Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-03
The democracy of New Jersey--Tbe
Avalanche.

The Memphis appeal, one of the democratic
organs of the West end Of the State. also
republished the platform Of its New Jersey
allies. It's democratic neighbor. the ADdla'lcie,
siezes upon this fact to read the AEpeal a
lecture upon the wickedness of the deed.
In it's desire to get its big neighbor down, the
Avalanche iorgets apparently who were the
authors of the condemned platform. 1t seems
to think il was the handiwork of the peculiar
disciples of DOUGLAS. In this the Audidnche
is vastly mistaken. The platform was adopt
ed by State Convention in which the friends
of Mr.. DOUGLAS were in minority. The
Administration Democracy--the BUCHANAN
men the supporters of the Lecompton Con
stitution-were in decided majority. They
ran over the DOUGLAS men rough shod, nom-
mated an old and steady friend of Mr.. BUcH-
ANAN for Governor, and adopted the platform.
II would be we'll for the AUaLdnche to keep
these facts in mind when it comments upon
the quasi abolition meeting" Of the Democ-
racy of New Jersey. What is " sance for the
goose should be sauce for the gander." The
condemnation which the Avalanche would
visit upon the heads of the Appeal and the
DouGLAsrTEs of New Jersey" should not be
withheld from the President and his disciples.
No where. in all the North, have the BUcH-
ANAS men had the boldness to express differ
ence of opinion with the friends OF the Little
Giant, upon the subject of the New Jersey plat
form; the State committee OF Pennsylvania, in
an address to the people, did take issue with
the Douglas doctrine, but this Is the act oil
only a few individuals and did not commit any
one besides themselves. The great mass of the
party in Pennsylvania, like the brethren in
New Jersey, stand upon the Douglas doctrine,
and there they are likely TO remain. The
Avalanche should pay his respects to the whole
lot, and not confine it's denunciations 10
mere sample because the Appeal happens to
give them a hearing. We have been watch
Ing the course Of the Northern Democracy,
upon the question under consideration, with
a great deal OF interest, and have, by repub-
Ii hing their resolutions in full, given sue
cessively the democracy OF Ohio, Vermont,
Mlue, Iowa, New Jersey and Minnesota,
fair hearing If they are not all unsound,
thing to be unsound and rotten. We would
not trust them any sooner than we would the
90 hardest customers" of the black republican
school. Both are about on par. The re-
publicans are, perhaps, entitled to the great
er respect, for they do not set themselves up
as allies of the South. They sail under no
false colors. They do not ask about our
health. whilst they are plunging their dag
gers into our breast.
With these remarks, we copy portion of
the article of the avalanche, on the New Jersey
brethren, admOnishing the reader to bear in
mind that the real sinners are not Douglas
its. but Buchananites:
The AppedL has been forced into silence. II
is afraid to vindicate it's own vagaries but it
continues to disseminate its poison by the
publication of Northern matter endorsing its
treachery. Passing over the resolutions
which the South passed cOndemnatory of its
fallacy, the appeal travels all the way to the
Abolition State of New Jersey for material
to sustain it's position. Here is the resolution
passed at a Democratic meeting IN New Jer-
sew which receives the Second-handed en-
lorsement OF the Appeal: ID.
ResolUed That while we thus condemn
the Republican doctrine OF Congressional
prohibition, we with equal emphasis condemn
the doctrine recently started and now zeal
ously advocated by extreme men, that slavery
in the Territories should be fOstered and pro-
tecied by Congressional legislation. We con-
denim il, because it is violatve of the funda-
mental principles of seli-government, and
wrong and unjust in itself, tending to violent
sectional agitation unfriendly feeling and
disunion; and because it is in direct viola
ton of the Cincinnati pl atiorm aud of all the
pledges made by the Democratic party in
1854, 1855 aud 1S56-pledges in which the
whole party, North aud South, East and
West, united"
The above resolution is not only full Of in
si1ious POISON but IL contains uHmitigded false
hood 1t charges the South with Zralously
advocating the doctrine that Congress should
..foster'' slavery in the Territories The 14l-
peal, in giving Publicity to this resolution,
must have known that il contained slam
der. We do not know of man " any party
in the Union who desires that slavery in
the Territories should be tostered" 10y Con
pressonal legislation There is large
pa ty-consisting in part OF the Judges OF the
Supreme Court OF the United Stales-who
believe that property of every description
should be projected in the Territories.
The above resolution also repudlates the
bred. Scott decision. 1t stigmatlZes Congrcs-
sional protection to slavery in the Terrific
pies of self-governmrnt, and wrong and un-
lust in itself'' But the Supreme Court of
the United States disagree with this New
Jersey quasi Abolition meeting-tor that
body tells us that Congress Is bound to pro-
tect slavery in the Territories it Is its
"DUTY' to GUARD" aud protect
property in the Territories. The Appeal and
the DouglasiIes of New Jersey condemn"
protection to slavery in The Territories be-
s.it - nf he tal
principles of sell-government, and wrong and
unjust In itself" On the other hand, the
old-fashioned Democracy and the Supreme
Court contend that it is the bounden duty
OF Congress to guard and ''protect" slavery
in the Territories. Which is right?
This is very well said. The New Jersey
democracy deserve the Lash, and we trust the
Aualanehe will continue to administer it IN
sparngIy. At the same time, we pray ii to
do SO, not over the shoulders of the Appeal,
nor yet over those of the a. Little Giant but
upon the naked hide of the subjects them
selves. This viii be nothing more than sim
pie justice. What IL the Presidents peculiar
friends do come in for the greater share OF the
blowsl Is 1t not more manly to strike
vigorous, athletic able. bodied foe-one thai
has the power and the will to give a. well as
receive blows-than one who Is weak, asthmat-
ic, aud dropping. Surely it is. Pitch into the
Presidents disciples, then. and extract the
fangs which send =. insidious poison " into the
life-curreut Of the great National Democratic
Party.
The CHARGE ADMrrrEp.-Du During the re-
cent canvass. the opposition press charged
that Mr.. TooABs, of Georgia, was responsible
for the defeat of the Post Office appropriation
bill. The democracy denied the charge, and
endeayored to fix the offence upon Opposition