Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-15

| ally pracrcal people. and view politica
questions mainly with an eye to practical re-
suits They Sc" that there is no longer foo
OF territory remaining upon which the slav,
controversy can have any practical result
Law climate, and geographical boundaries
now permanently established, give a fina
quietus 10 the whole subject. AS to the non
admission of Slave States into the Union. tha
is position which the Republican party ha.
never assumed. but, on the contrary. by theii
vote on the Crittenden amendmrnt to the
kansas bill, they solemnly rrpudated it as
purity dogma. But as that party was organ
| lzed mainly with view to the slave ales
ton. aud to protect the North against alleged
| Southern aggression on that subject, il has a
! lack OF nationality, and a SAVIOR of sectional
! ism and anti-slavery propc 1sities which pre-
| clude any portion of the South from harmon
iZng or cooperating with it as party. 1t
can never be brodght int grally into any new
national combination. 1t must be disbanded
Ike the Wing and American parties, and its
really conservative Union members must
GENE individually into the composition of a
great national Uhion party, or no part of the
South can co-uperate with them
The proposition for such a combination is
sufficiently fair and equal, even in reference
only 10 r,litive strength of numbers. II is
true that whilst Fremont received 300 900
votes, Fillmore received 100000. But it
'huNb NC iGui uiDclGu tudI rEtIDOul received
ZOOOOO Abolition votes. which, from present
indications, will be withheld from the Repub-
lIcan ticket hereafter, aud that more Than
that numb OF men did not vote for Fillmore
only because he had no chance for beno elect
ed. The OppositiuniSts outside of tho Repub-
lican and Abolition ranks must nearly equal
In point of numb rs the whole Republican
party proper. 1t is true thai the distribution
as To localities gives the Republican vote
vastly the most availability. Bit that. in
the eye of either Justice, patriotism, or en-
hght"ned policy, should make no difference
with Northern men in yielding up party or
ganization for the sake of a great na'ional
fusion. When near a million of their fellow
citiz ms are asking such Il fusion for The sake
"f the Uhio }, and t. relieve the nltion from
lh incubus of the corrupt ID -mocracy, the
request comes with an imp, ttive force TO
which the judiciOus and patriotic IN IN of the
North must c''rtainly yield. A mere ciion-
al triumph in a contest for the Presidency is
what they ought not, and upnn ref ction cam
not Sire Such triumph cannot result
ben" ficially to the nation. An administration
of n government for four y, ars exclusively
by Northern men would he "A most periluuS |
experiment. Whether thr Uaion would stand |
the strin of such an experiment is what NJ, |
discreet man wonld willingly PIT TO the test |
The patrio ic warnings on that sui ct of Mr.. |
ilmOre in his powerful sp echrs OF 1856, The |
people OF The North have not turgotlcn. Such |
sectional triumph III the election of Presi-
lent must he told them prove worse than
4 barren victory. 1t would arm Souihern
iisunionists with great powers toward the ac-
of their aim. 1t would give
them great aid in their unceasing efforts TO
play upon the sectional f elings and preju-
Ices "f The South - for consolidating the
south in sectional opposition To tn. NORTH,
md generating such sectional animosity as
would enable them to strike successfully for
If ihre were any Intelligent men at the
North who believe that a SJtthorn Whig or
American of distinction would accept "A nom
natioI on the Pr SD ntial lick t of the Re-
'uhlIcan party, "r E"ud ace pit office under its
're%id nj wh II T. ceiviIg not = single ei cturai
L even popular vote rom the South it is time
bat y should he undeceiyed. No Soutnern
ntieman oi high standing would seek the
teSld hcy by such means. Any Sou, hrrn
IAN VINO gut accept Office under sueh cir
for the sake of the emolumrntS
ouid lac OF that class whose support would
nd Father 10 aiienate than conciliatr South
rn cnnid nee in a Northern President so
cled. RiShtfully or wrOngfully there i at
le South an aim st universal feeling of a
ns d.stIust towards the Rep Iblic n plrty.
hch 1t would be vain to attempt to mitigate ,
} long as thai party keeps up its present or
al ztilon. The di banding uf that party
nd the overthrow of the Democracy. are two
lings nccdiul, indispensahly needul. TO the
'slOratiOn OF national concord aud prosp III
T. This is so obvious that intelligent mtu
every locality must concur in the o, iuion.
Id there can b no reasonable doubt that the ,
lnServative MASSES at the North will compel
e politicians TO disband III ptrly, AID fuse @
ith conservatives irom every qaarter ON the
mple platform, pres, rye the Union and
net the slave question"
IhS result viii be greatly facilitated if the +
ppos ton should succeed III the next cleo
ON III Kentucky and Teunessee. The avail ,
Die Southern aid thus manifested by ihuse
atrs aud Maryland towards the formation
"A new national party viii afford great in- 4
nc ment Tor the conservative masses at the
nr'h to bring about the fusion.
B should his anticipation not be fulfilled.
ouid the piblican party fail to disband,
ID mus secure thorough enduring def, az
the Democracy. the conservative Umol a
en- OF the whole nation will sill have the
portnnily of clinging together and preserv- U
: the nucleus of II gr at conservative party
meet the national xig ncy at some future G
v. BY running third candidate. a. was A
ne with Mr.. Fillmore, tn y will be pt to- -
ther and saved Iom absorption into either | p
= Republican or Democ. attic party. Ken
,ky, Tennessee, and Maryland will be kept .,
THEN true position and neutrality between
: North aud South. and that of paciiicators
tween both extremes for the preservation
the Union.
A. The Republican and Democratic par
) are purely sectional, their collisions can
ult in no national benefit. but must neccs-
lily endanger the Union. aud they may.
ii b. pronounced p rnicious organizations /
It Ought TO be broken up. Should the pro-
'ed fusion take place, the nation will hava
opportunity, by large majority, not
rely To cond ma the Gor,up, democracy, (
al The same time tn render salutiry, -
.diui condemnation If all $. ciioLal parties. ,r
i Is Il common ere. q that p trti $ are uu- an
1idahle in a Rfpublic. aud with equal
anlmiIy among The wise they are deemed a r
at evil. Washington warned Us against L
: banetw Effects ef party sptrtt.' IL. warned al
with peculiar emph .>is against sec'ioali
fteS as Tue great dang r OF our national
evr. Whenever they became 50 distinctly i,
tipnad as are thc REPUBLICAN aud ID mo-
tic parties. they ought To be put down. gr
al Is what the peace, prosper ty and safety
every confederate X R.public required.
Al is what Is contemplated by the propss d
lo.i. Should IL succeed, We shall have the 4
irahie opportunity OF testing. 10y actual
'eritn -nt ddiing whole Presidential term,
value OF our government wnea aiiniai,-
fu ree irpu the effects of party collisions.
at1rs aad Representatives,, speaking tbs.
timcdt> of their local constituencies ua-
nmeiied oy parry ties, will give a true ex-
ssion OF the national opinion upon ali !.
stioas of lolicy. A President SO chosen
thc OCCASION. aaIder no pledge but tnat of II
serving tue Uaion, will have no party at !
4, - r $500 - ea usei P'ss'oh the
'""sc oi po"e1i ahu 10 CLOAK bss maiFersa- Ert
In iukurp unrflqS mn Il "A fy In | sit
still the natioa will have had q respite LAy
lst It's great government machine is pro- ~ -,
y ov'rhauied and right.d up, aid 1t will ane
e given salutary warning against the ?
tnizitioa ot sectional parties hereafter. g
Iould Oe death blow to such osgaiiza- y. |.
5 Tor long time to come. Future par =
viii have a more salatary and less peril