Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-04

srsis to-day. BY their sound conservative naior 81
Democracy, their sympathy fer the weaker section
Of the Union, and the rights Of the States.
But 10 return IN chronological order. When, 10
1850, the South meeky asked "a equal partieipa-
licn in the Mexican territorial acquisitions, pHr
chased By the common blood aud treasure Of the
country, there inthe path Of American progress.
a m0ester more terrible than Eusopesn guns. The
inferna spirit CT alIi slavery. Who stood 1p in all
his eEfron'ery and opposed her jast and coBsttu-
tionsl demand, and ihrusted 10 her face Wilmot
proVisqs. But the Democracy, with true cOnstitu-
Iioaa devotion, denounced all such unjust discrimi-
nations against any portion OF this CoRfederaey,
and proclaimed ne principle of non intervention
and popular Sovereignty. it is true that, TO the
genius and craftsmanship Of the illustrious sage OF
Ashland, moro than any other man, is the honor Of
that triumph due; but, it must be remembered that
be had been set aside by tbs Wing party for The
availability Of General Taylor, and that the great
Ksnuckian was without party, and had to rely
upon the willing support Of Inc Democratic party
And, again, in 1854 who but the Democratic
party stood up for the great principle IN the
Kansas and Nebraska act? The great body Of the
Wings in the Sonlh, who loved principle more than
they did party, gave the measure their hearty sup
port. Again, when Kansas with legally made
constitu ion, knocks at the door Of the Union and
asks that she be allowed seat ia this great sister
hood of States she is Indignantly refused by every
| Abolitionist and Black Republican because she
mas OEuISeu G0SSIC slavery IN nef
The South in this instance. as in 1904, turnlshef
| ccrForals guard Who F,te AID act th the anti
| slavery party But 10 southern Democrat, | am
proud TO say, is found uPon the list: buf, TO man,
with more han halt the southern Americans. suPe
| pert the measure. And where stands tae northern
Democracy in this test Of their fealty to the c0u
siluiional rights Of the South OF the northern
Democrats in the Senate, only three yotedsgains i;
| while Ia Tho House, from the Nor b, onlY Twelve
Democrats found to finally record their vote with
the Opposition.
Thus you see, after al the hue aud cry Of the di
vision ia the ranks Of he Democracy there ere bat
q very few who stood out finally But il is urged
that The policy of the Administration upon this IS
sue has been condemned ia the recent elections 10
the North The Democracy, in the last northern
elections for the first time, had to contend against
the complete fusion of the Black Republican and
Know Nothing parties And even against that UNI
holy alliance strength, shown by the popular
vote in each Of three great States, New York Penn
syVania and Ohio is larger than was before;
showing. ooDcusively, that the pahcy of the Admin
| istrstion hes been opposed by the honest masses
| Of the party. Bat where is the of any 9TH
parry IN the North who stood by the South in this
! contest? Echo answers where? But how has the
pol oy of the Administration been received in the
States South where elections have taken place The
| popular msjoiiiies have been largely increased Ia
Missouri, where effort has been made to introduce
the emancipation question along vito anti>Lec5mp-
ton, the Administration party has been sustained by
the uprising of the people by unprecedented MAORI
ties Democrats and Americans have united and
swept anti-LecOmpton and emancipation from the
soil Of Missouri.
But some Americans of the South complain that
the South has lost Kansas, slave State, and that
squatter sovereignty has been substituted for popu
lar sovereignty At the same time that these parti
sans make these complaints they sustain most en-
Enthusiastically the very men Who voe1 against the
repeal Of the Missouri compromise; the very men
who voted to keep Kansas frt e territory, and who
| opposed her admission a slave State. Beautiful
consistency Complaining because Kansas is not
slave State, and yet hurrsh for the very men who,
by their votes would net give her even a chance to
be slave State; and denounce those who did give
her The opportunity to have slavery These
consistent patriots affect 20 be wonderfully Mortified
at the doctrine of squatter sovereignty. They cry
out squatter sovereignty, and at the same time de-
n0uDce the Administration which IS opposed 70 that
Odicus doctri They are down on squatier soyer-
eighty, but they are ready to excuse anybody (but
aDe2oorst) for entertaining he beresy They de
nouHce squ3tter sovereignty, but aimed Willard
Fillmore who sustained congressional intervention.
They cry squatter sovereignty, aud at the same
time sustain their leaders, who voted and acted with
Free Sellers in the territorial organizati act Of
kansas and Nebraska, aud who were in open hsrlo-
try with the AbotiOnists against the admission Of
| Kansas because she had slavery
Nor can they say that they ignorant Of the
| Black Republican tendency of this party. Have
boldly declared their willingness to fuse with the
| Black Republicans? And is it not understood in
this city, that Efforts uDceasiug efforts are con
sanily made to bring about a harmonious cosiiuOn!
Do not the Journals of Congress tell the tale too
plainly, that there is party in the South acting,
not talking only, but acting with the Black Repub-
licsns with the view to overthrow the Democracy
And was not this Northern American party politely
bowed out of the late New York State Black Re-
publican convention, after it had become democrat
lad hE n fnaa nd off cd
| cred its flag aud subscribed 10 the anti slavery
plank Of Stewards platform? | say bowed out, for
they were indignantly refused voice in the nomi>
| na'iJn Of the ticket. Did not the Senator from
New York, Mr.. Seward during the greet debate
of the last ssOr, eODgratulae HIS parry, that their
prospects we're Frightening, and that even in the
South a party forming, upon whose aid he
could confidently rely! To whom had he refer
| enee? Of course to those who thiak and vote with
him upon those great issues of southern rights As
a member Fl rom Tennessee it was with deep NORTH
ca ion and regret that heard the gentleman from
| Mass aehusetis Mr. Burlingame eulogize Ten
nessee Senator, Mr.. Bell, knowing every
does the inveter4ie hatred which the Massschu-
sets Representative bears the institutions of my
| State.
The Richmond Wing, leading antLeccmpton
American journal, having argued that the slavery
question is settled, says:
There is now therefore, no reason under why the
Opposition North and South East and West unite in
And We for such union, with all our neart and SOUL
The Louisville Journal has been for year OF two
advocating the election Of Black Republicans over
sound and national Democratsl
''In view of the existing state Of things, the
cessty for a recops ruetion of parties is apparent
say some of the American papers Of the South The
sigus of the times very clearly indicate that the dis
eordsnt elements Of the opposition going
through another smelling process, of which Black
| RepubGcanism, northern Know Nothingsm, and
Anti LecOmpton southern Amerieanism, constitute
the component parts. And the honest masses will
soon be called upon by the prOfessed patriots of this
/ new organization, to u1ite with them in putting
down the time hOnOied Democratic party, that has
stood the shocks and changes that have swept over
the country from the days of Jefferson down to the
present moment What is TO be the name Of this
new party is perhaps, the most difficult and per
picking question connected with its parturition-a
party travelling about in search of a name like ia !
phet for q father. But, judging from those who
have kindly offered their services to stand at the
baptismal tcnt god father for the founding, it is
very evident that the South will find little sym
pathy from it from the bitterest O.? her sectional
fees The same pen with which Horace Greeley |
and James Watson Webb invite william H Seward |
and Henry Wilson to a Black Republican jubilee, !
over the defeat Of the Kansas Lecompton eonstitu-
ton, indites, in terms of warm commendatiOn, lets
tiers of invitation to distinguished South American
Senators.
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