Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-25
From The Neto- York Express.
Re-Drga IMITATION of Parties.
VIEWS OF A TENNEssEEAN.

VIEWS OF A TENNESSEEAN.
MupREEsBoEo, Tenn, June Q, '5s.
To the Editors OF the New-York Express:
Much is said in reference to the rccOnstruc-
ton of parties, and no doubt much feeling
exists upon the subject All are tired of the
sham Democracy, except the hopeful. There
are a sufficient number of voters in the States,
who groan under the misrue of Democracy,
to inaugu rate a better state of things But,
unfortunately, there is "A great, If not irrepar-
able difficulty in harmOniZing the North and
South-even patriotic, and conservative men
who love the Union, have their prcjudices.
The giSt of the whole matter is, will the
North yield and the South yield and harmon
iZe upon the subject of slavery or will they
in their platform ignore the subject altOgeth-
err? One or the other must be done, or no
union can ever take place. All other ques-
tions can be satisfactorily arranged. UntOr-
tunately this Kansas swindle has irritated all
parties. But it should not peTpetuatc an eX
cited state of feeling, because it will Il Ouble
us but little further The vote in Kansas will
finally settle it its return to Congress will
be simply for ratification.
| now state to YOU without favor or affec-
ton, that unless the North will agree to let
the slavery question alone altogether and let
the South and their slaves rest, we can have
no union. The South is willing that the North
shall be :. frecsOlcrs,' and recognize and take
them bv the hand as brethren. The South
understands A" freeso lism to mean an Oppu-
sitOn to the extension OF slavery. That OPP
position carried out by voters of a territory,
when they come to form a State constitution.
THE South expects ereTy man opposed 10 StdCdy 10
roLe for a free consttat,On. dud there IS MT man
s0uth Of Mason and DLron line ,ch0 c0uLd treat
him ulLutdiy for doing All we ask OF the
North is to let US and our slaves in the slave
tot all WI
forming a constitution for nel0 State, it is all
legitimate and right, and we have nothing to
saw but if we outvote them, we should ask
that no opposition be made to our coming in
to the Union, provided all things were done
honestly aud fairly. look at the Kansas al
fair As a test of nothing-eXcept rascality.
If hell ever did empty portion OF her inhab-
itants upon our earth, they fell in Kansas du-
ring this struggle. This violent conflict has
done great harm in widening the breach be-
tween North and South. Men have raised "A
storm which they have not been able to con
troll.
The Americans and Republicans North
might unite whether the South Americans
came in or not. But would this be whole
some union? Would it not precipitate sec
tional division? Under this state of things
the democratic nominee in 1860 would claim
the South. 1t would be said, that the whole
Black Republicans. This wonld throw the
whole South into the arms of democracy, or
neutraliZe them.
A pure sectional division is to be deprecated
above all things. When the North votes in n
body one way, and the South in a body an
other-diyidtd upon the Slavery question
you may then look for reuding of this I'M
ion. We ought not To be willing 10 see how
near we can come striking the rocks; and yet
IN S. them. If possible. let us avert the storm.
before il gathers too darkly over our heads. /
repeat, the slavery question is all that can
keep asunder the better part of the northern
and southern people.
Will not the North be willing to say To the
South-"With your Slavery IN your States
we will have nothing to do,-the territories
are common property. You can 20 there with
your slaves, and We without them. When
forming constitution, You can vote for
slave constitution, and we for free one, II
you out vote us we shall not object to your
coming into the Union, but if We out vote
on, you must take your slaves out OF the
State and receive us into the Uuioa.h
Some expressions of this kind will satisfy
the South, aud somy thing of this kind. they
must have, or they never will unite. / am "A
Union man all over. Ii is the last thing | in
ttnd to give up, but know the South. II have
lived among them for more than halt cen
the North that the Slavery question will be
let alone.
read the Express / am pleased You
are disposed TO do the South justice mean
the .S0,l,h, | don't mean the grt-e4ffHg South,
the wild Einatcal South--buI the sob,r, hon
est South. You have North. aud We South,
men who can never be pleased. who ought
not 10 be pleased, and il would be a sia 10
please them. Such men are dlscordant ele-
mtnts and cannot be relied on la any assoeia-
ton.
The South Americans would be unwilling
10 form ANY new association which would r.
quire OF them To yield, or abandon any OF tie
principles OF the American Party. III y be
heve the maintainanee essential 10 the per-
pctuity of the government.
Though not meant for publication, we take
pleasure la laying the above letter. addressed
10 one OF the EIitors, before our rradvrs, GA
account Of its fraakness, manliness and far
mess. Our irirrd must see, however, that
there are two sides To the case presented. The
Northern "Abolili0nlsts,' bad they are,
are no wore than the southern -Flre-Eaters.
The twO fact Gus meet as extremes, harmOnize
in their opposition 10 all that Is conservative
and national, agree ia their sectional views,
aad both alike ineuicate sentiments Of dis
aaion. But, with The people between these
extremes OF opinion, IL is also certain that the
North and south can never hold the same .
oPlninns upon the abstract question of slave
~, whether treated a. \ subjeet oI morality,
or n Que OF political economy.
Itisaqnss ton, IN mossrs .,eels, nfon which