Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-23

North and South. Presidents Message.
Montgomery Blair
WAsHIKGTOE, Dec. 10th, 1856.
Political circles are kept in constant commotion
BY the rumors which interested partizans and am.
bilious Office hunters propagate and put IN circu-
lation through their tosdes aud hangers-on TO
effect their individual purposes and to promote
their aspirstions The various sspirants, now
members of the House Of Representatives, for
cabinet appointments are growing quite jealous of
each other and the friends of each are becoming
quite uneasy, for each has squad Of friends who
anticipate as reward for their very efficient iabors
andsin6uence with the President elect, some sub
ordinate appointment under the Secretary. Messrs.
Orr, Cobb, Faulkner, Bocock, and ]. GlanceyJones
ara all up for the cabinet, and between Bocock
and Faulkner-fatber and son in law the war
is becoming quite warm. The former claims the
appointment to be given to the Old Dominion be-
cause Of the recommendation of his colleagues in
she House of Representatives, the latter as a re-
ward for the many schemes, tricks, and political
nanoeuVers which he concocted and successfully
carried into effect during the Presidential canvass
Certsinly If political charlatanry merits reward,
Faulkner should have the appointment, but exsGov.
Floyd's friends are hostile TO both. They are the
outside Virginans, and the Hon. Fayette M'Mul.
len-the man who scratched Grangers nose du-
ring the last session Of Congress. Which of these
three factions will finally triumph / cannot con-
j ecture.
The only member of the Cabinet as yet positively
known is Jones, of Pa, nor is It known what posi-
tion be will occupy; but have learned from undOub.
ted authority that be is 10 be in the Cabinet The
rumors concerning Cass think are unreliable, so
say Buchsnsn's intimate friends. The Kentucky
delegation is pressing W. p Preston-e1>whig
member, with great zeal, and seem to feel con-
6dent Of success They cay Buchanan has pos
itiEely promised Kentucky q Cabinet appoint.
ment. Why not take Guthriei Probably the
odour Of Piercesm is not agreeable 10 the sage
Of Whestlaud." Indiana has also been promised
q member of the Cabinet, and Bright seems
20 be the favorite. The locality of four Of the
members is positively known. Pennsylvania, Vr-
GINA, Kentucky, and Indiana, but the individual
is not named except from the first.
The debate which is now progressing in the
House has disclosed one fact, to wit that northern
and Southern Democracy are not the same, and 30
striking has the difference between them been
shown to exist, that Mr.. Orr and "Sam Smith"
have felt impeled to meet and counteract the deve,
opments by denying the ''practicabiity" Of the
issues between them.
Both these gentlemen have admitted that squat
Ger sovereignty was the doctrine OF the Northern
Democracy, and each has attempted to destroy the
effect Of this admission by denying that squatter
sovereignty practical issue. Strange doctrine
this for Southern men, and particularly for men
who assume to be the peculiar guardians of the
South add its interests squstter sovereignty but
another word for aboltionism, or anti-slaveryism;
and If the Northern Democracy can entertain this
opinion and are continued in close alliance to the
Southern Democracy, it is time the South had res
pudated these assumed friends. Whst use is the
Nebraska BILL or what benefit is it to the South il
the squatter sovereign construction is to be put
upon III And what is the South to gain by placing
Itself under the control Of party the leaders of
which admit that the very basis Of its organization
lie differently construed North and South Squat
ter sovereignty is an impractical issue. This is
she shift Of Messrs Orr and Smith to prove the
unity Of the Democracy.
The President 10 bis Message denies the consti>
tutiODslity of the Missouri Compromise and yet he
retains in Office Montgomery Blair, as Solicitor Of
the Court OF Claims, who is now arguing case be-
fore the SupremeCod in which he claims that
tie Missouri Compromise is constitutional, and up
on this argument claims the freedom of a negro
who accompanied his master north Of that line. As
Q sample OF his argument give you the following:
"The Declaration Of Independence declares lib
erty TO be one OF those rights which are inaena-
able and are we TO be tol that negro by any act
of bis own can abrOgate this aetf He cited many
cases bearing on the subject, and said that Judge
Scott, Of Missouri, the irst man on this CONT
nent to End out that the plaintiff had alenated bis
liberty, and vas made slave again Il was a set.
tied point in the law of Missouri, even before her
admission into the Union; but it was not law, but
passion and politics that bad invaded Judge Scot's
mind"
Il s contrary to the Declaration Of Independence
and TO Law, sAJs Solicitor Blair, to make a negro
who accompanies his master to a free State
slave again" IL this another Of those ipsprae:.
cable issues," If so no Southern man can take a
servsnt with him North, becaus the Declaration
Of Independence. as construed by Mr.. Pierces law
officers, declares liberty to be one OF those rights
which are inaIienable." / give yon this item that
Il may go upon record, and aid you to elucidate
more clearly the Democratic unity.
JABEz CANDoR.