Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-07


The Know Nothing papers Of the South undertake
to defend every prominent member Of the Black Re
publican party who lifts his arm against the Democ-
racy and the interests Of the South. They evident-
" lock upon them as political allies AID asso-
eiates; they regard them as brethren struggling in
a common cause, ana embrace every opportunity to
commend their patriotism and extenuate their ex-
IRENE sectional spti-slayery views. The Know
Nothing organs have adopted this course partly
through the sympathy which they feel for oil the
enemies Of che Democrats spertys but chiefly beN
cause they wish to prepare the public mind at the
South for the Contemplated fusion Of The Black Re
publicans and Know SOthings in the next Presi
dental campaign. With this view che louisville
journal is exerng itself to reconcile its readers to
the positions assumed By Mr.. LIYcoLN, the Black
Republican candidate for the Senate in Illinois,
Our contemporary Of the Banner goes beyond the
Journal in its zeal for the ne party and CALAMITY
defends its future leaders from all the charges
which are urged against them. It devoies nearly
column to vindicsting the views OF HORACE GAZE
LEY, which itrepresonts as .'s2uW and NATIONAL
The Black Republicans must constitute at least
tbree.fourths of the "unitsd opposition go its
Southern supporters must be sChoOled to submit to
Black Republican DIGESTION ana control. They
must be taught to respect the organs and venerate
the champions Of the ahti-slavery cause. They
must be forced to bow deWn and worship at ibe
feet Of their future rulers. Hence the BqaRsT be-
gins The work Of reforming public sentiment at the
South, by eulOgizing GREELEY and Bell. But there
are other leaders Of the Republican party whose hos
tlty to our institutions must be Palliated and de-
Tended Gov CoRWIE, the man who hoped that
fla -,
Mexico, seto hOspitable graves with bloody hands,
and who was afterwards appointed Secrary Of the
Treasury By Mr. FILINOAT has been nominstsd for
Congress by the Black Republicans Of Ohio. The
Banner thinks 1t necessary to defend him also. In
discharge of its duty to its new allies the Bannsr
says:
Democratic papers in the South take particular
pleasure in abusing Tom COrWin of Ohio, and if we
had not known that it their habit TO abuse eve
~ prominent msn in the ranks Of the opponents of
the Democracy, we should have supposed % old Tom
the wagon boy" as rank an abolitiOnist Gerritt
Smith or Lloyd Garrison. But we understood
their game, and did not lose our confidence in him,
notwithstanding the hard things that were said
about him. We did not suppose that his views in
regard to slavery accorded with those of majority
of the Southern people, but still we thought he
could be relied on, as man who would always re-
speot the constitutional rights Of the South.
Now this same TON CORwH, whom the Banner
reprerents as man, who would "alEays respect the
constitutional rights of the South, " addressed
Black Republican meeting at Columbus, Ohio, on the
31st ultmo and fully endorsed the views which were
then and there expressed by Gov CHASE, one of the
most ultra aboltionists in the union. Mr. CoRwIy
said:
1t is represented that there great controversy
between and my friend Governor Chase, But
would looking like me, talking like me, walk
ing like me, smelling like me-the ladies' vi under
stand mean man of my odor-break into the r e.
publican party for the purpose Of breaking 1t up?
Can you conceive anything more absurd?
In the old times my orthodoxy was never ques-
toned And now if / were 10 do what wish to,
take my seat and ask Governor Chase to express my
sentiments for me, he would say inst ghat should
say myself Loud spPlause
Butthere are weak brethren, tender footed broth
rem who really believe that there is such quarrel
between Governor Chase and myself. that It1eTe to
tlg mn instincts and 90 oUeT into Kentucky and steal
negro and bring him OUsr here, he roud HeUer srsr
else the preTogatiDe Of pardon.
Now does he Banner think that man who agrees
with Gov. CHASE in his anti slavery views, man who
Acknowledges that his instincts would lead him
"tO 20 over to Kentucky and steal negro, could
abe relied on as man who would respect the cons
stitutiona rights Of the South?" If not the Banner
should retract its eulogy Of Mr. CoAwlN. In the
following passage, Gov. CoRwly panders to the low
abolition prejudiees Of his audience.
The English bill says 10 Kansas that if she will put
on the bridal robe Of slavery, and come ushered IN
by an overseer she may be married right off But
if she choses the white robe Of freedom, she shall
die an old msid laughter
ask my fair country omen if that's fair? It amt
as they say in Kentucky, gIUiHy man tGIT shake
Renewed merriment
He thus states his objections to low Tariff;
The South saw that free trade was for the interests
of the owner Of black lGbcr, and against those o
white labor, and SO they had managed by the aid O.
Northern Democrats 10 reduce tariffs and enhaDc
the value Of slave property, raising the price OF
negro from 400 to 200 dollars So il was that tht
crisis came, and the PRmpered horse Of slavery brok
the feeble fence Of $3.50, and ran rampant OF
the plains Of Kansas, detying our power.
We conclude these quotations with extract from
Gov CHAsE's speech, in which he takes GROUND
against the decision Of the Supreme Court, senti
ment to which Gov. CoRwT responds with hearty
"AMEN.
am willing to stand by Gov Corvin'ssd light
ing the great battle Of liberty audIhave small cart
for the little subJrd nate questions which others
and myself are divided, If We arc united on thi
grand issue. If we stand shoulder to shoulder sid
by side, heart beating against heart on the grea
question: am willing to allow differences in othe
matters. rApplause. If we are united IN opPosi
tion to the doctrine oi the supreme Court, organizes
for that very purpose by the Slave power that Slave
ny shall prevail everywhere in our free Territories
unless interdiced by express laW--if we hold tn
converse Of this doctrine, that it exist nowher
unless by positive law of a State-aud understand
this to be the position Of Governor CorWin.
Thus we see that MIR. CoBwIS asserts a doctrin
which would forever exclude slavery from the ter
ritOries. Yet the BanHg says, ''the nomination o
Mr. CoRWM by the Republican party of Ohio is
gratifying evidence of conservatism that we hardl
expected in that State
Certainly the Banner requires too much Of it
readers when it asks them to endorse HORACE GRET
LEY's views as "sound and national, and Tom Coz
WINS, as conservative.
See First and Fourth Pages.
Proof of Patriotism.