Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-11

The demand for the enactment of laws,
by Congress, for the protection of slavery in
the Territories, originated with Southern
Democrats AS tits impossible to get enough
votes amongst the members from the free
States, with the aid Of Southern delegations,
to carry such laws through Congress, it may
we'll be asked "Of what use is the demand 7
What good end is to be subserved by it," 1t
would seem that the movement was con-
ceiyed in sheer recklessness; or in deliber-
ate attempt to add another to the many
means of agitating slavery issues with a
view to widen the breach between the North
and the South. We were sorry to see the
Opposition in Kentucky adopt the doctrine,
and are not surprised that it resulted dis
astrously to their worthy and able candidates
for State officers. To the conservative
union men of the State. who deprecate
political issues fraught with evil, the intro
duction of the demand for protection must
have been source of deep and profound re-
greet and annoyance. 1t has been of serious
injury to the party. We trust, however, that
the injury is not irreparable; and that the
lesson may not be without profit. We have
been quite as much panied, too, by the
course which was adopned by the Opposi-
ton to the democracy in portions of Alabama,
where they had tickets of their own. 1t APP
peared to be their desire To 'out uerod
Herod'-to render themselves more ultra
upon questions connected with Southern
Rights than even the State Rights Democra-
CIV claim To be. We do not see that this
policy has been of any advantage to them.
On the contrary. it appears to have strength
ened the regular democracy. Take for in-
stance the Montgomery district where the
Opposition ran for Congress Tuos. J. JuDGE,
a former old line conservative Wing, but who
was beaten. Upon this result the Mobile I'D
uertisr comments as follows:
Had Mr. Judge conducted the canvass In
accordance with his own a0tecedents; had he
boldly and ably maintained the eoas,itGtion-
al and conservative principles which he had
so long and consistently advocated. we
honestly believe that the result would have
been different Instead OF being defeated in
almost every county in the District, he
would have carried the old Wing strong
holds with a rush and been now representa-
tive tltCkcQ W tIC hCAt
But be chose another coarse. He repudi-
ated the principles and policy OF his Whole
life, his newspaper organs Confessed that his
former views were erroneous. proesscd re-
cantation and repentance, and he and they
sped a bowsbot beyond the original secession
men In ultraism. The conversion was too
sudden--a good reason for il was not suf-
fciently apparent to satisfy the people, who are
after all. are more shrewd and sensible than
many politicians think. aud are very apt 10
dIstrust men who, on the eve OF an election
or for political canvass, turn their backs
upon their own record - pFsach up WHIST
they formerly stoutiy aud resoiuteiy OPP.
DO ed
Weregretied TO observe Mr.. Judges change
Of position, both for his own sake and that
OF the noble band cf Wings aud cons.ry a,ives
who still remain true Ia their principles, and
VINO L,ved. hoaotea an Irasisd bin as al1