Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-26
NASHVIIIE:
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1857.
The Na1Ional nemocracr.

one voice instead of thousands if it was a
unit upon all questions of public policy, instead
of discordant mass, united only upon one
principle and that for public plumber. The
country has never seen, and perhaps never will
see corrupter organization. 1t has always
sought to break down every thing no matter
how pnre, how honest, or how sacred, whether
in individual or party character, that present
ed itself as an obstacle to its success. On the
other hand, it has ever been ready to tolerate
and connive at any wickedDess to pallate and
excuse every descrip tion of profigacy, within
its own ranks, provided the guilty but work
for "the party" and vote for its men. In re-
gard to measures it has always been unrelia-
bic. A bitter confession of this fact was made
but few days since by one of its organs, the
Columbus (Ga) Times and Sentinel when it
said ave deplore The undoubted fact that
all who profess to be Democrats cannot always
be relied on to maintain Democratic measures;
that the New England Democrat bankers af-
ter protection; that the Western Democrat
looks with favor on Internal Improvement
schemes; that Democratic members Of Con-
gress who own stock in Railroads will vote to
appropriate public lands to their construction.
These are griegous faults which deserve rep
rotation and reproof. and God forbid that we
should interpose between these high criminals
and the lash" 1t is not often that we find
amongst the organists Of the party, such an
evidence of awakened conscience, and we,
therefore, beg the reader to preserve this spec
linen. 1t is rare and valuable But the Ma
tional Democracy are not merely unreliable;
they make great ado about protecting the
rights of every section of the country, but are
really impotent to protect those of the South.
Upon this point, the plain spoken Charleston
Mercury, sustans US, when it says =" We do
not beLieUe that the Democratic party is c0mpe
tent to protect the rights Of the South. 1t has
been incompetent for forty years to give us
Just constitutional ariff 1t has been incom-
petent to defeat the plumber of internal i'm
provements made by the General Government
1t has been incompetent, with united South
supporting them, to keep abolition agitation
out of Congress by the 21st rule. 1t has been
incompetent to give the South equal rights in
California. 1t has been incompetent to secure
to the South the recovery of erfugitive slaves
in the North, and it has been incompetent to
qioe the South tair play IN Kansas But FIR
adventitious circumstances, such as Mr.. FTH
more being supported By a portion Of the North,
in the Lqte Presidential election, 40 ao0uld hare
utterLy jailed to precent the election Of sec.
tionaE anti-sJa0ery President" Turn to the
fertile plains of Kansas, and review events
which have occurred since the Mercury utter
ed these sentiments. We have seen the Gov
ernor, sent out by the President who owes his
election tc the "adventitious circumstance" Of
Mr.. Fillmore's candidacy, intriguing in the ter
ritory with a view to make Kansas free
State, democratic is it true, but still, free
State-and with the appreciation Of the Presi-
dent. Incompetent to protect the rights Of
the South there, the party, through its agents,
has apparently discarded them altogether, and
entered into race with the Black Republi-
cans, as to which shall have the honor of
erecting, on the border of Missouri, another
nest for runaway negroes. We have seen
the new Governor permit the assemblage
of black republican traitors, denominated
the territorial legislature, to meet, enact
laws 10 opposition to the legally consti-
tuted authorities of the territory, elect a Sen
ator to Congress, and adjourn, without moles-
tation- the same legislature which had pre-
viously been dispersed by the United States
troops at the point of the bayOnet, when some
regard for Southern rights were entertained
by those in authority. And in the South, we
have looked in vain amongst the National
Democracy for the observed Reproduction
aud reproof" which these things demand. A
few sporadic denunciations from a portion of
the Southern rights press, have relieved the
general shameless disregard of the iniquity;
but here, in Tennessee, where so much has
been said to induce the belief that upon the
democracy aud upon Mr.. Buchanan, in partic-
ular, the South might confidently rely for safe
ty, there has been silence, deep, profound.
Not one voice has been lifted up in condem-
nation, by the So called Nationals. The South
has been surrendered up, to be manacled, cru
cited, without even a protest from one of her
Wanted Tennessee protectors. We call the
attention Of the honest masses to this state of
things. We ask them to pause and consider
well the conduct of the National Democratic
leaders. When Gen. Harris declaims of the
glory and greatness Of the national democracy,
demand of him the cause of its reputation of
the rights of the South in Kansas. Ask him
| why it is that neither he, nor any democrat
! in the State, has one word to say in conden-
nation ofthe policy inaugurated there to drive
the slaves Of the Southern emigrant from the
new State. Do not put up with the syren
song of "all's well. when your rights are in
yaded, and, under the plausible pottngs of by
pocrisy, about to be "crushed OUT of Kansas.
We know the National Democracy, upon whom
you have been taught to rely, aud 10 aid
whose success, you discarded the patriot Fill
more has never been worthy of yosr trust.
Us leaders went into the canvass last year
upon Issues which were gotten up 10 deceive
you, and at this favorable oonjunoture it is
your duty to lay aside all partiAlt les aud pre-
judces, and visit upon them the severe re-
proof their corrupt conduct merits.
EIn his speech here, Wednesday, Gen
Zollicofer exposed the boast which bis com
peti;or bad made in an adjoining county lC
a party of his friends, that he would carry