Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-01
The sham Democracy OF New York.


votes long leader to the sham democracy oil
the Empire State; of whom it speaks in
terms of excessive laudation. AS its New
York allies have done nothing to entitle them
TO especial commentator, we confess we
were somewhat surprised at the tone of our
contemporary. 1t must have been in an un.
usually genial and happy mood, superinduced
perhaps by the exhilarating influence of the
glorious autumnal weather of the last week
The closing days of September have really
been magnificent, bright, balmy. blissfnl-a
season for the inspiration of poetical thoughts
and afford some excuse for the exultant, in.
bilant drippings from our neighbours pen.
Well, well, our ''twenty-years" service has
worn off the edge of our relish for poetry; and
we have now a preference for prosy facts. BY
the standard of facts, then, we wish to test
the superior soundness and nationality of the
sham democracy of New York.
In regard to the platform of principles OF
the New York shams the Union and American,
adopting the South, says:
Son every question involving the rights of
the States and the integrity of the Constitu-
ton, they have taken issue with the avOwed
enemies of the South. They defend and sus-
tain the Kansas policy Of the Administration;
reaffirm the principles of the bred Scott de-
cision; declare their purpose to maintain the
rights and equality of all the States of the
Union, and will resist every appeal to the
strength of sectional numbers against the
constitutional guarantees of equal rights to
all the citizens of all the States.
We deny that the New York sham demo-
cracy'.have taken issue with the avowed enc
mics of the South" on "every question involv-
ing the rights of the States and the integrity
of the Constitution" We deny that they
defend and sustain the Kansas policy of the
Administration" and ''reaffirm the principles
OF the bred Scott decision'' We have the
resolutions which constitute their platform
before US, and we regard them as neither sex
plicit'' nor Ito the point" They sustain US in
the position we assume. The first resolution
is as follows
Resolved, That are content that the American
people should judge the Administration Of James Bu-
Chtnan by its They will recognize what history
will not fail TO record that by its domestic policy H.
has dlscomted the designs Of sectionalsm either
extremity of the Union; has preserved the public
enduring union Of the states; while by the trumphs
Of its diplomacy abroad IL has vindcaIed flag
against the British claim of visitation search, and
eHtorted this long withheld concession of equality
upon the ocean.
This resolution is all gas and CANNON. to
keep on the good side of the dispenser of gov
eminent patronage.
The second resolution read
Ra.oiyad Thu, tho sa,,tar,a,, of the V.ns,s oras
ton by the votes Of the inhabitants of the Territory
has removed that subject from Congress- and has LETT
the future disposition Of its Internal affairs TO its own
people, subject only TO the Constitution of the United
States.
This commits the party to nothing-and
might as well have not been said. 1t is as
worthless as so much blank paperas an ex-
preston Of principles.
The third resolution is characteristic. 1t
declares
Resolued, That while we look at this settlement as
certain to eventuate in the admission Of Kansas q
Free Stale and hail with equal satisfaction the
Oregon we repel the offensive and dangerous assump
ton of Senator from this State, that by the pre-
p"nderance of the Northern States in Congress- a
victory has been won over the South; that we repu
date any snch appeal To sectional numbers against
the right Of sister States and that rely upon the
national aud patriotic Democracy of the North, in
conjunction with their brethren of the South To main
tain the rights and equality OF all the States of
Union against any such usurpation OF the Federal
power
What is this but undetermined. sneaking,
bailing with satisfaction the admission of
Kansas ''ds Free Stae," together with the
accession of two others of the same character;
and then blatant, mock courageous declara-
ton of hostility to a sentiment uttered by
Mr.. SEWARD? Such trickery as this is really
ought to excite disgust and
nausea, instead of qualification. If the sham
democracy of the South accept it as something
really good, all we have to say, is, they are
welcome to it.
The remaining two resolutions follow
ResoEued, That regard all legislation intended 10
ohstruct the emigration Of foreigners, or 10 deprive
them OF their rights when naturalizcd, alike impo
c and unjust; that we regard the recent proffer OF
The Republican Convention to nufy tho rights which
naturalizcd citizens now enjoy by lengthening the
term of probation when contrasted with their former
professions of devotion to that class not less hypo
critical and shameless than the avowas OF the same
party OF readiness 10 pass Registry Law such rs
they had before declared unconstitutional and mex
pedient
Rcsolrei That the Democracy of New York, while
not Indifferent TO the merits and claims of distinguish
ed Democratic statesmen, OF their own aud sister
States, devoted To the great work of establishing
The ascendency of their political principles within
their own limits, and OF cooperating with their brcth-
rem of the other States their maintenance and
not be diverted from this paramount duty TO mingc
in controversies among political leaders to become
subservent To the aspirations Of statesmen however
able aud worthy principles not men, is the sentiment
which, at this time peculiarly, should be inscribed
their banners, and lead them on to victory.
e Now. we ask, where in these resolutions is
issue taken with the avowed enemies of the
South. on every question involving the rights
of the States and the integrity Of the consti-
tuition? Where defence or manly support
of the Kansas policy of the administration!
Where even is mention made of the principles
of the bred Scott decision. They are not to
be found.
The platform of the New York sham DEM
ocracy, as the reader will see, is any thing
but frank and honest. Its specimen of
adroitness partisan cunning-and that
is all that can be said of it with justice.
Towards the conclusion of the article of
the Union and American, an extract from the
PATRIOT, of the I'd uit., is introduced with a
view to make it appear that our position and
that of the Louisville Journal. in reference to
the policy of cooperating with the Black Re
publicans, are identical-in r word, that We
echo the Journal. The Union and american
has no foundation for this-it is paltry mis-
of the PATRIOT which has re-
garded the course of the Journal, on that
question, with as little favor as il has the
windy assaults of the Union and AMERICAN upon
the American party. Our article Of the I'd
ult., from which the quotation is made, speaks
for itself-no one, who does not wish to do
so, can misunderstood it. II is gratifying TO
us to see Black Republicans driven to mod
ifcation Of their opinions upon the rights of
the slave States; but we can make no over