Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-04

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1857.
The Northern sham Democracy and
Kansas \ fairs.

CHlCl Vi gan OF the Snaln-uemOcfaCy OF
Ohio. In late issue it mentions the fact
that Hon. S. S. Cox, a shamdemocratic
member of Congress from Ohio had left
for Washington, that he is opposed to the
action of the Constitutional Convention of
Kansas, and that he is "uncompromisingly
in favor Of local self government and op-
posed to the admission of State under a
constitution upon which the people con-
cerned have no opportunity of passing
Judgment, as to ALL and singular its pror!e-
IONS" 1t adds:
Besides during the present discussion upon
the " Calhoun COnstitu'iOn, Mr. Coz assures
as that behas had the fullest communication Nth
as constituents, and he has not found q single
Democrat IN faDor at admitting the State an
der ii, until 10 has been fairly and fully sub
n1itted to the 77eOpLe-G fact IF achicb ace are
perfectly and Enthusiastically assured by the PeO-
pie Themselves. This is a crisis in which no
Democrat can err ignorantly-nO mistake can
be made, by any true friend f popular sove-
reignty, from the East, West, North T South.
The Statesman also declares that "a vote
Gin favor Of the constitution of the infam-
'ouS twenty-eight,' will forever damn the
Northern Democrat who casts it in Con
''gress. In the emphatic words of the
philadelphia Press and the Chicago Times,
q HE SEALS HIS DOOM by classifying the re-
''cord Of his party, and betraying the trust
"of his constituents"
That there may be no miscOnception Of
its position, and Of what it believes to be
the desire and intention of the North
ern sham-democracy, the Statesman in
another article with the caption The IN
! TERRIFIED DEMOCRACY" says
We have received MANY tiers from active, H.
fluent Il and unwaverng Democrats, adiuring US to
stand fast by the principI Of party and popu-
! lr soy. r.ignty, AMI king Wheeler the Demo-
crazy will r Jet the constitution If the twenty
eight traitors when It is presert"d to Congress In
TeteTeDce to pOsition fiendS man be dSSuy~
ed that 1t is t1ken for better or for WorSe and zI
be nal tgtted 10 the last eyt emitg. IT, answ. TO
/ the gu stiOn whet rer the Democracy in Congress
will reject the constitution Of the TWEEN weight we
answer that they will AMI here follows our author-
ty the list of Dem0cr tic papers that for its
lection, OutSand-0ut: Proviiric' iR Post, For
/ npy's PFld lphia Press d trot Free Press Pitts
| burg Union Toledo Commercial Milwaukee News,
! Dubuque Express, Davenport (IOwa) Democrat,
J BuHtD COuiler,N I. journal OF commerce, Louis
! VILE Democrat Illinois State K lister, Galena
| Courier Freoport Bulletin, Urbana Con- titurior,
/ Woodsf-ll Spirit Of Democracy, Mansfield S1irld
| and Banner GuCrascy Jrf.rsouian, Boston Post,
! SPrin fell (Na-s Argus, Princeton (IH) D,uo~
! crat Islander and Argus Rock I-ltnd, H., Indian
| apo0i- (Iud) State utinei Clcrmout Sun, Albany
| Atlas ana Argus, Bellare Democratic Era Chicago
! Times, aud others good aud true
This is truly a formidable array of sham
democratic authorities on its side. 1t is
sufficient evidence of the intentions of the
party North, and Of the danger Of diSOr-
ganization and disruption impending. If
the administration have determined to Sus-
tain the Constitutional Convention, and to
favor the admission of Kansas as a State
with the Constitution formed by it, there
must be great backing down of the. North
ern shams, or a destruction of the party
in that section. If the latter result hap
pen, the country will have cause to exult;
as it will be a consequence Of the hypocrisy
and cheatery of the sham democratic lead
ers, who have made the principles Of the
Kansas-Nebraska bill" the symbol of poll
ICbl H"iil'IIluSJ lIlo eau VI IiiC COASCIIu
al rights Of the people, as they were inten-
ded to be, by those who have honestly sup
ported the bill.
Whilst these things are happening in the
North, why are the sham democratic pres
SEES Of Tennessee silent? Have they no
opinions on the action Of the Kansas Con-
stitutionaI Convention? Are they with
Gov Walker, or the Administration
Our Legislature finds time to consider re
solutions on the subject of the principles
of the Kansas-N ebraska bill"-an impal-
pabIe something, no one seeming to know
its color, shape, height, breadth, depth, or
weight-but upon this practical issue it
has nothing to say. 1t is speechless-
voiceIcss. We hope some of our friends
will bring it to both voice and speech.