Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-29

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Congress Of the United States with the enemies Of
the South, as the Know.nothing party did in 1855.
An Appeal from the Northern Democracy.
The abOlitionists ere looking with great interest
and soicitude to the present canvass in Tennessee
If single Southern State should join the ranks of
the Opposition, it will be regarded by the Black Re-
publicans concession to the anti-savery feeling
of the North, and token of submission on the part
of the Southern people to the dominion of aboli-
tionism. In Tennessee, triumph of the OPposi-
ton would be claimed triumph f81r. Bell, and
a full endorsement of his course in Congress. 1t
would be received az verdict in favor of the South
ern members whom the LeeomptOn struggle yielded
up the rights of the South and voted with her
mics Such result would do more to build up and
strengthen the Black Republican 0pposion at the
North than a dozen victories in the free States.
1t would secure the permanent ascendency Of the
abotionists ard the final overthroWof Southern in
situations.
The character of this Opposition movement is
perfectly understood by our Northern Democratic
friends. They are fighting the same party there
aad fighting them on the slavery issue. They see
with modification and Amusement, men from the
South voting on all questions in Congress with the
abolitionists, and returning hcme TO be received
with acclamations by their party friends. They
think it strange that while they are struggling to
protect the South from The Black Republicans those
same Black Republicans have allies in the South.
They cannot but feel discouraged in their efforts to
maintain the rights of the South, when they find
Southern men uniting themselves with the Oppo-
sition against which they are cOntending. They
have right to expect that the Southern people viii
rebuke guch traitors and sustain their friends, in
their fierce and doubtful conflict with the formula
bic fOrces of the banded Opposition.
Read the eloquent and patriotic appeal to the
South from the Philadelphia Argus, the ablest and
most influential Democratic organ in Pennsylvania.
''Horaee Greeley is particularly well pleased with
the policy and position Of the Opposition party of
the South" says the Argus. "The only party in
this country which has ever presented impossible
barrier to the iood-ide of faratcism and abolition
lem which, but for its hercuean exertions would
long ago have rolled in torrents of blood and DESC
latiOn over the fair fields Of Virginia and other
Southern States is the Democratic party. The only
party which has nobly, manfully, at all risks and
every hazard, stood by the guarantees of the Con-
stituticn. is the Democratic party. The only party
which has ever interposed an efectual safeguard
between Southern rights and Northern aggression,
is the Democratic party. The AbolitiOnists, North
and South, know this full we'll; hence they make
common cause in endeavoring to break it down.
The fanatics know perfectly well that long as the
Democratic party retains its supremacy, their treas
sonable designs VIII be frustrated and they take
their measures accordingly.
''To be sure" continues the Argus, ''the Southern
allies af Garrsonan traitors do not call themselves
AbotiOnisis; they infinitely too shrewd for that
The climate would be entirely too warm for their
comfort in those sunny regions, if they were to
come out publicly in their true charaoter-hence
they wear a mask, call themselves Americans pro,
fess to hold Northern inceudiarism in the deepest
adherence and detcstation, in order to carry out
their political designs the more easily and the more
efrectually.
clock at the Opposition vote in Congress; it is
solid phalanx man to man, shoulder to shoulder;
no lodging, no fincaing The AbOEtoniss of the
North and their secret allies at the South vote pre-.
cisely the same way on every important national |
question, showing that they have a common aim, q |
common object and that their sympathies are one
and the same. Occasionally, TO be sure, where the |
subject is too open and glazing, the Southern Oppo,
sition members make virtue of necessity, and sep~
arate for the moment from the disciples of Garrison
and Greedy but such separation is only temporary
Within the next hour they are "bai fellows well
met" with the men who are plotting the overthrow
Of Southern rights and Southern institutions.
ave think we have right to ask that our South~
srn friends should take as good care of the Adolf
tionists in their own immediate neighbOrhoods, as
we do at the North. While we are battling for the
guarantees of the Constitution IN a matter in which
We are not personally interested it certainly is not
asking too much of those whose all is in jeopardy
frem the efforts Of traitors in their own midst to re-
burke them in manner which cannot fail to be Of
fectual Wewill take care Of our own disorgsni
zers fanatics and inceudiaigs let the South do the
same with their allies the other side of the Potom
nc; the freesoilers of Virginia, North Carolina. SC
&c We are willing to fight co. fsht ever" but we
ask the cooperation of those We are fighting for.
Let the South purge its borders of the allies of
AbOlitionism, aud fanatiosm will starve in six
months.