Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-08

~ Shall we have any suroesse 70 the long and
protrsoted agitstiOn Of the slavery questien2 If
Ie to the answer Of the national NEE Of the country
If left to the crest Democratic party, North aud
south-the answer viii be afirmatively. By every
means, consistent with the rights snd honor Of the
South, We have struggled to remove this agitation.
After long years of toll we have succeeded in fixing
upon principle, which has been ratified by ma
jority Of the people and sustained BY the highest
Judicial tribunal Of the country which, if observed,
settles this question permanently, and removes it at
least from the halls Of Congress- If not from the PO-
litioal arena.
Over the recent passage Of the bill-settling the
Kansas controversy patriots every where are jubi-
LIANT. At the federal capitol and throughout the
South there is general rejoicing over the peaceful
settlement Of this matter. At The North, with all
national men, there is IL possible still grsster pleas
ure manifested over the result Even from the
States Of Connecticut and Michigan We receive such
dispatches as the following:
HAErFoRD, Conn, Saturday, May l.
The Democrats fred thirty guns tonight in this
city in consequences Of the passage Of Mr. English's
Kansas bill
A salute Of thirty-twO guns was fred here to-day
in honor Of the passage Of the Lecompton bill Inc
Herald Office was brilliantly Illuminated tonight
bonfres are burning, and there is great rejoicing
among the Administration men.
But there are those who are determined, if posi-
bic, not to abide by this proper settlement-Who'
being actuatsd from various motives, are bent upon
continued agitation if by any means the embers can
be again blown into q flame. These bad men Will
not be found exclusively st the North, but at the
South also They are gamblers in politics and new
er hesitate to hazard the peace Of the country in the
hone Of gratifying their ambition for place and
mower. Among them viii be found such men as
Crittenden, Bell, Cassius NJ. Clay, John Miro
Bolts. and Humphrey Marshall. Among their lead
ing journals South is the Louisville Journal, the
Baltimore Patriot, the Richmond Why, and not IN
likely the Louisville Dsaoera and may be the Rich
mopd ENQUIRER, under the influence Of HENRY A.
WISE, who having been member Of every party
but the Black Republicans and Know NOthings, may
vet find it compatible with his ambition to try
these also.
A great variety and eOntrariety Of reasons will be
given for their efforts to resgiate this question As
Is pretty fairly illustrated in the following extracts
which we make from the Richmond Wing and New
York Express The Why says, in aluding to the
recent passage Of the Kansas bill:
"Tbus the long agony is over, and we shall see
what We shan see. We believe the bill involves q
trick and fraud Of the most demagOguical aud IN
sorupulous character. In word, the South has
been again sold as the whole people Of the South
without distinction Of party, will acknowledge IN
less than ninety days. The Democratic party may
have all the glory they can possibly make out Of the
7r,Tea Of q
none Of it."
The Express, Know Nothing Black Republican
sheet. abiding to the same act, asserts that:
"a great wrong, great inequality, great injus-
tee has been inflicted upon the free states, and
thew will never submit The wrong isin bribing the
people Of Kansas with 100000 acres OF land-;o
have it. if they accept LeCOmptoni and not 70 have
H. If they do not The inequality IS IN making
35 900 or As 900 population only necessary to slave
State and 100 600 necessa airy for free state. Inc
Injustice is in keeping Kansas out Of the Union,
choosing 10 be free and admitting, onlyon condition
that she be slave.
Thus tits that these two fraternizing journals arc
barpiDg one at the South and the other at the North,
to suit their respective localities The Why Is sure
that the South has been again sold, IS the people
of the South will acknowledge in less than ninety
DAYS The Express is equally sure that ga great
wrong. 6 great inequality, a great injustice
has been inflicted upon the free States, and thai
they will never submit" WHAT'S to be dOnei Reor
organize parties" say they-that is conglomerate all
theheterogeuous elements Of opposition Democracy
into one grand Coalition. The Louisville Journal
popts out the way in recent article which we copied
from its C plumus the other day. 1t says: owe
have now in the stand taken on the Montgomery
of
Congress. the uudou5ted germ Of great national par
H." cit is, however, in embryo as yet, and moth
ing more. We who desire it to expand into full.
blown maturity and who, if possible, would fam
accelerate its growth, have a critical question to
answer" "ShaH we, after having reached al
length. through the most painful and fearful dssen
tons, a commanding point Of agreement between
the North and the South, hold fast to it, while the
simple law Of affinity srranges party about it-or
shall We let It 20, throw away this lofty vantage
point. and. resortiug to the old rallying cries,
fighting on the same level insist thatthe Democratic
or the Republican or the American organization is
the coming party, before which each OF the other
must lower its oolors and its cause? In word,
shall we suffer the new party to develop ITSELF or
shall we attempt to dstort it into the proportions Of
some othery" Thus it is that the great abolition
organ in the South instructs them in the drill.
Whether it will be successful or not in bringing
them all into line and in formidable array, remains
TO be seen; but the plans for the Coalition are mPde
evident to the country. What it hopes to live upon
and where IL expects to find its principal support
are equally apparent. Let the people keep these
things in view, and if they have any further agia
tiOn Of the slavery question let them understand
where it comes from, and Why.