Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-30
Kansas and the squatter soverelgn..

Kansas and the Squatter SoVereIgns.
AS soon as Mr. Stanton arrived in Kan.
sas and issued his prOaunciansentO to the
people of that Territory, proclaiming the
course of action contemplated by Gov.
WALKER and the Administration, we stated
in our paper what was likely to be the
final result. As early as the 18th of May,
we exposed the maneuverings by which
the free state cause was intended, and
would prevail in Kansas. Since that time
numerous leading southern democratic jour
nails, have denounced the movement a.
treacherOus towards the South. Among
these we're the Charleston MercurV Rich
mond South, n 0. Delta, Jackson MiSsiSSip-
plan, Charleston Courier n. o. Times, Co
lumbus (Ga.) Times and Sentinel, and other,
of less note. We have, from time to time.
called the attention of the people and the
press of Tennessee to these facts. But
the latter have not responded. Of all the
South-loving and South protecting demo-
cratic journals of this State, not one has,
in eur recollection, uttered syllable, eth
er approving or condemning this Infamous
Kansas policy. The Union and american
has been eager to place the issue of the can
vasS on the Kansas Nebraska bill; but
when it comes to the practical operation
of that measure, and its execution under
and according to its northern construction,
giving alien suffrage and squatter sove-
reignty full scope, it is completely dumb.
! 1t dares not sustain the treacherouS course
pursued by the administration; and it dares
not take bold position against this policy
and in favor of the South. While other jour
nails have done so, it has preserved pro-
found silence. AT one time it pretended
to defend alien suffrage, at another it
seemed to oppose it. And now since the
practical question is evolved in the pro-
gress Of Kansas from a Territory to a
State government, it is mum. And so we
may say of other papers of that party.
Gen. HARRIS has avowed the doctrine, and
yet the Union and American fails to meet
the issue. The democratic Senate of the
United States have met the question and
denounced the principle as violative of the
Constitution and contrary to the rights
and interests of native citizens, and yet
the Union and american is silent. Are
the people of Tennessee to be kept in
darkness upon this vital subject; are
the readers Of that paper to be denied
to see the treschery by which their rights
are being surrenderedy
At length we have other expressions by
othor States upon this subject. We have
now the entire democratic sentiment of
the State of Georgia.
We know that some fair.minded demo
Gratis read our paper, and we are determ-
ined that they shall know the facts-if they
are willing TO shut their eyes and blindly
endorse the WALKER policy in Kansas, and
the HARRIS policy in Tennessee, which
amounts in the end to about the same
thing, they shall do so with the facts star
ing them in the face. The Democratic
State Convention of Georgia, met at Nil
ledgeviIle, on Wednesday last, the Gath.
1t spoke out upon the subject, in the fol-
lowing resolution, which we have by tele-
graph:
''Rsselred That the address Of Gov. Walker IN pre-
scrbing t-rms on which Congress should admit Kan.
into the Union, aud 10 attempting 10 dictate the
submission OF their constitution Tor ratification and
what class Of persons constitutes presSmpl
nterfereucs Ia matters which he has no lseit.
innate co troll aud same thehdtress 10 expressing q
oficial opinion ihvt Kansas vii become a Free
state, aud presenting Arguments 10 sap9ort that
.ide Of the question, is gross departure IRON the
principles Of non-lnterVsnlion and Rcetrsiy skieh
sere esIa bIished b. the Kansas-N ebraska bill aud
tins Convention has tall confidence thai Mr. Bseh-
saan Gill m4nIfest bis fidelity TO the pFinsiplcs
~hieh CARRIE him Into Office BY recalling walker
from shs GossrnosshP Of tie territory.
DO the democracy of Tennessee. concur
with the Out-spOken democracy Of Georgia,
or win they stiIl follow the fortunes Of the
Free Kansas Pennsylvania democracy
with the President at their head, and Wal
KER leading on Il may be rs we'll to say
here. that the President eanhos Justify the