Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-20
The Massachusetts Democracy.

Certain Democratic editors at the South seem 10
have been shocked at the idea of a Wing couven-
ton in Massachusetts,, going so far to say that
the restoration OF the Missouri Compromise would
give peace to the country. We would now nvite
those gentlemen to brace their nerves and take a
survey Of their own friends the simon pure, south.
ern, slaverySsympa hzing Democracy OF the same
State, as presented by their convention which was
in session last week.
We extract the following from their proceed
ngs:
IA ballot for two Presidential Electors at large
resulted follows:
Whole number of votes 964-necessary 20 q
choice 4s3.
n J Lord, ofSllem, received 5O4; Whiting Girls.
void, OF Greenfield, ALL Henry W. Bishop of Lee
no1 $50; Abraham II. Howland, OF New Bedford,
457; Isaac Davis of Worehester, SO.
Mr.. Lord pied unanimously as first cleo
tor. For the second discussion arose as 10 the
merits Of Nessrs. Griswod sud Bishop.
Isaac Ii. Wright OF Boston, objected 10 Mr..
Griswold saying Il he that elected Hon. Charles
Sumner 10 the U. S. Senate.
B. + Butler, ofLowell, DEFENDED THE Goa.
LITI0N AND SAID BY THE LIVING JEHOv-
All He WOULD HAVE VOTED FOB MR. SUM-
NER bad he had vote 10 give in the Legislature
at the time.
Mt. Wright was DENOUNCED oS EvERY HASp for
introducing this irebrand.
Mr.. GriswOld finally ACCEPTED Second
Senatorial Elector."
This is the picture. gentlemen, what think you
Of iu VIII you not favor your southern readers
with glance at its beautiful lights and shadcss--
Perhaps 90. We invite the people OF the South TO
look on IL, and say these the men they desire
TO affiliate with ia she coming eleetony-nen steep
ed in abolition. and yet held up at the South as
friends Of the Nebraska bill and sound the qaes
ton Of slavery Note the fact that these worthless
loud In their proEesiaIions Of hdelty 70 the GIN.
cinnati platform, ia Nebraska slAuse and all-aBd
yet they nominated for State Eleetor the very man
who made Senator Of the arch abolltiouisi, Sum
ner, and when objected 20 on that score b. an hoa
est man from Boston, the leader Of the Convention,
b. y. Butler, OF Lowell defended the coalition" Of
Abolitionisls and Democrats, and declared by the
living Jehovah he ss0nid Acre voisd for Mr.. Saransv'
had he been In the legislature stIhe time. The SC
count goes on TO say that hehenesi man from Boa
ton instead being sustained Ia his consistent and
conservative position. stood alone and iriendless.
and VAS .deuoanred en- ever hand" foF daring 70
raise hi. voice against the Infamous procedure tie
was put dovn. aud GTsxold the isisnd Of samasr,
chosen Buchanan Eisesor for the Slzis Of HASA
ehusetts
Caupos sAs South nov see INTO this Nebraska
fraud that Democracy Is aiismptinglo play Of upon
thems Il i held up hers a massacre loF south
soulhsrn sccurisy-ioF the protection Of slAseFy.--
When there u noe Eabid iseesea Dsmoerai ~ The
North who 5 nos sillng 20 sbide sy h IL = szss-
fariory even 20 shsl sFcb-sraisor. Fsn Buren. sad
Bis abolon ioilosefs. and they take lt vith Bach
ansn's Interpretation. declaring shai they sseuacs
no,hng ether IN Their epiuions or their Ultimate
object q slavery txelasion- sesznnaA kTssllfse.