Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-21
TUESDAY, OCT. 81, 1855.
Americans of Tennessee! Stand to
your Gums!

Donelson, as though the result depended
on his individual exertions. But fourteen
days more remain in which to do a work,
which, if 1t can be accomplished, will be of
incalculable present benefit to the cause Of
correct and conservative principles, and a
perpetual source Of pleasant recollections
in the future. If by apathy or Indifference
on the part of their friends, the State of
Tennessee should be lost to Fillmore and
Donelson in the coming election, bitter in
deed will be the remembrance of their re-
missness to those who shall permit it.
Every man who understands the issues
in this contest, knows that this is no ordi-
nary election. Previous elections have de-
cided the question as to what policy, or
what set of men, should administer the
government This aOiU decide lChether acearc
longer to hare government. We do not
over-rate the magnitude and Importance of
the occasion when we say that it involves
the existence of the Union. The balances
tremble between diSunion, civil war, an
archy and bloodShed, on the one hand and
union, peace, and good government, on the
other. The question is, shall we continue
to have prosperous and mutually -emun-
erstiVe interstate commerce; a unity as a
government which constitutes US a free, hap
by fraternal prosperous and progressive peo-
pie, giving US consideration and dignity
among the nations of the earth, and the
confidence and respect of each other; to be
one, indVisible and unconquerable?: or are
we to have a ruined and PROSTATE COM
merce; disabled credit; two, or half score
of petty principalities at dagger's points
with each other, and seyerally and COL
lectively held in the contempt of the world !;
are we to be divided and exposed to the
successful assault of whatever power may
see fit to take advantage of our weak
ness? These are the great questions to be
decided by this struggle, and it is useless
longer TO blink or evade them.
TIE SUCCESS Of either Buchanan or Fremont
COLL bring, at no late day, these dread results
ga their train. The acknowledged disunion-
lists of the South declare that the latter's
election should, and will inevitably be the
cause of dissolution, while the speech of
Mr. Brooks, lately delivered at Charleston,
declares that Mr.. Buchanan'S will only
rttarG' it, We think, that when rightly
received, it cannot so much as do that.
In other words, we apprehend the election
of Mr.. Buchanan will prccipitate the ques-
ton. The policy which he is pledged to
continue has brought US to the door Of dis
solution, and, if elected, and his pledges
are redeemed, he will consummate it. A
large proportion Of those who support him
desire ardently that it shall take place
They are impatient and FESTIVE spirits who
have grown tired of the restraints Of the
constitution and long for change, which
may give them q chance of promotion.
OF such are the South Carolina School,
and their sympathizers in other Southern
States. Another class are honest misguid-
ed zealots in the cause of Southern rights,
who having been long misled by the
party bearing the perverted name demOera-
o., have persuaded themselves that this gov
eminent was instituted solely and entirely,
to supervise the interest of the South, and
have gradually grown to think that all of
the country North of Mason's & Dixons
line is in a state of hostility to them. I'm
der the lead and counsels of such men it
will be surprising if his administration ef-
fected any thing else but mischief
But it is the slavery policy Of Mr.. Bu-
chanan'S party which threatens so much to
destroy the Union. Under the positions
they have taken if Mr. Buchanan is elected
he cannot quiet the Kansas difficulties, and
if under the present state of things she
goes ON and presents q constitution with
slavery clause in its provisions, and applies
for admission into the Union, she will in
all probability be rejected, and then will
come the "tug of war; Then will the OPP
posing squsdrons be marshalled to the
field, and the conflict will commence,
whose termination shall extinguish US as a
nation. Let every Tennessee American
ask himself if he is willing that his State
shall be answerable at the bar Of pOsterity
for such a calamity and if he is not let him
go to work to prevent it.
We stated on yesterday that the late
Northern elections indicated the impossi.
bility Of the election of Fremont, and dis
patched the senssless cry Of the opposition
calling upon Fillmore men TO abandon him.
and unite on Buchanan TO defeat Fremont.
Fremont cannot BE- eiected BAL BuoAaHaM may
Ls, and every man who through fear Of
Fremont, has been willing TO take BuchAn-
an as the less Of two evils should at once
abandon all such idea. and support the man
OF his choice.
AIr. FiIlmore's settlement OF the agita-
ton of 1850 is a guaranty that he can and
will settle this one satisfactorily TO the
South. n is the dearest interest Of every