Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-26


The Opposition regard Il as great outrage that
the Democrats should continue to sagitae. the
slavery question" When We attempted in 1866 to
hold the Know NOthings responsible for the election
Of the miserable thirty -fOurth Congress- With BANKS
and other AbOlisionsss ct their head they charged
the Democracy with "agitatine the slavery ques-
ton" When We attempted in 1856 to hold Mr..
FILLMORE responsible for having persisteIty voted
with the Abolitionists in every instance while
member of Congress, we Ners charged again with
"sgitating the slavery question. When We sought
to hold Mr.. ETHERIDoE responsible for having de-
lighted the Aboionists OF the North, st the ex-
pense of the honor Of the Souta, by his sntislaVe
trade resolution which the Radical AboliOHist had
justly declared strikes beyond the African slave
trade-it cendemns the American slave trade, and
the practice of slavehodlng With which it is iden-
tiaed," We were again charged with "agiating the
question of slavery When we sought to hold Mr.
BELL responsible to mis- constituents for having
dsregarded their sentiments and yielded their rights
to the demands Of Abolitionism in nearly every in
stance, where he should have defended them, We
were again charged with "agitating the slavery
question" When We sought in '57 to hold Mr..
HATToN and his party responsible for eoales-
cling with the Abolitionists in their deadly
opposition to the Kansas bin, repeating. the
| odious Missouri restriction, the CRY was again
raised that We were "agitating the slavery
question" Since thst time these very Southern
Know Nothing leaders who have 60 much depre-
Gated "agitaden," have been making overtures for
fusion with the Abolitionisls into one grand party
Of OPPOSITION to Democracy, and when We hove
torn of their mask and exposed the terms aud con-
ditisns upon which it was to be G2nsummatsd again
the cry is raised that we "aglating the slavery
question"
We have no doubt they have holy horror for
such agitation. It is tortuous death 10 them.
They wrihe under it like SCORPIONS encircled with
fire. It is letting in the burning light Of truth TO
their naked deformiiy 1t is dissipsting the pesd-
Iential atmosphere upon which they live and move
and have their being.
II this be agitation" we glory in It. 1t is the
kind Of agitation that Furnishes offenders, uphOlds
the laws and preserves the political morals of the
country 1t is the kind of agitation that makes bad
men tremble in their shoes, and consigns reckless,
trading politicians TO merited obscurity. But for
such agitation in the various relations Of life,
kind would retrograde and society finally resolve it.
self again into its original distracted and dscordsnt
elements We intend to continue such "agitltiOn
long as there is page of The Congressional Globe
or file of the New York Tribune from which We can
quote to expose their actions and portray their po
liticsl character. This agitation" shall follow
them as a ghost that will not down at their bidding
embittering their thoughts by day and troubling
their dreams by night. We will hold it constantly
before their eyes and ring it in their ears.
&c Zach to-morrows evening
Will sinking see implements pangs begun,
And, rising with the WOntsd blush of morn,
Behold how we'll, or i'll, those pangs borne"