Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-07-14
We republish to-day a part of an articl

Tile NdtiOldk Era Oil t1it ON iiiSt. Inc LJTQ Is
printed at Washington city, and is the chief
organ of the Black Republican party. Con-
Quoted with great ability, tact, and con-
sistency, its influence in shaping the policy of
the opponents Of slavery is powPrful-more
powerful, perhaps, than that of any other
: journal Of its type. In endeavoring, there
fore, to ascertain what is to be the future
policy of the Republicans, it is proper to con-
suit the columns of the Era for information.
Taking the article we republish as al ind-
cation of the intentions of the party of which
the Era is the chief organ, what are southern
men to expect? The idea has been INDUCED
that, in the hope of erecting National Party,
the Republicans would abandon the platform
of 1856, upon which the Fremont canvass
was made, and assent to another sufficiently
broad and national for southern opponents of
the sham democracy to stand upon; but ap-
parently with view to cut off all further
hope of such result, the Era declares firmly
that the ''Question now is, shall Slavery or
Freedom control Congress, the Chief Execu-
tive, the Supreme Court?' and points to the
popular indications" shown in the issues
in certain States which have already broken
ground. Elsewhere we give one of these
popular Indications" the Vermont platform
from which it viii be seen that the platform
of 1856 is readopted, together with denun-
citation of the Supreme Court for the decision
in the case of bred Scott. 1t is evident from
these indications that the Republican Party
intend to pursue the line of policy chalked
out in lS56,--the success of which it was
then believed would precipitate dissolution
Of the Union-and that no Southern man
can reasonably expect any modification of its
ultraism, much less an abandonment of it.
The Republicans determined to adhere to their
position, one of the chief sources of recruit
ing the proposed new party organization, is
closed up. Another source,-the Douglas
section of the sham-democracy, whose defec-
ton was SO rich in promise but so barren in
fruit-bids fair also to be equally inaccessible,
IN short time. The only remaining source
is the American Party. Alone, it is at pres
ent unable to accomplish much. But its prin-
ciples are conservative, and it must yet be-
come the rallying point of the conservative
and national sentiment of the nation. This
euthanasia of sectionalism and fanaticism
however, cannot be accomplished SO long
Southern Americans appear to be willing to
abandon their organization and coalesce with
republicans and Douglas democrats upon
measure, which, whatever the motive that
govern its supporters, is repugnant to true
Southern sentiment. The late Presidential
and Congressional elections developed the
fact that tie strength of the American Party
lay in the SOuth-the great bulk of Mr.. FILL
MoRE's vote was cast here and from the whole
of the non-slaveholding States we have not a
single member of Congress. Why is it that
we have no representation from the nom
slaveholding States? Are not those States
more subjected TO the evils of foreign immi-
grafton than the slave States? Certainly. Is
there no real American sentiment in that sec
ton of the Union? Yes; but the majority of
the leading men who would gladly see Amer
lean principles carried out in the administra-
ton of the general government, seeing that
although the chief strength of the American
Party is in the southern Sta.es Mr.. FILLMORE |
carried but one of them, there is no immediate |
chance of success, and they deem it best to |
take care of thCmsclves,-and accordingly, |
they pander to freesoilism, so popular now in
the free States. This motive is selfish and |
unworthy, but is common to all parties in the
free States. where politics and officc-seeking
trade Could we carry majority of
the States in tire South, we would soon be
able to command strength enough in the free
States, to elect President, upon a declara-
tion of principles which it would give us
pride to avow and support. Until we are
able to carry at least the old Wing States, or
as many, in the Soath. we need expect no
material increase Of the American party,
North. Regarding things in this light what
we would urge upon the American party,
South, is, to maintain its organization, 10 sup
port no measure which has the slightest ten
dency to abridge the constitutional rights of
the South and in due time we shall have the
conservative portion of the southern democ-
racy with u.s. We have but to be patient in
this work, and this result is sure TO follow.
Since $780, the secessonists and dsunionists
have been gradually gaining the mastery over
the Southern Democracy. They are bent upon
the disruption of the government, and the
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Sooner or later the conservative union men
of the party will be obliged to come over to
us to aid in putting down these agitators. and
then we shall have nearly the whole South
with us; and national men of the free States
will flock to our standards in numbers suffi- /
cient to give us possession of the general gov
eminent This is the policy which we regard
as the proper one for Southern Americans to
pursue. Notification and secessionism in the
South, and black republicanism and abolition :
ism in tie North, must be "crushed out, and /.
this is the surest way to do it Time will be
required; but what is time to the unselfsh {
patriot. laboring to save his country! To us |
to thus ''labor and to watt is far more pleas :
ant employment. than the indulgence of TIE !
idea of breaking down the democracy by I
union with black republicans, enemies OF the
South and of the Constitution. Democracy
nav be as unworthy as black republicanism. :
and we grant that there is but shades diff
ference; but that is no reason why Americans
should befoul themselves by contact with the
loathsome thing. Furthermore, by thus keep
ing up our organization and awaiting events,
We shall be in position to take advantage OF
the breaking up of the sham democracy,
should that event be precipitated by the ms- ,
deeds of the Buchanan administration.
~" The Patriot desires to know what
measure of refofmr in banking "the domin-
ant [Democraticl party intend TO try 10 ac-
complish." Speaking for ourselves only, we !