost; Thought the Union would be plunged
into a war. Let Inc say to you, Mr.. Lin
coin was a better friend TO the South than
he has been given credit for being, and il
The Democrats had stood united in then
places, this war might have been ayerted.
Mr.. Lincoln remained in Office folu
wears. The Radicals OF the North became
dissatisfied with him and we find thai
Winter Davis, Charles Sumner and Others
OF that class making an effort TO secure the
nomination of President in opposition "a
him. They wanted President who would
90 farther than Mr.. Lincoln would go
Then an appeal was made TO call con-
vention of all parties who would work
together in support of the Union.
NOT AN "EN-REPUBLCAN PRESIDENT
This convention was held in Baltimore
"a National Union Convention, composed
of men OF all parties. That convention
nominated Mr.. Lincoln for President and
myself for Vice President, but so FAR as
Radicalism is concerned, l never drew a
Radical breath in my life. [Laughter.l |
do not say this in disrespect. | was nomi-
mated and elected as a Democrat. never
sought the place and never askedfOrit. When
it was presented me unsought, l owed 1t to
my country, owed it to my children, to
accept il. Look at my letter of acceptance,
| if Won WOuld oct the truth of history. In