Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-15

Of ms support ~ Ute compromise, anu telr support
of Gen Scott, the favorite of the Abolitionsts,
uds bad enough; but their gross misrepresentation
of the actual position of Gen. Pierce the slavery
question is much worse, and should arouse the
fears Of every regardful Of the repose and
security of the South.
What can Southern men who countenance such
shameful misrepresentation, expect TO make by it,
Suppose they elect Scott by such frauls-what is
the result? Will it not inevitably be 10 deprive the
South of her only friends in the North? II northern
men ,cho hameftliy submit to abuse at home for de-
Tending Southern rights, to be misrepresented
aud lied upon at the Soulful Southern men con-
sent retail abolition fasehoOds against the North
ern friends of the SOuth-IUhdt mOtive any
Northern haze for opposing himself TO t'Co fires?
va not The time be Uery likely 10 ohen
rjH lure 40 frie,dF If those Northern statesmen
who seize the dogs that are graphing our Threats
and hurl them to the EARTH not Ouly to receive
no thanks but to be kicked because we think they
didn't seize those dogs exactly think they
ought to have seized them, can blame them If
they stand oiOof hereafter!
All this is bad enough, in its effect upon our
Northern friends. But quite as dangerous a course
on the part of Southern Whiggery-and more odi-
oHs, involUng tredchery to the fe10 Northern
Wings WHO ASSERT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF
THE SoUTH-remains 10 be examined. rancOrOus
party spirit ready to believe any falsehOod against
opponent, may explain Southern Wing treatment
OF Gen PIERCE without involving the charge Of direct
treachery to the South. But no excuse palliate
their support of Scott. This is sin against light
and knowledge. They know that he was the favor
tie only of the free soil wing OF their party led OH
by w. II. Seward. They yielded to the freesoi:ers,
took up their candidate and deliberately placed Mr..
Fillmore aud the Northern Wing supporters Of the
Compromise at The mercy Of reckless higher LG0 70
naticiaH This double treachery cannot be excused
or palliated They sacrificed their only Northern
friends and placed the control of the Wing organ.
iza,ion OF the country in the hands of the most fu
rious antslavery fanatics of the age. They gave
q bounty for treason to the rights of their section;
beheaded the few who had stood their friends; and
paid the premium OF a nomination for the Presi-
dency to the only one of the candidates who set
them at utter defiance when they humbly asked a
guarantee of their rights. What motive can a
Northern Wings now have for sustaining the com
promise? Southern men consented to stand by and
see Fillmore sacrificed for doing this. Southern
Wings are supporting Scott and getting up enthusi
asm for hm-nominated as he was by the voteS of
men chOm Nr Fillmore had turned out Of office FIR
The fugitive SLAVE Ld0 Look at this matter
cOOly, reader, and imagine if you can any motive
for Northern man attempting to maintain the
rights Of the South against those who proclaim that
there is a higher law than the Constitution. We
see these higher law men triumph in the nomina
ton, and Southern using every effort to render
this triumph tangible by the success of the nomi
nee"
There is much food for reflection in the
above extract We trust the Democratic
leaders in Tennessee will, in the present
canvass, profit by the lessons it inculcates.
If the South had need, in 1852, Of all her
friends in the North, and it was treachery
to her interests to question their integrity,
she has greater need of them now, and it
is suicidal to war upon them. If it was
treachery in Southern Wings in 1852 to
acquiesce in the nomination of Gen. SCOTT
over Mr. FILLMORE, one of the Northern
Wings who "asserted the constitutional
rights of the South" it is more than treason
10 the South now for Southern Democrats
to deny to Mr. FILLMORE the full measure
of nationality and SoundnesS to which his
assertion of the constitutional rights of the
South entities him.
We shall now close these extracts with
a telling one from
THE NASHVILLE UNION,
edited at that time by our gallant friend,
j. L. MAMING, Esq, at present United
States Minister to Guatemala. Here it Isl
From tie Nashville Union, July 2, 1852.
HIS (Gsn. Scoffs) nomination is a triumph Of
Northern dnti-sdvery feeling over the Compromise
feel ing Of The South aud such, presents in its de-
velOpmsnt an element Of uneasiness dangerous 10
the South
Hoe was Gen Scott nominatedS What innu-
ences brought his name before the public in oppO-
ston to that of Mr.. Fillmore' The first move
ment Of any importance made in his favor was,
believe, by the Wing Convention of Pennsylvania
which nominated Gov. johnson Of that State for
Governor. Here Was the beginning Of the demon
stration which has proved so successful. And does
not every body know that il anti S!dUery
and dt.i-o0IHproDtiss eiemenfY rov Johnson dee
cared that that the fugitive slave bill was like any
other Law, repealable; aud attempted to ride into
the Gubernatoral chair upon the waves agitation
His defeat the subject Of rejoicing with the
Wing press of the South, and so Objectionable
his pOstiou to the Administration men, that uncon-
contradicted rumor says Mr. FILLMORE desired has
deftaL Here, then, We see the first presentation
OF his name emanated from the anti compromise
aud agitation men OF the North. The next move
in his favor was produced in New York, under the
lead of Cor HaHf Sereard, Greeley, and he Aboii-
tion ring ~ The Wig party, in opposition TO
Brooks aud others trho supported the CosPRoNisE
POLICY OF Mr.. FILINoRE. We ask Wings II these
fasts are not truel We defy the pro-
ductiou OF a single anti eemprOraiSe, sdusTy agiia-
fioa Wig in the convention or out OF Il, irhO p0s
mol a Scot D.an We also defy the production Of
Engl, 6sla ard true friesd Of hs Compromise As
A TISAL SETTLEMENT, Who was not either Tor FILL,
MORE or WEBSTER,
Brought before the convention by the
energy OF the anti slavery elements, as be unques-
tionabiy was, and nominated, as be has been. by
the obstinate perseverance, Of the fearful element,
the consequences Of Ais nomination are Of AWFUL
IMPORT
In looking over The above extract, the
reader win note that the influences which
were, in the opinion OF the Union, brought
TO bear to defeat Mr.. Fillmore's nomina-
ton, are still TO be found in opposition to
him. Gov. Johnston, Of Pennsylvania, at
tended the American Council in February,
aud sought to abOliiiOuize it and he subse-