Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-05
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The Charleston Mercury and The New
Orleans Della are at loggerheads. These two
long time brothers, so perseveringly and
heartily united in eating Goals sr m t Ie same
table are unfortunately fallen on II is the
ultimate fate of all radicslists and extremists
At one time or another their exponeuts will
reach point of divergence. To be at all
successful in any degree for however long or
however short period, Radicalism must have
one undisputed, unquestioned, all-swaying
head and oracle. It's outgivings mnst be
heard and recognised and obeJed. That is
the only condition of its existence, in any
organized and efficient form. upon any sub
ject or for any object Its cardinal rule
is to spurn concession and compromise; hence
disagreements are irreconclable and must be
perpetual unity of faith is indispensa-
BILE TO unity of action.
We have seen the disunionists of the South
disagree and split on the slave trade; they
also divided on the propriety of organizing
a political party for the avowed purpose of
overthrowing the Union. The Charleston
Mtrcrry and the Richmond Enquirer, organs
of the democracy of South Carolina and
Virginia, the traditional leaders OF the slave
states, both oppose the scheme for the present
acquisition of Cuba. WhereupOn the Delta
puts in some plain talkon the subject of''South
Carolina crises" and ''sedge-broom moncpo-
lies, )" concluding with the following emphatic
declarations
1.-The great Southwest is weary Of South
Carolina crises, and brOOm-sedge monopones,
and opposition to Southern expansion Inc
slave States of the Mississippi Valley have
rights and interests just as important as the
Atlantic slave States-rights and interests
which involve the extension and security OF
that very institution of slavery which South
Carolina and Virginia always proclaim TO De
in peril vet ALWAYS refuse to strengthen ana
extend. And we tell the Mercury, moreover
that while we are opposed to paying trloute 10
New England manufacturers and PehhsylVa-
liza iron-masters, the time is also coming
when We will equally resist the imp0sliions
and selfish exactiOns OF the Eastern slave
States"
So there is to be a conflict and contest be-
tween the Eastern slave States and those OF
the Mississippi valley. 1t would be well Tor
the people of the South to ponder this con-
tingency before they wantonly seek to dis
solve the bonds between the North and the
South. We have looked forward to the dis
sensions likely to arise among the exclusive
friends of the South, but were not prepared
TO witness it 80 soon. We had thought it
would certainly be postponed till the first
question had been decided, that of dissolu-
ton. In another part Of its article, however,
the Delta AYERS that '.in 1860 the South and
the North are to be arrayed against each 9th
err in deadly contest; the battle of the Sec
tions is then to be fought for the last time,
and its issue is to be decisive of our fate. y
Perhaps the near approach of that time, when
the continued efforts of the enemies OF the
Union shall be crowned with success, justi-
6es the discussion as to who shall stand first
in Southern confederacy. tohich section" Of
il shall control and shape the destinies of the
new republic We incline to the belief that
this is a matter Of vital moment to the fire
eaters and had as well be settled before as
after the decisive battle" We therefore
commend the policy, and hope it will be pur-
sued.