Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-21
OF THE PRESS.

TO follow Mr. BELL, as did Mr.. ETHRIDGE, into the /
ranks Of Black Repubhcanism the Kansas ques-
ton Referring to the Conference bill, it says; III
we correctly understand the obje,t Of this bill 1t is
one Of the greatest Outrages ever attempted to De
perpetrated upon the people or this country ana
win. in the end, eOnsgn to merited Oblivion those
miserable politicians who have had an agency IN the
consummatior Of this fraud, for it is entitled 70 no
better name"
Itrefuses to recognise il future the three Gamer
ieann members from this State, WHO favored the
massage Of this bin, as members Of its party ms
is done in the following indirect but no less OFFENSIVE
manner. eve think the members Of the American
Dortv and pstriots Of all parties, throughout the
entire lepptb and breath Of the lard, have just
cans. IN congratulate themselves and to be proud oil
the noble, manly and patriotic vindicatOn Of POPu
lar RIGHTS and strong defence Of the American
Union. recently made by the few American repre-
ssEtati.ss in Congress" Messrs. IoLIlooiEAi7
READY and MAYNARD net being recognised as mem
srs that partl sn taking their positions boldly
upon The side of popular rights ana Proolalnins
fsrlesslv their opposition to the LecomP1on Oonsu
tuition lthe power and the patronage OF aanlnis'r&
ton to the contrary they have exhibited spirit OF
t,,a ratriotism and devotion to the Union which
challenge the admiration and approval Of conserVa-
tive 7,sn every where" 1.-THE great conservative
heart Of the nation will swell with gratitude, and
ongs Of prsise will be upon the lipsOf every patriot
for their defence Of the Union, and their strong
advocacy Of popular rights
This gratitude" and these ''sOngs Of praise VIII
sound very harshly upon the ears oil MeSsrS
,orrrR- READY and MAYNARD, but we can assure
Them sbey have no occasion Of alarm lhey VIII
l stand true to themselves and the principle upon
,-bieb they have planted themselves, touching the
Kansas question, meeting Mr.. BELL and his friends
face to face and exposing them without fear OF
trembling Nothing short of such stand upon the
mart Of these three gentlemen will satisfy the public
We shall await the issue with some interest
We find. also, that there is q slight difference
of opinion between our ccaempOraries OF the oPPo-
sitiou press in this city the great question Of
reconstruction of parties" now being urged by
many Of their papers with extraordinary ZEAL Inc
Banner thinks there is great necessity for recon
struotiou. 1t copies with approval sn article upon
this subiect from the Baltimore Patriot, arranging
the basis of new party upon the recent division IN
ConCrsss over the Kansas question, and uniting In
one body the Black Republicans, the seeding
Nortberp Democrats and the rump Of the South
Americans. This paper says:
sTr loo,ipp carefully over theprOOeedingsOf Con
grpss We find that the whole opposition was united
g. orrosinp Euglish's Kansas Compromise, upon the
-or6d not oplv of its being trick, but OF Its
Inconstitutionality and unfairness-its want OF
adaptatiOn 20 the ends Of justice and the popular
az has bsen shown clearly that this bill does not
in rav or manner involve the rights OF the South
on ne negro question. And further that 1t IS
pureIv Democratic continuance, proceeding IfoLn M.
English Northern man-a Northern democrat
accented reluctantly by Southern Democrats, ana
ornosed nv such men as Quitman and Bonham. In
fact the whole body Of the combined oPPosluon'
North and South, opposed 70 TINS OH anu us
policy, as being dishonest and as having humllaI,
ing tendency TO deceive hecouhlry- II was
40 in an extreme for the purpose Of disgusting the
.oupIete defeat Of the Administration. THESE facts
are too palpable for contradiction
ITO be candid and deal fairly with the North all
must admit-for indubitable testimony establishes
The fsct-tbe she has put heTSeJ on the record IN
favor of admitting into the Union slave State II
the peope will it, thus plainly talsliylng the Demo
cratic charge that all the North are pledged never
to let any more slave States enter the Union: Mr.
