Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-02

ALBERT Pike, gentleman whose liberal ideas
on the questions at issue between the North and
South, exposed him during the recent canvass IN
Louisiana, to the mputation By the Democratic
press OF leaning fartowards the North has writ
ten an address to the Southern members OF the
American party, in which be declares bis dIssatis
faction at the platform adopted in February; con-
dennis it as surrender of the most valuable prinI
ciples Of the South refuses to sustain Mr. Fillmore,
not from any distrust of him. but because, II ne &C
eepts the nomination. he must stand upon the
platform; advises the Americans OF the South not
to unite with the Democratic party, as many Of
their Northern allies are reliable than ours
and finally winds up with recommendation to the
South Americans to call new Convention, estao
Iish proper platform, and dominate "a Democrat
who has been tried, and always been found true to
the South and the Constitution, at home and IN the
councils of the country Mr.. Pike is willing to
take such a man unpedged, trusting to his Ameri'
can feelings and instincts to dojustice TO those who
like him, are American. born. II that should not
suit the Am, ricans of the South then, says Mr..
Pike, let nominate candidates at our own party,
no our own platform, nail our flag to the masthead,
and take our chances of the battle; satisfied with
defeat, if entails no dsbonOr and no betrayal OF
the South.
So far Mr. Pike. Now for another sample OF
similar opposition from dametrically different views.
OF Mr.. Fillmore-the man who bound over the Jer-
ry rescuers at Syracuse, for violation OF the proc
visions of the Fugitive Slave Law, and who was
subsequently, appointed Minister to Mexico, has
written letter to John A. King Disappearing of
Mr.. Fillmore's nomination, aud endorsing the char.
acter and aims OF the Black Republican party.
Judge Conkling takes the position that the Wing
party is dead; that the Democratic party, aided BY
the South generally, have declared imperative and
void the solemn compact Of the Missouri COmpro-
mise; that the American Convention at Philadel.
phia proclaimed principles with respect to slavery
so revolving to the moral sentiments of the minori
ty to drive them from the Conventions that tn ia
Convention placed Mr.. Fillmore in nomination put.
ting him before the country as the representative OF
the doctrines and opinions Of the slave power
doctrines and opinions which Judge Conklir Q
abhOrs. Consequently, this eminent legal function
airy finds an insuperabe objection TO the support
of Mr.. Fillmore, and is constrained to link his for
tunes with the Republican party.
1t appears therefore, that while one prominent
Southern citizen regards the platform of the Ameri-
can party a virtual surrender of Southern prin.
ciples, and declines supporting Fillmore, because,
despite his well known justice, and moderation, he
must stand upon that platform, equally prom
inent Northern citizen deliberately accuses the
American party of fastening upon the North policy
and doctrines fatal to freedom and abhorrent 70 the
public sentiment of that section positively refuses
to vote for Fillmore in spite Of personal admiration
and regard, because he must stand forth as the
representative of the slave, power and concludes by
the expression OF his Intention to Join the Black
Republicans.
Now, both these distinguished gentlemen cannot
be right The American Convention cannot at the
time have abandoned the South, and deserted
the North promulgated covert anti-savery doc.
rines, and put forth the strongest possible Southern
platform. There is logical impossbilitv between
the opinions of Mr.. Pike and those of Judge Conk-
ling. This being the case, we imagine that moder.
ate, sensible nnd rejecting people will draw the
conclusion that both are wrOng-that the platform
is ali honest, lair and satisfactory programme-that
Nr. Fillmore if elected, will do his duty firmly and
unshrinkingy he did before, and that fanatics
on either side the only likely to find in him
either extreme freeSo pro4slav cry procIvitics-
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