Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-04

parfv unite with IN forming patriotic Holy al
anee' on fair and honorable terms. nrOIUiRg saeri
f.x o, yrlncpis 10 any party, that may meet them
at Waterloo n 1890 aud ertapate them toreVsr9 or
will they pursue q selfish policy, by which alone
the Democracy can collect and rally and conquer"
Mr. BORIS started back to his neigabOrs in Vir-
ginia with much encouragement that he would &C
oOmplish his proposed alliance. GREELEY published
his speech in fill with cordial Communications
But says:
ave do lot realize that he (Botts) has indicated a
sufficient ard satisfactory basis OF union for 1850,
but he has discussed the matter in a spirit which
does not seem to render or to proclaim such union
iDpossible."
''Mr. Bolts does justice to the policy and
spirit Of that party which srrogates ard profanes
the name Of Democratic, with their fruits; IL ne
fails at all, it is in exhibiting the unmessured edl
I'm which the acts of cur rliers and our nl9users'
through the last few years. have ezeited through
out the civilized world Weak as our government
was vale Washington was President, it was uni
Versally respectsds esteemed; strong as II is un
der Buchanan, it s universally dreaded or detssied-
The charge Of public sentiment in EUROPE "lhih
ths years which have elapsed since the issue OF me
0s end Circular is unparalleled; our country lor
half century the pole star Of the opPressea' has
become the bughesr Of daspots aud olgarcss' me
scandal Of republicans and stencil Ia the nosrils
Of hose who aspire 10 Universal Freedom oar
policy and attitude are doing more TO keep the NIL
lions of Europe under the Zee: Of their oppressors
than We ever did for their liberation. Shall lhere
not be az end OF this!
In another article the Tribune speaks still more
enooursgngly Ii says
"Mr. Bolts in his speech the other day before The
! Viraiuia Wing STATE Convention-and like ell hr.
/ Bods's species. it was 8 frank and manly deeIar
alton Of his opinions the subject uHder discussion
said in substance, that if the Republicans should
nennats ''Crittenden. or Be !, OF Bates OF Nssou~
ri" f,r Prt sident il 1860 he Southern Wings or
Americans would support the candidate. Inc sen
timents of Mr.. CritteEden, and Of Mr. Bel, on the
| great question of The day, are well known 10 Inc
Tublie but Judge Bates having been less prominent
| In political life, from having devoted himself FOL
yesrs to his judicial uies il is proper TO state that
l he was formerly Henry Clay Wing, and, like Hen
! ~ Clay an tmancpationist With such views ht
was elected to Congress thirty years sgo; and how
ever bis opinions may hsye been modified on Other
subjects with regard 10 the slavery question vi
b Ieve they remsin unchanged. he publicly op
posed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, ana
| earnestly denounced the LecomptoD fraud when tina
was going forward; and is now g member Of th'
Free Soil party of Missouri.
Commenting upon the encouraging indications o
sspeedy union ofthe Southern Know NOthings will
the Black Republicans, and quoting the paragraph
aboye given, the st. Louis Democrat, the Black Re
publican organ of that city, says: GAS to the ba
sis of cooperation, that will be very easy matter
Of adjustment even in Presidential canvass, vher
once The concert of action is had. Names in sucl
advanced stages of the contest are mere types o
ideas and we do rot therefore attach any importance
to the talk of this mau or that man as a candidate
for the Presidency. Bat such current aeeeptatiOf
doe, shows that the elements are mrgliag, and that til
RepuBlic0u parry, in haUing conquered the dUersioi
once felt t00arGs arg cooperation IN the SGUs States
has made u1st accession Of moral and political strength
II shows that IN 1860 its nominees will contest, anC
seriously contest, every State in the Union with tn
national democracy, and as We firmly believe
achieve an overwhelming triumph"
We did not set out to conrovert the cry Of tn
Opposition that there is great danger of disunion
The farmers in the country are quietly plougbinl
their fields and are not afraid. Our object is Il
give them an insight into the maueuvres that ST.
going on, the plans that are being laid, and th
tricks that are being prepared by unscruPuleus pc
Htical demagogues, who prse about liberty an'
the Union" and would at the time sell theiI
country and all its hopes for less than Judas be
traycd our Saviour, if they could get no bette
price.
Whatever abuses may creep into the Democrat
party, and whatever differences may exist at time
between its public men, the great masses who con
stitute it, and whose patriotism sustains it, STAN
fast to their principles and harmonious in thei
feelings. Let them be aroused to watchfulness an
the Importance OF action, and cur faith assures u
that the new device OF the enemy will prove pow
erless as the old ones.