Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-11


ing a sketch of speech made in Kansas last
month by Hon. F. 2. STANTON. This gentle
man has many friends in this State IN the
Democratic party who may feel some curl
osity In knowing why he has thought proper
TO abandon his former political relations and
ioin the Republicans. To all such who read
the patriot, we commend bis speech. Our
Opposition readers will not be surprised to
find Mr.. STANTON enlisted in the ranks of q
party denounced by the Democracy as enc
mics of the South. They have seen BIsNEY,
YAS BuREN, HALE, CHASE. and FsRMoNT. not
to mention hosts of other Democratic leaders,
naturally drop into the came ranks, and are
no doubt satisfied that the tendency of Demo
cratic principles is TO fanaticism-abolition
fanaticism in the North; and secession, dis
union fanatcism in the South. Nor will
they forget, whilst reading Mr.. SrAHToN's
present views. how be labored in his can
vases in this State to prejudice the minds of
the people against the old Wing party for its
alleged disposition to affiliate with abolition
lists. Men like Mr. STANTON. who are swift TO
impeach the integrity Of others, not them
selves above suspicion. We have always felt
that time aud place give color to their
views relative to parties and measures
Had Mr.. STANTON remained in Tennessee
to this day, he would have been foremost
amongst those who oppose the republican
party, and cndeavor 10 break down the South
elm Opposition by charging il with the de
sire and intention of cooperating with Re-
publicans. We do him no injustice in express
ing this opinion. His present conduct amply
warrants such a belief And he is but a sam
DIE of those democratic leaders who claim for
their party all the soundness upon slavery is
sues Place any one Of them in Mr.. STATIONS
position and they would act precisely as be
has acted. II is presumed to be popular in
the South TO be thought peculiar friend of
her institutons-hcnce. their love Of things
Southern. In the North they would become,
like the great mass Of the Northern Democ-
racy, opponents of slavery, and Southern
rights. The most violent of the Southern
agitators of the day is Mr.. RHETT, of South
Carolina. He could not live in a condition
of peace and quiet He must have agita-
ton, and the slavery question affords him
plenty of it. Were he resident of Boston,
instead of being a prosiavery fanatic. he
would be a rival of wendell PHILLIPS. We
doubt whether the irreverent Boston priest
could surpass him in the expression OF his
horror of the wickedncss of slavery and slave
holders or of his hatred of the Const-
tuition and government which tolerate il
II the people of the South would properly
appreciate the motives and actions of such.
men-wOuId look behind the mask which
covers them-there would be less trouble in
our midst. 1t s not those who violent in
their views. and turbulent in the expression
of them; nor yet those whose cunning adopts
som ething more plausible, but still does not
prevent them from unjustly assailing their
fellOw-citizens of the South, who differ with
them that are to be trusted. The leader who
Il Just, under all circumstances, to friend and
foe, to North and South, he is the man whose
counsels are to be trusted. Few of these are
to be found amongst the democracy. We
must look elsewhere for spontaneous
growth of such patriots Wherever found
they are most worthy OF confidencc. To them
mUstthe nation look for rescue from the perils
which are now impending over her. They
alone can save her. The RHErrs. the YAK
CEYS. the JEFF. DAvIsFS. on the one hand;
aud the SEwARDS. the GLASSES the STATIONS
on the other. must be cast aside, and other
men, more just, more conservative relied
npon.