Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-06

Ia June Last the Banse4 used this language;
'Ihe fate Of the National Democracy is already
sealed. aok Repnblicanisra has not only taken
from them svery inch Of ground they occupied in
the NORTH bat we wouldn't be surprised IL the next
Presidential eleeizcn should expunge the very name
OF Democrat from the political map of the country
There can be doubt that the Opposition win car
~ The day triamphantly in 1850; and as the kan-
sss question is extinct issue, and no occasion
therefore foFfurther agaton on the subject Of slaves
ry Why should not the friends Of Retrenehment aud
Reform in every part Of the Union zealeusly unite
with the Opposition and aid them TO give the bogus
Democracy ls40 over again"
We might multiply quotations from eur Ternes-
see contemporaries, to the same purpose, but We
fOrbear for the present. si6tE.d
Let "a turn other states Of the South and see the
sentiments aud purposes Of the Opposition there.
Hon John Minor Bolts, the leader Of the "Oppcsis
ton" in Virginia, and who is contesting with BILL
fF the Opposition nomination for the Presidency,
in late speech said,
SIT has noi been very long ago since gentlaman
someWhat prominent in the ranks Of The Demoera>
cy whom met on the street, said TO ne MIR. Bolts,
| have question TO propose to you if you have no
Ohieclienf Certainly not, cir. 1 want to know,
SAYS he sif you not in favor Of coeiition With
the Black ReEubIiesu party in the election Of 1867
nv good friend said r. dont gish you TO Elismidsr4
stand es wish to sag that fthere yes STATE IN The
Union composed Of free negroes Ge4 tie constitution
care hsss tie ri9hg 70 go should Be F1geb o5iigediO
them 10 asip e elect Cur party Laughter ana ap
plause.
The Opposition in convention al Richmond, By
resolution endorsed, approved and commended the
speech which contained ihis oiious sentiment. Mr.
BORIS is the great embodiment Of the Opposition in
virginia as Mr.. BELL is ia this State. few years
ago he delivered The following speech al POwhslan
Court House, Va, in which be said:
"I an one of those Woo think slavery, in the alb
straet, is much to be deprecated; and Ehile think
thai, at present organized in the Southern States
it is humsnizing civilzng, and christisnizing IN
stitution, all must agree who viii take the pains
to compare the present condition Of slaves with
the original African race; yet regard it as great
calamity that it ever should have been entaed upon
US; and should look upon that man the first and
greatest beusfsctor Of his country, whose wisdom
could point out to us some practical and satisfactory
means By which We could, through cur own instru-
mentality and without interference from our neigh
bors, provide for the ultimate emancipation and re
moval Of all the slaves in the country. speak Of
this as desirable thing especially TO the owners of
slaves who, think, the chief sufferers, but at
the same time, fear it is perfectly Utopisn to ST.
tempt il but have seen too much difference be-
tween the enterprise, the industry, and the prosper
y Of the free and the slave States to doubt the ad
vantage we would derive from il if it could be 60
eomplished"
The Patriot of Monday last copies from the Selma
(Ala, REPORTER an opposition organ, the following
note and editorial comments, from which, we shall
make few extracts.
our Position.
ave received the following note yesterday morn
ing, soon after our paper was circulated:
SELMA, ABA., March 81, 1859.
M 7
your paper of this morning you published portion
of Q speech delivered by the Hon John n. Bolts, of
Va ct the Academy of Music, in New York, on the
22d ult in which he said, there is but one way to
get rid of the Democracy 'Gnd that is By the union
Of all the elements Of opposition to it
Do understand, fl ON its appearing in your pa
per, without disclaimer thar you endorse the SEN
liment and are in favor OF such ''union" in order
to defeat the National State Rights Democracy ?"
Respectfully,
A SoUTHERs RlGHrs DEMOCRAT"
The responsibility and intelligence of the gentle
who handed the above, gives it place in cur
columns and with it, will cheerfully give our re-
ply 20 his enquiries. By not giving disclaimer"
in the number Of our paper Containing the above
quotation from Mr.. Bots's speech, we mesnt to be
understood endorsing every letter and word, in
their fullest meaning: and we unhesitalngly say,
that in favor If Union Of sllthe elements
Of opposition tor the Democratic party, in order
defeat them in 1860 and if possible TO wipe the
last vesage Of The foul and corrupt party ON the
| face of Gods earth. We in favor Of a Union,
and rally ound some National conservative man.
| ItHhose antecedeRts will secure the confidence of
the country and who will lock TO the Constitution
a. his platform, and the only one upon which the
government can be safely, wisely OF properly I'D
ministered," and who will administer the govern
ment, with the Constitution his guide without
fear favor affection, and restore it TO that happy
and prosperous condition, iD which Willard Fill
more left Is, when he retired from the Presidential
Chair.
YES, SIR, we ARE is favor Of
'union," to dethroGe the sodomite leaders of the
Democracy We do not believe that the Demo.
Gratis who brought down FIRE and birthstone upon So
dom and Gomorrah, we're more corrupt than the
leaders Of the so-cRllsd National Democracy; and
if there we're in Washington city, but the
leaders and vireWorkeIs Of tbaparty we should fear
that the came judgment would be visited upon our
National Capitol
Here is an express approval Of Mr.. BORIS plan
to unite sl the elements of the Opposition to over
throw the Democracy. We suppose as the Patriot
copies the article without comment it endorses its
sentiments. The overthrow of the Democracy seems
to be the only object Of the Southern Opposition
and it matters not to them, that they thus throw
ing the government into the power of the Black
Republicans and aiding them to accomplish their
aims"
The Huntsville Tadependeat nominates Gen ZoL
LIOOTFER for the Presidency. The Know NOthings