Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-18
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beers Of Intelligent. patriotic men in the free
States these constitute the elements of
great national. conservative, union-loving
party in the free States with whom the con-
servatives of the South. of al parties, may
unite, and thereby save the country from the
perils of sectional contest between the
North and the South-the former represented
by the Republican party and the latter by
the Southern fraction of the Democratic
party. Northern and Southern Conservatism,
if combined, can beat Republican Northern
ism and Democratic Southrnism and it is by
that combination alone that the election to the
next Presidency of purely sectional candi-
date, in the person of some one OF the Republi-
can leaders, can be prevented. Shall such
combination be effected? That is the ques-
ton. and its decision rests with the people of
the South. The conservatives of the North
are ready and willing. They say, in effect,
to the conservatives of the South:
I'VE deprecate soctionalism as a curse to
the country. We will not. if we can avoid
it, aid in the establishment. or constitute a
portion of. a Northern party, although by SO
doing we can make such party the domi-
nant party in the Union, and participate in
the honOrs and cmolnments appertaining to
a dominant party. But we do not want to
DO it. Patriotism, our love for the Union,
our devotion To the best interests Of the
whole county forbid us to do it. Unite with
u.s. then. in behalf of the Union and these
high interests. Present US. az candidate
for the Presidency, one of your own citizens,
a slavehalder If you please. but Statesman
of known nationality and conservatism. in
whose integrity we can confide, and we will
support him with all orr might and strength.
If you will not do this-if you ,cU have q
sectional cOntest--if you of the South sciH all
hand together for the sectional interests OF
the South, we. of the North will do the same
You leave us no other alternative as
Northern men, You force US 10 vote for. and
secure the election of the Republican candidate
for the next Presidency, whoever he may be. y
What, then, will the people of the Sonth
do, at this perlous crisis? viii the national
conservative, Union-loving men of the South,
of whatever party, accept the proposition OF
the national. conservative. Union-loving men
Of the North? If they will, they must make
known their intentions at the coming State
elections. They must show by the ballot
box at the elections that there is a national
conservative party in the South. ready and
willing TO unite with the conservatives of the
other sections of the Union to save the coun-
try from the fatal effects of permanent di-
vision of the Union into two parties-the
Northern party and the Southern party.
OF course. this conservative movement will
meet with vehement opposition from the lead
ers of the Republican party. Those leaders
know that the candidacy of Mr.. FILLMORE de-
seated the election of their candidate at the
last Presidential election. They know that
the movement if carried into effect, will be
followed by the extinction of sectiOnalism at
the North, as well as at the South, and that
RepublcaniSm being pure sectionalsm, will
be buried beyond the reach of the hand of
resurrection. Tier cry, therefore, to the peo-
pie of the North will be, Stand by the Re
publican party 1t is the only party that can
beat the Democratic party, now completely
controlled by the sectional, slavery -propa-
ganda, Democratic leaders of the Soulful"
To this cry oi'the Republican leaders of the
North, there will presently go up responsive
cry from the Democratic leaders and organs
of the South, who will say to the people of
the South - Sand by the Democratic party.
1t is the only party that can beat the Black
Republican party, now controlled by SEWARD,
CHASE, HALE, WILSON, SUMNER, GRsELY il CO..
They beat the Republican party! We have
shown that TO be impossible. But to present
the matter more clearly and cOnvincingly, we
here insert table exhibiting the present re-
lative condition of parties in the several
States, with the number of electors for Presi-
dent and Vice-President to which each State is
entitled:
TJe shOIctng t1hdt would be the Presidential Vote as
Parties StaHf il he Several States