Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-03


three tickets for the Presidency; the American
with Fillmore and DOnelson; the Democratic. with
-ind--; and the Black Republican, with
-tnd-
We believe that the plurality vote holds in all the
States Of the Union, with perhaps one or two ex
ceptions, The party, then, which can poll the
greatest number-thOugh not majority-wl OBJ
tain the electoral vote. The friends of the Ameri
cause svow great confidence in their ability to
do this 10 all the Northern States, except New
Hampshire they leave TO be contested by
the Democracy and the Black Republicans They
found their confidence the fact that the American
party has already sustained all the damage it can
sustain from the Black Republicans. 1t has un-
dersone the ordeal Of expurgation-is purified and
delivered Of all those who do not regard the great
principle of Americanism as paramount to all others
The Democrats have yet to suffer from the Black
Republicans -Plerce's pap has thus far kept
large portion OF the Abolition element which calls
itself Democratic, from fusing openly with the
Republicans. As soon as that cohesive power Is
DESTROYED or ceases to act, the great mass Of the
Northern Democracy will be literally swamped by
the Black Republicans.
1t il a circumstance worthy Of especial note, that
the Abolition element has never at any time as
sumed a threatening attitude, except when infams
ed and led by Democrats. Previous TO lS48, that
party was never able TO poll hundred thousand
votes in the whole Union. 1t was a faction cou-
temptible for number detestable for principles.
But in that year. when the old Democratic President,
Martin Van Buren,, entered the ring, and sounded
his buge, and rallied his clans the whole aspect Of
things changed. He polled upwards OF lOO,-
600 votes ia the State of New York, and actually
beat the regular Democratic candidate (Gen. Cass)
in that stronghold Of Democracy. He and his
friends constitute the Pierce Democracy Of
New York, ready to rally to the Black Republican
ftlndard soon it is unfurled and the Treasury
pap is exhausted They have been anticipated in
this course by many old Democratic leaders of high
repute and wide renown-whO have only gone
ahead 10 make the path smooth. Blair, Gen.
JRcksOn's ong-trusted and well beloved Editor,
has broken ground. He the President of the
late Black Republican Convention at Pittsburg.
Benton, Preston hng JHo. ". Niles of Conn,
Abjjdh Mann, Bryant, Cdn,bTeting, Speaker Banks,
Sumner Dir, Chase, Viin,ot and hosts of others Of
the same stripe-veteran DemOcrats-snd nothing
but Democrats all their lives b. We joined the Black
Republican phslanK These men, if they have any
followers, have them among the Democracy. They
cannot draw a man FROM the Wing or American
party. Their whole influence is limited 10 their
old party-the party with which they have fought
and BLEED in many a hard fight. They will now rally
their followers around the Black Republican flag
leaving the Democracy naked and powerless in all
the Northern States. The only apprehension we
entertain is lest they should make such entire
sweep OF the Democracy as to make it single
handed fight with the Americans, and thereby de-
feat US 10 some States, which otherwise we might
carry.
But If the Democrats viii, IN good faith, make
nominations at Cincinnati, and put up men strong
enough to keep some Of their party in the non-save
holding States from caving in TO the Black Republic
cans, shall have no serious fears of the result.
-Richmond Wing.