Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-11
NASHVILLE:
SATURDAY, JULY IL, 1857.


% The Uncertain HumOr OF the Illness,
On the 18th of March last. the Unaon and
american, commenting upon Mr.. Buchanan's
views touching the construction of Railroad
to the Pacific, declared it differed widely with
him, and added, that whenever that differ
fence became practicable, it would contest the
" issue Nth him, with as much tenaeity as if
"he represented, in a political sense the par
"ty that has always consistently advocated
Internal Improvements by the general gov
"ernment." This was prompt and decided
manifestation of Independence. We s'ratber
liked il" all the more, because our neighbor
added: We cannot fashion our opinions to
suit the uncertain hunOr Of the times" We
hope the spirit which gave utterance to these
sentiments has not since been curbed-that it
has not deserted the ''faitb." We must con-
TESS, however, that we have our fears. We
have seen the Memphis Appeal and Mr.. Az
cry, the Democratic candidate for Congress in
the Memphis district, maintain the doctrine
or Mr.. Buchanan with which the Union and
american differed, and as yet our neighbor
has not CONTESTED the issue" with them.
These ''heretics," yielding to the ''uncertain
humor of the times" are sowing broadcast
all over the 10th district, seeds which may
yield harvest of evil, destructive, i'll the es-
timation of the Union and Anaerican to sound
Democratic doctrine, and corrupting to the
nation. Are they not to be checked Are
they to be permitted to pursue their course
without even one word of protest from the
organ which vaunted itself upon its readiness,
whenever necessary, to break Lar ce with the
Veteren who occupies the Presidential chair2
Is the construction of Railroad to the Pacific
ocean, by the general government, to be re-
garded as orthodox Democracy at Memphis,
which claims 10 be the place for the grand de-
pot of the road, and orthodox Federalism in
the region round about the site of the propos-
ed Custom House in Nashville?
But, if the Union and american is not pre-
pared just now to contest the issue" of the
Pacific Railroad, there's another tissue" which
it surely will meet with the independent spirit
of one who cannot fashion his opinions to
suit the uncertain humor of the times" We
alludeto the Buchanan Walker policy to make
Kansas free State. This is, as we have said
before, live, ear nest, practical issue. The
South has looked with hope to Kansas for the
erection Of another slave State. But South
ern Democratic journals declare, that under
the operation of the policy practiced by Mr..
Walker, it will be made a non-slaveholdng
State, and the slaves of the Southern emf
grants driven out. The Union and american
after long delay "a delay most unexpected and
iDjudicious, not to say criminal-has ventured
to differ with Gov. Walker. And here it is
met with the assurance that Gov. Walker is
fully sustained by the Administration. a
telegraphic dispatch from Washington, dated
the 7Lh inst, to the Louisville papers, men
tions an article which appeared in the Wash
ington Union of that date, and says, cit is an
authorized exposition of the views of the
" administration on that subject, aud as init
mated in last nights dispatch, fully sustains
Walkers course in advising the submission
" of the constitution to the people, and de-
" tends him from Southern attacks" This pre-
sents an opportunity for the Union and Anae~-
can upon ''practicable" issue, to manifest its
willingness to assert its Independent judg-
ment, in combat" not merely with such a
small and "humble" individual as Gov. Walk
er, but with the President and his Cabinet.
Has our neighbOr pluck enough to stand up
to the work foreshadowed by his article on
the 18th of March, or will he trucke to the
uncertain humOr of the times" and attempt
to palliate or excuse the offence of the admin
istration against Southern rights? We shall