Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-20
Maynard's majority, 1876
The Democracy and kansas.

We suhjoin the following article from the Pc
terburg (Va) IDte,ge"cer, as-if Kansas be lost to
tue South-it fixes concIusvely the responsibility
upon the shoulders of the Democratic party. This
indeed is an important and mighty fact, and we beg
the people of the South of all parties to bear it
constantly in mind:
at is now asct rtained that the Democratic par
ty will have clear and controlling majority in the
next Congress. They will therefore be responsible
for the legislation OF the next two years. Not the
least important question that they will be called
upon to settle will b. the sdmis of Kansas into
the Union, and its status free or slave. We desire
that the people of the South shall keep constant Y
in mind the fact that Kansas must be slave State
unless the Democracy interfere az stage Of its
progress towards statehood 20 head IL of. IL is
now d slave Territory, and will er HeeeSSitate and
by force of law be slave State unless the cOnstl
tuition about to be framed shall forbid it, But that
constitution is TO be framed by Convention to
which a large IN. jority of Democrats have been
elected ANY such provision therefore must have
the sanction Of Democrats to secure ins, rOu. Sup
pose though, the constitution shall permit slavery
but is submitted to the popular ratification eC-
ton. We have the assurance OF the government
organ that the Democratic party in Kansas are now
'largely in a majority over all others" Il the con-
sliuuon tolerating slavery is ected, this Demo
cratic majority will be responsible for it, But
suppose further, the constitution IL not rel acted,
aud Kansas goes up tn Congress asking admission
into the Union as a slave State. The Democratic
party in majority in Congress, also, and the
application only fail from Democratic hostility.
But suppose, lastly, Congress should fVor the ad-
mission, the only remaining means OF defeating it,
would be the veto-and that power is in the han Is
of a Democratic Pr, sident. So that at every crli-
cal point the fortunes of Kansas encounter Demo
cratic guides and guardians. Bear in mind, Kan
sas is now by her laws, and by virtue of the exs-
tence OF the institution there, identified with the
slave section OF tue Union. To be transferred TO
the anti-slaVery section, positive action will be
quired-and that action only come from Dem
OcTdts rho alone have any opportunity of doing
an thing in the matter. If we may use the Illus
tratOu: the car OF Kansas is on the pro-slavery
track. IE is in the hands Of Democratic engineers
hremen, brakemen, conductors, baggage-masters,
ticket agents. superintendeuts, directors and pres
dents. The secton-masters, and switch-keepers,
and station-agents all Democrats. Il is a mat
ter of utter impoSsibiIity that Kansas can get of
the pro-slaveTy track and on the ree-so track uu-
less it is switched of by Democrats The Kansas
train is loaded with the priceless freightage OF
Southern equality aud Southern honor. The whole
Democratic party are underwriters and insurers Tor
the safe conveyance Of the cargo. II those who
have charge of the train betray their trust better
that they were beneath its wheels than compelled
to face those whose coufdeuce they have Irihed
With and whose interests sney have sacrificed. So
look out Tor the locomotive when the bell rings!"