Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-05
The Game Commenced.

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bic something which threatened inevitable
destruction TO the Union-a hydra which
ony the Hercules of Democracy could
slay; we have assured them that their es-
innate of its power was exaggerated, and
that before November the Cincinnati al
chymists would so fuse the two that they
could not be separated Every day adds
to the weight of evidence upon which we
formed our Judgment. At four or five
recent municipal elections in northern cities,
we have seen union of the forces of De-
mocracy and Freesoilism, and the victory
trnmpeted forth as a Democratic triumph.
The Democratic papers have grown jubi-
liant over what they term the reaction"
They hail the advent of the second sober
thought" They proclaim that the tenn
porary loss of strength which the Northern
Democracy have sustained, is being re-
gained-that the party is national and
formidable
We suggested bat few days ago that
this state of things was in train; that the
old Democratic policy in Presidential can
vases was again the order of the day;
that the main aim of the Cincinnati pow
WOW was to perfect the fusion of the free
sellers aud ire-eaters; and in these events,
we see its verfcation.
ho am ofb oovon rouor- H.,
diurnal circuit without witnessing in the
Northern States accessionS to the Demo
cratic party from the Black Republican.
The leaders of the former have succeeded
in drilling into the northern mind the
PIERCE, DOUGLAS ToUcEY, RICHARDSON,
SHIELDS and CAss construction Of the Kan
sas act, and they are renouncing cOnnec-
ton with Black Republicanism, and con-
Meeting themselves with party which has
shown itself better able to do Black Re-
publican work, than Black RepublicaniSm
itself.
The prohgate demagogues point to
Kansas, which they say will inevitably be
free, and tell them that whereas the Mis-
souri, line would permit and protect slavery
south of So som, that its abrogation
opens the whole continent to free and I'M
fettered fight of freedom with slavery, and
predict the triumph of the former, and con-
fdently proclaim that not another rood of
slave territory will ever gain admission
into the Union. 1t is thus that Democra-
cy has tricked Black RepublicaniSm, and
shorn it of its strength as a distinct or
ganzation. The ambitious leaders Of the
latter begin to see it too, and are attempt
ing to rally and cohere their forces. But
they are too late The spoler has been
among them. The mischief was accom-
plished before they gave the alarm. The
artful seducer had comprised their destruc-
ton, while be was beguiling them with fair
speeches.
Our attention has been specially drawn
to this state of facts by the special cor
respondence of the New York Tribune
from Washington of April 25th. While
the writer is buoying himself up with the
hope that the late elections are not "indi-
cations of the waning strength of the Anti
Nebraska forces in the North" he clearly
establishes that the Democracy are making
powerful efforts to unite the Black Repub-
lican vote on their candidates, and as
clearly proves that they have been partially
successful. He writes thus
Every New England State has been car
"ried by the Opposition, to be sure" say the
A, mluistratioD journals, but see he dirnin-
ished maiurities" Behold tile explanation.
II has been trumpeted abroad for the last
eight or ten months all over the North, that
the population of Kansas was five To one IN
favor of it's being Free State, and that, there
fore, the danger of Slavery, which menaced
ia, was over. Thousands of the Democratic
party, indignant at the removal OF the Mis-
souri, Restriction, and who had condemned 1t
by vune and vote, have thus temporarily
abated their d 'stity. and resumed their old
places ia the Democratic organization, thinking
that though great wrong and outrage bad
been com Dltted yet that sitter all no practical
damage To Freedom wonld come of IL. We
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have Ia answer for the spread OF this delusion
in the 4, &c Stnies-for delnsor il is, utter aud
profound. The spread of This uniounded be-
lief has ia nray weakened the ranks Of tie
Anti Nebraska men.
The admitted fact that Kansas is inevitably
TO be free State, through the force Of North
ern emigration, has been seized by the Me
leaders of the office holding (Democratic) par
ty, aud held up TO their followers as evidence
that notwithstanding all that had been sad
uud predicted, tie repeal OF the Missouri Com
promise could toork no real mischief The con.
s,esnaii.u winch every where TELL upon tie
leaders when the foul blow Was hrst struck al
freedom las been supplaited by jubant anti
cipaIIuns that it, feared Consequences were
WArded off, and that the offended masses oi
the party could be reclaimed by active efforts,
which have accordingly been eRergeticdtty and
confidently pat forth. L. his CONSISTS the
secret of Tie apparent partial revival Of the
strength of the Democratic organization In
the free States.
He may aatter himself that it is but zap
parent and partial" but he is destined to
realize that he is widely mistaken.
When the enginery Of the Cincinnati
Convention shall be brought TO bear, this
transmitting process will be complete. The
army of Black Republicans, now terrible
with banners" will have dwindled to a cor
poraPs guard; while Democr ICY, swelling
and bloated with its substance and the very
marrow Of its bones, viii buster through
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