Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-05


morning, excluding Our usual variety to
make room for it. The message is an ably
written document, and contains much to
awaken serious reflection on the part of the
people Of the United States.
W Should black Republican be elected
Speaker, and any Of the great interests Of the
nation suffer by the delay which has already
occurred, the country will know upon whom
the responsibility rests.-PdtriOt.
True, and the country viii fasten that respon-
sibility on know-nothingism. More than half
of the black republicans were elected as, and
by, know-nothings. But for kuow-nothing
ism, black republicanism would be a weak fac
tim in the House, Union & american.
None so blind as those who will not
see." The country unlike our neighbor is
neither blind nor unwilling to see. 1t
knows that the reason why there are SO
many black republicans in the House of
Representatives is the renewal of the agi-
tation of the slavery issues springing out
of the passage of the " Kansas. Nebraska
Bill" If the American movement had
never been heard of, the result would have
been the same-aye, worse The Demo
cratic Party, in 1852, resolved to resist
all attempts at renewing, in Congress or
out of it, the agitation on the slavery ques-
tion under whatever shape or coloL the at
tempt might be made" but, diSregarding
his plege as it had disregarded all Others
that stood in the way of its intrigues,
one of its leaders through the medium of
the Kansas Nebraska Bill, renewed the
agitation of slavery by providing for the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, which
had been regarded as a most patriotic set
Element by almost all the great statesmen
of the country, North and South, irrespec-
tive of party.
1t was this act, which, looked upon by
the North as of bad faith and dshOnor-
able, stirred up the foundations of bitter
ness, and gave to the enemies Of South
ern institutions, an advantage and in
fuence they had never before possessed.
1t furnished the abolitionists with the
means of making an appeal to the hearts
of the masses of the North, q thousand
times more effective than anything they
had ever availed themselves of previously.
1t struck dumb men, democrats and wings,
who had all along stood 10y the South and
the Union. 1t aroused spirit of oppo-
stion. and determined resistance, the
like of which had never characterized any
former sectional struggle. Before its
sirrocco breath, the naughty, defiant crest
of the democracy humbed itself into the
dust. The party, as the Charleston MercU-
m confesses. came out of the contest shorn
of its strength and thoroughly denational-
lied 1t was in vain that President Pierce
declared that it was the intention of the
bill to prevent the extension of slavery
that Mr.. Douglas announced that it was
proposition for freedom, and demanded
sight of the abolitionist who objected TO
such measure; and that Gen. Shields
contended that if we should hereafter ac-
ouire the whole of North America it would
prevent the admission of another slave
State into the Union The storm had
been aroused and they could not quell it,
But for it black republicanism would be
a weak faction in the House." ''The coun-
try knows this" and so does the Union g.
American.
Would the election of black republican
Speaker give the democracy, or our neigh
Dor. any serious alarm? We fear not.
They might bury their " ugly mugs in their
bandanas, and weep, and groan, and hang
out other public signs Of distress, but could
one get sight of their faces it would be
seen that they wept for JOY. Whether our
ueiehbor does or not, We have no doubt
the leaders at Washington would prefer
the election of Banks to Fuller, and we
think the signs indicate that if he is elected,
il will be by the connivance Of democratic
members. We know that it was seriously
apprehended at Washington on the 29th
nit. that suuClchl uuihbNA Va NNihoNAotS
would absent themselves with u view to in
sure his election. On that day eight Of
them we're absent, whilst only three Of
Banks supporters were out of the way, and
t6,s, of FuIIer's. This excess was regarded
as significant Banks only wanted three
votes to elect him. 1t was believed that
the Cabinet were uneasy about the further
prolongation Of the contest, and desired to
see il ended The fact that the President,
in violation of previous custom, sent in his
message on the Monday following, we take
70 be an indication of cause for this be,
lief: and his disappointment at tha result
of the voting on the goth. But we will not
speculate. We shall soon see what Is
what.
The ninety-frst ballot has been had in
the House and still no Speaker. The no.
lie little band Of National Americans con-
time to maintain their position firmly.
r7- The Bonner Of Peao, F" the Cum
berIe nd Presbyterian paper, printed IN this