Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-16
The Republicans and their Southern
Sympathizerss

The Republicans and their Southern
SymPathizers,
A lsbored and systematic effort has been made
by the anti Leoompon organs Of the South to re-
lieve the Black Republicans Of the odium which
Justly attaches 10 that organization. We are sorry
TO see growing disposition on the part Of some Of
our contemporaries Of The Know Nothing press to
cultivate friendly and fraterna relations with these
disorganizing and fanaticsl traitors whose political
career has been Of unremitting hostility to The
constitutional rights Of the South. We regrstto
see Southern journals apologizug for their aboli-
tiOnisn and exoasing their inoendiary sentiments
Weare gFieved TO see them rejoicing in their tri
umphs, and offering them their sympathy and
support in the war they are waging against the
peace and perpetuity of this confederacy. ButWe
behold such spectacle TO day. Illuminating as it
is to us as Southern men, we are compelled TO ad-
nit that the enemies Of our iustitutons-the ANTI
slavery fanatics Of the North have their friends and
sympathizers in our midst. We have Noticed the
attempt Of the Louisville ovaa5 and the Nashville
Banner TO mitigate the just indignation Of their
readers against such men as Lmc9LN and GREELEY
and CoEwIE, and other leaders of TIE abOhtionisis
and we we're pained TO observe that men who had
devoted their energies and their talents TO the ez-
tinotiOn of slavery could find aPologists at the
South But in addition TO this, We fnd the Banner
Of yesterday distinctly declaring that has no pre-
ference between the smocratio and Black Rspub
lican parties of the North Nay, We find that paper
rejoicing in the success Of the most odious members
Of the Republican party at the Teoent election in
Pennsylvania. Disguise it as you may, the party
which triumphed over the National D nocracy in
that State, is the old free soil, FREEMoET, Black
Republican party Of the country. The men whom
they elected to Congress are and have always been,
the open, avoWed enemies Of slavery, They are
men who have denounced the people Of the
South as engaged in a traffic in human souls, men
who declare that they will never vote for the ad
mission Of another slave State, men who denounced
the fugitive slave law and refuse 10 abids by
the bred Scott Decision. Upon the ticket, at whose
probable success the Banner exults, We find the
names Of THADEUs sTEvESs, of JoHH DICK, Of
GALUsHA A. GRow, of JoHE COvoDE, aud others
who have been identified with every movement un-
friendly TO he interests of the Souh. All Of them
who were then 10 Congress voted fer NATHAxIEI
BANKS he d.sunion abolitionist, as Speaker of
the House, aud supported every measure hostile to
the institution of slavery
On the olher hand the Democratic candidates,
whose defeat is hailed 8 triumph, by Know
Nothing contemporary, have been always sound,
national and cOuversatiye voting with the South in
Congress, resisting the aggressiO0s OF cur sec iona
foes and struggling protect institutions from
their hostile encroachmeIts and assaults.
The following resolution shows the position Of
the Democracy in The last est in Pennsy vania,
and also indicates the issue on which the opposition
are organized
RssolUfd, That we view with alarm the incendi
airy and treas,nsbe ,fflrls Of our opp uents to
disparsge the Supr,me Court a coordinate branch
of our general government, the dIspss -louae aud
legal umpire under The Constitution Of The United
States and if our liberties cease the lat tbrob
OF their existence will be urdr heir 'foIt tore
strain might right aud yiadicaIe the glorious
Constitution Of The United STA es.
We might fill our columns with extracts from |
Democratic platforms in that ate equally conser-
valve and equally satisfactory as the above. We
igdt show that the Democracy there sus aimed the
national administration in lis efforts to NJ hold the
equality Of the South and the right Of slave State
to admission into the Union. But we do not feel il
to be necessary. We do not fear that the Banner
will be able to convince It's readers that the Demoo-
racy Of the North occupies the position as the
Black Republicans on the slavery question. We |
cannot believe that the foundations Of The Banner
can ALLEVIATE the affections Of the Southern people
from their warmest and truest friends; nor do We
believe that the efforts Of that paper will enlist the
sympathies Of its readers in favor Of the enemies
and revilers Of The South.
The Banner makes labored attempt to excuse /
its ezulaon at the freesoil victory in Pennsylva~
MA and in order to DO ID endeayOTs 10 render the
Democracy as Odaous as their opponents. Our con- |
temporary should remember that on he great Ques-
ton of admitting slave State into the Union, those
Democrats voted with the South, while the Banner
itself was acting with the Black Republicans and /
sustaining their views If they are unworthy |
of the confidence Of the Southern people what shall
be said Of The Banner and Mr. BELL! If We cannot
rely on those who act with on the question CT
slavery how can We trust those who are against US?
Throughout the Kansas struggle the South bss re-
ceived more aid from Northern Democrats than from
Southern Know NorhiDgs, and We would rather con-
fde the interests Of slavery to such men IS BlGLER
and BRIoHT, than to BELL and CRITIREDEE.
We leave our neighbOr, then, to his raptures at
the victory of the anil slavery factions in Pennsyl-
vania, and comfort ourself with the reflection that
the true tried and stalwart Democracy Of the
nation are still the guardians Of the constitution,
and that the union Of The States and the rights of
the South are secure in their keeping. The Demo
cratic party has survived more disastrous defeats
and more formidable combinations than any it has
been lately called to encounter, and it will still
maintain Itself successfully against all the corrupt
coalitions which may be formed against it.