Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-27
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2s, 1859.
AbOIitiOnism An the SOuth--A Voice from
she Northern Democracy.

The Southern Opposition constantly pouring
forth their slande9s against the NOrtbern Democrs-
cy while secretly nursing in tier own bosom the
worst enemies of Southern Institutions. 1t must be
clear to the mind Of every one, where men are
found in the South, voting in Congress with the abb
Olitienists upon questions peculiarly affecting cur
rights and institutions such Winter Davis Of
Maryland, Blair of Miss uri, Bell Of Tennessee,
Marshall Of Kenneky, and others of the Know No
thing factiOn--f5r it hardly be called party
little inducement CT encouragement is held ont TO
our Northern friends-few, though they be-tO
stand by Us and defend US. They are assailed at
home as being more Southern than the South, and
the votes of these men pointed out to prove it.
How long will the South suffer herself TO be divi-
ded, ard misrepresented by such men, and thus
give aid aud comfort to the common enemy, to
best our friends ia the North, and finally TO over
whelm US at the South
Listen to the sOiee of the northern Democracy in
this emphatic and eloquent protest from the Phila-
delphia Argas
Horace Greeley is particularly well pleased with
the policy and position of the Opposition party of
the South" Gays the argus. "The only party in
this country which has ever presented an impassi-
bic barrier to the iood-de of fanateism and aboli
tionism which, but for its hsrculean ezertions,
would long ago have rolled in torrents of blood and
desOlaion over the fair fields of Virginia and other
Southern States, is the Democratic party. The only
party which has nobly, msnfully, ct all risks and
every hazard, stood by the guarantees of the Con-
stitution, is the Democratic party The only party
which has ever interpOsed an effectusl safeguard
rfc
sion, is the Democratic party. The Abolitionists,
North and South, know this full well; hence they
make common cause in endeavoring TO break it
down. The fanatics know perfectly well that so
long as the Democratic party retains its supremacy
their reasonable designs will be frustrated, and
they take their measures accordingly.
"To be sure, the Southern allies of Gsrrisonian
traitors do not call themselves AbolitiOnists; they
are infinitely too EhrsWd for that. The climate
would be entirely too warm for their in these
sunny regions, if they were to come out publicaly
10 their true eharacler-bcnce they wear a mask,
call themselves Americans, profess to hold NOrthr
eEn incendiarism in the deepest adherence aad de-
hesitation, in order to carry out their political de.
signs the more easily and the more elTectually.
look at the Opposition vote in Congress /; il is
BouQ plhlauAS 70 ihdb, hHOuluer, 10 b0Oulu~
sr; DO lodging, finchipg. The Abolitionsts of
the North and their secret allies at the Sonth vote
precisely the same way On every important nation
al question, showing that they have a common aim,
atonmon object, and that their sympathies are one
and The same. Occasionally, to be sure, where the
su 2eet is too open aud garing, the Southern OppO-
siton members make a virtue of necessity and sep>
Rrae far the moment from the disciples Of Garrison
and Greeley; but such separation Is only Temporal
~. Within the next hour they ere hail fellows
v sIl met" with the men vino are plotting the over
throw Of Southern rights and Southern institutions
ave think we have a tight TO ask that cur South
ern frierds should take good care Of the Adolf
tionisis in their own immediate neighborhoOds, as
we do at the North While we are battling for the
guarantees of the Constitution in a matter in which
We are not personally interested it certainly is not
asking too much Of those whose all is in jeopardy
from the efforts of traitors in their own midst 10
rebuke them in manner which cannot fail to be ef-
feeiuaL We will take care of our own disorganiA
gers, fanatics and iucendiari,s; let the South do
the some with their allies The other side of the Po>
temac; the freeFOiers Of Virginia, North Carolina,
&C., Sc. We are willing TO light on, fight ever"
but We ask the cooperation Of those We fighting
for. Let the South purge its own borders of The
allies Of AbOlItOnism and fanaicism will sarye in
ixmonths.