Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-10

IS5 An aDle letter from COl ORNEY u
the Indianapolis Anti-Lo compton Convention
is published. He recounts the long struggl
which he mad for Mr.. BUCHANAN's elevation
and the pride and satisfaction which he fel
on seeing his favorite made President of thu
United States. lie was very anxious il
the "I'ress', TO sustain the policy o
the Administration, and when the controver
sy among those who had supported Mr.. BUcrI
ANAN on this Kansas question, was beginning
he took care TO ascertain" what Mr. BUCuAN
ANS policy " ould DE, as he wished to commit
no .faaa1 pas in regard to so important a ques
ton. He was gratificd in hearing directly
! what the Presidents policy was to be, and he
says:
| 1T was, therefore. with infinite satisfaction
that felt authorized to take position in ia
yOr of Governor Walkers action in Kansas,
and especially iii support of his declaration
that the people of that Territory should have
entire control over their own institutions
thus fulfilling the pledges of 1856, and vindi-
eating the principles of the Kansas-Nebraska
bill When | say dlahorized use the word in
the fullest meaning.
AS early as the 4th of July, 1857, / too K
public stand, with the knowledge and con-
sent of at least portion of Mr. Buchanan's
Administration, upon precisely the same plat
form which you occupy to-day. And on the
9TH of July, only three days after the Wash
inetOn Union. in still stronger terms asserted
and elaborated the doctrines which you and |
row Gefe46. From that moment | threw N.Y.
self into the contest. and felt proud that was
sustaining the Administration upon princi-
pies 80 invincible and enduring.
These statements cOrroborate the position
of Southern Americans presses last year.
when they declared that Mr.. BUCHANAN was
responsible for the Kansas policy inaugurated
by X. j. WALKER. That policy was then OPP
posed almost unanimously by the Southern
Americans They denounced Gov. WALKER
and they denounced the President for interior
ing, as they did, against the South. The eff
feet of the combined opposition of Southern
Americans and sham democrats, was to drive
the President from his position and to make
him abandon his policy and his proconsul.
III" came over 10 the side of the Southern
Americans. He is maintaining their ground
VITA wonderful iirnness for Inn. We are very
glad to sec him doing right; but owe him no
thanks. He is but making restitution. 1t is
proper that he should do go; but let him not
be rebuked Their for. But, since he has begun
10 do his duty. some Southern Americans, we
'ay ii with regret, have begun to swerve from
heir position OF last summer, to apologize for |
WALKER, and to throw obstacles in the way |
II the admission OF Kansas IA slave State |
With the LecOmpton constitution. This ought |
lot to lie. They should stick to their first
md true position, let who will embrace it, To |
iescrt their ground can be of no service 10
he party on the country, whilst its tendency
: to ruin the one and to injure the other.
hat benefits are Southern Americans 10
rive from the rejection of the propo-
ition TO admit Kansas as a slave State?
Iet us look into the matter and see The no.
'ular belief that the sham democratic parry
ire safer and soundlr on the slavery is,u,s
han all other parties, has, for years past,
made that party almost invincible in the South.
Whether this beliet is founded in truth or
rror, we do not now propose to discuss 1t
sufficient to our purpose to know that it pre-
alls. so long as the masses are In this be-
Il
NY other party, in opposition to the sham
emocracy, to succeed in the South. II
he attempt to admit Kansas rs slave State
defeated by the aid of Southern Americans,
will furnish the sham democracy with addi-
onal weapons of offense, strengthen the po-
ular faith in their reliability, and cause the
american party 10 be more than ever an OBJ
ct of unjust suspicion. This is the benefit
> accrue To us Can we hope under such
circumstances. ever - defeat the sham demo-
racy in Tenneis-t? Can we expect 10
AIRY any Southern Stat, in a future contestY
'e have party in the south. strong in num-
ers. We have thus "a substantial foundation
, build upon. We can now scare, ~ be said
} have party in any Northern state, so thin
ave our ranks f,,rc become. What then. il
ar true policy: itis, to donOthins that may
crease the suspicious OF our souuduess In
e south but To eN, IT ourselves To erect
pom our substantial foundation strong
irty. which. US tie prcsrut disintrgratun OF
e sham democracy prusr.ss,> :, SHALL grad
My take IL place IN the South. And then,
hen We can present 10 the North a party in
neible hvre, Northcrn msn, SEEING our
rcngth, viii como To us, and co6p-rate cor
ally upon such rms a. W. nay impose
e shall see no more such spcctacirs IA ds-
llnore was Nominated. Now, ou the other
md, let Sontn rn Americans, hopeful Of
turning up for the advancement