Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-21

cabinet in the result of the late New
Hampshire election was intense. Proba-
bly, no State contest ever excited more at
tention in the high places of the country.
1t was, however, pardonabe in them A
great stake was involved. If the PreSi-
dents own State, on the eve of the meet
ing of the National Convention, should fail
TO support his administration, the effect
could not be otherwise than disastrous to
his prospects for denomination. Hence
the predictions efforts to secure a triumph.
The contest was more than usually ANNA
ted Members of Congress, favorable to
the administration, were dispatched as
missionaries The severity of the weather.
the depth of the snow-no physical OBJ
struction could impede them-the Granite
hills formed no barrier-in their loyal ardor
to serve their masters cause these self
sacrificing missionaries despised the impo-
tence of the elements, and bore right on,
shouting Pierce, victory, and the spoils
Mcssrs. COBB, of Ga, ard ORR, of South
Carolina, by their Herculean efforts, dssi-
pa ed the idea that a Southern rearing
tends to enervate, or that Southern cline
enfeebles the frame the hardest descen-
dant of the Puritans could not have needed
less the rigors of the winter.
But their efforts were unavaIing. The
home of the President declared against
him. He is weakened before the Cincin-
natl Convention. "The sceptre in his
grippe" threatens to be barren" 1t is a
terrible blow to his hopes. But the coun-
try will not be comfortless in ITS grief The
Administration has not so grated itself in
the peoples hearts as to draw many tears
over premonitions of its downfall But as
! the character of the contest in New
Hampshire bore some traits which will
doubtless mark the Presidential canvass in
the Northern States, we think it worth
while to sketch the most prominent We
refer to the labOrious effort Of the Admin
istration and its supporters to cOnrince the
Northern people that the Nebraska act as
sfcotualy makes treesoI Of the NcD Terri
tories as couH the H'jiDlot PrOris0-tbat the
abrogatiou Of tile Missouri Compromise line
has remOrcd GALL DANGER THAT ANY TERRIFIC
RY WILL HEREAFTER ASK TO BE RECEIVED INTO
THE UNION WITH SLAVERY"
The Portsmouth Daily Erening Ga
zetts," an Administration paper in review
ing the speech of one WOODBURY., who was
defending the Administration for its instru-
mentality in passing the KansaS.Nebraska
bill, says that he showed conclusively THAT
lis ineritable operation lcOuld insure the Od-
mission Of those Territories as free Stateso
The Lancaster Coos Democrat, another
paper which delights to honor the admins
tration, speaking of the effect of the Kan,
Sas act, says:
IF the question in regard TO Kansas is not def.
nitely settled IL is settled 10 tie satisfaction # eUery
man of common sense at The North No 0ne be-
a
aud Lane the chiefs OF the free State party there
say that fourteen twentieths of the people of the
Territory in favor Of prohibiting slavery 9TH
say that sixteen out OF twenty are in favor Of
free State 1t is difficult To find a man who will
say that he does not believe Kansas will be free
Who will make it so? Will it be the abolitiouiSlsf
No; It will be the people Of the Territory"
III Kansas with all the efforts which have been
made oy the pro slavcrysts, with all the advanta-
hirh ha If p; f,,ll Ii
slaves and wild with fear that the establishment Of
freedom in Kansas will be fatal to slavery in Mis-
souri, IT, with all these adventurous circumstances
Kansas is still TO be free, rhd danger is there that
any TcyTitrV ,rW hereafter AK 10 be received into
the U,io" trh sidceryl There is none
And therefore there is no need of Abolition
or Republican party to prevent slavery extension.
Let the people alone, and they will in every
prevent its extension of their free will and
accord All that is necessary is 10 maintain their
right TO decide this question, the Democratic doc
triHs Of popular sovereignty, and you wiH haze no
more SLAVE States; mol one
THERE Is NO NEED OF AN ABOLITION OR
REPUBLICAN PARTY TO PREVENT SLAVERY
EXTENSION" Do you hear it Southern De-
mocratS An administration organ in
President Pierce's own State, laboring with
might aud main TO secure the election of
JOIN S. WELLS, the administration candi-
date for Governor, says there is no need Of
On dnti-slarery extension party # Pierce's
policy can be carried 0ut The Democratic
doctrine of popular (squatter) sovereignty
will extinguish the last hope of q South
ern man to hold slave property in the new
territories" says the Lancaster Coos Demo
rrat.
This same paper speaks of an effort of
the Hon HARRY HIBBARD, a sachem in the
wigwam OF the New Hampshire Democracy
He was in Congress, and voted for the Ne
braska bill lie is an intimate aud confden-
tial friend of Gen. Pierce. He shares his
most secret political thought, and is obse-
,juious in the support of his administration.
Il says:
M Hhhari discussed the State issues presented
% tb,s campaign with his usual ability. lie then
pok up the slavery question and discussed Il IN all
- ever var, leg phases, and IN manner which
puld not fell 20 carry conV,ton OF the sincerity Of
re speaker aud With an array OF facts logical
unruis and sound, common sense We've, that
,uld not fail 10 convince all fair minded persons
resent, AL whose minds acre capable OF receiving
.nd approaching the truth that the acts OF the
President aud the Democratic party were just, aud
iat our present position upon the slavery question:
ils leaving the whole matter with the people, j.
adeuiahly oorrect-the only Just iair aud proper
q rode Of settlement. and Liai By hG. manner II
IL -.