Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-01
The Policy of the observation-disclosures,
Mission,

The RoIley of the observation-disclosures,
Mission.
It's disgusting and humilatne spectaclet to see
southern men fawning at the feet Of the Black Re-
Publicans and seeking the protection Of a partv
which was Orgsnzea to crush them l. is piiiful to
hear the knO6 nothing leaders craving the deqrada
ton Of becoming the serfs and bondslaves of WM
h. SEWARD and wearing his collar upon their necks
The spaniel ticks the hand that strikes him. but We
had thought human nature incapable Of such mean
spirited subssrvieney. But we are compelled to ae
knowledge that we we're mistaken. We have seen
the Louisville journal proposing to sen out it's party
ct the south, and enter the service Of The abolition
lists. We have seen urging an Organization to sub
due the power and influence Of the South snd place
the government in the hands Of the North. We read
with surprise and modification in The ,lumns Of
that paper an acknowledgement at once untrue and
insulting to the Southern people, that ''he North
a7H haze e must alaoays haze from is superior mum
6srs aprponderatny IN the councils Of ag tr.,,
national party" We found the same paper speaking
Of sEwAzD's speech in terms of appreciation sind
ohsracterizing the most offensive sentiment which II
contained "a perfectly innocent proposition. u
The sane line Of policy indicated in the articles to
which We have referred can be traced in every num-
Der Of the Louisville Journal which reaches MS It's
editor is still eager to persuade the Southern States
to commit lis rights and interests TO the power Of
the dominant fressOil majority Of the North. He
still hopes to give to the Republican party sufficient
strength in the slave holding States TO justify its
claim to nationality and thus enable it to obtain
triumph in the next Presidential election.
We ask the readers attention to the following
paragraphs from the Journal published at various
times during the last few months but all tending to
the same object. Speaking of the coalition of the
northern and southern opposition the Journal says:
Why cannot the North trust this party? The
North 0tA hdUe as a must Arrays hare from its sUpe
T0T numbers, PTepORdeTafg C0cs IN the councils of
any truly national party. Il need fear no obstruction
IN iiieHg vengeance is psrfdi0us TeDreseatatiges
None H more heartily rejoice thu political death Of
Northern LeeOmPf0H d0UQhfdcss 6Baa Southern Who's
None 11H unite more ehsert4Ly than tbey IN briRqiag
Kansas into The Union and Hts lH39iHg the arroRguI
dishOHOfing, and insulting discrimination bet,reea free
and sLaUe State, made 5g the corrupt Deaocrc under
the 'lPe'ous dietatiOR Of Southern DjsHnioHists.'
The Know Ncthings are urged to war qpon the
Democratic party because 1t is too much controlled oy
Southern influence and ounits with party in which
the G" North viii have the preponderating voice"
The writer is keenly alive to the issults and shonor
which have been inflicted on the free States, by the
'cOrrupt Democracy" and endeaYOrs to stir them up
to s sense Of their wrongs He has no word Of re-
buke for the Northern agitatoTs who daily heap in
suit and dishonOr upon the South. See how he
speaks of them.
The Republican party is not a body Of knavesan
fanatics. 1t is not set Of fools The bulk Of its
members are personally upright intelligent and
conservative. 1t is composed for the most part Of
men who until the epoch Of the repeal Of the Mis-
-~s-rsco H. u
sacrificing defenders Of the constitutional rights Of
the South.
he reminds them, Of their inabilityrto overthrow
the Democracy without help.
The Republicans also lack strength 10 accomplish
their aims through The ogsrthrou If the Democracy
They also require aid from without their orgauiza-
ton. .--
He addresses them in terms Of earnest and affec-
tOnate persuasion, and urges them to union which
will enable them to accomplish their aims"
We summon them, the country summons them
as conservatives and as patriots 10 aid in feasible
sttempt TO rescue our institutions from the vandal
hands Of the Democracy, and restore the govern
ment TO the pure faith and the wise and elevated
practices Of It's founders and earliest administrators
The sense Of justice and Of duty within them en-
join this noble endeavor And they cauuo. dsobey the
injunction without calling down destruction On their
own heads. We do not aitoW oUTselUes for moment
10 doubt their timely and graceful obedience
Our contemporary feels great sOlicitude lest the
abolitionists should call down destruction upon
their heads" He is interested in their preservation
and prosperity, be is in fact one of themselves and
has ght to expect 50 their timely and graceful
obedience" to his wishes. Whether the Know
NOthings Of the South will yield the same obedience
to his commands is yet to be ascertainedr Some of
them doubtless will Already have two or three Of the
opposition papers at the South faeniuto line ready
to be driven off with handouts their wrists to the
northern market. a few continue refractory, but
PRENTICE has come down South to check their in
subordination and reduce u EN- 10 submission AT
ter he shall have completed bis tour through the
South, and reported the result TO bis Northern
allies, as he will have opportunity Of doing dur
ing his contemplated visit to the North, We antci-
pate a tremendous movement the part Of the /
sewardites and their Southern allies, in favor Of Mr.
BELL or some other plant tool Of Black Republican
ism. We entertain no doubt that the prime /
object of Mr.. PREETICE's visit North and South
is to carry out the policy which he is advo-
eating in his paper and bring about a union Of
the Black Republicans and Know NOlhings That
being accomplished, some southern D-ughface CT
Stewards selection and pledged to carry out his
wishes, viii be presented a candidate for the
Presidency. Such man viii be eulogized at the
north as a martyr to freedom, ike CAssIus CLAY,
and will be supported there as SEwABDs nominse
AT the south, his antisavery seutm ns viii be dis
guised and the support he receives from the Black
Republicans viii be cited evidence Of their
sounduess aud conservatism. But if the movement
succeeds which we have too much confidence in the
people to believe, then Of course the government will
pass into the hands Of the sectional majority, which
won the victory, the power will be transferred to
party in which, says the Louisville Journal " the
north must have preponierating voice and the
/" Republicans 1eiH haUs So the strength to accom-
plsh their aims. F"
Prentice's Lecture--IEfs Visit North.
A gentleman who is entirely free from partisan
bias, sends us a very just and well written review
Of PRExrIcrs lecture in Clsrksvillethe same which
MOS o1;,or.5 -; .biz CITY on Saturday evening last