Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-26

diUine right Of The majority. II Il
3. 1T IS A DoUBIE-FAcED PARTY, HAVING ONE |
ASPECT FOR THE NORTH AND ANOTHER FOR |
THE SOUTH. - ~ |
Many of IFS Northern leaders earnestly adj |
vocate a strongly protective tariff, whilst |
many of its Southern leaders say that the
adoption of another protective tariff will |
justify ard cause a dissolution of the Union. |
The Northern leaders advocate squatter
sovereignty, whilst its Southern leaders hold
il in adherence.
Its Northern Representatives under South
ern dictation, vote for law saying Kansas
shall not be admitted into the Union without
a population OF ninety-three thousand, and
then. to secure their reelection, pledge them
selves to vote for her admission regardless
of the amount of population.
Many of its Northern leaders favor internal
improvements and vote for the most costly
improvements ever devised. while its South
ern leaders deny the power 10 make improve
ments and the policy of such measures.
It's Northern leaders are opposed to the
opening of the African slave trade. whilst
many Of those from the South are anxiously
ia its favor.
Many of its Northern lpaders thought the
Lecompton constitution a cheat and a swindle
which il was dishon. st and tyranncal to at
tempt TO force upon Kansas. vet some of them
under the influence of peculiar party snasion,
voted a bi-b. TO the people TO induce its
adoption whilst all the Southern leaders
voted for the force bill and the bride, yet some
of them at least one Of them and he the
mo I ind pendent and talented Of the whole
(ScuatDr Hammond. Of S. Co. has since con-
f.ssed that even whilst 80 voting, be believed
the constitution To have been an eXecrable
fraud which the South itself ought to have
kicked out of Congress.
4. 1T Is a PARTY WITH No COMMON POLICY OR
FIXED PRINCIPLES. -.fs..s
Its members agree with each other as little
in regard TO fundamental principles of gov
eminent as they do in regard to measures OF
national policy.
Old fashioned Fcderalsts with President
Buchanan and Chief Justice fancy at their
head combine with LccofUcO Democrats.
Nullificrs and strict construction State
rights man unite with aati-nullifiers and the
loosest latitudinarans.
D-tributiOnists of the proceeds of the pub
lie lands ming!e with opponents Of that
measure and both unite in sqUandering the
public domain for the benefit of unnaturalized
foreigners and pet corporations.
Rcd Republicans, Socialists, and Agrarians
fraternize with Southern nabobs, who
advocate property qualification for
voters (and slavcho!ding qualification for
representatives, and who proclaim in the
Senats the doctrine that - laboriHg men are
everywhere the mud sills IF society" and
that every man is slave who depends upon
the wages of his labor for a support"
Such are the discordant materials of the
party that the President. with proper regard
to sections, cannot even organize a Cabinet
that harmOniZes either with him or each other
on the most important subj cts. We find
him compelled to the humilJting liberation
Of Secretary Of Treasury whe denOunces and
eXcrts his official influence to thwaTt favor
tie and most important measure which the
President recommends to Congress. Others
Of his Cabinet also oppose him upon other
measures One of the chief organs of the
party makes bitter complaint that it is broken
into fragments, and that even those fragments
are suLdvid d into clique5 by different aspi-
rants to the Presidency.
What Mr.. Calhoun said OF the party before
it came under his guidance, its whole career
proves to be true--"It has no cohesive priu-
ciple but the power of public plumber"
3. 1T Is A SECTIONAL PARTY.
1t has agitated the slavery question for
party purposes, until it has driven nearly the
whole North from its ranks. Whilst thus
agltatinS Tor the purpose of consolidating the
whole South under its party rule, it was reck
less Of that necessary consequence. the sec
tionaliZing Of the whole North with its supe-
riOr strength into an opposing party; reck-
lecc of the evil effects Of briaging the whole
nation to an angry, sectional contest on the
slave line, and utterly reckless of the conse-
quent peril to the Union. 1t was guilty of
the blundcr of supposing that the consolda-
ton OF the South, under its rale, would more
than compensate all that il would lose in
party strength at the North. 1t has not
III rely succeeded in sectionalizing itself,
but also i'll sectionalizing great opposing
party at the North, which seems to have
antl-slavery for the principal article Of its
| creed.
Whilst there is not a foot of Territory left
| upon which the opposing ideas of these par
| ties on the slavery question can have any
! practical bearing. yet their distractions are
made the absorbing topic of political discus
! sion, 10 the Infinite injury Of great national
! interests, and the driving of nearly the whole
nation into one or the other of two sectional
! parties, prolonged strife between which
cannot but result in disunion. Whilst most
Democrats started and have kept up the agi-
tatIon of the slave question for supposed
party benefit. the disuniOn Democrats have
co0perated with the Abolitionists in aiding
the agitation, from their mutual hate Of the
/ Union
Everything tends to prove that So long as
the Democracy retains power, the Disunion-
| lists will allow the nation no peace on the
| slavery question. When Kansas no longer
! promises to keep it alive, they try TO give
it new vitality by advocating the opening of
the African slave trade, scheme which, as it
has no chance of succcss.c IN be founded on no
motive bat that of agitating. They stimulate
/ The agitation by encouraging the smuggling
| of cargoeS of Africans. They audaciousy
insult the whole nation by giving impunity
| to the p;ratical feluns who effected the SNUG
Cling. They incite their grand juries to "a
! practical sort of notification of the nations
law, and justify them for refusing to indict
the persons engaged in this piratical traffic.
With the same view they are manifesling
mock zeal for the acquisition of Cuba. whilst
they know that Spain through all depart
mentS of her government has sOlemnly de-
/ c,arcd that she will net sell and when "A per
| rnacuuS thrusting upon her of the off to
/ bay. can have no effect but to aggravate her
against U.s. aud IndeiidStely postpone the
| chance of pcac iul acquisition. The scheme.
/ If sincere, would be "a gross bluud,r; az an
| clcctiunccring trick, to furnish material for
the next Presidential campaign, it is II most
| shallow artifice. It's surroundings have
Great ii a popular suspicion that the scheme
/ Ia obtain thirty millions of secreat service
money covers up an undetected plan of pub
! lie plumber for private or party benefit.
| Groundlgss as that suspicion may be- there
can be 80 doubt that tue principal motive
! With most Of the party Is the reagiiation of
/ Tie slave question, win view 10 our nation
| nj elections. lmpracucable the scheme is
aud 80 obviously calculated to iujure the
chance for p-aceable acquisition, however
desirable IL may he, il must he urged from
/ motive paramount to the desire of acquiring
/ Cnha. and reckless of all prejudice To thai
| object The motive can be found only in is
desire to ngitate the slave question. and for
| party advantage to play upon "A supposed in
satiable national greed for foreign territory
6. IT Is A CORRUPT PARTY.
1t is not only corrupt itself, bat has caused
much corruption in most other parties. It
/ introduced into the national govern uent the