Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-05

The Nashville TENN Banner makes an eaEnestap-
peal in behalf Of Senator John Bell, the Oppose
fion candidate for the Presidency. No southern
statesman certainly, stands higher at the North,
has shown himself more truly national man, dur
ing long public career. BE is soundOn the CUES.
ton Of Protection, Of Governmental Economy, Of
resistance 70 Executive Usurpstion. and was a firm
and faithful opponent Of that Pandora's box of
political mischief, the act repeating the Missouri
Compromise, aud its legitimate consequent, the Le-
compton SWindle-
At the same time, We must frankly say to the
friends Of Mr.. Bell that, with the present iDdiea-
lions as to the character Of the next Presidential
canvass, his nomination wenld fail to concentrate
the Opposition vote in the Free States We are
forced to conclude that this particular period is in
auspeious for bringing him ont as a candidate. What
new developments may take place during the next
year and half, improving his chances. We will not
undertake to conjecture. We believe however, that
the sentiment Of the Free States is decidedly hos
tile to the doctrines Of the soecaed decision" in
the bred Scott case and to the dominant policy Of
Slavery Extension that the next Presidential cleo
ton viii turn mainly these iseues Will Senator
Bell satisfy the North these vital questions =
Cincinnati Gazette, Nor. %.
The Cincinnati gazette is the leading Black Re-
publican paper in Ohio, and the organ Of Governor
CEASE. Inasmuch as the Banner is regarded as Mr..
BHEIs organ these negotiations between that paper
and the Gazette with regard to Mr.. Bells nOmiua-
upon their respective parties. It seems that Mr.
BELLs political course has been hitherto entirely
satisfactory to the Black Republicans, and it only
remains for him to "satisfy the North, with re-
ference to the bred Scott decision and slavery ex-
tension, in order to secure the support of the Alb
olitionists, Mr.. BRIL- having been suthOritstiveIy
told what hehas to do to get the nomination, nobody
who knows the man, can doubt, that he viii do it,
Tbs Gazette intimstes that his own course for the
next two years viii decide his fate and pretty clear
y indicates that if he win show himself properly
subservient to the abolition influence he may be
their candidate.
The Banner, as Mr. BELL's organ, responds to the
GazsttSs interrogatOry, and attempts to convince
the Black Republicans that Mr.. Bell can do as much
for them on these questions as any other man. The
Bonner Says
eve confess our inability to see the vitality"
Of these questions. The bred Scott case is decided
The judgment, whether right or wrong has been
pronounced and the decree enforced. All the agi>
tstiOn that be stirred up cannot effect it 50 far
IS bred SCOTS rights concerned and as to other
matters involved in this case, they, like all other
osses, can endure only until they are overruled
Presidents may diEapproTe the decision, and Con
gress may legslate in opposition te it, but nothing
short Of revolution IN the government cOSld over
turn judgment Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States"
The Bonner does not choose to say whether the
Dred Scott decision is right wrong but contends
that it viii be binding until oVsrruLsd, although
the President may dissppro7e and Congress may
legslate against it. The Gazette distinctly says
that the sentiment of the Free States is so decidedly
hostile to the doctrines of the socslled decision
in the bred Scott case and to the dominant policy Of
hat ba De- 1o1ar
tiOn will turn mainly On these issues With this
announcement Of the sectional anti-slsvery feeling
Of the free States, the Gazette asks fatty, ''WM
Senator BELL satisfy the Norh on these UitaE guess
tORs9" 1t might have been expected that a south
ern journal, speaking for 8 southern statesman,
announcing its own opinions a question vitality
affecting the interests Of the South, would emphat
caIly disavOw these extreme and disorgaaizng SEN
timents Of the Gazette. But the Banner gives the
following equiyoCal reply:
Our opinion is that Mr. Bells views would satisfy
all national and conservative men, both at the
North and the South. Had we entertained differ
ent opinion we would not have expressed prefer
ence for him the Opposition candidate. If the
Northern people national and conservative, Mr..
Bell will satisfy them; if, the contrary, they
sectional and contracted in their views feel
that Mr.. Bell will be very far from satisfying them.
whether the decided hostility Of the northern peo~
pie to the bred Scott decision, is is not national
and conservative sentiment, but lesves that ques-
ton to be decided by their willingness to endorse
Mr. BELL. We should have supposed that the en-
pbatic declaration the part Of the leading Re-
publican organs and orators at the North that the
people there are unwilling to concede to the South
her constitutional rights set forth by the supreme
Court would have been sufficient to satisfy any south
ern man that no union could be effected with them
with safety 10 our section. But the Banners Lam
suage leaves us to infer that opposition TO the bred
Scott decision is not incompatible with nationality
or inconsistent with It's own opinions and those of
Mr. BILL.
We can but regret that our contemporary should
manifest such hesitation upon a subject directly iu
vOlving the very existence of slavery. We sOr-
~ TO see such willingness among the Know Nothing
organs to yield to the fanatcism Of the North for
the sake of party triumph The South may now
understand that her interests not safe in the
keeping Of any party, even on her own soil, except
the Democratic party.