Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-12

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stand what are its avoWed doctrines and purposes al
prsssnL The great object which Col. NRrHEREAED,in
common With the rest of the Opposition leaders,
North and South desires TO accomplish is the over
throWof theDemocracy He links in his own emphat-
10 language that he is doing Goods service in whips
ping the Democratic party" and this Jesuitical
principle that "the end ssnctfes the means" he ex-
cuses his conduct in DISTINGUISHING large portion
Of the citizens Of Tennessee by an unfair aud ins
| iquitous appOrtionment. Entertaining this strange
sentiment of duty-this higher law doctrine-over-
ruling all correct ideas Of justice and patriots
ism, we are not surprised that Col NErHERLAHD
should labor in harmony with the Black Republi-
cans TO break down the power by which the consti
tutional rights of the South are Protected and the
union Of these States preserved. We are not sur
prised that be should aid in crushing party which
he SO bitterly detests, even though abolitionisn
must assume the control Of the Government if his
efforts are successful. We are not astonished that
he should feel willing to elevate the Black Republi
can party TO power, 'sfOr," in the language OF Mr.
SEWARD, ''eUsry one the Rtpu6licaa par
~ or none that shall dspdes the Democracy. We could
not expect Col. NETHEzLAND, with such feelings as
he svoEzF, to have any computations for his past
course o1ny scruples about that which he will pur
sue in the future. 1t makes very little difference
with him whether he ''Whips the Democracy by an
unjust spportiOnment or by coalition with abOli-
tionists and fanatics
and supported stated that the msjority against the
Col. NETHERIAsD in abiding to the apporiOnment
of the State which he admitted he had advocated
Democratic party, in the General Assembly was not
H. Il
under the old one. Referring to cur files, the best
authority accessible to us at this moment, we find
that the Wings had ten majority on joint ballet in
1s5I--seven in the Senate and three in the House.
Mr.. NETHERLAED was member of the Legislature
at this time, and assisted in the apportionment by
which, if the vote Of the counties had remained
unaltered, the Wings would have had majority of
16 on joint ballot. If they did not maintain that
majority it was partly because Of the odium which
this very measure brought upon the party In
1858, however, the Wings actually obtained ma
jority Of IL on joint ballot, Notwithstanding the
Democratic majority in the State was over two thou
sand Col NETHRRLAND has certainly fallen into
very grave in his attempt avoid the respcn
sibility Of this odious act He seemed to feel the
insufieiency of his Defence for without abiding at
congressional districts, he confidently fell hack on
the general and sweeping justification, that he was
/ doing Goods service in whipping the Democratic
| party"
! OF course the Colonel dwelt with great emphasis
| upon the corruption and extravaganza charge. On
/ this subject his views seem to coincide with Mr..
! BELLS. He stated that the expenditures have now
! ''nesrly reached the round sum Of hundred mil
lions Of dollars" elf honestly expended" said
| Mr. NErHERLAND, ssaH rightl but very much fear
it is otherwise" On this particular point we give
the very words of Col NETHERLAND, because we
intend to join issue with him right here. We
dissent most earnestly from any such doctrine.
If q hundred millions of dollars have been expaud-
Ell, even 'hOnsstly expended in year, we think
il all roag. We do not subscribe to the theory that
the general government should engage in those ex-
pensive and extravagant schemes which the federal
party have always advocated. We think that poll
cy which would require the expenditure of hur-
dred millions or even eighty millions annually would
be ruiuous to the best interests of the country
We do not believe that amount necessary 10 an
economical administration of government The
fatal error which lay at the bottom of the old Fed
eral creed is that the government should dispense
liberal bounties to all merOriops and praiseworthy
enterprises that it should open its vaults and lavish
its money upon schools, colleges, railroads, &c.,
trusting to high protective tariff for the means of
supplying deficiencies in the treasury. The Demo.
cratic party on the other hand think it best t. re-
lieve the people as much possible from the bur-
dens of tsxation-impese the lowest possible rate of
duties thus leaving the money in the pockets of the
people to be appropriated as they see fit. We do
not think it proper to take the ey belonging to
the whole people to foster enterprises beneficial
only to few. We OBJECT TO the appropriation Of
the treasure of the nation for the advantage of
particular State Section We protest against the
theory Of our opponents-'s splendid government
and an impoverished people"
We cannot foresee any necessary or rghtful
subjects of Legislation that would justify the
annual outlay of hundred Millions or even
sum approaching to that amount. We cannot think
with Mr.. BELL that such amount can be "eoo-
nomicaly expended, nor with Col NETHERLAND,
that "if honestly expended" it is call right" We
are not astonished, however, that these gentle.
men should assume this position. 1t is the only |
wsy in which Mr. BELL can excuse himself for his |
own votes or Col. NErHERLAND justify the extrava-
gsncs of the Opposition in Congress
We do not recollect that Col NErHERLAND in allud-
ing to cOrruptOns Of government made any specific |
charges. We quite certain that he did not refer to
the thefts frauds and peculaions of the Know Moth.
ing Office holders in this city. He was totally silent
about the outrageous GARDNER aud and GALPH1N
swindles of the Taylor and FILLMORE administra-
tions, in which cabinet officers, the constitutional
advisers Of the President-were deeply implicated
COL .NETHERLAND admitted, however q small
experiment in the way of humbuggiDg, on his own
private account. He said he had joined the Ameri-
can party; hel was willing to bear whatever of
Odium attached to that organization; but he had
never abandoned his Wing principles; he had car
ried them with him into the order; the American
party generally had not given up their whiggery.
But they said they had, if Coz. NETHERLAND win
remember, They pretended that they would
ignore old party issues and invited men of all parties
10 come and participate in the blessings of Know
Nothiogism. We suspect, that Col. NErHERLAND
,sn himself remember, persuading many of his
Democratic fellow citizens to unite with this order,
assuring them that it was no whig trick and was
ust ss wholesome place for Democratic principles