Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-29
Democratic Coalition with BIack-Re-
publicans.

Democratic Coalition with BIack-Re-
publicans.
When the New York Legislature Assem-.
bled recently, contest for Speaker of the
Assembly-the lower branch of the Legis.
lature-similar to that at Washington
sprung up and continued for two weeks.
The parties to the contest were the Black
Republicans, Administration or Soft Dem
ocrats, Americans, and Hards. On the
10th inst, coalition having been affected
between the Administration or Soft Demo
Gratis, a portion of the Hards, and the
Black Republicans, Mr. Prendegast, the
candidate of the latter, rose, withdrew his
name, and requested his supporters to vote
for Mr. Robinson, the candidate of the
Softs. The result was the election of Mr..
Robinson. In the debate which preceded
the vote, number of Black-Repu5licans
took part; their remarks show that Black
Republicanism has no affinity for Ameri-
canism,-the two are antagohistic and in
capable of coalescing.
Mr.. Prendegast, the Bleck-Republican
candidate, said f:
He could not sustain the proScriptiue pyincj-
pies Of the american Party, which would shut
q member from the floor of this House, be-
cause of his birth, and deprive citizens of rights
guaranteed by the Constitution. HIS position,
poas that Of antag0niSna TO the OdiOus principles
so repugnant to Republicans.
Mr.. Snow, Black Republican, said
Voting for Democratic Speaker did not
signify, he said, that the Republicans occupied
the same position with them on National ques
tons; but they had one common enemy-the
american PGrty-tOaoards oohOm their position
acds the same.
Mr.. Hampton, Black-Republican, said :
He was elected as Republican over Demo-
Gratis and Americans, and he had no sympathy
with either of those parties. The americans
he 6eLieUed proscriptiUe beyond dU6Ounds. They
S0ouM not only ensIa0e The blacks, but the ochites
also. He voted for Mr.. Robinson.
These extracts plainly indicate that there
is an impossible gulf between Americanism
and Black-Republicanism; whilst the for
mer being opposed by both Democracy and
Black-Republicanism, they can, and will,
when necessary, combine against and de-
feat it.
In the language of the Louisville Jour
nal, we say
"Let the whole nation look at this transac-
ton. If the coalition had been between the
Black-Republicans and the Know NOthings.
and if the partition of spoils had been between
them, the entire country would now be re-
sounding with the most furious Locofoco de-
nunciatiOns. But the alliance was between
the Abolitonists and the Democrats, and eve-
ry Democratic tongue is mute except in the
expression of delight. This alliance is perfect
ly natural. 1t is in keeping with the politi-
cal history of the last few years 1t is but
a re-enactment of wha, occurred in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature when the Abolitionsts
and the Democrats coalesced there, the Demo-
Gratis aiding to elect Charles Sumner to the U.
8. Senate, the Aboltionisis helping to bestow
upon the Democrats the other offices in the
gift of the Legislature. II is hut re-enact-
ment of what occurred in the Ohio Legislature
when the Abolttionists and the Democrats co
alesced there, the Democrats assisting to elect
5. 2. Chase to the U. S. Senate, and the AbO-
litionists cOnceding to the Democrats all the
other offices that the Legislature was to fill.
1t was but the re-enaotment of what occurs
yearly in Rhode Island where the Abolition
lists and the Democrats always fight side by
side for victory, and when successful, share
the plumber together"