Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-04
MISREPRESENTATION


n FIea 1OF the North.
The Louisville Democrat, one of the most
jealous supporters of the cause of modern
Democracy, in the following article comes
to the rescue of the North from the evil
effects Of the continual "croakings" of
Southern ravens, who can find no good in
Nazareth We commend it to the atten-
ton of such of our democratic readers as
may have placed too much confidence in
the denunciations of the North, which
characterized the recent presidential can
Yass:
We have very little patience with the poll
ticians South that are always cToaking about
the North; who have no hope even in success;
who, instead of giving the North credit for the
sound constitutional position so large portion
of it has sustained, only dwell on the calami.
ties that might have happened, and apprehend
the worst next time. So far from cherishing
any such i'll bOdings, we believe the Union has
passed through about as severe a test as it is
likely to be subjected to for generate rs to
come; and, after all, we were not ia half as
much peril as crOskers supposed. The loss of
few thousand in three or four States might
have given a majority of the electoral votes 10
Fremont but what thenf What could Ere
mont have done with both Houses of Congress
against him2 We grant that vast evils might
have grown out of his election; but he and his
party would have had more cause to regret il
after all than anybody else. They lack the
wisdom and craftsmanship to manage a good
cause, and they would have sunk into con-
tempt, and their miserable policy along with
them. They have escaped greater calamities
than the South or the Union. Pulpit dema-
gogues, freedom shriekers, and strong minded
women would have found themselves in the
condition Of the man that bought the elephant,
and would have been thankful to have the
purchase taken off their hands. What could a
President do without q Congress to support
him; with a majority, in fact, TO thwart all his
purposes, if he had any9 The federal govern
ment would have been locked up affair; and
the States would have seen how happily they
would get along without il; its operations
would have inspired nothing but disgust and
contempt, until the masses would have lOnged
for 1860, when they could rid themselves of a
nuisance. Indeed we believe that if Fremont
had been elected, nothing but GOODNESS and
ssgRcity on the part of the friends of the con-
stitutiOn and the Union would have been want
ing to have given such demonstration of the
imbeciity and wretchedness of sactionalism
that it could not have raised its head again
for the next century. We ere very glad, il is
true, that We have not the experiment to make;
for it would have been q hazardous one, per-
haps; still we don't believe that all sense of
justice and patriotism have died ont We still
have enough of it for any crisis that may oo-
cur. We don't, therefore, believe that we
have barely escaped dissolution of the Union,
we were at some distance from the peril, and
we are now far from it. Fremont's plurality
in the North was two hundred thousand short
of majority; after all the tempest of fanati-
cism. Fremont carried all New England, but
90 did John Adams against Thomas jefferson,
with the alien and sedition lawss and all the
denominations of federalism. 1t is only neces-
ssry, indeed, 10 recur to the history of this
country 70 correct great deal of missppre-
bension about the slavery question. 1t is CON-
mon TO suppose that abolitionism has made
great advances, and Is now more Formidable
than ever; but the fact is otherwise. In 1850,
it was with the greatest difficulty that slave
y State was admitted into the Union; before il
could be done slavery was prohibited north of
q geographical line; and even then the North
ern men who voted to admit Missouri into the
Union were condemned at home, and very few
of them appeared again in public life. At
u
standing slavery, by the next Congress; and,
indeed, it is now uncertain if the present Con-
gress could resist the application of a slave
State, If they could not train up some other
excuse for it.. The issue just tried before the
people was not whether another slave State
6 hould be admitted into the Union. That, in
d eed, was the spirit of IL, and the leaders of
che movement intended 10 drive IL TO that
point; bat thousands upon thousands that vo-
ted with them, were influenced by other rea-
soma They were told that it was determined
90 make Kansas slave State, and that it was
q breach Of faith; that the saveocracy were
warning upon freedom, and had beaten Sumner,
aud slaughtered the free State men Of Kansas.
A thousand falsehoods and false issues were
urged upon the people. In the midst of this
confusion they voted. These voters would
have found, in case of success, that they had
gotten what they had not bsrgRned for. Con-
side.ing the multitude of felsehoods propaga-
ted, and the industry and zeal Of their authors,
it is certainly not surprising that Fremont got
the vote he Gid; but, on the other hand, We
have abundant reason 20 congratulate the De-
mocracy of the North on their patriotism, and
successful resistance 10 the crusade OF tanati
cism and fslsehood that ssssiled them.
Coz. BENrox.-The Philadelphia PennsyI.
sdnian extends the right hand of fellowship TO
this gentleman, and takes him back into the
bosom of the Democratic Party. This is sig
nifcant in such a semi-oficial organ Of Mr..
Buchanan.
1T behooves,n says the Editor, 'the Dem
ocracy, therefore, 70 forget their divisions, TO
heal Whatever causes OF grievance may exist;
and, ooTnpscting their forces, TO present Ge
termined and united front against the common
enemy. All National interests should consent
10 bury the Ratchet DOW, and contribute their
efforts zealously 10 give hearty impulse 10
the principles and policy which Mr. Buchanan
will inAugurate on the 4th OF March next. At
such tiEe, the counsels Of strong men like
Col Benton are needed; men whose experience,
wisdom, craftsmanship, and character win give
weight TO their support aud dignity TO their
measures"
az The State Of Texas has no State debt,
and therefore 10 State tax. The State is oui
of debt, with a surplus Of over million Of
dollars 10 the Treasury-s permanent per
cent. School Fnnd Of over q million Of dollars
-an unappropriated public dOmain, estimated
at over one hundred millions Of acres. The
aggregate amount Of taxable properly T. very
nearly Sl5O.OO0. 900. beng an Increase Of $22,-
500, 0o0 over the previous year. m