Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-20
From he augusta (Ga) Chronicle and Seritin
Whn L. In RIanne

| The Southern Democratic organs have been
| very much exercised lately, in their efforts to
! ascertain who is to blame for the failure OF
Congress to admit Kansas with the Lccomp-
ton Constitution, and in their anxiety TO
pre- erve the harmony of the Democracy, re-
gardless of the ireesoIsm of the Northern wing
have, with few exceptions. fixed the blame on
the six Americans who voted against LccOmp-
ton. From this decision the Montgomery
AdCertiSer, "A leading Democratic journal of
Alabama dissents, and in the following para
graph fixes the blame where it properly
belongs. We commend its perusal to the
Southern Democracy generally. The AdyertiSer
says.
The American party has defeated Kansas
Wonderful discovery How will the great
and glorious Democracy of the South be
prepared to hear that a miserable and con-
temptiblc minority of Kentucky and Mary land
Know Nothings, who never were of sufficient
Importance to deserve even the calculation of
their votes, and whose only merit was their
insigniGcancc, have suddenly become powerful
enough to defeat the South upon Il question
of most vital import to her safety and honor.
VIII not the Democracy of the south, who
have worked so long and so nobly for the
success of the Constitution and the South, and
who had the satisfaction of summing up a
minority for their patty of twcnty-four votes
at the opening of Congress, he aStonishCd to
hear that the majority had been overcome by
five Know Nothings. Five scattering votes
ovcrturn solid majority OF twenty-four!
This plain expose ELECTED some comments
from the Confederation another organ of the Ala
bama Democracy, to which the advertiser re-
spends rs follows:
In our issue of the 9th, we took issue with
the Confederation as to the responsibility of
Mr.. Crittcudcn for the defeat to the Kansas
bill. and by FACTS which the Cont, Iteration
has not attempted 10 aS>ail, showed that the
responsibility for the defeat OF the Kansas bill
in house that had a clear national Demo-
cratic minority of twcnty-nine votes over all
opponents, rested upon the Northern Demo
cracy. We proved from irrefutable facts, that
the Know Nothing party, numbering but four
teen votes, Lad not the power To defeat bill
supported by the National Democracy. We
argued that the Kansas bill was National
Democratic measure, and an Administration
measure, and therefore demanded the support
of the National Democratic majority in the
House. 1t was clear that such measure
might be opposed 10y the anti Democrats of
every stripe, particularly 10y such as Crit
tendcn, whom the Confederation admits was
imbued with the hatred OF everything De-
mocratc. We argued, therefore, that the
country did not gjre as confidence FeJ0Se trust
"a or look 10 CrHtefdsn dHdfhs kn0,c Noting tote
10 carry his great National Dcigocra'tc Measure,
b,a hat g'rea rs confidence and looked 10 de Ma
t0Rai Democracy 10 carry Hrosgh aiat measure
agiiHa aHoppositioa Cur figures proved that
hceay-t,oo Northern Democrats opposed that
measure, together with str Know Nuthiugs,
aud we argued that the chief blame for this
great wrong rested with these North IN Demo
Gratis. We were for telling he ,oltole tri. 10 ihe
country. and not for concealing the treason of
the sworn friends OF Kansas because they
happened 20 belong TO the Northern National
Democracy. We are ior saving the Southern
Democracy; unlike the Confederation, We love
that more than We do the Nurthvrn Demo
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