Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-03

Throwing OH tRe Mask
Heretofore the leaders Of the Republican party
have been cautious in disclosing the OdiOus and
reasonable objects Of their organisation Appeal
ing constantly to the sectional prejudioes Of the
people, and inhaming their hostility sgainst the
States Of the South, these cunning disorgan
izers have been gradually preparing the popular
mind for the announcement Of scheme which they
have at length matuIed for tho overthrow and SUBJ
juration Of the slave-holdng States Of the Union.
Grown confident from The success Of the coalition
in the late elections at the North, and antieipa-
ting similar triumph in New York, the fuglemen
Of the opposition at length throw Of their disguise
and before the people the open advocates Of
the determination Of slayery. WILLIAM q. SEW
AHD-tbe great high priest Of the anti>slayery syn
agogue-the acknowledged leader Of the Republi-
cans, prudent ambitious and fer-sighted politician,
recently made aspeech in New York on the very eve
Of the election in which he announced the princi-
pies and purposes Of the opposition aud laid down
the programme Of their future operations IN this
speech he declares that this country must and win
be entirely gvenup TO slavery tofree labor, and
argues that the decision Of this question viii depend
upon the ultimate success Of the Democratic or The
Black Republican party rcE
He says that 'subservienoy to slavery is written
upon the brow and upon the soul Of the Democratic
party" BE dehes its sdyosstes g to point to single
democratic statesman or legislator from VAN BURsS
to WALKER and DoUeLAs who ever refused to exec
cute 6 behsst Of the shareholders, and was not
therefore, and for no other cause Immediately de
nonDoed and depOsed from his trust, and repudated
by the democratic party for that eOntumscy."
He arraigRs the Democracy on long list Of
charges for its advocacy Of slavery he denOunces
it because it denies the right Of emancpaing slaves
in the District of Columbia BE charges that " It
violated the express provisions Of the Constitution
in supprsssing petition and debate on the subec. of
slavery through fear Of disturbance Of the public
harmony, although it claims that the electors have
right to instruct their representatives, aud even
demanded their resignation in case of cOntumscy
1t ex ended slavery over Texas and connsVed at the
attempt to spread it across the Meziaan territories
even to the shores Of the Pacific Ocean, under q
plea of charging the ares Of freedom. 1t abrogat
ed the Mexican slave Law and the Missouri oompro
mise prohibition Of slavery in Kansas, not to open
the Territories to slavery but try therein the
new and fascinating theories of nOn-interventon
popular sovereignty" and hefnay assails it for
passing the Leoompton Bill and for UNFOLDING the
bred Scott decision evil any member of theDem-
ocraticparty continues Mr. s., snow here claim
that the authorities chosen by the SURFACES Of the
party transcribed their partisan platforms, and so
misrepresented the party in the various transao-
tons have recitedf".
After this enumeration Of charges Mr.. SEWARD
says " think, fellow citizens, that have shown
you that it is high tine for the friends Of freedom
to rush to the rescue Of the Constitution, and that
their very first duty is to dismiss the democratic
party from the administration of the governments"
and pertinsndy adds, "every one knows that it is
the Republican party or that shall dispsee the
Democracy" Having convinced his audience, as he
thinks that it is the beet of The Democratic party
to propagate and extend slavery throughout the
Union he claims that it is the mission of the Re
publican party to extend the area Of freedom.
awhile the government of the United Siates,'
he says "under the conduct Of the Democratic
party has been all that time surrendering plain
and castle after another 10 slavery the people Of the
United States have been no less steadily and per
severinely gathering together the forces, with
which TO recover back again ali the fields and 81 the
castles which have been lost and TO confJund aud
overthrow, by one decisive blow, the betrayers Of
the Constitution and Of freedom forever"
The Republican party is to win back all the fields
and castles they have lost that is referring to his
list of charges against the Democracy, the oppOs>
ton must emancpste the slaves in the District Of
Columbia, they must abolish slavery in Texas, and
in all the territory acquired from Mexico, it must
reinsate the Missouri restriction repeal The Kansas
Bill, ard Overturn the bred Scott decision. What is
meant by that decisive blow" that the opposition
is to strike, may be gathered from Mr. Stewards dis
tinet announcement that the whole country mist be
either surrendered to slavery to freedom. After
stripping the South of her strength, wrestling from
II H.,
enjoys, tearing down the Constitutional barriers by
which her rights protected, dsarming her Of
all means of defence and binding her PROSTATE and
powerless at the footstcol Of Northern dominion,
then "the decisive blow is to be struck, and the
liberty Of the slave proclaimed at the same moment
that the liberties Of the freemen Of the South are
extinguished forever. Then the mission of the Re
publican party will have been accomplished and
the supremacy Of abolitiOnism established
Mr.. SEWARD is correct in his assertion that the
Republican party must inevitably obtain control Of
the government if the Democracy is defeated 1t is
the only formidable opposition which the Democrats
ic party has to contend against 1t is the only
ganizsrion in the country which can possibly succeed
IN overthroWiDg the Democracy or can profit by
their overthrow. Consequently all the fragments
and factions Of the opposition swallowed up in
that party. Under whatever name or with whatever
avowed object they war upon the Democracy, they
are actually promoting the purposes and aiding in
the success of the Black Republican party. Every
vote Withdrawn or withheld from the administration
is given 70 Mr. SEWARD and his confederstes in trsa
son. Every opposition victory is a step towards the
accomplishment Of their designs. They have
declared what those designs are, they have
declared that the Democratic party is the only
obstacle to their attainment, and they invite the
emles Of the South the opponents Of Slavery every
where, to aid them In the overthrow and destruction
Of the Democracy With the absolute certainty that
Mr. Stewards prediction will be fulfilled, that the
Republican parry must succeed if the Democracy is
defeated and with full knowledge of the foul Pur-
poses which that party has svoWed, can bat feel
astonished that any man ct the South or q conser-
vative man any where should make war upon an
administration and party which main ain the
equal rights Of the States and project the institu-
tions of the South from the lswless assaults of its
enemies.
The King of Prussia is reported to have become
imbecils and it is said champagne has done the
work When he first assembled The throne he was
an elegant accomplished gentleman His amiabiltty,