Washington telegraph., 1856-06-11

only been the prime movers and instioa,ors
of all the slavery agitations which threaten
ed the South. but furnished Birny. Van
Buren, Hale. a Wilmot, Trumbull a
Chase. Blair, Niles, Wells Reeder.
Lane. and others. to lead the Abolition
lists, Freesoilers, and Black Republicans, in
their assaults upon The Constitution and upon
Southern rights-who>c soundes, leaders
North declare the Kansas Nebraska Act a
proposition for freedom. an instrument TO
prevent any more slave States from comina
into the Union, is unbecoming in one who
really desires to serve his country by the
most direct and unequivocal means. Re-
garding the present attitude Of Gov. Jones
IN the above light We shall not expect hiS
cooperation with the American party. We
would sincerely regret to see him in the
Democratic camp. or even in an independ-
ent position, but are prepared for ANYTHING.
hoping nothing. expecting nothing, OF him.
Democrats are expecting his assistance, np-
on the terms set forth in the following par
agraph in the Knoxville Standard. of the
l7th inst In June next he can decide
whether he will accept the terms:
We never have been an admirer of
Jones. nor do We ever expect to be. though
we are willing to do him justice We always
looked upon him as BUMBuG We tkonCbt
so when the men who now oppose him so
bitterly. were culngizing him to the skies.
We regarded him in that light, when. in
lS41. he was first dug from obscur:tv out
OF the cedar giaGes of Wilson county, ard
put forth as a champion of the Wing party.
against the lamented Polk That opinion
was confirmed when We heard in that can
vass. his coarse. vulgar harangucs. with
which he everywhere shamed and disgust
ed the intelligent portion of the people
Again was that opinion confirmed when he
Intrigued himself into tue United States
Senate. And still more recently.
when he let himself down from the higl,
position he occupied, to dabblc in the pool
OF political gambling and stump speaking in
the campaign of 1852, and every effort TO
elevate himself has only tended to sink
him lower aud lower, and to-day he stands
ABOUT on par with such ex-Senators as
Hopkins l. Turney In his first speech
in the Senate this M1caaVbcr almost roared
the ribbons off the ladies' huanets in the gal
ieries, and filed even the little messenger
boys with laughter. who lad never before
listened 10 a SfADap speech in the Senate
The whole course of this fuss and feath-
ers' statesman has been marked by the vile
calumny and infamous SANDER and tradue-
tion which lie has heaped upon the men
and principles of the Democratic party
While the late Wing party existed be was
the ling-leaders Of the clan who did all
the dirty work of the party. He did it
well az his acay.
Now, the Democratic party has no OBJ
jec:ions to receiving into its ranks, men
who have heretofore been wings: as before
remarked, thousands OF the patriotic and
conservative portion of that old party have
come over and joined our party, and are
now working Ike patriots for the success of
its principles. and we would have no obIec-
tlons to receive so great an enemy as Jones
has always proved himself to be. bus he
must come in as 4 private, and not expect
to be promoted to the candidacy for the
Vice Presidency If he wants to come
we will open cur doors and receive him,
but he must work hard for long time, and
give incontestible and uumistakable cvi-
denea that he has repented his past political
ini4uities before he can expect promotion
we receive recruits upon no other terms"