Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-10
The Ranner,s idea OF conservation.


lis true We hsve called the attention Of read
ers TO the fact, thbt Northern democrats in their
public speeches and editorials psnder TO the ants
slavery % ejudces Of their supporters, but have
never attempted TO i'm press readers with the be
/ lief that the whole Northern people are uusound.
We complain of the UNION AND AMERICAN because
It publishes Stewards abolition projects and the
editorials of abolition papers endorsing him, and
all such things as these, with the design Of cons
vineing the people Of the South, that the people
Of the North have declared against the instiu~
ton o. slavery and will be satisfied with Moth less
than its Banner.
We have at last ascertained what the Banner means
by the words " conservative" aud " dsuniOpist."
A conservative is enc who Like the Banner patriot
ically defends and praises the Black Republicans
and abuses the Democrats. diSuniOnist is one who
denounces and exposes the abolition schemes of Sc
ward and his followers, and vindieates the State
Rights Democracy of the North. We feel compile
mented in being accused of disunion tendencies On
this new sense the word disuniOn by conserva
tive contemporary. We regret however that We
have incurred our neighbours serious dspleasurs by
protesting against the sectional schemes and seuti-
meats of his northern allies and favorites
The cars on the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail-
road due here yesterday morning did not get here
until about nine o'clock last night and then brought
no papers containing the Presidents Message. We
are, therefore, deprived of the pleasure Of laying
that important document before our readers this
morning
The Bonner complains that we publish nothing
conservative from the northern press. Win our
neighbOr copy the following from Democratic pa
per in New Hampshire:
Pregnant Admission
"Senator Seward distinctly admits" says the
New Hampshire Patriot, 'that the Democratic party
is the only barrier to the of his reasonable
and revolutionary scheme of a Of determination
upon slavery in the Slave States. He says that in
order to accomplish his object the Democratic par
ty must be permanently dislodgsd from the govern
ment and the reason he gives is because that party
ais inextricably committed to the designs of the
slavehOlders He boldly declares that all the States
must be either slave or free-that they cannot be
permitted to decide each for itself, whether they
will be slave or free but the friends of freedom
must settle the question, aud must make them all
free This is thesum and substance of his platform,
and the leading black organ in this State cordially
responds to his sentiments as follows:
- He TSewardl feels what every ssgscious friend
Of free principles must feel, that the question can
never be settled except by the complete triumph Of
freedom over its sworn and everlasting enemy Lib
erty and slavery can never permanently occupy the
American continent together. One or the other
must conQuer; one or the other must succumb. r
The struggle may be long, or
it may be short. 1t may be peaceful, or Il may be
BLoodV The Union may survive, or may be tryected
S,ilI must the struggle 90 America must be free,
and the home of freemen. The hour must come
when from the Atlantic TO the Pacific ard from the
St. Lawrence to the Gulf Of Mexico, the sun shall
not rise upon q master nor set upon slave.
We thank Senator Seward for his speech. We
thank him that in the hour of republican success he
has the sagaciy and courage to thus broadly nap
out the path of dnty and the only road to triumph
as lasting as the interests of humanity and glori
Gus as ever tempted the ambition Of refOrmer con
queror"
"suoh being the bloody issue invoked, and the
unconstitutional purpose proclaimed, mark the adj
mission that the Democratic party is the only barrier
to its success. A higher compliment never was paid
to that party even by it's most enthusiastic admrer
1t admits that the salvation of the Union depends
upon the success of that party-a fact which We
have long labored to impress upon the minds and
hearts of our people, and fact which, when fully
established in their minds will ensure the complete
and permanent success Of that party.
letter was received at the post Office in this city
on yesterday from COliersville Tenn, with the fol-
lowing inscription:
Ye Democratic P. Ms don't let me delay,
But send me along with speed Oh my way