Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-28

clare. Congress was never sWGyed By the opinion
Of the Supreme Court on the question Of its power
70 establish naonai bank; nor Will be controlled
b. any Of its opinions questions involving p0lG-
cal considerations.
This is ingeniously said and emineBtly worthy Of
is author. We urge our readers to examine it with
that critical analysis, that is ever necessary to
proper understanding Of the double purposes, for
which words are used BY this distinguished Senator
Bold as Mr.. SEWARD is, we believe that his pro-
gramme must yet yield to Mr. BEL1's, there being
no practical ground Of difference as to results bat
only as 70 means When Northern gentlemen we're
striving to secure the admission Of Abolition petit
tons, he sided them in it, When they sought to
abolish the slave trade in the District Of Co
lumbis, he aided them in it. When they sought to
defeat the Clayton Compromise, which was regarded
Us just to the South, he aided them in It. When
they forced the admission Of California as free
State in advance Of any Territorial government be
aided them in IT, In their nfuriated warfare against
the passage Of the Kansas-E Nebraska bin, he stood
shoulder to shoulder with them. In their recent
efforts to beat down its slavery constitution, and
securets admissionas free State, he was still with
them-their hopes are his hopes, their destiny his
destiny, and wherever they 60 he must 60. In view
Of all these facts, we feel justified in saying that
Mr. BELL's plan for the coalition win prevail over
Mr.. sEwARB's; and that in future, Black Republi-
canism will assume milder aspect, more subtle
FORM less easier understood protesting one purpose
and seeking the accomplishment Of another.
"snooth runsths wtssr where the brook Is deep;
And in his simple show, he haTbors treason.
The fox 6aEEs NOT Eheh be would stesl the lamb"
BSg- Since our article of yesterday in reply to
the Memphis Bulletin upon what it regards as inevi-
table causes and certain signs Of the dissolution Of
the Democratic party in Tennessee and the building
up of new parties whose issues will be 'Radcalism
and Conservatism" lin all Of which the wish, no
doubt, vas father to the thought we have re-
ceived the Memphis AUalanehs, containing the fol-
lowing Well-timed remarks:
Our friend Of the Bulletin thinks that "the disso-
luton Of the Democratic party, under its existing
organization is event Of inevitable occurrence in
the vista Of the future"-that the election Of John
son and Nicholson to the .. s. Senate 'sfrsd the
starting point OF the 'dverging lines into which
the party is divided"-and that the "divison into
'hards and softs' in the Legislature are the sub
ect Of banks and the general financial policy Of the
state, traced still more distinctly those lines Of
divergence" Our friend concludes that ''every
thing betOkens that when next political parties in
Tennessee shall be fully inaugurated they will be,
under possibly different forms, the old issues of rad
icalsm and conservatism"
Il will puzzle less profound philosophers than our
venerable friend Of the Bulletin to discover how the
election Of johnson and Nicholson could divide or
ind cate division in the Democratic party il view of
the facts that they received the unanimous Demo-
cratic vote Of the Legislature and that the former
has twice been supported by triumphant msjorities
Of the people Of Tennessee for the highest Office
within their gift
Besides, even if the election of those gentlemen
decidedly distastefuI to any considerable por-
ton Of the Democracy, our friend of the Bulletin
displays profound msco of the spirit Of the
Democratic organization Of Tennessee, in assuming
that be dissolved or divided on account of the
elevation or defeat Of particular individuals ''Prn-
ciples-nOt men," is sphOTism which they have
too often vindioated by their action to be called in
question now as one Of the essentials of the organ
We think, therefore, that our friends prOgnosti-
cation Of the "inevitable dissolution" of the Demo-
cratic party is premature unless the vista Of the
future" in which he predicts its occurrences intend
ed TO embrace period Of time extending to the
millennium when, Of course, there will be need Of
the party, for all then will be Democrats
With regard, however, to the prediction that the
next issues will be Radicalisn and Conservatism"
It is obvious to every one except our venerable
friend that such the issues H0w in Federal poll
tics; and that the Democracy are the embodiment
Of the conservatism Of the day, in opposition to the
radicslism Of northern fanatics Our friend ina
gines 10 be at great distance that which is imme-
diately under his nose, and gravely predicts it,
While, therefore, we cannot award him ksenness of
perception to the present. feel bound to admire
state of things one which has papaOle existence
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