Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-17
Mr.. ErHsRLpars REsorurIoY.

fusion among the Democracy OILY. Il may be 80.
L msy be that the Democracy, alone, are sensi-
lively alive to whatever is intended to dispsrage
the South but it certainly seems most unnatural,
when we remembe; that Southern Know Moth
ings are equally concerned with US in Whatever sf-
fects her rights, her honor, or her security.
TIE ercstie and discTeditsbe nduct of Mr.
ETHERIDoE ia the Introduction of such resolution,
was 50 generally eoudsmned BY the people of Ten
neSsee, Irrespective of party, thst we did not be-
EeVe even the B1nnsr would hsz,rd the shame of
applaudiog such proceedings But he;e is no &C
counting for what the special organ Of Col. BELL
may do.
The Banner charges that while its Democratic
contemporaries are {. vehement and vocilerous in
their denuncstions of the author of the resolution,
and Of its introduction into the House of Repre-
sentatives, Gbey) fight exceedingly shy of the res
olution itself. That they evidently regarded
the resolution thing too dangerous for them to
handle. That not one of them, so far as it has
observed, "hss had the termerity to dsny The truth
Of the propositions asserted IN the resolutioaI" To
discussion Of the truth or falsehood of these pro-
positions, we are thus pleasantly invited:
by your leave, neighbor, we will Icy this
bomb.shell on your editorial table, and, togeth-
er with you, examine its component parts. Don't
turn away You 1giA hare to face ii, and you had
Just as well do it now, az a. future day.
We never shrink fom any question thst in our
Judgment, merits discussion; but what s the mean
log Of the taunt, "you will have to face it, and
you had just as well do it now as at any future
day p Do the Banner and the Black Republican
papers intend to make this question in the next
canvass2 Do they intend to agitate the subject
embraced in the resolution, with the view of fore.
ing the Democracy to take sides on the proposition
that to buy slaves on the coast of Africa and trans
plant them to the United States A" is shocking to
the moral sentiments of the enlightened portion
Of mankind" We can draw no more reasonable
inference from the language; and as the Banner
kindly proposes to enter into this examination with
US, We here join hands with it in an examination
Of the component parts" of this singular and
inasmmsble resolution.
Before doing so, however, we propose to discuss
with the Banner the improperly Of its introdu9-
ton, even cOnoedng it to lave been true in senti-
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When had that question bsen sgitated in Con-
gress? When had The representatives cf a single
Southern State advocated such policy? By whom
in that body, had Congressional &c ion been inVo-
ksd to "conIive at or legslizs" the African slave
trade? What Southern leg slature-what political
body-what number Of individuals, in any caps-
city, were giving importance to such proposidon2
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and positive answer. Tbs subject had been mere
" sDeculated on by occasional theorist and bad
no where been fayJrsbly entertained in the South.
If this be true-and the Banner will hardly a..
tempt to coLtroveFJ 1.-THE strongly worded rsso.
luton of Mr. Et1eridge, deprecstiIg "all suggss.
tons and propositions FIR rer eRal of the African
slave trade and asserting that "auy action on the
part Of Congress, c5nnIviag 9. CT egslziDg tia.
horrid and iaH1lal traffic, would Justly subject the
government and citizens of the United States to
the rePrJsches and execration of oil civil zei and
Christian people throughout the world, is libel.
lou5 implication on the South and her representa-
tves IN Congress; iBstigsed by the lowest instincts
Of the demagOgue, psndsriDg to the popular pre-
JUDGES Ct the North, even at The expense of the
honor and the interests Of his own section and
people A resolution, teprscating the annexation
Of all Central America to our coufederacy, would
have been less out of pllce as the latter is more
prObRbl3 than the former But the subject was
not even a harmless improbabjlity-is was cacula-
tel as it was doubtless intended, to feed the mad
passions of the times ana strengthen the fanatical
hate of the North against tia. great national party,
lying principally in the South, VII cb has trilmphed
over slI the isms, and preserved the integrity Of
the Union.
The proposition might have been true, ard yet
the inference that followed from its introduction
fl7ss-snd in this instance, the proposition was
nothing, while the inference was everything.
Why was It that Sen. Z9llicofer sad, thas,
though opposed to re opening the slave trade, be
should vote against the motion to suspend the
rules believing that mo good could result from the
res ltop2" Why did Mr.. Puryear of North Car
DINA, Know Nothing, say that the resolution
was tout of place and iIl-timed?" Why did Mr.
Sused, Of Tennessee, remark that "on this stump
speech be should vote no2" Why was it tat Of
a he Southern members of that body, of both
parties, not dozen could be found to approve the
introduction OF the resolution
VIII the Banner answer these questions cats-
goricaIly? When it does 60, it will portray the
ssme that justly belongs to the object Of its pres
en-. applause.
Having, thus, furnished the Banner with an out
line Of some Of the reasons that rendered the
course Of Mr.. Etheridge exceedingly improper, AMI
justly Oh Objectionable to the South, We will continue
in few days, to discuss with it the peculiar
phTsseoIogy of the resolution itself And as our
nejghbor has invited the argument, we trust he
will not grow weary OF the theme as the probable
ity increases Of his beng lifted by his own petsrd
CORRUPTION AT WASHINGTON.
TheteegraPh has already announced that committee
has een appointed oy the House of Representatives. to
investigate the charges Of corruption made BY the New
York Times against its members During the discussion
upon the subject Mr. Paine of North Carolina, made the
following statement:
u know nothing about that editor or his journal