Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-21
THE REVOLUTION IN THE FREE STATES.

The democratic victory in Connecticut and in the
local elections in New York and New Jersey afford
strong grOud for hope that the fury of the abolition
excitement has spent ITSELF at least for the present,
and that quieter times are approaching. The late
decision of the Supreme Court Of the United States
must have the effect of Withdrawing from the ranks
Of the abolition voters all those conservative men
who, whatever may be their views on the abstract
question Of slavery, viii yet uphold and maintain
the law.
The following article, from the Springfield Mass
Argus, on the result in Connecticut, shows the i'm
portance Of that victory, and how it is regarded by
the conservative portion of the New England people:
The VICTORY IN CONNECTICUT Though beaten on
the State ticket the democrats Of Connecticut have
achieved victory Of the most hattering description
They are beaten, simply, State issues; but in the
election Of members of Congress, involving the
grand issue between sectOnalism and conservatism
the Supreme Court decision, the Kansas question,
and the support to be accorded to the new Admins
traton, the triumph Of democracy, even in gaining
one member IS cheering and signifeant but in the
gain Of tWO-half of the delegaton-it is of inesti-
mable value By fraud, lying and blind passion
Connecticut was last fall Overwhelmed but like a
stout ship careenIng In gale, she soon rights I'D
with her maSts and timbers still sound and vet I'm
for active and hard service.-Through Messrs Ar
mold and Bishop, the newly elected democratic mem
bers, Connecticut sends greeting to Mr. Buchanan
and tells him that she approves the appointment of
Isaac Ioucey to one Of the highest posts Of honor
IN his gift that she has found out the holowness of
Black hepubLcanlsm, and the hypocricy Of Lane
Robinson and the OF the Kansas skriekers that
she approves the appointment Of Robert J. Walker.
as Governor Of Kansas, and believes in his integrity
and uprghtness; that she believes in sustaining the
supreme Court against the assaults and vile ISLANDERS
OF Iahacs that she viii respect the rights of sis
ter States, condemns political preaching, priestIy
demagoguery, whisky religion, Congressional cor
rupuon, Kansas aid robbery, Topeka treacherv, and
GreeleyIsm, BeecheTlsm, kallOOhism, GarrisOnism
AbolluOnism, and Black Republicanism; that she
Will support, with half her Congressional delegation
the present national, patriotic Union-loying demo-
cratic administration; that she still loves democracy
and still believes this is republic Of white men, and
Union Of sovereign States This is her message
and noble oneit Is. II viii ring through the whole
Union ike one Of BOnaparte's stirring speeches to
his soldiers on the eve Of Of his greatest vico-
rles, and it fOreells as much 1t displays an unmis-
taxable sign that reason, justice and sound principles
have not yet entirely lost their sway, and promises
that the second sober thought Of the people" will
scatter to the winds the mOnstrous GorgOn-headed
heresies Of the opposition.
is not TO be wondered at that the Black Republi-
can organs call this "sad" event They knew
how important It was for them to preserve their
strength In the Congressional delegation intact and
they accordingly directed their strongest efforts to
the election Of members. Greeley impiored his sym
Pathlzers not TO mind anything about Know Nothing
ism, or anything else but niggerism. Precisely,
however, where their fercest exertiOns were put
FORTH they have been beaten, and, as we believe,
beaten permanently. It is IN sooth glorious VIC
tory. Let Greeley, BeeCher, and the Kansas shrek
ers generally, 60 and weep, while the hearts of
democrats rejoice.