Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-20
ANOTHER nUNIoNn PARTY.

The Missouri Free Sellers, embOldened and ami
mated by their success in the commercial and POlit-
cal capitals of the State propose to try their hand
in the State election, coming of in August Tothis
purpose they have taken to themselves the eupho-
neous name Of ''UniOn Party" a cognomen, the
constant abuse Of which, sWakens at once suspicion
Of deception and fraud.
awith what authority and show Of truth,
Can cunning sin itself withali"
Union-saving has got to be a strong tincture Of
abolitionism. Dependant upon the South for the
very bread that goes into their mouths and the
clothes upon their backs enjoying the larger share
Of the advantages and emOluments Of the govern.
ment with but 1.-THE of its expense, we believe
them as sincere in their desire to perpetuate the
Union as Yankees generally are to foster that which
puts most money in their purse.
These "Union saving parties, have for years past
proven to be mere auxilaries to the great Abolition
party Of the North The defeat of any party by the
Democracy has almost invariably resulted in the eH
peient of raisinga another, 'UniOn-saving" machine
always to fight the Democrats, never the Adolf
tonists-until the country has had so many of them
that, fortunately they have ceased to be novel or
attractive.
The prolonged difficulties growing out Of the Kan
sas question-the slOughing eff of the unsOund pOr-
ton Of the Northern Democracy into AbOIiOnism-
the imminent danger which threatens the peace OF
the country, affords an admirable pretsKt for the
Inauguration of another one Of these sO-cslled
"Union parties" We have seen, already, sugges
tOns Of this sort thrown out in connection with
cent meetings pretended to have been called to cee-
brate the birthday Of Mr.. CLAY. We find the fol-
lowing dispatch in the New York Tribune:
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, April u, 1858.
The opponents Of the Administration have a meet
ina TO night to celebrate the birthday Of Henry
Clay. The Hon. John J. Crittenden, the Hon.
Humphrey Marshall, the Hon. Willard Fillmore,
the Ion VIM H. Seward and the Hon. NJ. W. Bates,
are promised as speakers.
A beautiful mixture Of opponents Of the Ad-
ministratiOn.! !" CRIrTENDEE, SEWARD, FILLMORE
& Co. Subsequent accounts inform US thst some
Of these promised speakers we're prevented from
attending by the demands Of the Kansas question
in Congress- but that other fratsrnal spirits were
present who "plead eloquently for the Union" and
the necessity of raising up another great party to
save it. From such safety as they would bring, the
true patriots Of the country may well pray to be
delivered
To all truly national men there is but one hope
There are not enough Of to support two parties,
and scarcely enough for one. The Democracy have
been faithful to the Constitution the preservation
Of which against violence the only real safety to
the Union It matters not that there have been false
men in our ranks-there is no cause so good that
has habits traitors. 1t be said to the merit
Of the Democratic party, that it has preserved and
protected the government so far, always sdhersing
to the rights Of the States, faithfully endesvOrng to
protect the South against the encrOachments Of the
North and never blind in its devotion to men that
it has not promptly repudiatei its most trusted
leaders whenever they have been tempted from 8
national to a sectional stand upon any question. 1t
started into being with the American revolution
1t pervaded the councils Of the trainers of the Con-
sitution it has been a part and parcel of the
Government warning against evil influences, ever
since and when its light goes out, and its power
shall have been broken and nothing left but its his
tory in the past, the genius Of liberty will have
fOrsaken the land, free-government will have ended
IS q hopeless experiment, and a hall of darkness
will again cover the civilized world, beyond which
no human reason can penetrate or philosophy con-
lecture These surely are times for the honest pat
riot-the true lover of his country and kind-tO
think soberly, and to act from motives above the
reach of prejudice or the bias Of party,
Letting all the ends .hou aims At be thy couutrys,
Thy Gods, and Truths"