Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-14

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While the inbsoile oppOtieOn to he Denoorasie
party in the Southern States is growing more ran
ooreus and Incorporating dag By day, says the
Richmond Soaah, the leading minds Of the old Wing
party at the North are coming nearer and nearer to
the only party ia the country which preserves
semblanee Of nationality. One after snOther Of
the old veteran contemporaries Of WEBSTER, CAL
Houz, and CLAY have taken position alongside the
Democracy, even when they have not been able to
gsln their consent to identity themselves openly and
unnistskably with that party. In illustration Of
this statement long and llustriOus list Of names
might be cited, which will be reoOlleoed BY every
person familiar with the passing events Of the day
The latest instance Of the kind, is that of the
Bon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP, Of Massachusetts, who,
in the recent election in that State, gave his FIRST
vote for Democrat, in opposition to the notorious
BUELIEeAME. Some days previous to the election
Mr. WINTHROP announced his intention to give such
vote, in letter which he wrote, declining to par
ticipae in an effort 70 resuseste and revive the old
Wing psrty Of the State. It sharply rsbuked tie
fanatioism Of the times and svOWed she belief that
the country bad been seriously injured in ell its IN
teress By the continuance Of the controversy con-
oerniug slavery and by the elevation to places OF
honor and profit Of mere anti-savary agtators, whose
only merit consisted in their readiness to denounes
slavery and stockholders. 800 aT
s We attach no undue Importance to this testimony
to The patriotism Of the Democracy when We adduee
the fact to show that national, conservative, and
patriotic statesmen in every section Of the Union are
looking to the Democratic party, and to thai party
alone, to preserve the country from the ruin which
sscdonalism would bring upon it. That is the only
purpose for which We use the name of RoBERT c.
W1HrHRop to-day, and in that behalf it speaks vol
umes. In ell else Mr.. WINTHROP may be, what he
has ever been, an opponent Of the Democracy, but
his letter and his vote the other day have but one
Interpretation, and that says the Democratic party
is patriotic national political organization, equal
" opposed to seeiionalism in all parts of the eoun
try, and as such deserving the cOuntsnsncs and
support of every true lover of the Republic. This
| is the calm, deliberate opinion and Judgment of a
sagacious Wing statesman, one whom in other days
the Wings of Massachusetts and of the Union
delighted to honor, and whose word ought stin to
be worth something with those Of the like political
faith and practice.
His by no means an isolated instance which we
thus parade. Mr.. WINTHROP has been slower than
others of his compeers to announce these conyio-
TONS and We have singled this out from many others
only because it was Of recent occurrence. There
| is q very general concurrence among the leading
| Wing statesmen, not few Of whom have openly
| identified themselves with the Democratic party,
and we submit that all these examples teach most
Enthusiastically that the true policy Of every lover Of
the Constitution as bequesthed to us by our fathers
|
til the Black Republican party has been utterly de-
feated and demolished While that factious band Of
sestonasts continues to threaten the peace and in
tegrity Of the Union all attempts and projects for
the formation of new parties are not only foolish,
but criminal All such movements can effect no good
object and are likely to eventuate to the injury Of
the whole nation. Sooner or later there must come
direct issue between the fana,icism Of the free
States and the conservatism of the country large
and there viii probably never be better time than
the present to have the cause tried and decided
The probabilities that the day of this trial
draws near, The conservatism Of the country, with
out respect of former party aIiatiOLs, is ralying
around the Democratic standard and thus arrsying
Itself for the day of battle Here and there an inns
practicable person is found resisting this tendency
Of the times and frsncally striving 10 keep himself
and others sloof from the prevalent political inHu
euees bat such disOrgsnizers cannot stay the pro
gress of events The blindest nan must zee that
Democracy or Black Republication is 10 be the only
option afforded the people Of the county, and be-
ween these every man must in some sort make an
election Whether ostensibly connected with the
one party or the other, it is nfslibly certain that
whatever influence he can exert win enuIe to the
benefit Of one of these twain, and it may effecu
ally cooperate with Black Republication by being
withheld from the Democracy, as if directly given
| to the advocacy and support Of Black Republican
! men and measures.
That there will be found even in the Southern
States some persons who will withhold their assist
anoe from the Democracy, We very well know. There
were tories in Virginia during the War Of the Rev
olutiOn, and traitors in every community there are
likely TO be to the end of ell things Political tres
son is not punishable under the laws Of Virginia or
any slaveholding State, and there ara many men
whose only moral code is comprised in this single
sentence: s'Steer clear Of the hangman's halter"
With such persons, patriotic considerations weigh
not so much as the smallest dust of the balances but
with all true, honest thinking people, the example
we have presented TO them and the reflections there
by suggested, will appeal with the force of demon
strstiVe argument.
-Ex-MayOr Wood and the indicted members of the
| late City Council of New Ycrk-With the exception