Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-06
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The Republican party, In the language Of Gov.
Chase CT Ohio, 'aOOk upon the Union without one
thought that il ever can decay or fall" Do South
ern National Democrats look thus upon itI--Bro0k>
Ign Star.
No .sThe Union is in danger" is their chief CAPT
tal-snd purely fictitious capital, toe, as they well
know. Southern buster about dissolution and sec
cesson, With q siau8oh Republican in the PresidenN
tial chair viii amount to just as much il did in
the days Of Andrew Jackson. Gazette.
According to the Gazette, the Banners declaration
that SEwARD's election to the Presidency would be
the "signsl for dissolution Of the Union" is ell
'sOuthern buster" His Northern allies viii teach
our neighbOr more humility and submission before
he has worn the coalition collar very long.
The Opposition in Tennessee are moving as well
as their brethren in Kentucky. The Nashville Pat
rot suggests that convention be held at that place
on the ed Of February, to which sthe Americans
and Wings Of Tennessee, and sll others who Op.
posed to the radical tendencies and impoitic meas
ures Of the Democracy" shall be invited The cur
renoy question Is becoming prominent element 10
the local politics Of that State. II Is probable that
Senator Bell wA be the OPposition eaHddats for Gov
srnOr s0itk good chance Of carrying the State-eiH
Gazette.
The Gazette doubtless thinks this broad invitation
TO 'shs Americans and Wings" ''aH Others 0hO are
opposed 70 the radical tendencies and impoIe measures
Of the Democracy" includes the Black Republican
brethren who as bitterly opposed to the radical
tendsncies and impOlidc measures Of the Demoera-
cy IS the Southern wing of the Opposition They
viii probably accept the invitation as they anx-
ious to secure Mr.. BELLS nomination. But with
regard to the success Of the Opposition in this State
the Gazstte is blinded by its hopes No party which
commands the sympathy and support Of such papers
as the Gazette and other Republican organs viii
ever obtain the ascsndaney in Tennessee. Our peo-
pie have too much ssgaeity to abandon the DemOe-
racy on account Of the denunoiations Of Southern
dough>faoes or Northern fanatics. Mr.. SEWARD in
his late speech informs what the radical ten
denotes and impOlitio measures Of the Democracy"
BE tells us that 'to expect the Democratic party to
resist slavery and favor freedom is unreasonable
IS to look for Protestant Missionaries to the
Catholic Propaganda Of Rome. The history of
the Democratic party commits it to the policy of
slavery and no other agency, which has carried
that policy up to its present alarming elimination.
he enumerstes long list of acts by which the De-
mOcracy has sustained and protected the institution
Of slavery, and concludes by calling all the enc
mics Of slavery and all the opponents Of the Demo-
cratic party to unite in its overthrow. We see no
reason Why the Opposition at the South should re-
ject Mr. sEWARD's proposal They are labOring for
the same object, and why should they not work,
like brethren, in the same party? We fancy, hove
ever, that neither the KnoW-Nothing organs Of the
South nor the Black Republican organs Of the free
States viii be able to induce the true and loyal oti
Of Tennessee to join them in their opposition
to the 'radical tendencies and impOlitic measures
Of the Democracy" as explained by Mr.. SEWARD.
Our venerable old Rip Van Wrinkle contemporary,
the National Intsligenesr-if it be called con-
temporary, being about century behind the times
announces the explosion Of the Pennsylvania in
its issue Of October 20, as an item of news.