Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-30


fal symptoms Of returning consciousness, upon
tie great subject Of Lam Distribution Dr.
ring her period OF torpof. Locosoco Congresses
have coded illinitabe roots OF the hpest land
upon the globe 20 Ffee-oil States, and thus en-
ahled the cOld-blouded aud aggressive votarles
1T Abolition to point to The mighty empire
hat has thus been erected, n II by magic, N
The Northwest, aud sneeriHgly contrast its K
pandiug power with tie old common weal'h~
of Vr9inia aud Kentucky party who-e
Gibraltar WAS the South. has constructed rail-
reads, dug canals. built cities. and labored for
the NORTH with all the speed and assicuity a.
cribed to the slave If the fsbled lamp, and the
southern people at length begin to perceive
the effect this policy upOn thrir Institutions.
The pampered States If the North nrs CON
stsnhy Boosting OF their progress and their
public works, and they clai,n that this Sudden
advancement is the result Of what they are
pleased TO term free Institutions. We are re-
terrrd to Illinois aud to other States n the same
section, and asked why il is that they have
out-,tripped their sisters Of the South. The
Abnit OIL orator expatiaies upon their nei-work
# railroads, their commerce, their enterprise,
and then turns exulingly to old Virginia, and
dwellS with delight upon her comparatively
dropping and PROSTATE condition. The cry
has thus been sent forth, that slave States cat
not prosper, that the seal Of destiny is upon
THIN, and that progress and freesoil ire insep
ar bic and the SAM.
The Democratic party by enriching and pet
ting the North has been instrumental in evov-
ing this idea, and it is at this moment under
mining our institutions and adding to the
strength Of oar enemies. This party, in Ord'r
secure political supremacy in the young States
of fhe W..sr l,ao andarod tho ,uhtip domain
which belonged equally to the whole country.
No matttr what these States demanded, they
were sure 20 gel it, but whenever any South
era State put 10 cain, her petition was con-
iemptuously cast aside. Virginia gave away
he Northwestern Ter it, ~, and asked moth
ing in return, and now when she asks tile aid
OF the Government for the purpose OF finishing
some Of her public works she cannot obtain 1t.
Kentucky defended thus Territory on many
day OF blood, but she too is dlsregarded. DO
it H., SO il has been, and so it ever will be, an
less the people If the.SOuth rise mp and assert
their rights. Why is it that the Locotoco ru-
lers OF this land build railroads across the lev
el praries OF the North, and leave Kentucky,
Tennessee and Virginia to cut theire-aDd al
the expense OF their peOple-through rugged
mountains and amending masses of stone.
These States in order To cOntute the argn.
nents that are urged against slavery on ne
coun; OF their want IF public works have con-
) ucted them.
Kentucky has built Railroads.&c. rather tua-
ReLs-from Lexington to l. uis,ie and Ohm
cincinnati aud has par ,laily completed othsr-.
| La order 10 achieve these really stupendous la
OOrs-f5r IN this light we regard theln-her
| people have been necessarily heavily taxed.
| such taxes are not imposed upon the people OF
| those States where ulHliuns IF acres OF land
are appropriated by the Government for the
! purpose OF building such % ais, and the lneVl-
table effect Of this state of things is to'draIn
| Kentucky, as 1t does every other Southern
Stale, ot her money, of her population and her
strength. IL Is apparent 10 every Capitalist
and Ia every citizen # ia, South who cuntem-
plates removal from his present home, that
| the Northwest Is favored more han any other
section If he country 10y the LocotVco party
! Ia Congress. they see that TINS patty Is bid
! ding fJr the vote ct this vast regiJf, and is
la'iobiDg gIf upon it tudI caunot fail To make
| II powerful aud pUpaiods. Thus il Is that u
stream of Southern gOid and Southern men
has set iii TO this region adding to The power
OF tie North and weakening that OF the South.
| This Process is certain to continue unless the
pOhcy OF the Democracy i, chabged; but will
| II he done? We cannot believe 1t. AS We
nave said before, aud as We most otInnly and
rellgioGsly believe tni- party Is The diresL enc
my 10 tue Oouh that ever existed IN the na-
| non. lie worst Of enemles is pretended
friend, and such al enemy is the Democratic
| party. 10 secure ties, naked simple votes, II
welcomes myrlads OF foreign abuLtIonl~ts 10
our shores ear alter Year. For this &c builds
! up Northern States and tranples on the South.
| + r this II haStens the day W hen The SOU b
wall lose is equality in the Senate, rs il has al
read lost 1t In the House For this it goes TO
the Sorth at tile eud of every four ears, and
iOisti upon the South some iemporiser upon
the slavery question, end FIR this alone it
| uniformly ieStsistes at every session If Con-
| gress. Years ago this party crushed the land
! bill OF Henry Clay, which provided for an
equal distribution of the proceeds OF the pub
! Tic domain, and it seems as if it was beaten,
merely in oder to rob the true and trusty South
OF her share, in order that it might be given
10 her enemies. The public lands were main
| y purchased 10y Southern treasure and South
ern blood, bat little did the South suppose,
| when she was winning them upon battle-helds,
that they were to be converted into hives from
whence swaims Of enemies would emanate
hereafter. But such is the case, and we have
hailed with delight the symptoms of rising in
dignatiOn throughout the South at the long
drawn out wrongs 10 which she has been sub
jected III this particular. In Virginia the peo-
pie are aroused upon this suite and We
hope that the spirit which now auinates her
people will speedily spread throughout the
! south, and force the dominant party in the
country to recognize our right 10 share oi
the public land-, or else crush it out for ever