Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-25


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From the N. o. Delta, sham democrat.
The Organ and fhe Foley of the Presf.
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The Washington Union furnishes ine example
OF that servility which belongs to a modern organ
grinder. Every wink and every nod from the Ju-
inter Of the National Democracy, whom il regards
10 the distortion of its Imagination, as the god Of
its dohtry, is looked for with eager eyes and un
aepeased appetite. The valet of Russian Auto
crst could not biindy and zealously serve bis
master, nor cover before bis gaze, nor bow more
sahmissively 10 his will than the Union to Mr..
BuAhansn. @
Every honest, chvalrous and patriotic man 10
the country, who, dsdsining the spoils OF office,
looks TO the honor, the rights and the glory oil
Americans either at home abroad, cannot but re-
gard this Wing seryile Union organ whose,
pipes discourse music di=creditable to the nation.
And surely, every man in the South, whose hear.
throbs high in ts chivarous devotion to the rights
of his section, must look upon it as enemy to
the sixteen Slave States, and especially of the
Cotton States of the Confederacy.
II Mr.BnchaEan roars, the Union braye, if the
lion shakes his name, the donkey stirs its tail; and
20 drop e. is figure and resort to bomelier one,
when the President takes snuff, the Union snef yes
with all the ability that a dutilul organ-grinder
possesses.
When the Kansas tempest broke upon the South,
startling 10 with its angry thunder and Kissing
lightning from its ill-tmed somnolency, and the
Southern people awoke to find that the disciple
who had been honored with their affection and
support arrayed himself among the political Judas
Iscariots who scrupled not to cell them for thirty
pieces Of silver the Union stood reapy his plant
tool aud faithful apologst not caring the toss of
penny wheth'r the South saved or sacrificed.
Not single manly sentence graced its columns,
not a single word cid it speak in opposition to the
outrage committed upon the rights of the Slave
States.
And now. in the fuIuess of time, comes up the
Walker Paulding affair, the most disgraceful act
ever prePetrated by a man with the elittering
epaulet of an American Commodore upon bis
shoulder The Union steps forward as lis apolo-
Gist, the defender of the President and, indeed
may say in vindic ltiOn of that daring and das-
tardly outrage. Listen to the Union:
cit is not probable that these instruction con-
tempated the landing of the forces of the United
Stat upon the soil OF Nicaragua but it is not
probable either that the Government of Nicara.
qua i'll complain Of the aggression.
"Our purpose now Is more esps cially to point
out to readers that nothing whatever has oc-
cured which out TO change the views Of the Presi-
cent or the policy Of the Administration as they
explained and inforced in the preceding ex-
tract from the annual message. The country will
still recognize and appreciate the grievous injury
which lawless expeditions, Ike that of Walker
ust tend To inAict upon all national Interest,"
commercial and political in Central America; and
he popular judgment wildoubtless also determine
for itself whst substantial advantage may inure
TO national character and lawful OH cts in that
q uarter from Capt. Pauldng's recent act. That
officer acknowledges that he assumed grave
esponsblity in king the step be did, and throws
himself upon the Administration, Congress and IL Q
country for his justification. 1t is bold and
frank appeal, ana will be met, we have no doubt
in proper spirit"
If the "GoVrrnment of Nicaragua will not COM
plain of the aggression" it is because it has not
the power TO resent il. Would the President un
der similar circumstances, have permitted the inva-
sion Of any of the West India dependencies of
Great Britain? Had it occurred, Commodore Pauld
ing would have been severely censured, and the
amplest apology made for the aggression. How
much more cowardy it, then, to invade the
soil of a weak and powerless Republic, conscious
that it possesses no adequate power to call the
UHiied States 10 an account for the invasion The
nlusion to the expedition of Gen. Walker is wholly
gratuitous. The Pre- sdent had no right TO pre-
vert his return, nor to interiors with the voIuu-
tary expatria ton of American citizens. Our last
severe contest with Great Britain was to prevent
in all time to come, the search Of American vessels
for British seamen who had expatriated themselves
In that contest We sought to demolish the English
doctrinr of Donexpatriation. Inpreventing the re-
turn OF General Walker and the departure of emf
grants for Nicaragua, Mr. Buchanan virtually re-
asserted the English doctrine.
But the Union Gays: I've hope that those OF
our countrymen who direct their attention to the
foreign policy of the United States will not forget
that this policy neither be wise no snccesful
unless it is in conformity with justice and right.
and in harmony with the established principles oil
international law. The same law of nations which
exists for other countries exists also for our own
and until we are prepared to submit to aggression
ourselves, we ought not to encourage aggressiont
apoH others"
What presumption is herei Does the Union
imagine that the people OF this country are fit in
mates of a lunatic asylum Could there be a more
wanton violation of the Established principles o.
international law" than the invasion by our nava
force Of republic with which We at peace, on
any pretence whatever?
But recent intelligence develops an outrage
which sends that OF Padding at Punta Arenas into
the shade, that this last act may may cap the eli.
max OF shame. Col. Anderson was in possession
OF Castillo, with gallant band of some fifty men,
How comes il that he Surrendered" to the Capt.
ain of the Susque hanna? What was that officer
doing 50 far in the interior of Nicaragua? Did he
envy the glory of the valiant Pauding, and deter
niue to eclipse it by heading a body OF marines
and pushing on to the heights of Castillop
Col. Anderson would scarcely have Surrender
ed" the account runs, but TO a superior force,
and that, too, in obedience TO the command of an
officer Of the United States Navy. What will Mr..
Buchanan do If tbs is the fact? We can safely
er-Pauldiug affair sufficiently indicates his settled
line OF policy.
The people should hold Mr.. Buchanan respon-
sihle for these outrages. It was in his power to
have prevented them. But the truth is, the Pre-
sident is locking to the North Tor support and ap
neglect and willtul and premsditsted design to
stop the southwark expansion of Slavery. Mark
that