Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-13
The EIists Clearing Up.

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tics and parties of this country since the meet
ting of the last session of Congress has puz-
zled many, alarmed some and totally befog-
ged great many more. The phase in which
tie Kansas question presented itself, and the
discussions that ensued, produced a commo-
ton, which, in its paramount characteristics,
has no parallel. First, ii disclosed the anita
gonism ofNorthern democracy to the Southern
in relation to questions OH which they always
professed the utmost harmony, and exposed
the arrant humbuggery of their professions of
faith. For the Republicans it was scarcely
less disastrous and humiiating 1t drove
them from the position that Congress is So
preme in its control of the territories and its
right to establish slavery therein, or exclude
it therefrom, and forced them to admit that
this great question, at least, belonged to the
people to decide. While the Americans. las small
us were their numbers, divided their votes; not,
however, so much on any great principle of
government, as upon questions growing out
of the immediate work of forming the consti-
tuition of the proposed State and which may
never again arise. These divisions aid ex-
posures have had tendency to resolve the
oldest and strongest as well as the more re-
cent party organizations into chaos. There is
now prospect that the commotion, like that
of the waters of the ocean, will prove health
full and purifying. 1t will afford some OPP
pOrtunity for the conservative and patriotic
masses of the country to rally together, and
unite for the salvation of the peace and glory o,
the Republic. We fatter ourselves that we
descry indications that such will be the case.
As the people again marshal themselves in
to right lines, they will appear in more hon.
ogeneous columns than heretofore In the
North we shall witness great changes. In
NV England the opposition to abolition
flnaticism was never more decided than at
present; and though the friends of the consti
tuition and the equal rights of all sections
may not roll up majority for several years,
yet the powerful influence Of the minority
will go far to modify the extravagances of
the majority. In the West constitutional CON
servatism is asserting its majesty, and the
lines are being deeply drawn among those
VINO acted heartily together in 1856. The
supporters of Fremont arr hopclcssly divided
The Commercial of Cincinnati. boldly declares
is conviction that the negro can never be
elevated to an equality with the white race.
AID the only mode by which either can be
preserved from ruin, is in the subsection to
the former to the latter. On the other hand,
the Democrat. of st. Louis, holds that 1.-The
slavery agitation will continue until the in
stitution is established or abolished in all the
States and territories of this union. The whole
truth may as well be told slavery must
be eternized or abolished in this country"
Those who Sympathize in the opinions
and feelings of the Democrat will pass
over to that class who supported VAN
buren, in AS and HALE in '52. Those
who take the more enlightened and sober |
view of the Commercial will go with the CON
sentative men of the nation, and be ready TO |
let the slavery agitation slide, and to come |
before the country on the higher principles of |
administrative policy. On the other hand
there is counterpart process, to a limited
extent, progressing in the South. The Sen
atOr from South Carolina, Mr.. HAMMOND. and
the Senator from Mississippi, Mr.. DAVIS, have
tremism, and expressed a Willingness to see
the game between the North and South played
out, on the true basis OF popular sovereignty.
So the n. o. Delta, long the mouth-piece of
Southern secession and the advocate of dis
union per Sc, is having day of wholesome
sanity, and really is giving expression to
conservative views. That paper
abandons its twin brother, the Charleston
Mercury, and relieves the tedum of its sum-
msr hours, by extravagantly eulogising Judge
DOUGLAS, mangre his anti-Lecompton and
position. Aud yet a new
league of Southern extremists is shaping it,
self under the lead of MIR. YANCEY. This is
perhaps a proper offset to the extremists on
the other side, of the HALE and SUMNER
school.
The reasonable deduction from these indi-
cations, if indeed they portend any substan-
tial change in the political relations of the
is that in 1860, the abolitonists
proper will be segregated from the conserva-
tive masses North, and be measurably power
less in the contest of that year. Likewise
the iire-eaters proper will have ascertained
their strength and will occupy their distinct
position, equally powerless. On the other
hand, an overwhelming majority of the coun-
try will fall into national conservative posi-
tions, and the contest for power will turn on
questions of governmental economy--the
democracy on one side the opposition resting
on the present American basis, suitably en-
larged, and more fully comprehending in its
.enets the varied measures of national policy.
II such should be the result, the country will
nave again fallen into the high road of peace
md prosperity.
We may not, however, in the midst Of these
lose sight of the possibility that
Kansas may fall again upon us. If the Eng
ish Bill is added by the people of Kansas,
md adhered to by Congress, there is but
little apprehension. But should the sham
democracy aud the black republicans of the
next Congress, in order to perpetuate agita-
ton. for partizan ends, as they have hereto
fore been prone to do. seek to repeal the
Kansas legislation of the last session. or othr-
wise reopen this miserable strifewe may again
be thrown into the vortex of sectional hostl-
ity, aud the true conservatism Of the nation
silenced asbciore.
MoNEY FOR MIssIoNs.-The Missionary So