Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-21

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1857.
From the LOuisrIlIe Journal.

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with the New Orleans Crescent that thousand
evidences establish the fact, that unless the De-
moratic party, IS at present eontroleo, De eitneT
reformed or overthrow, but few years WIN
elspse before the slavehodng states VIII De utIeIS
AT the mercy of the North-Inere appaHages to
minister to the wealth, Wbims, caprices, and luzu-
ries of the fanatics that abound above Mason and
Dixon's line or that the Union viii be divided IN
twain shattered
THE Democratic party, whatever il may once
have been, has degenerated into a mere Office
holding oliearehy and men, entirely regardless of
their section md Of principle. whose chief IS
and has been 10 keep the ri and file 10 order,
so that they may continue to enjoy the hOnors and
emolumerts of Office, now constitute its leaders.
These aoficP-holders have succeeded wonderfully
we'll although their influence ia departing IL il to
be hoped forever. They have deceived and hood
winked the masses for years, and with shouts of
devotion to the South they have won victory after
victory, the South steadily losing in power and
prestige just in proper ion to their triumph~.
With assurance that battles the power of Ian
guage. they tell the people that the only hope of
the South rests with the so-called National De-
uocracy" OF the NORTH Democracy that has ira
dad off Kansas to the Freesoilers-a Democracy
that has been IN authority for a quarter of ceptu-
~. during which time the South has continually
lost in Congress until both branches of the F. dera
Legislature arrayed against her-s Democracy
that will. before the expiration Of Mr Buchanan's
term. bring four Freeso States into the Confedera-
cy Kansas Nebraska, Minnesota and Oregon
Let the Southern people, il they would provide
against the perls Of the future look the facts Of
the past, the detsait5es Of he present. and shape
their course accordingly.
We copy the folIoWing article from the Charles
ton Mercury, paper that has been ably, honestly,
and staunchly Democratic, for so long period that
memory runneth not to the contrary:
TIE WAsHINGToN UEIoN AND 0URsELvEs.-The
Washington Union totally misapprehends the state
of things in the South The same cause which has
reduced the Democratic party in the North 10 the
fragment of a party has had its effect upon the
South. Ii united the South in the late Presidential
election, hut at the time, it lOOsened the po-
tency of all section parties upon the people Of the
South. They clearly that if national party
arises in the North, which aims at their subsection
in the Union and the overthrow of slavery in the
South, self-defence compels them to look to each
other rather than to any party associations beyond
them in the North to protect themselves. Hence
large portion of those who we're in aiiatiOu with
she Wing party have becoma strong Southern
Rights men. large portion also of the Demo
cratic party whilst still acting with this party, have
Lost confidence in its ability to carry out the prin
cp"s of the party, consistently with the rights Of
the South and continuance Of its existence in the
North. Hence, when Gov. Walker manifested the
. policy of wrestling Kansas from the South, and ma
king it free State 10 order that the Democratic
party might sustain itself in the North, by putting
ssiie the issue of -lsvery, there unanimous
condemnation of him by the Democrats OF the
South. The attempt whilst it xcited their just in
dignation, manifested the conviction of the Admin
irtraton of the ncOmpetency of the Democratic
party 10 the North TO sustain themselVts upon the
principles of the party The terms of party cO5e-
sion then plainly at the expense of the South.
Her vital interests were to be sacrificed in order
that a n tionll parry might prevail at the North.
Such policy OF only unjust in Itself, but
must be fatal TO the party IN the South.
Policy well patriotism, therefore, COMPEL
ed the Democrat party of the South TO resist such
sacrifice, not only to safe the South but to save
them. Their old opponent, ''the Wigs"-now
Native Americans-did not leave them to doubt
as TO their danger They openly in Georgia and
other Southern States, took the highest ground
against Executive intervention" in Kansas to max"
that Territory free State But whilst compelled
to fight against the dongs of their party in
Kansas, the effect inevitable-tO impair con
hdence in tn d mocratic party at W ashngtOn and
IN the Union. And just /" pr portion their con-
fdence in the Democratic party was impaired have
their Southern feelings and convictions of the
growing necessity of distinct Southern party
gsniZatiOn been strengthened and increased. When
they saw themselves ruthlessly denOun- ed Dy the
Government organ the Extremists and Ultra
lists" and classed with Greeley and Garrison, for
supporting the plain principles of the Democratic
party in matter vital TO tie SOUTH the inquiry
naturally arose. Is this party Oh which the South
can exclusively rely in settling Der deslinirs?-
Can this be her only hope-heF only Instrumental
ny for the protection of her rights, ard ID" pr -
ervatiO0 OF Der interest," aud hUuOI? Thy psus-
for the development Of events; but Southern D~ul-
Ocrats are by no 10 a bli sfu state of sstis
faction, either with the Administration the Dem
ocratic party, as exposed in its Kansas policy.
When, therefore, the Washington Union the
Richmond Enquirer assume TO play dictator TO the
party and d. ,ern.ine who shall or shall, not belong
TO it, they totally Inexperienced their position.
They themselves, by palIsting supporting
Gle violation of the principles of the Democratic
party, have pat themselves out OF he party. They
are wanderers to gov. rnmeuth or Northeru inter
ests not ithu sentuels of the D. mOcTatic party,
carrying out its principles in maintenance of the
rights of the South. Their denunciatiOn or pro-
scription of those in the South, whom they think
peculiarly IN the way Of their antiD, mocratic pol
icy does not harm them. On the contrary, il gives
them distinction the most faithful amongst the
faithful who will not sell the South for Govern
ment honOrs party supremacy. If they stood
upon the pri ciples OF the party-if they could
show that they supported them, whilst those whom
they prescribed had abandoned them-they would,
with justice, and with that large moral power which
principles always command, send forth q mandate
OF exclusion which would insure respect. But the
day is gone by when mere clustering AMI denuB-
citation by organs at Washington can nave any POI
tency in the South. Their potency is in their
fidelity to great principles; aud when they presume
TO prescribe, their prescriptions will be regarded
just as far as they shall appear TO be consistent
With these great principles, and not jot further.