Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-14
From the Charleston Courier, July 10Th.

The Georgia and Mississippi DcmOcra-
cy pronounced 81 hRsty -, ssharsh'', and
s. ungraciOus -.
There can no longer be any doubt that the Pres
ident and his Cabinet, in which there are four
Southern men and three Northern men, have en-,
dorsed the WALKER treason against the South.
TIE official organ, the ministerial journal hight the
Washington Union, has put forth an elaborate de-
fence and justification of Gov. WALKERS inaugural
address to the people OF Kansas, and rebukes the
Democratic State Conventions Of Georgia and Mis-
sissippi, as "hasty, harsh, and ungracious." In
one place it says-'we are constrained 10 think
that the Georgia and Mississippi democracy have
pronounced their judgment rather hastily" and, in
another, in alusion to the action of those portions
of the democracy of the Union, it adds-"with
such a battle, raging in bis (WALKER's) front, it
was harsh and ungracous to open this fire on his
rear" We feel no doubt that the voice of the
two portions Of the Southern democracy, which
have already spoken, has but given expression to
the general sentiment of both the democrats and
the Old Line Wings of the South; and that the
patriots of the South without distinction Of party,
will be ungracous enough to Withdraw their conf
dence from both Mr.. BUCHANAN and the Southern
members of his cabinet, unless speedy and ample
attonement be made for the late betrayal Of South
ern Rights an interests.
1t is too palpabe to admit of question, that Sec:
instruction or with the sanction OF President BUoH-
ANAN and his Cabinet, have grossly, Extensively,
aud dictatorialIy intererred to render Kansas
slave holding State. by either procuring the adOp-
ton of Constitution ignoring the question Of sa-
very or by encouraging popular opposition to Pro-
Slavery Constitution, and threatening its rejection
by Congress, unless submitted to the people, or
rather to the actual residents of Kansas for rat-
cation rejection; and all this accompanied with
an elaborate argument to show that nature has for
hidden the domestcation of slavery in that region.
This we hold to be in direct violation of the great
and cardinal principle of the Kansas-Nebraska act.
which interference with the question of sla-
very or, in other words, "to leave the people oil
Kansas perfectly free in adopting State Constitu-
ton, to decide the question of slavery for them.
selves" What freedom is left, when the Execu.
tive appontees of the Secretaryship and Chief Mag
istracy of the Territory, backed by the Executive
authority of the Union, declare to the people oil
Kansas that the edct of Con and Nature has forbid
den the introduction of African slavery among them;
that it is their inherent, fundamental and unaiena
BILE right to give the final vote on the State Const
tuition, which their Convention may adopt, and
that, If that Convention (Which it was well known
would be prO-slavery body,) should dare to VIC
late the inherent, fundamental, and unalienable
right of the people, Congress should interpose fol-
its vindication, by rejecting the Constitution. Wha
is this but Executive dictation Of the most gross
offensive and Objectionable charaeter-and its i'm
| propriety becomes only the more fragrant, when i
Is considered that the dictatoral interference il
question Is exerted in behalf Of or a concession
| to party, in open contumacy and rebellion agans
constituted authority. We have not time, at pres
sent, TO review the special pleading of the EKecu
tive and Cabinet organ; it is sufficient to say tina
special pleading however skiliul, can afford eve,
decent apology for such monstrOus interference
with popular rights aud State Rights, and for sucl
| gross betrayal OF the confidence Of the South, b,
the administration of its choice and its creation