Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-27
me FIRST slElrmlsh--Its Result.


Everywhere throughout the nOrthera States the
nai-nal Democrscy has encountered the entire
strength Of the snti-slavery ard anii,Leoonpton
factions united in one body. II We compare the re
suit in most Of those States with the returns In 1855
We fDd thst the Democratic party hiss gained rather
than lost strength in the popular vote. Even in
Pennsylsania where the detection Of the anti -le-
compton men has been most severely felt, the vote
Of the un5ied opposition Is not 80 large By many
thousands as the aggregate vote Of the Know Moth
inFs and Black Republicans in October preceding
the Presidential eeoti5n-nor 50 large as the Fill
more and Fremont strength combined. In Ohio the
opposition majority has fallen Of some ssventsen'or
eighteen thousand and in Indansthe election Of the
Democrats stsse ticket against all the ODDS and
ends united indicates very considerable accession
to the national party in that State These evidences
Of increasing strength are the more cheering, be-.
cause in these late contests the Democracy Of the
North have met the enemies Of the administration
boldly on every issue involving the question Of
Slavery. They have come before the people as the
open and avoFed ohsmpiOns Of Southern rights and
Southern equality. They have battled manfully for
the principles Of the bred Scott decision and main
tanned the doctrine hitherto doubted denied that
the people Of the slaEehoding States have the
right to settle in the Territories with their property
which the people Of the northern States have. and
that there is power on earth which can lawfully
exclude them from The Enjoyment Of the common do
main No party at the North has ever taken this
position until within the past twelve or eighteen
months, and while It is a conclusive evidence of the
soundness and conservatism Of The great body of the
northern Democracy that they have eagerly accepted
this issue as soon IS it was offered by their Oppo-
nsuts. the result Of the elections indicates ihst
there is 50 increasing spostiOn among the masses
Of The northern people to recognize the rights of
the slsvehodiug States to the full extent that is
cllimsd By conservative men ct the South. The
regular democratic candidates have been sustained
throughout the northern States as the unqualified
advocates of the bred Scott decision, and the PEG
PIE Of the South have never asked cOntended for
anything more than is established in that decision
Il lie gratifying 70 end The friends Of the sdministrs
ton North and South haTmOnziug upon The grel 1t doc
trne Of State rights and State equsliyeven when ap
pledtOthe exciting and distracng question Of Slave
~ Ills gratifying 6nd our party at the North vol
untsrily coming forward TO demand from the people
Of their own section, full recognition Of right 80
long aud 50 uDusty withheld from the people of the
soulh-the right 10 s free and equal participation
in the enjoyment Of our common territory. And if
The Democratic PARTY has not been able to obtain
from the people Of the North in many cases recog
milton Of that right It is highly encouraging to fad
that the number Of those who refuse it is PereePti
bly, diminished The opp itiou TO the Democracy
in the north, is not numerous or powerful to dsy,
as it was in 1856 before party had asser Ell the
principle Of the Dred-Scott Decision. II all the fac
tions opposed to the Democracy had united their
st1eog in 1885, as they have done in there cleo.
tions, they would have secured larger majority in
the northern States then, Than they have now OBJ
tanned
We are encouraged therefore, by the reFult of the
late elections. Whenever the Democracy If the
north have stood forrh las they have alWsys DONE,
70 viudicue the rights Of the south against come
venerable abuse or recent invasion they have iDvE-
riably been defeated in the hrst contest Bu VII n
the frenzy Of popular feeling subsiies and the voice
Of reason can be heard above the din Of sectional
clsmor, the national aud conservative principles Of
our party have received the appreciation Of the peO
lie and have been adopted as the policy Of the gov
srnmeut Tde Democratic party at the north sus
tanned temporary defest when it endorsed the an
nexstion aud war policy Of Mr.. Polk In the second
year Of his sdminisrstil the opposition obtained
majority in the House Of Representative similar
disaster followed the passage Of the Kansas Nebrss
ka BILL and Mr.. PIERCE vas forced TO encounter a
hostile majority in Congress. But Reaction in
public opinion vindicated the correctness Of the
Presidents policy in both these instances, and We
have reason to expect from the just and conservative
sentiment Of the north an emphatic endorsement Of
the Lecomplon policy Of the administration and a
full recognition Of the doctrine OF the Dred-Scott
decision The democracy of The north have every |
reason to be proud Of the manner in which they have
sustained themselves on those issues, for if they
have not absolutely triumphed over the opposition
they have much more than maintained their relative
strength.
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