Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-31
essham Democracy -

The above is a pet phrase with some Of our Know
Nothing contemporaries. Twas adopted we believe
when lhe opposition were attempting to humbug
the country into the belief that they the true
Democracy, and to carry out the idea, nominated
AKDRHw 7. DoNELsoN for the Vice Presidency. That
gentleman Wss held up by his party as the repre-
sentative Of real genuine democracy, while every
body else was sham" We had supposed that
the only live specimens Of simon pure Democrats,
according TO Know Nothing authority, we're MAJ.
DoxELsoE, Cor. AMENT, GEN. QUARLEs, and ga few
more Of the same sort" But we find We were mista-
ken. Since the Know Nothing leaders have con
viewed q fondness for the Black Republicans, and
begin TO entertain hopes Of a speedy union with
them, some Of the opposition organs in Tennessee
have fouud out that the Black Republicans are the
genuine srticle,-the real bona hds Democrats. We
Quoted an article from the Franklin RsUisW few
days ago. to which we desire call attention again.
We give some extracts having reference to this sub
isct
We have heretofore argued in the columns Of the
RertsO that democracy incompatible U the e1isselee
Of sucR an instifuOR domestic sLaUy-thdt the lat
fr Is aecss5Gry and essentially psRdsatH upon SOCIAL
sfafs and political organization more Or less aTisto
crate In the present condition OF political AFFAIRS IN
this country lillH lily Hclh@Po DO ANeoiNANN =
mere abstraction the discussion Of which can have
no influence upon the political action Of this or any
other State Of our c0nfedersey. We are READY 10
admir- fis and Eat rctH 20 Gristoeratie institutions,
such as he matltenGaoe Of African slavery among as
absolutely requires, except by violent gecot"'oR, NOT
nog 10 be overwhelmingly TO be hoped for.
Il appears from this, that the Democratic party,
so called is not the true democracy because it up
holds slavery Let us take another passage from
=. 4; a
quotation from SKwAKD's Rochester speech, what it
considers true Democracy. The RerieS says
tLIt viii be seen, from our quotation below, that
Senator Seward considers himself and his adherents
as standing IDOn the platform Of genuine, Jeferso-
nian Democracy, and that az pre- siGUery political
action implies departure from he true denocTdtcidsa
IN tiis entirely agree rih him. From this late
Speaking Of the Oonatitution Of the United States
he says;
ssThis is a Constitution Of freedom. Il is being
converted into ConstiutiSa Of slavery. Il is a. Re
publican Constitution. 1t iAbeing made an artistic
cratic one.
10 trou, its adop6os Of the Priase Of equal and
act justice 10 al Esea
Al last the Republican party mas ADpeared IL
,voyvs now as the Republican party Of lSL1 DID, IN on,
,gord Us fdifh and IL tgoTks "Equal ana e1let sc
10 al men,"
These passages from SEWAKD's speech WhiSh The
Rsuistg places in italics as printed above, giv' u
What we suppose must De the real KnOw-Nothit'
desEition Of the terms "true Democracy" an
sham Democracy" As JOIN BILL and WN d
sKwARD are The leaders and representatives 81 To
former We prefer 20 be classed among the ''shar
Democracy" Since the organs Of the same part
who denounoe us sham Democrats, eulogize tn
Black Republicans as true Democrats, We feel co d
plimented Dy sheir deuunciaton. Ii as The RsVie'
says, political prO-slavery aotiOn is inOOnsistsn
with the true Democratic idea" snd if as sEwAR
srgues, the true principles Of ancient Republican
ism require al men 70 be sbOltonisls, we rejoice i
being considered the ''shan Democracg"