The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-15
The Ksssachusetts Election.

The Union and american of Tuesday, says
This Gardner, OF Massachusetts,, is Il rank and
unmltigited abotionist, who helped break up the
Philadelphia Know Nothing Convention for passing
some trashy, unmeaning resolutions on slavery.
The above four lines contain two assertions
which every man familiar with the current
history of the times knows to be untrue We
deny that Gardner is frank and unmitigated
aboltionist," and we refer to his refusal to re-
remove Judge Loring for his course in regard
20 the fugitive slave case, and his refusal to
sign the personal liberty bill passed by the
Massachusetts, Legislature, as proof of our po-
siton. Furthermore it is known to every one
who has watched the politics Of Massachu-
sets duringthe canvass just passed, that Gard
ner las been arrayed against the radical free
soilers, who voted for, and supported in a body
his opponent, Rockwell We are free to admit
that Gov. Gardeners course in the Philadelphia
Convention was sectional and disorganizng,
but we deny that he is any more "an unmiti
gated abolitonst" than the best Administra-
ton Democrat in Massachusetts, or New York
The result of the election in Massachusetts,,
like that in New York, is a triumph of patri-
otism over sectionalism-a triumph of the
most National party in the field, and a signal
rebake of Black Republicanism, and the Amer
lean party is entitled to the credit of this tri-
umph. We presume no one will question the
conservatism Of the National latelligeRcer, or
its devotion to the Union. No one will GER
tainly accuse it of An undue Partially for the
American party. That paper says, on the
Massachusetts election:
But this quadrangular contest has disclosed one
important fact-that The regular aaf SLAVERY parf9S
are az decided Ysij'or,ty, aud are likely 10 remain
for they never had better opportunity for exciting
the prcjudices and iuaaming the passions of unre.
fleeing men than has been recently afforded them
Il may be also mentioned as a matter Of some sig.
nifcance, that Gov. Gardner has been reelected,
s.o, only irho,a ne aid Of he ultra Gnt slavery por
sioH Of his party, tHa lR opposition 20 them. 1.-The
election last year." says the Boston Courier "was
no evidence OF his personal popularity or political
estimation, while this year he has met those who
deserted him 10 fuse with his enemies, and has pros
frsied Gis iShols party Of ddganaiioH and sectional
GSa "a he STATE.
The same paper also says Of the result in
New York:
Il is gratifying circumstances that the results Of
she election in this great State, Ike those 10 ne
State Of Massachusetts, encourage De beliJ that no
merely sectional organization can acquire asoendan-
cy in Che North We NAV coneede all that the Al
banV Argus claims TO the universal opinion OF
men Of al parties ca the abstract question OF
slavery, but this can never be made paramount
enduring basis OF organization, especially on che
sectional grounds taken by the leaders OF the so
called Republican party. The great body OF the
people have an invineibie attachment TO the Amer
can Uuiou, and estimate il above all ether con-
sideuations.
We say then, the South should and viii take
hesrt from the result Of these elections, as
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