Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-21

stripes, unsuIed by counter stripe Of any hue, Is
the Gag for us at least We neither weary oi IT
nor Of American principles On the contrary aIliost
gil the gloom which hangs over the country they
stand out like bright constellation, giving Us nope
and announcement Let others do as they please,
20 where they list and ally themselves with Wnom
they may we purpose TO maintain our Posinoh %
Americans to keep our party ana It's prlnclpieS ~
arste and distinct nucleus srOund which All VINO
cling 10 the Constitution and would deprive no part
Of the people Of the rights it guarantees to them nay
gather for safety as the storm progresses W IN
iieve the great body Of the American party wiz
stand with U.s. for potent AboitiOnsm has DsoOne'
we do not believe with Mr. Seward Whs1 ne a..
Dounced on the Both day Of last April to eoulhe[h
men in the Senate ChambeT:-''At last ~" ~
issues from your region from THE SOUTH ~. ~
SLAVE States and protests against y0Hr fHTtAeT
ence n is mad enterprise (of extending stdpefy ana
admoaiskes yo that mast aad a0it fail me eoHoT'S
are gathering THE SOUTH; the men o. Nloas' a'O 90
conservatism, l0lO, btey have HEREToFoHh
TED IN Favor OF SLAVERY AGAINST FREEDOM e''' ~
be Obliged IN consistency Nth their just ana ~seS'tO
sbed character and their habituat patriotism 10 MOD
ERATF AcArysT yoU IN FAVOR OF FREEDOM, AND hloE
UP UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST SLAVERY = we
believe that this is libel upon the moderation anu
conservatism Of the American party II not Oh o'eI
parties and that We shall see them falheu u1 D, ~ ~!
own standards spurning Mr.. Seward, and ali OF ms
class who like him would 'pour the leProus olsl''
ments" Of iniquity into their ears, and ienps 'el
from their duty Such is our faith, and upon IL We
shall be content to rest our cause.
The Patriot Of Tuesday last was still more severe
upon the position assumed By the Banner We VIII
not say that it had that paper in its eye at the ume
but it certainly looks very much like 1t For IN
stance "There is no doubt an army Of MicaWoer'
ready to 20 into extacies, over anything that may
turn up-wbo can regard with equal cOpPlaoenc'
and indulgence the genial harum-sear0m OF tn'
dashing Copperfeds, and the cold villalnies Of tn'
intriguing Heeps.of politics Before taking s'0e'
in the new concern, we must ask an inspection o.
the charter. and be furnished with prelimnarJ
survey of the route, together with plan Of opera
/ tons"
Our contemporary, with the view Of elicitini
farther light upon the subject, begs leave to pro
pound, generally a few interrOgatOries, which GU
neighbOr of the Banner has now fully answered TIT
Patriot concluded its interOgaOries with these vel
timed remarks:
But who is SO willing as TO consent IN advance
Who so hungry as to sell his olrtnrgnt' IiLiisS--
his principle and perhaps, his country Tor WAT ma
turn out to be miserably lean and unsausiac'or!
mess of pottage? In truth whence does this propo
sitiou emanate? Who suggests this panhellenlun
Of fragmentary parties this new concrete I'M
splendid allapOd Let US have light, let us know
the ground on which we are invited to stand an'
who are to be our copartners.
Now that the Patriot has "light nov that
knows the "ground" upon Whichitis invitedtO stan'
land the men, GIDDrNGs and SHERMAN, who are t.
be its partners want to know what 1t think
of them. It is due to the public that the PatT'o
should speak out on the subject, that there may b
no Misunderstanding between friends.