Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-23
GRAHAM
The Foreign Vote,

in the United States would be concentrated in favor
of Abolitionism and against the South whenever il
should be believed by their leaders, that such for.
egn vote is sufficiently powerful to decide con-
test between sectiOnaiism, and the constitutional
! rights of the South. We have had for fifteen
years past bit one opinion on this subject, and
that opinion formed from a thorough knowl
edge of the views in which all Europeans are brought
up from their infancy, and from the further know
ledge of the natural Rntsgonism between free and
| slave labor
Those who oppose the American movement as
sert, that natursized foreigners readily assent to
/ the proprety of maintaining the existing relations
between master and slave at the South, and some
of our opponents have gone so far as Gravely 10 as
sert. that foreign Catholics especially always
| ranged on the side OF the South As TO the fore
ign population in this country, naturazed or not,
a. general rule they may be set down as thor
oughly opposed to African slavery, and they
are an elt ment of power, which, sooner or later,
will be used to PROSTATE, far practicable, the
constitutional rights of the SoGth The Catholic
portion OF this element is in the highest degree dan
gerous, because Jesuiticaf
The time has now arrived when Bishop Hughes
and his conductors believe they control the
pending election. and hence that leader declared,
but short time SINCE as distinctly announced, in
an article published in the New York Tribune, au-
thorized il not written hy him, that "he is much
opposed 10 slavery as DdneI OOO0nell was, or as
the New New York Tribune is" How much Dam
lei 0'Connell opposed to slavery, may be re.
membered by those who read some dozen years
ago. his earnest appeal to the Catholic Irish 10 this
country TO take the side of freedom against sa.
very, whenever and wherever their efforts could be
made available.
How much the New York Tribune is opposed to
slavery. be known by rea ing its coIumns
which are filed day after day. month after month,
with assaults upon the South and its institutions
The Catholic foreigners under the influence OF
John Hughes now occupy the position which they
were entreated to assume by that great agitatOr,
O'COnne Jesuitism works under its masks till
the time arrives for bold and open action. Hence
thousands at the Sonth have really believed from
the past non.interference with the South by CathO4
lie foreigners that they not hostile to South
institutions.
The present contest will demonstrate the incorS
rec mess OF that belief and exhibit the foreign ele
meDt with a few occasional exceptions, in direct
opposition TO the South and in open support OF
John g. Fremont. " hat party is the nstional and
ack owedged political antagonist Of that foreign
element? Not the sham Democracy, whose Con-
gressona resolves of last December and whose re-
solutions at Cincinnati denOunce the American mo-
vement, and who are now vieing with the Republic
cans in beslayerng the foreigners with fusome
praise
against those cohorts of foreign Abolitionistsi
The South must answer this question for herself
But are the foreigners in truth arrayed on the
side Of Fremont ana Freedomy" Let their dozens
Of presses upon dozens of presses in the North
answer this question With the exception OF here
and there press, owned and conducted BY foreig.
ners uko have been pHrcha>ed nth TreanrV pap, be
whole fCregr press IN this country, from Benefits
H. raid doUn the smallest country sheet is Shrek
ing for Fremont and Freedoml
But look also at their resolvesl On the 23d day
of July, 1885, not month ago, a meeting Of
foreigners held at indianapolis, Indiana, which
meeting was addressed in "several animated
speeches." when the following resolutions passed
"nnsuimously!" They read thus
Resolved, That slavery is the relic OF bsrbar
Gus age and in this enlightened era should become
extinct.
Resolved, That thew are hypocrites and liars,
who, out OF motives OF interest aud ambition, dare
TO say that the men who would give liberty TO the
slave disturbers OF the peace, sectiona lists and
enemies OF law aud ORDER aud the constitution.
Resolved, That every man enjoying (no matter
10 what corner of the vast terrtorg Of the Uhion)
the privilege Of American cititizenship should blush
to be made, by law Of Congress, catcher or Jail
er of fugitive slaves and that too, merely for the
profit of a minority Of Rrstocratic and liberty hat
ing shareholders.
Resolved, That every American Who trembles
at the threats of the slave power. gives evidence
OF cowaTdce, and that the resolution of the late
Cincinnati old line convention which follows is
false, and bitter mockery, TO wit: Non-interfer.
enee by Congress with slavery in State and Terri
tory CT in the District Of Columbia
Resolved, That the Fugitive Slave laS is vi
olstion of the laws OF nature and humanity, and
Their, fore ought to be repealed.
Resolved That as the firm friends Of American
progress and liberty adopted fellow citizens be
requested to operate with US in making Kansas
free; that side with the Republican Democratic
party for the non-eX tenson OF slavery aud do here
by pledge ourselves TO cast votes for Fremont
and freedom.
Resolved, That the above resolutions be handed
over BY the Secretary to the Journal, for publica
ton.
~ OAKLEY, Chairuen.
Al NEUTGESs, Secretary"
These resolutions, thus unanimously adopted
were published Ia The Indianapolis Journal aud they
are literally copied iron that journal
Nov, although know nothing personally Of
the political antecedehts Of those who formed that
meeting. venture the assertion that every man
OF them had belonged to the shsm Denocracy-to
that pseudo Democratic party which has prefsssod
to be the elias Of the South Will the diam De-
mocruts, the "squatEer sovereigus" Of the South,
please give as their opinions Of these ioreigneTsi
One more question TO our 'squaitsE sovereign"
friends OF the South. What do they mink OF the
prospects NJ the sham Democracy 10 the Northwest,
when sLou oiGhe foreign elmenl there, which, 10
many portions Of that section. equals the sbole ns
tive popalatiOti Another q1esliou, II We ''dont
intrude." What do the Southern "sqnaties sover-
elgns" think of the election Of FSank Bisiy Jr 10
ST. Louis. Missouri over that Rstonzl ard patriotic
man, l. NJ KsBn~tt in which contest over two
Thousand hard B1ehsnan Dsaoeryts Arep away
Lsir Sosss and Per1ailtad Mr. Blair 70 be elected
THE Wmss OF hAssAoHusErTs.-The Boston
Courier remarks: ear
With respect TO certain gentlemen Of the old
Wing party -Messrs. Everett, Winthrop, Lant,