Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-13

When HORACE GREELEY siguifed, a few weeks
since that the Black Republican nomination for the
Presidency, was open for the competition of South,
ern men, and might be awarded to JOHN BELL or
BORIS er WnTER DAVIS, provided they proved
themselves suf oieBly devoted to the interests Of
the abolition party, we predicted that there would
be q severe contest among these gentlemen for the
favor of their Northern allies. We have not been
disappointed. The Tribune indicated the qualihca-
tions which would be required for the nomination.
1t stated what degree Of subservieucy would be de-
nanded from Southern men in order 10 secure the
reward 1t declared that the future would deter
mine who should be the man,
A speech, cote proposition Of the right stomp"
saws GREELEY" aud made at herightmon1snt, may IN
dieale him. so that the clear eyed longer doubt
And that man, whoever he may be-Whether SEW
ARD. or CHASE, or M'LEAN, or BANKS, or FREMONT,
or EIssELL, or CoLLAMER, or BATES, or FEssENDEE
nay, should he have not been hitherto regarded
as technically Republican such as General ScoTT,
or JoHN BELL, or HORACE F. CLARK, or JOHN NJ
BORIS, or HEERY WINTER DAVIS, provided he be
openly aud uuequvOcsllY ANTI SLAvEsY ENTENDN
ING. ANTIGUA STEALISG, AETI-FILLIBUsTER- re
shall heartily support both has nomination and has cleo
uon. We give far notice that practical triumph
in 1860 ever the sham Democracy and as master,
The Slavery PropqgaRda is the end Tor which We Ia
b r. and 10 which we hold not only personal aspl-
"a ions, bu, parry names, who ly subordinate"
Messrs. BELL AID Boris have promptly entered
the ring The giutCrng prize has caPuvated them
as the philosopher Of the Tribune, nOiUubt expected
The required speech has been made. Mr.. BORIS in
Ia fhn i7,rnn tlI4 to pyp
Of his uaster. subscribed TO lie conditions aod de
voted himself body snd soul to the service Of the
Black Republicans But Mr.. BILL was net to be
outdoGe. liz had already won much favor by his
opros,tiou to the admission Of Kansas He must
manifest stil more clearly his hostility to South
ern interests He must formally accept the terms
whiehuhe T,Juae had dictLtei and 60 beyond his
Virginia competitor in his serviiiy to It's demands.
favorable opportunity offered lev days atter
Mr. Boris delivered his New York speech. The
Cura Qaes,ion vas before the Senate, and Mr. BELL
was 50 eager 10 manifest his "opeu and une~
ouivocal' opposi in to 'sia7ery ension," Cuba
s,eaing," AID III libustcIism" once, that he ac
tu.y asked the privilege of the aJOr from another
Senator wh1 coul teousy yielded it TO Kim for that
purpose His whole programme had been previ-
o.siy laid down by The Tribune and he had no diff
fculFy in taking his position in conformity 10 the
viii Of his northern ID. masters Their policy had
been clearly Sc, forth in the following paragraphs
in the Tribune
q. but as 10 the Republican party ITSELF Il should
lfaue no doubt any mind Ct as h0say 10 me HedS
1lre at all hazards and for The reason thIt Cubd IS
sgrsboIflag island and that that hostility pH erst
ton2Gs S dUJy continues there.
The Negro ProIA Eanda admit that they have no
hope OF devotiug 10 Slavery rod Of the Territory
We now posses except il nay be Arizona. They
abandoned Kansas Nebraska, Dakota, Washington,
Oregon Nevada ColODa, Utah, snd New Mexico,
10 Freedom Nine inchoste States! Eighteen Sena-
torsl But dark though The prospects be, they will
not Weld till they have made an effort, perhaps
many efforts for territorial expansion In south
ward direction. The struggle Will be severe II
the Republican party stands firm, 1t Will be decisive;
and from The hour Thsa The Propaganda shall De defeat
ed te dscIdence OfSIaeey in the Union '0lA be rapid"
Mr. BELL closely followed the track which is here
marked out for him. He opposed the acquisition
Of Cuba al this time. The Tri5ms's article states
that the Republicans will oppose its annexation
so Tong as SIaUery continues 10 erist the ISLAND
The Tribune demands that the candidate of its
party shall be "openly and unequiyOcally anti-hlli
clustering" in his feelings NJ. BELL denounces all
movements for the acquisition of territory, and
makes further concessions to the sentiment of the
North by including the Mexican war and the acquiN
siton of territory, which was the result of it in his
denunciatiOns. Nay he assailed the Oregon and
Texas policy of Mr.. Polk, and repeated the stale
oslumuies which had been hurled against that pure
and patriotic statesman by the New York Tribune |
and other kindred sheets of that period We listen
cd with patience but with deep modification to the
whole Of the Senator's lengthy harangue, and we
heard no sentiment fall from his lips which SEW
BIRD or HALE might not have uttered; we heard no '