Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-07

The Banner oOnsolins the AbOHuOnists.
The hopes Of the ''united opposition" depend al
most entirely upon the strength Of the Black Repub
Hcans, and the friends Of the new organization at
the South feel their cslsmies almost as severely as
they Do themselves The Banasr is evidently afraid
that Its new allies viii be discouraged by the defeat
Of their champion, the notorious FRANZ BLAIR, in
the St. Louis district and in seeking consolation foz
itself fanoies that it has found comfort for the Black
Republicans also. Our neighbOr may find some
soaes for his own in the belief that BARRET
is freesOiler, but this strikingy original idea viii
afford no comfort to the supporters Of Mr.. BLAIR.
They know better. They know that Mr. BARRETT
ran as q national Democrat, sustaining the admins
trstiOn, and endorsing it's policy, and that he was
elected By pro slavery Democratic votes in oppOsi
ton to Mr. BLAIR, who the open aud avOWed
candidate Of the Black Republicans The st. Louis
Democrat the freesOil organ in Missouri has the fol>
loving remarks, which ind cate how severely, the
Black Republicans feel the defect of Mr.. BLAIR.
There we're three candidates in the field, BARRETT,
administration Democrat BLAIR BLACK Republi.
CAM and BREoKmRIDaE know NOIhiDg) The
Democrat says:
1.-THE result Of the election in city on yester-
day discoses that The free sol Uote Of Sc Louis county
has divided Itself into as original component pqrfs thu
e. demoerat and rhg-th former gong for Mr.. Bi0iT,
the lqueT for Mr. Breckenridge, and thus perhaps,
failing defeat upon both. The vote is the largest
ever poed in this city and from the complexion Of
the polls at certain precincts II is evident that much
fraudulent voting was perpetrsted. This is known
20 have been the case 10 certain extent, for rowing
parties Of nationals throughout the day promenaded
IRON ward TO ward, Ootmg as h rent Again the
action Of corrupt county court imposed upon US
judges Of election, large majority Of whom were IN
the interest Of the pro SidUeyy miHO1ay, and thus no
check was had upon The election, such would have
resulted from fair selection of one from each party
II this add the unsparing use Of treasury mon
ey scattered with reckless profusionin every place
Of low resort throughout the city we shall have
90 much wonder that the party Of fhs Presi
dent has succeeded IN polling Something siz thousand
Uotes.
This result, it is needless to say, has been both
unexpected and disastrous Our confidence was
never frmer than yesterday, for could not
conceive il possible that having the interests of
great at besrt, could draw off and stand sOof
upon third candidate. Or the effect the election is
likely TO exert upon Missouri at home and abroad,
We can only conjecture; but fear that plurality
triumph will be accepted IN the most untavOrable
Light against From lands end 10 lands end the
news will be teegraphed as confirming the policy Of
James Buchanan, and certainly state, if avoided
by immigration, will drop back into the ruts Of stag
nation from which the victories of the last two years
had only partially relieved it.
In the resume Of the campaign, we cannot but
feel that where the battle fought it was done
calamity. For our own part, have contested
every foot Of ground, every point Of argument,
every legitimate appliance Of political warfare. If
defeated have only to say that it is part Of the
fortune that attends every prolonged contest. We
do not for that reason either despair or surrender
We have unfurled the flag of 1860, and come veal,
comewOe, this journal will not strike its coOrs in
the conflict We shsH fight for the last plank in
the ship, and run up the ensign in a gunbOat il
need be-"
Here it will be observed that the Democrat spesks
Of BARRETr's election as prO-slavery triumpb-an
administration triumph-the freesOil vote being
divided 5st'OesH Blair, the Black Republican, and
Breckenridge, the RHOV Nothing candidate. Through
out the Union this election was looked to with abb
sOrbing interest. The AbOlitionists would rather
any other leader of their party had been stricken
down than the talented unprincipled, and uncom-
promising freesOiler from the st. Louis district.
GREELEY and SEWARD greeted his election two years
ago, as an indication of the final triumph of aboi-
tiOnsm in Missouri They looked forward to his late
struggle with q solicitude that other contest in
the Union excited. On the other hand, the Dem.
ocrats felt that the vital interests of slavery
involved in this election. They saw the importance
Of redeeming the St Louis district from the domin
ion of B ack Republicanism. They nominated q
firm, unfinching pro slavery Democrat. They sup
ported him with zeal and energy commensurate
with the importance Of the issues involved in the
contest, aud they obtained glorious victory. We
exulled in that triumph and we supposed that all
true Southern men would sympathise in exults-
ton. We hoped that even the Know Nothing
gsns would feel disposed to rejoice with at the
defeat Of an avowed Freesoiler in a southern State.
But 1t seems that our hopes were i'll founded
The Banner can see no cause for exultalion in
the election Of O sound Southern Democrat, over
freesoil opponent. Il calls BARRETT a Benton De-
mOcrat, and intimstes that We have no more reason
to "crow over" his election than we should have,
the election Of JOHN VAN buren,. Now all he Demo
Gratis in Missouri at one time or another supported
Mr.. BENTON. He was the great leader of the Dem
ocracy in that State, and meried the confidence of
his party BY the ability ne displayed in uphOlding
its principles. But if the Bonner means its Ian
guage would lead us to :nfer, that BARRETT is
Benton Democrat in contTadislincticn from a
tionsl Democrat if it intends intimate that he is
tainted in any degree, with freesoil sentiments or
is dsloysl the interests Of slavery our neighhoris
misin .Ormed. We cannot imagine how such idea
could have gotten possession Of our neighbours
mind. The men who opposed and the men who
supported Mr. BARRETT, all thought him pros
slavery administration Democrat, and it is left for
the Banner, several hundred miles from the of
the contest to discove- that such was not the
We suspect that neighbours anxiety to soften the
blow, which The " united opposition" has received
in this election, misleads him. "The wish is father
TO the thought" He cannot bear 10 think that the
administration is gaining strength and the opposi-
tion declining. Democratic victory is gall and
NORWOOD 10 our neighbor, though it is a victory
over enemies of slavery We would be glad to have
the Bonner rejoice with in this glorious triumph
Ofnstional conservative sentiments fanaticism
and secionalism tut if it refuses to do so-ifit will
be gloomy and dissatisfied, we cannot permit, its
discomfort to check our ezultation.
The Missouri Election.
The Louisville Courier rays the election in Mis-
souri,, last Monday, far as heard from, as we
learn from the Republican, is all right. Francis P
Blair, Jr., the representative who worked and plot
tad ond voted with Crttendpn MarshaU Under