Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-19
! AReuMEsr THAT MUST NOT BE roaaorrEs

AN ARGUMENT THAT MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
When the unholy combination between the two
isrns had been thoroughly corsumated in PENNEY.
vauis and Indiana, so as to give hope and conf
dence to our opponents Of democratic defeat in
the recent elections the argument was started
throughout the South: Mr. buchanan is to be beat
en- in his own Stste-he has no strength in or hope
from the Norsh-therefore, his friends should aban-
don him and come {, Fillmore as the only posi-.
BILE chance Of defeating Fremont. The people
will remember how perssteatly this argument has
been made on the stump and from the press for
the last six weeks. Our neigabors of the Patriot
started and other papers followed in the lead, the
practice Of keeping in their columns in gsring CAP
itals-"THE NORTH DESERTS BUCHANAN
AND GOES FOR FILLMOREl LET THE
SOUTH SUPPORT FILLMORE AND HIS
ELECTION Is CERTAIN" The argument was
made on every corner that tas South should vote
tor the man that has Northern strength to defeat
Fremont; and wa frequently heard it said by our
opponents IS an appeal to democrats that if they
could be convinced that Mr.. Buchanan had strength
enough in the North to secure his election with
the united Southern vote, they would come to his
support Mr.. Bell made the argument himself, on
the occasion of his reception, with what sincerity
we leave theirs to say. He said that he took it
for granted that dispassionate and candid men Of
ell parties 10 the South desired in common the de-
feat of Fremont, and would vote for Buchanan or
Fillmore, if they could be satisfied that the one or
the other could accomplish that result. He, Sena.
tor Bell, had at one time debated in his own mind
whether he should not advise bis friends to sup
port Buchanan as the only means of accomplishing
that end. But he had since become satisfied that
Mr.. Buchanan had no Northsrn strength, was like
y to lose his own State having no guarantee for
single free State except New Jersey. Mr..
Fillmore, on the contrary it was thought by many,
could carry New York, which with the united
South wsuld elect him. Therefore, said Senator
Bell, sincere Southern democrats should abandon
the crumbing fortunes of Mr.. Buchanan and come
to Fillmore
The tables have now turned, and what has SEN
stor Bell to say? We want to hear from him.
Let him assemble the people on the same good
spot, and repeat his appeal to Tennesseans in
tone suited to the changing vcissitude of the times.
Let him say to them, as he said then that every
cool and impartial citizen of both parties in Ten
nessee should desire first the defeat of Fremont
that Mr.. Buchanan having shown himself to pos
sess unprecedented strength in the North in beat
ing the combined forces of both Fremont and
Fillmore in the recent State elections, can and qcil
be elected By the people; and in order more eectu-
ally to crush the monster black repubicanisrn,
should receive the undivided support of the South
ern States.
If Senator Bell was. sincere and uningenuous in
his address to his neghbors on the occasion of his
reception, we doubt not he will follow the course
suggested But if insincere and grossly dema-
gogical, as we believed him at the time to be, be
will still continue to urge the support of Mr..
Fillmore on some other pr etext equally absurd
and unfounded.
Whether Senator Bell and other party leaders
have the patriotism to come to the support of Mr..
Buchanan or not, the people have the right and
will think for themselves. They will see and
feel that this is no time to be quibblng over party
names; no time to be gratifying party prejudices:
no time to be hugging doubtful hopes; no time
for man.worship no time for any thing but a
union of the South as the only means of ensuring
the union of the Ststes-sn earnest sacrifice of all
partzan prejudice and passion upon the altar of
our common country. The people will now see
for themselves, what we have go often asserted,
that Mr.. Fillmore is not really contending party
10 this election, but mere instrument to distract
and, to some extent, divide the Southern people,
at time when the South sheuld be unit in her
own defence.