Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-10
sOUTHFRN UNITY

There viii not be entire unanimity in the South
IN sustaining President BUCHANAE's Kansas views,
but the opposition win be contemplate in numbers
Some Of the abest q the opposition press are coming
up 1aanfully 70 he work. Among these, the savan-
nah (es) RsguBIieaa may be mentioned IS Wieldings
strong influence. From q late number Of that paper
We copy the following article, written before the
appearance Of the Kansas message.
TBE President AND KAEsAs.-Since the dsv of
the removal Of the Government deposits by Gen.
Jackson, there has, perhaps, been no instance Of
outside pressure upon the President equal to that
which the present Chief Magistrate has had to
breast in maintaining his ground in favor Of the i'm
mediate admission Of Kansas into the Union under
the Lecompt0n Constitution Every device that
negro fanatcism or party tactics could devise. 70
seduee drive the President from that position has
been brought 10 bear upon him. and at times il has
seemed that he was about 10 be completely over
Whelmed by the numbers and ferceness Of his
opponents. The entire Black Republican party al
the North raised one universal howl over what they
denounced IS treason 10 the Constitution and the
cause Of popular rights. To man endowed with
ordinary nerve this could be WithsOcd; but he had
other enemies TO encounter, that had gone out from
The midst Of his own camp aud taken up arms Of re-
bellion against him. D0ugas-the great and mighty
Douglas, the Ajax Of Democracy, and the pet aud
darling Of its Southern wing-the immaculate, in
raised the standard Of opposition and headed the
motley legiOns Of his opponents. Nor should the
roll OF the unfaithful stop here. Worse than Black
Republican egious, and the open treachery Of form
er friends, the SOuth-the great unbrOken, chival-
rOus, Democratic South that placed him in position
and FWore 20 defend his AdminisTatiOn-throug
out the fiery struggle has stood aloOf with arms
folded and counteuance serene, looking calmly upon
the scene, leaving him, with q few faithful adj
herents from the North, to contend alone with the
powerful adversary, if indeed, some Of them have
not secretly prayed that he might fall in the contest
Such has been the history Of affairs at Washington
since the commencement Of the present Congress
We do not eXaggerate. The picture is faithful TO
the life. We have motive TO draw It otherwise,
and no interest in the matter beyond what every
patriotic citizen should feel for the success Of Just
cause and the ascendancy Of correct principles.
There are many gratifying evidences that the
President intends maRfuly TO msintain his position
IN the face Of all this encouragement and fiery op
position. The Black Republicans begin to COM
plain that be snubs" the mpertinent intermediates
whom they have sent there, singly and in commit
tees to deter him from the fearless discharge Of his
duty. This is good sign, and we hope be may
continue the snubbing until he shall be rid Of the
entire pesufsrOUs host. Many members Of Congress-
TOO who thought, with the great Black Republican
party at their backs, they would be stronger than
the President, have begun to count the cost and
back out from their calculations