Critfenden's bill was accepted by them with the
arnress desire we are told, TO dssvoW this Islander,
a. often falsely reported, that their purpose was 10
refuse admission to Slave States under any clrcum-
stances. The facts here stated will be found tully
confirmed bv reference to the proceedings OF the
House Of April Z5Ln, as oLiClauy ASPoi'0 - o
Congressional Globe"
The same paper then refers to speech OF Mr.
NARsHALL's, Of Kentucky, made during the pend en-
CIV Of this question, in which Mr.. MARSHALL as
serts Elat the terms of the agreement between the
factions who supported the CRITTENDEN-MoNTGoN-
FRY amendment we're well understood, and to use
mis- own language, that gentlemen upon this side
Of she house. who voted for the proposition, voted
for it with their eyes open" And that they did So
well understanding that it embraced the prinei-
ple that if it was the will of the people Of Kansas
bst she should be slave State, they conceded that
she should be-" At which point, Mr.. SHERMAN
of Ohio, representing the Republican party, BY
generalicOnsent said:
q desire to say that agree in every particular
with the sentiment lust uttered by the gentleman
from Kentucky; and l will say that as far as my
knowledge extends, every Republican member OF
The House read. carefully considered and pOndered
over the Crttenden amendment and voted for II
with his eyes open" ''Mr. Giddings, also united
with Mr. Sherman, and the sentiment met an undi-
vided response from the entire opposition"
Then continues the Republican, as copied into and
e7d0rsed By the Banner:
"Here is the record showing that all those north
and south, who opposed LecmOpton and favored the
Critenden Compromise, were united to vlndlcate the
principle and the right Of the people 10 form ther
State constitution as they pleased, which principle
and which right the administration and the Demo
cratic party have combined 10 deny and destroy
With therefore, these sacred rights Of the people
principles lying at the very foundation OF their com
mon proceedings-thus attempted TO be suoyerted
and Overthrowutbe great unity Of conservatism, re-
constructed and appropriately named oA go before the
country 10 dispacs sectional Democracy, reform ttcg0r
srgme4L take it out Of the hands Of minority, FORCE
pFuoCRATs TO OBSERVE SILENCE on The SLAVERY
QUESTION, AND RESTORE THE PEOPLE TO POWER.
All those. says the Republican upon the authority
OF Mr. MARSHALL, endorsed by SHERNON and GID
prNGs in behalf Of the Black Repubicans-were uni
ted to vindicae the principle Of popular sovereign
ty: and with this principle, thus exemPhfed, ely
ing at the very foundation Of their common proceed
ings, the great unity Of conservatism, BLACK Re
publicaus, AboldoBists, Abolition Democrats, and
Abolition southern Americans reconstructed and
appropriately named, wonder what 1t will be 2 will
80 before the country to dspace sectional Democ-
racy. reform the government, and force Democrats
to observe silence on the slavery question Think
Of that: GrDDKGs, SHERMAN, BURLNGANE SEWARD,
Hale, and WILSON, acting in concert with CRITTEN-
DEN and BELL TO force Democrats to observe silence
on the slavery question, to reform the Government,
Sc
blushing impudence as this What can the Banner
mean by commencing it to Inc people Of Tennessee
Surely there fifty readers of that paper who,
with all their prejudices against Democracy, would
20 into such alliance Does that paper intend
really to be understood as commenting it
1t says: 60 We see that 1t is excessively painful
TO our democratic friends to read about a recon
tructiOn Of political parties The bareidea throws
them into a tremOr of apprehension" We trust,
in respect to many of our opponents that there
other men than democrats to whom tits 81 excessive
ly painful" to hear a coalition cOuuseled by
Southern journal with the leading abOlitiOnsts Of
the North And if we do not entertain too high an
opinion Of he intelligence and patriotism Of large
body even Of its own party in Tennessee the Ban
ser will be thrown into greater tremor of appre-
henson," if tporsists in such sentiments than can
possibly be the case with the Democracy We shall
see.