Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-23
MONDAY, JUNE %, 1856.
To the American Party of rennes.e,

TIE the American Party of Tennessee.
The candidate of the American Party
has accepted the nomination. Before these
lines reaches large portion Of the readers
of the Patriot, he will probably be once
more upon the soil of his native country. In
the uncertainty which has heretofore pre-
vailed, as to what would be his determine
ton respecting the nomination, although
his friends believed he would accept it, as
he has done, promptly and cordially, moth
ing has been done towards organizing for
the campaign. The councils of last year
have passed away, and some method of or
ganization must be adopted in place of
them. 1t behooveS the party to commence
the work Immediately, and to keep it up
until every county in the State is thorough
ly organized, and the Americans aroused
to proper appreciation of the duties in
cumbent upon them in the preservation of
the government from the enroachmentS and
usurpatons of fanaticism. The enemies of
the South, calling themselves "Republi-
cans" united upon the issue of rejecting
Kansas if she applies for admission as a
Slave State, have presented to the North,
as candidate for the Presidency, new
man, of great energy of character, but who
has never made his mark upon the politics
of the nation, in the hope Of attracting to
him all who are in any way opposed to
slavery, or who desire to partake Of the
rich spoils of near hundred millions year,
which fall to the lot of the successful
party in a Presidential struggle. With
what degree of success their efforts are to
be rewarded, the future can alone deter
mine Looking to the history of the
State contests Of the past two years,
we are inclined at present to the Opin-
ion that they may show considerable
strength, the greater portion ofwhich will be
drawn from the democracy and foreign OPP
ponents of the institution of slavery
This would make the contest in the non
slaveholding States principally between
them and the American party. In such
contest, however much the democratic mass
es of the South may be opposed to the dis
tinctive features of the American policy,
they could not, as true Southern men, but
sympathize with Mr.. Fillmore, because he
has been tried, and found "true, faithful,
and conscientious" Just to all sections. The
nomination of Mr.. Buchanan was, we are
convinced, prompted by desire to cOncili-
ate and win back Northern democrats who
have deserted into the ranks of the negro
worshippers, and this fact must tend to
weaken the ties which bind rejecting dem
ocrats South to the party, as the election
of Mr.. Buchanan, under such circumstances,
could not restore the party to harmony, or
rid the Administration of the evil influences
of free-soilism amongst its adherentS. The
effect Of his nomination must, therefore, be
a weakening of his party in the South, and
TO increase the chances of Mr. Fillmore,
making his success certain in the doubtful
States, and giving him greater assurances
TO hope for success in others. This view Of
the present feature ofaffairs is encouraging
We feel that in the lapse Of sixty days, we
shall have cause TO present a still more en-
couraging picture. But, in view of present
prospects, we would say to our American
friends in Tennessee, that the brightest and
most inviting have been overcast with clouds
and darkness and we may realize this all
too soon, if we do not put forth such efforts
as will not only stir up the American mass
es here, but give good cheer TO our breth-
rem elsewhere. We, therefore, appeal to
the Americans of every county in the State,
wherever they have not already begun, to
go to work, and where they have begun, to
continue to work, INCREASINGLY, until the
watch-fres are kindled upon every hill, and
every valley is alive with Americanism,
eager and painting for an opportunity to
serve its country.