Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-29

Tao Plans and Purposes OF the Coalition
The permansnoy Of cur republican institutions
and their attendant blessings are dependent upon
the yigiisuos and wstchfulnsss Of the people and
the patriotic exercise Of that sovereignty which
shapes and determines political events in this
try eternal vigilance the price Of liberty, and
we must pay the price if we wish to enjoy the bless
ing" says General Jackson in his farewell address
TO his eouutTymen. Let US not, therefore, be IN
mindful Of passing events The movements that
have been going in the political world for the last
six noRshs-the plans and counter-plans of the va
rious factions in opposition to Democracythe ends
in view, the purposes to be accomplished, and the
arts intrigues and devices that are being, and are
to be. resOrted to for that purposs-are vastly i'm
pOrtaut and should be carefully noted BY the honest
people Of ell parties in order enlightened and
pro6table understanding in the future.
There are bu: few people in the sOuth-thsre are
but few rational people snywhere-whq, do not feel
that the designs Of abolitonism are reasonable 10
the rights Of one half the States Of the Union and
Il successful would be subversive Of our present
form Of government. In its early history ii was
pure fsnsticism, and as such could be easily com
bstted. Soon, however, the minority or Federal
party Of the country began 70 Pander to it with the
Of securing he aid in its struggles with the Demoo,
racy. Thus encouraged it grew in Importance, and,
in time, became the convenient receptacle of every
knsEish demagogue who, from any cause found him
self out Of character with either of the two old par
ties in the non-slavehOding States It thus inoreas>
ed, until within the last few years the element Of
knavery has been greater than that Of fanaticism
and anderits rOlet has grown much more formidable
and prosperous The old fashioned abolidOnist,
who boldly aEowed his principles and sought the &C
oOmplishment Of his ends BY open and direct MEANS
has been lost sight of in the frightening shadow Of
the polite knave whose more subtle plan promises
hope Of speedieF success. And instead Of being
proud, they once we're, to be recognized as Adolf
tiOnsts, they sought to cloak themselves under the
more popular oognOmen Of Republicans" and for
further convenience are now seeking to have them
selves designated IS the peoples Party in view
Of promised coalition Of sll the smaller factions
that hostile to the present Administration and
the Democratic party.
Two years after the Inauguration Of Gen. PIERCE
in 1884 the abolition party presented IN fOrmi
dAble array throughout the North. Under the
guiss Of Know NOthingism, appealing to the fansi
eism Of religion and of race succeeded in sweeping
everything before it, The Presidents own State of
E@-AAN
abolition majority elected to Congress Fortunately
for the country this new trick failed of success in
ell the Southern States In the last Presidential
election the Southern wing Of the faction, failingin
securing such terms as it had exacied, and trusting
something might be made out Of the supposed pop
ulsrity of Mr. FILLMORE refused g coalition, not
Withstanding the slavery positions Of FREMoST and
FILLMORE we're practically the same.
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political advenurers who control the fortunes of the
different factions early determined upon renewed
efforts for ga perfect union" for purposes Of
fensive and defensive, in the contest of 1850 And
to this end find in the early part of the last Con-
gress much billing and cooling bsWeen the Northern
supporters Of FRENoET and the Southern supporters
Of FILLMORE. Hence Mr.. BELLS apology for the |
course Of the Northern AbOliiOnists in regard to 1
Kansas, in which he even went SO far as to say, /
chad been cOnsoientiOusly opposed to slavery and
settled in Kansas with view to better my condition,
and had witnessed the Outrsges said 10 have been
committed by the people Of Missouri on the rights
Of the free State inhabitants and had felt my meek
CALLED By the yoke Of Usurpsd government, and had
IOst all hope Of r, from any quarter, REsIsTAHCE
TO SUCH OPPRESSION BE TREASON, SO HELP ME COP, |
WOULD have BKEH A TRAITOR" Hence the introduc- |
zion BY Mr. ETHRIDGE Of his snti-slave trade rssou-
TONS which the Radical A60lionis organ of that
party, declared "strike beyond the slave trade- |
they condemn the american slave trade and he practice
Of slaVshOldiag "
Gradually the work Of coalition progressed until |
the application Of Kansas to be admitted into the
Union under the LecOmpion Constitution. Then |
opened deeper plot for the amalgamatiOn Of fsna-
tics faotoniss, and traitors. The old doctrine of
Congressional Intervention to prohibit slavery was
covered over with the gloss of popular sovereign
ty;' and while claiming that the people of Kansas
should be left free to determine their domestic in
ItitutiOns in their way, they sought by Congress
sional Intervention to annu their action in the for
nation Of the Lecompton Constitution, under which
they we're asking admission into the Union. Never
did sboiitionism assume more attractive guise.
Never could it have been more appropriately said,
"What q gOOdly outside seeming fslsehOod hath!'
The devil taking our Savior into the mountain TO
tempt him with 81 the possessions Of the world
apt figure Of their Hypocrisy. The very doctrine
they had been combating for years-that they had
derided and denounced wherever they had speaker
or press, they were pretending to advocate, as
pretext for renegade Northern Democrats, headed
BY DOUGLAS, and for Southern doughfsces, led By
MesSrE CRITTEKDEN and BELL. These gentlemen
we're put in the Lead and declared BY their North
srn organs The result Of that contest is known to
the country. Let US look to the signs that we're
thrown out and the understanding arrived al during
It's progress, that We may keep clearly in mind the
history and purposes Of the re organization of the
opposition factions now taking place
Every one knows the higher lsW doctrine of Mr..
SEWARD, and all know, who know ythiDg Of Con-
rressional debates of the extreme fansSism of Mr..
GIDDRas Comment is Unnecessary. OF AEsON .
BURLNGAME, member of Congress from Masss-
ohusets though equal to any Of his peers in knave
~ and fanatcsn there less known to the general
reader. We, therefore, extract the following from
of his speeches deliveredst Boston, that ne
PeTiOH Of has Polues aud the purpostS he has IN visV
may be better unders God:
"lf asked to STATE specially what be would do, he
would snsWer: Fist repeal the NEBRASKA bill
second, repeal the fugitive lave law; third abolish
slavery IN the District If Columbia; fourth, abolish
the inter Sale slave trade nexl he would d. clare
that slavery should not spread to one inch of the
Territory Of the Union; aud then he could put The
government actually on The SIDE Of freedom.
he you'd haze judges VhO bsiitUs a higher Iasg IN
onti-siaUeg consultation, an ana slavery bible and
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