Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-13


the southern people towards them, preparatory to
general fusion Of all the elenentsof opposition to
Democracy in 1850. Some Of these papers have 4
ceased to denomnate them longer as aboitionists Or
Black Republicans but call them BY the more
euphoneous name Of Republicans" while in the
same breath they designate the present party in
power as the " sham-democraey." They have as
sured their readers time and again that, to say the
least Of this abolition faction, it is nstionsi
in it sentiments and as friendly to sootheTn
rights IS the northern Democracy. The idea,
also, has been indnstrinnsly inculcated that this
eombinstion Of fanatics and knayes was abandon-
ing its warfare upon southern Institutions, snd in
the general fusion that is to take place, would ar
rsign the Democracy upon nstiobsl issues. IL the
same spirit OF party hostility aad party MANAGEMENT
their recent victories in the northern stales--dis
placing national Democrats aud eltoling in their
stead northern abolitonisgs-have been heralded TO
the country as cause Of oOBgratulation
The recent speech Of Senator sEwARD, developing
the future plans and purposes Of his Black Repub-
loan cohorts has played the Filds with these smia
bic representations made by the organs Of the
southern wing Of the contemplated coalition. The
BGaaer Of this city has grown quite indignant at
the recent manifesto put FORTH and the utter hope
lessness TO which it subjects its fraction Of party
st the South Il attempts, however, to relieve the
Black Republicans from their proper responsibility
for this speech, Notwithstanding its author is as
much the head Of and exercises as complete owner
ship ever, that party Mr.. BELL does over the OP-
position forces ia Tennessee The Banner says:
We did not believe that Mr.. Stewards speech would
be endorsed by the Republican party. We are glad
70 see that we were not mistaken. 1t would have
driven vast number Of Republicans into the Amer
lean ranks had not the leading Republican papers
felt it necessary to repudiste it. The Tribune says
that the Republicans lost great many votes by
that speech, q large number Of them considering 1t
Revolutionary and disuniOnist." We believe the
Republicans would have lost the State by an over
whelming majority if Stewards speech had not been
explained or repudiated by the party organs
Why should not the Banner have believed that
Mr.. sEwARD's speech would be endorsed by the Re-
publican partyi Has he not made as violent
speeches before-even to the PRONUNCIATION Of a law
"higher than the constitution and has sny one
Of these speeches ever been repudiated2 Let the
Bannsr answer. Are the doctrines of his recent
speech new, or peculiar to their authori Have they
not been as frankly and openly syowe6 by ether
organs Of that psrtyi Let the Banner answer.
q Il would have driven vast number Of Republi>
cans into the American ranks" says the Banner,
"hsd not the leading Republican papers felt it ne
cessary to repudiste it." What "lesdipg Republi
can pspers?" Let the Banner answer.
What is the great and leading principle Of Mr..
sEwARD's speech, which the BaREsT thinks has been
repudiated by the Republican partyi 1t is to adopt
his own language that 'the United States must and
will sooner or later, become either entirely slsyes
holding nation or entirely free labor nation, and
that the Republican party is the great agency by
which this end is to be accomplished. We shall
chow that this was not original with Mr.. SEWARD.
If necessary we could go back and quote from the
speeches of leading factiOnists from the time abOi-
tionism had its origin. But TO come within the OBJ
servaon Of the Banner have not the editors Of that
paper read during the progress of the recent can
Tass in Illinois, the following declaration made by
the head Of the Republican party Of that State,
Hon. ABRAHAM LINCOLN:
"'A house divided against itself cannot stand
believe this Union cannot endure permanently half
free and half slave. do not expect the Union will
be dissolved. / do not expect the house TO fail.
do not expect it TO TO be divided. 1t will be
all one thing or all the other"
And was not the came doctrine promulgated be-
fore the delivering Of Mr. SEwARD's recent speech?
Does not the Banner exchange with the St. Louis
Cmis oalled) Democrat, the organ Of Black Repubi-
canism in that city, and which declared before Mr..
SEWARD had spoken at Rochester, that
s'The slavery agitation will continue until the in
stitution is established abolished in all the States
and Territories Of this Union. The whole truth may
as well be told. Slavery must be eterniEed or abol
ished in this country We people who have
the resolution and heroism which are vouehsafed TO
Young nations appointed 10 great destiny. We will
h. Will tiuid elrculaF-
contradictory craftsmanship"
Without stopping for comment, we pass to another
impression conveyed by the Banner; that the New
York Tribune repudiated hespeech of its champion,
SEWARD Here is the TFiBunSs language:
This city did badly-wOrsetban we expected. Be-
side the stampede already noted Of the Democratic
Know Nothings to Parker, knavish clsmOr was
raised on the eve Of the election by Swiss press
against Gov Stewards late speech at Rochester as
revolutionary and disuDiOnist, by which good
many were frightened into voting for Parker or not
voting at all
"a knavish clamOr was raised by Swiss press"
SAYS the Tribune Does the Banner call this an en-
dorsement of thst ''claDor?"
In q subsequent issue the same paper says:
We dare say some persons Of suspicious dspo- |
ritiop. who had never carefully read Mr. Stewards
Rochester speech, have been led by The Herald to
suppose that it contained very shocking and danger
ous doctrines regarding the abolition Of slavery in
the Southern States The Herald has done its best !
to make the people believe that in that speech Mr..
Seward declared himself in favor Of such abolition |
by the Federal Government. But what be did say
was that he was in favor Of such abolition by the
peope of the several States, acting independently
and in accordance with their respective cOnsti-
tDtious The duty of the Federal Government in
the matter according 10 Mr.. Seward. is simply to
Quit the strenuous effort, which it has so long been
making under the control Of the Democratic party,
TO force slavery into free territory and aoW the In
fueaesS Srhich tend 10 freedom fair chance 10 operate
That is the whole theory Of this alarming speech;
and We say that there is nothing which could less
interfere with State rights, less overstep the
bounds Of Federal authority. .
The eagerness of the Baaner to relieve the Black
Republicans Of the responsibility Of Mr.. SEwARD's
speech must strike the general reader with surprise
It dates new in the history of Tennessee pOli>
tics 1t is the first time, believe that any Jour
nal in this State has gone to such an extent or man
sfested such real in defence Of that fanatcal and
dangerous organization. 1t is not without meaning
The recent course Of the Banner teachs an insiruc
tive lessons lesson as important to a proper un4
Outstanding of the aims and euds Of the Opposition
IN Tennessee, as is the speech Of Mr.. SEWARD to
proper knowledge of the purposes of the Opposition
At the North. One evinces 8 willingness to hazard
svsrvtbiue for the final overthrow of Southern in
-,itu,;op-slsvery. The other srgues willingness