The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-09-07


We find In the Charleston Standard th'
following extract of letter written in Maine
by one who Gays the Standard) is sufficiently
aware of the condition of Northern politics,
TO gentleman in Charleston:
Every thing looks well for Northern Republican
party. Every body practically opposed to the ex
tension of slavery without distinction of party, e
into it, though viii say there are come t-Maint
law men who are anti slavery, and VIII 60 against
We shall sweep the State by at least ten thous
and notwithstanding off-sure. The day OF dough
faces at the North is gone by and their race is be
coming extinct We have borne all we shall from
the South and with this party ready to stand
up to the work. ''No SLAVE territory" is the
MOTIF of the true men of the North-freedom ma
tional, slavery sectional And if the South prefer
dissolution of the Union they dissolve it. They
need not delay on our account. We care not to
have union where the whole force Of the govern
ment is brought to bear for the extension of slavery
We uiH not haze IT. The South has alCays been a
unit on the question Of slavery, and the North WiI
be, far action is concerned. Slavery if is to
succeed must stay where it is-rot in its own dark
dominions. No more free territory is to be cursed
with it.
This is q strong but truthful reflex of the
anti-slavery movement in the more thoroughly
abolitionized States at the North. Next to
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin, Maine is, per-
hsps, more completely given over to fanaticism
than any other State. While, therefore, this
picture Of the violence and vehemence OF anti
slavery excitement, doubtless applies with no
very important notifications, to the New
England States, to Ohio, and some Others,
yet we think the tone of sentiment in the
great States of New York and Pennsylvania,
besides New Jersey, Illinois, and perhaps Ind-
ana, when soundly tested, can hardly fail to
respond afirInatively to the patriotic declara-
ton, for the CONSTITUTION and the UNION,
tone and inseparable, now and forever
This, however, will depend much upon the
tact, courage and ability with which the next
Presidential canvass, and the remaining State
skirmishes preliminary to its commencement,
are conducted. While, therefore, we think it
is not impracticable to give national conserva-
tism controlling power under the next Ad-
mnistration, we nevertheless spread before
our readers the current facts of the political
history of the times, to impress upon their
minds most forcibly the necessity OF persistent
and laborious erertiOn to secure such an auspi-
cious result; and that, in the possible event of
failure, they may be considering the best
means of protection against Northern injustice
aud oppression.
The great Republican party, which in
Maine will probably give ten thousand MAORI
ty for an Abolitionist Governor, will secure
greater or less majorities IN at least half the
other northern States-possibly in nearly oil
of them. Men viii be elected to Congress
with the express stipulation that their resist
ance to any measure calculated for the benefit
of the institution Of slavery, shall be to the
utmost extremity. If they fail to honor this
stipulation, their residence at the federal city
will be limited to the shortest possible dura-
ton. Men, therefore, who have submitted to
such a condition to their election will also SUBJ
NIT to its fnlillment for the sake of contin-
uance in Office. They have been chosen upon
promise of every effort for the restriction of
slavery within its present limits, and they will
vote against any measure that msy extend it;
they have been elected for the restoration of
the Missouri Compromise line, and it win be
their business to introduce and vote for a bill
which shall restore it; and in brief, it is ex-
pected that they viii devote the sum of their
influence to a warfare upon slavery, and in this
warfare it will be simply point of political
prudence that they should engage. 1t is upon
a prospect like this that the next session of the
Congress Of the United States is to open, and
it is such prospect that it becomes the men
of the South to fully comprehend, in order to
a proper disposition of their resources for the
time when there will be occasion to call them
into requistion.
A timely and effective appeal to the basis of
action set forth in the glorious platform of the
great AMERICAN party, is, we think, the most
feasible--if not, indeed, the only feasible means
of turning aside or rolling back this threat
ening tide of northern fanaticism.