Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-11

The Democratic party, the only dsunion party
in the South, is in the habit at intervals, of treat
ing as to visions Of disunion. It tells us that
Northern aggression is producing, or will produce,
that result-will inaugurate that dire calamity.
during the Presidential canvass last summer. we
we're constantly reminded that, Il Fremont should
prove successful, 1t would be signal for dissolu-
tion OF tne Union. An army was to be marched to
the CITY OF Washington, and the capitol and the
treasury OF the nation were to be reduced to the
possession of the South. Nothing but the election
OF Buchanan would save the Union. Such was the
strait TO which the American Union reduced.
All good patrols tr mbled sn1 shook with fear.
But seems that the result Of the last Presi iena
struggle has not placed the Union beyond the reach
OF danger. 1860 is looked to with dread by the
triumphant Democracy. The slavery question is
Tot settled, they tell u.s. The battle of 1856, is to
be fought over again. and the South is warned to
arm herself for the conflict. So that, to sum up
all, the Democracy have no confidence in the sta
bilty, or hope for the perpetuation OF the Union.
Now, we submit to Democrats themselves, il, with
this gloomy prospect before us-this prospect of
dsmembered Union-something ought not to be
lonesome arrangements ought not to be made,
by which the South shall not be forever despoiled
OF her share in the public domain, acquired as much
by her blood and treasure as by that of the North
and West? Who will answeri Suppose you lose
the Presidency in ls6o-suppose Fremont or Sc
ward is elected--what then? Your antecedents
proclaim that you will no; submit to such result.
You say the States have right to secede at pleas
ure from the Union. Very we'll But suppose the
Southern States shall secede. Are you willing that
the public property, to which you are as much en-
titled as the West shall be held, appropriated, and
absorbed exclusively by the West, or the States in
which it lies? Will you answer this question: Is
your generosity such that you would consent free.
y to give away to the States and territories in which
they lie, al the landslide vast domain now owned
by a common Government? Will you, IN the name
of Democracy, IepUd every ri, h.or title 10 ju {
proportion of them? Are you so rich that you do
not need them? Have you no public works TO con-
struct-no colleges ana schools to build up? Above
all, have you no destny-no future? Does it not
come home to your good sense-does it not rage
like fire locked up in your bones. that, in view of
the partition of the States-the dismemb erment OF
the Union-some arrangement ought to be made by
which one portion of the States should not possess
and hold forever, and exclusively the common prop
eIty of The people?
Who does not know that in the calamtous event
of dissolution the States and Territories where the
lands lie will hold them against the clsims of the
other States, and against the whole world? VIII
the ant-distribution leaders tell the people that
they are wiling to give away their proportion OF
the public lands, forever? Will they take that po-
sition? Their objection to distribution now is
constitutional one But if the constitution be de-
strOyed, what avail will that obi sction be? If the
Union should, according to Democratic predictions
fail to be SAVED in 1850 by the election of some good
Democrat, would not the landIesS States forever
lose any and all title to the public domain tn did
not lie within their own limits? But on the other
hand if an equitable division Of them be made, and
they be reduced to possession, the money arising
from the sale of them be realized, dissolution, hOr-
rible as it would be under any circumstances, would
leave the States equaln respect to the public lands
Now, Democrats, what do you think OF this view of
the subject! The destruction of the Union may
be regarded in the light of an intestate, whose
property at his DEATH is in the hands of part of
bis children. Here the parallel stops. In the one
case administration takes place, and an equitable
distribution is made. But pcho shall administer on
the deceased UnioaP Let the dsunon portion Of
Democracy think of that.-Aena. Edy. and Eng.