Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-19

A Buchanan Leader against the south.
Hon. JOHN A. DIX, one of Mr.. Buchan-
ans free-Soil supporters in New York, made
a speech at Port Chester, in Westchester
county, on the 18th inst, in which he took
positions indicating very plainly that his
sympathies are all with the free State rebels
in Kansas and against the Southern emf
grants. Thus, with regard to the 'princi-
pie of non-interference with the Terrific
ries," 1--WE copy from the n. Y. Herald,
"aS practical rule of conduct" to be in
fexibly maintained, he told his audience
They all knew that it bad not been maintained
they all knew that organized bands OF armed men
from an adjoining State had entered the Territory
of Kansas, surround d the polls in military array,
and controlled the election; and they also knew
that the government thus chosen had passed laws
which were lately declared, upon the floor of the
Senate by Gen. Cass to be dsgraceful to the coun>
try, and by Senator Weller of California to be the
most arbitrary and tyrannical laws enacted in
any country.
He also stated, in relation to the plan of
emigration adopted in the North, chat the
Massachusetts, society was a peaceful Organza.
ton, contemplating legitimate aid TO emigration,
and obnoxious to no severer censuTe than that OF
indiscretiOn. And he thought it very ndis-
Greet, though it afforded no justification Of the
armed Intervention in the affairs of Kansas by per-
sons going there from other States, TO control the
elections, and, through them, the organic laws and
ultimate destiny of the Territory.
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stated that
The acts of aggression committed there, the ex.
pulsion Of the free State settlers, the Orcibe SUBJ
version OF freedom of speech and of the PRESS and
the acts of retaliation 10 hich these hare given rise
had, for the moment, given an ascendency 10 dis.
order aud riot. But he did not believe that this
state Of things would last The public feeling reroit
ed al those Outrages; and they would be put down.
In regard to the attack on Mr. Sumner,
he spurned, as Mr.. Calhoun would have
done,
As unworthy of his life, any attempt to put
down discussion by brute force, and especially an
assault by man armed to the teeth on one utterly
deienceless. 1t was a humiliating truth that the
city Of Washington where, for the public honor,
the laws of order aud decorum should be most
scrupulously observed, had become distinguished
for acts CfaWessness which had become disgracetul
70 a civilized community.
With respect to the financial administra-
ten of affairs, he admitted
He had looked for years with deep apprehension
upon the growing financial decentralization at Alba
ny aud at Washngt on; and he believed there never
was a time when there was more need of thor
Ough reform at both apitals than there is now,
The Southern supporters of Mr. Buch-
anan denounce as inimica to the South all
Southern men who do not agree with them
in defending the opposition in Kansas to
the free State emigrants, and the course
they have pursued to maintain their posi-
ton aud power in the territory. But this
Northern Buchanan leader sides with the
Lane rebels, and denominates their attacks
upon pro-slavery men with fire and sword,
"acts of retaliation" excused by acts of
aggression on the part of the attacked 1t
is his purpose TO pander 10 the anti-slavery
sentiment Of bis former followers; whilst it
is the purpose of his Southern coadjutors
to pandor to the opposite sentiment South;
both being governed by the same motive
to hoodwink the honest masses into the
support Of Mr.. Buchanan. 1t is by such
disreputable tricks as these that the lead
ers of the once powerful democratic party
hope to recover lost ground and to continue
power In their hands.