Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-29
TWO PICTURES.

MAYNAED As a SOUTHERN rDNAONlSIs !
On the 6lh Of February, 1861. after
several States had already seeded,
Horace Maynard delivered speech in
the Lower House Of Congress in which
he thus defends the then attitude of
the South. We quote Congressional
GlsJe, ID Session of S6th Congress,
Appendix, page 164:
What wrongs has the South sus-
tanned; what grievance has she bornee
Ia e we not elected our President by
constitutional majorities in a constitu-
tional way? These questions are pro-
pounded with all the simplicity of an
Innocence wholly unconscious OF guile.
Allow me, Mr.. Speaker, to touch at the
causes by which this fearful Issue has
been. precipitabed upon the country
now. l viii not recount the occur
reuees Of the last twenty-five or thirty
years to show the rapid increase Of the
spirit of anh-slayery, abolitionism, free
soilism, or whatever term this popular
deIuSi0n has from time to time as
sumed. I viii not follow up its history;
It is quite unnecessary. Suffice 1t that
this movement Of hostility to slavery,
this nti-SOuthern crusade, eliminated
on the 9th of November, IN the election
Of gentlemen from the free States to
the first Offices IN the Government by
the vote of the entire free States, ex-
ceptpg a portion Of New Jersey,
thretgh the organization of party
that holds no other doctrine IN common
than the ono priacipte Of aatdgOniSDs to
the South and TO the Institution of
slavery. For, disguise 1t as We VIII,
that is the only common ground upon
which all the members of the dominant
party can consistently stand. That is
the logic of your position as a sectional
party. At least it Is generally so re-
garded 10y the people of the South
He goes on TO dissect the anatomy Of
the new party, showing how wonder
fully and fearfully it was made.
MIR. Speaker, I do not design to be
unkind. l hall try to be serious, and
I mean to be respectful. / beseech
YOU. gentlemen, 70 look at your own
party, If you have never done so, and
see of what heterogeneous clements It
is composed. Old Wings and old
Democrats; followers Of Thomas JEFF
ferson; admirers of Alexander Hamll-
ton; friends OF Jackson, friends OF
Claw Masons, anti asons; barn
burners - "hunkers; renters, y anti
renters;" "wooly heads, - silver
gravs;" Know NOthings, Americans,
! foreigners, Catholics; protective tariff
men. free trade men; bank men, bullion
men; radicals, conservatives; men OF
strict construction, and men OF no con
struction; men Of unquestiona6le pollt-
ical honesty, and men whose honesty l
will not venture to call in question; men
Of all grades Of political sentiment, all
| shades of political opinion, all bedded
fogetIer. heads and heels, covered lC5th d
siagIs blanket, Gad that JUOCea Of Afrs'
cqR trOoL Such is the daPpie hae OF the
party that has inaugurated itself To the
head of public affairs and IS about to
take the Government into control.
In conclusion Maynard made an
earnest appeal against any war mea'
sures. This, be it remembered, was OF
Feb. 6, 1861, two days after the Con
federate Congress had met at Mont
gomery, with full representation from
seven States. Secession was on the full
! tide Of successful experiment. Yet
baarkan IN the words Of the gentle
Horace-gentle as a sucking dove:
4 series Of measures has been intro
| duced into this House looking 70 BET
Ezerent operations against the State;
that have already seeded. As friend
of the Union l impioce you z
attempt no such policy. L submit
/ that it VIII be Ineffective; that 1t IS IN
wise; and that 1t VIII be attended witt
evil and only evil You may wag'
war: hut, believe ne, the moment y1r
ware war. you array the entire South
as one man. IN behalf O. the portion
attacked. 1t is as when d brother e
assailed ali his brethren rush TO hli
rescue, no stopping to inquire whether
IN the confess, he be right or wrong.
beg YOU viii forego any such policy a
. that.
The reader should go back and re
peruse the extract gust quoted, befor,
he turns to the. other picture o
slAYxARD AS \ IbYAE BLOODHOUND
IsCan 1t indeed se the same gentl
Horace whom we ind in the Capitol a
Washington on Fs5. u, 1867, devotini
! the whole Southern people to death an'
confscation? Barely six years haT
elapsed; the statute Of limitations ha
| not run. but mercifuI heavens, what
change of heart is here! We quot
the Congressional Globe, % session S9tl
| Congress, Appendix, page IA Tn
subject Of debate IS a bill to abolisl
the State governments set up by Pres
ident johnson and remand the SoutI
to military rule. Horace Maynar,
says:
Something you are bound to dc
/ bound by every consideration tnaU cal
bind public men. Power undoubtet
and plenary Is n your hands, l do no
say against States as bodIes-polltlc
L VIII not say against the South what
I ever that may be; but power agalns
the personal. IL iyidual men, FrOE1eH
an. and cHIdrea If YOU VIII, who at
tempted the life Of their nation am
waged war to overthrow 1t; POlcer ala
erieads to the taking, {. nesd BE, Of ecer
lie and eCery particle Of their property
power constitutional, legal, just, posi-
| bly, not unconrected with duty; pow
er as absoluse and complete as the pow
to pass an ordinary appropriation bl
for the payment Of the salaries OF tn
President " the Supreme Judges. Q
Ponder these truculent words. Il
says Congress is bound" 10 do some