Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-14

IOr the sake OF votes anu party uouldtloh Win re-
morseless tenacity to the two extremes of Dsui0n-
lists who complaining of evils diametrcaIy antago
nistic, advocate in common a dissolution of the
Union as the only sovereign remedy. TIE snake
Of Disunion in the South has been "scotched but
not killed" 1t is true that General Jackson, with
characteristic energy, suppressed the portentous
movement of the Nulliiers in 1882. But Mr.. Cal
houn never abandoned the idea of a Southern Con-
federacy. While Secretary of State under Cap
tain Tyler" his avowed object, in desiring the
nexation of Texas was TO strengthen the South
against the North. His letter TO Col. Tarpey, of
the 9th July lS49 and other movements, concurred
in and Zealously supported by leading Democrats,
led TO the meeting of the odous Southern Conven-
tons at Nashville, in June and November 1850,
which were chiefly composed of Democrats. The
spirit which animated those assemblies has never
slumbered in the South. Secession has been bold
y advocated in South Carolina from that day to this;
and even so late as the Southern Commercial Con-
Vention at Richmond in February last, resolution
was adopted and published in the Richmond Wing,
(which have not now before me; but from memory
believe to be) very similar in its terms, to the non
intercourse project recommended, few years since,
by EX. Gov. Aaron V. Brown. Although, many
Southern Democrats have refused to cOunteDance
these most dangerous and reasonable projects yet
agitation is unremtingy continued in the South, as
it is in the Moth, and the Democratic party so far
from cutting its connection with SecessionSts, has
through its President Mr.. Pierce given them the
most substantial ''ad and comfort" by appointing
them to some of the most responsible and ntiuen-
tia positions within his gift; and the party, par
ty, has not and will not have the courage to de-
nounce his conduct. The Southern SecessionistS,
like the Northern Abolitionists, generally voted for
Mr.. Pierce in 1852, and when did modern Democ-
race ever display the moral courage to denounce
the alterations of its followers if there was the
| slightest danger of losing single vote
1t cannot be denied that, however devoted to
the Union, however conservative and patriotic the
! Wing party has generally shown itself to be-not
outstanding, in the language attributed to the Hon.
Andrew Ewing, of Nashville, a talented and fear
less Democrat, "the Wing party of the South, as
mass, loere more united and sounder on the ques-
ton of the union than the Democratic party" Yet
prominent of the Wing party in the North
were AbotOnists and few distinguished leaders of
| that party in the South were SecessiOnsts.
Under these circumstances, that portion of both
the old parties, North and South, who regard the
Union as in danger and believe that this
danger has been fearfully augmented, by the
appalling increase Of the foreign immigration
sundered the ties that bound them to their former
associations and attached themselves to the Ameri-
Order This order originated in the large cities,
where Foreigners first land and where many of
them continue. 1t arose from necessity. Foreign
criminals and paupers swarmed in the large cities.
Foreign DULLES sometimes seized the balotbox and
prevented peaceabe American citizens who differed
with them in opinion from exercising the right of
suffrage. Foreign witnesses had often committed
perjury to obtain the naturalization of foreigners
who with wild and indefinite ideas of liberty, were
charmed with the name of Democracy-and eager
to enlist and vote under its banner. Foreign immi-
grants, with attachment to our country, had pre-
served their identity and formed foreign military
organizations in midst. Foreign emmissaries
had excited horrible riots and reveled in the midst
of murder and cOnfagration Foreign Catholics and
Jesuts, still retaining their allegiance to foreign
powers and bound by secret obligations were grad
ually charging their border and spreading them
selves over the whole land To meet an Organza
ton, dangerous in its character and thoroughly
drilled and disciplined it was first necessary that
the American party, few in numbers and feeble in
strength, should be bound together by secret obi
cations. But as its patriotic objects became more
generally known, as its principles were more extern
sivey difused these precautions which, in the first
instance were essential, became unnecessary and
have been measurably dispensed with. Although,
there are other organizations which claim to be
American, the American party of Tennessee has no
alliance or sympathy, with any organization which
does not regard the Union as the palladium of our
safety"-the jewel above all price. Disconnected
with AbotiOnists and Secessionsts, and holding no
intercourse with any party, North or South, which
either in profession by practice is hostile to our
Union, the American party claims to contain sound
Northern men and Southern men, who consider the
Union as of paramount importance; and purged as
it is of Secessionsts and Aboliionsts, although, it
does not claim, in Congress, the strength which be-
longs either to the Democrats or Black Republi-
cans yet it does claim to be the nucleus around
which true hearted men every where, North and
South, rally and fearessly procaims to the peo-
pie that its only object is our cOuntry's gOOd-its
Il Il IN
indissoluble now and forever"
Col. Nelson's REVIEW OF THE PAST HISTORY OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,-CoNCLUDED.
In view of the fact that the Democratic party has
proved by its conduct for more than twenty years.
that it is not Trustworthy tn the great issue upon
which the American party is formed; that the
Wing party is disOrganized and cannot make a
successful rally; it becomes patriotic and Union
loving men, who tired of agitation and love the
institutions of their country to gather around that
standard which bears upon its ample folds the glo-
rious motto which no other party has dared to
display "AMERICANs SHALL RULE AMERICA" As
suming that foreigners have no right to our Soil,
and can only demand citizenship as privilege con-
ceded by our liberality, it alike to fatter
deceive them. Feeling that they, who never were
permitted, in the countries from whence they came,
to cast a vote; who are ignorant of our laws and
unacauanted with our political system, have no
riqht in the short period of five years. to exercise
those acts of sovereignty which belong to every
American citizen, and that they are blessed with
many other privileges which they could not enjoy
in Europe it does not seek to divest those who
here of rights, acquired under our laws, but boldly
proclams that, as to the myrads who are still to
come it will seek, by a repeal of existing laws to
prevent the acquisition of such rights.-The men,
bers of the American party fully aware that, by
the fearless PRONUNCIATION of their doctrines they have
driven, and will continue TO drive those foreigners
who have recently come and still coming into
the country, at once into the Democratic ranks
but, animated by the hope that patriotic of all
parties can be aroused to the danger and stimulated
to arrest it, they prefer to lose the Foreign vote
rather than witness the subversOn OF all our cher
ished institutions. This is not the case with the
leaders of the Democratic party, as brief recur-
renee TO portion of its past history will abundanty
establish.
The Foreigners and Catholics we're directly APP
peaed to i'm the Presidential elections of 1913, and
1852 Who does nos remember that, Immediately
proceeding the election in 1874 fraudulent natural
zation papers were manufactured in New York;
Who has forgotten the Plaquemines fraud in Louis
lana? Who has not heard Of the abuse OF Mr.
Freelinghuysen for other cause than that he was
the President of the American Bible Society?
Bot without dwelling upon other Illustrations,
look 10 the Democratic platform of 1852, and read
the Sth section Of the Sd resolution, which is in the
following words
THAT the liberal principles embodied by Jeffer-
son in the Declaration of independence and sane
toned in the Constitution which makes ours the
land Of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed Of
every nation, have ever been cardinal principles in
the Democratic faith, and every attempt 10 abddge
the present privilege of becoming citizens and the
owners of soil among US ought to be resisted with
the same spirit which swept the alien and sedition
laws from our statute books.
During the late election in Tennessee, It was Of
ten said by Democrats that they were just as much
opposed to she immigration of foreign criminals
and paupers as members Of the American party,