Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-14
From the Richmond (ys,l Examiner.
The Southern Opposition Defending the
Black Republicans

From the Richmond (Tsl Examiner.
The Southern Opposition Defending the
Black Republicans.
If we we're actuated by mere partisan considera-
tons we should do nothing TO prevent the 0ppOsi-
ton party in the Southern States from forming that
coalition with the Black Republicans which Mr..
Bolts openly advocates. If we desired only to see
the opposition party more feeble than il is now in
the slave States, we would encourage rather than
oppose the insane attempt of political advisers
10 pursuade shareholders to submit to union with
that party, of which Seward is the leader
We can, therefore, assure our friends of the Wing
that our denunciation and exposure Of the designs
of the Black Republican party have been made in
order that the people of the South may never allow
their bitterest and most implacabe enemies foot
hold in our midst, upon any pretext whatever. II
our neighbor cannot discover the dangers which
surround such union as it advocates we believe
that 1t is almost alone in its blindness. The Whq
saws: $50 far however, as the Republican party, as
distinct political organization, is concerned there
is no evidence existing Of any intention on its part,
as the Examiner alleges to employ any and all means
TO extirpate slavery from the Southern States,
whether BY the bayOnet Of foreign enemies or by
the torch and knife Of the rehellious negro We
repeat that no such purpose has ever been signfed
by the Republican party, and no such threat ever
made nor do we believe that any such purpose has
ever been or ever will be, entertained by it, that
any such silly threat towards the SCUM WIZ ever
escape its lips"
The Whid would lead its rerders to infer that al
though some of the leaders of the Black Republic
can party have declared their determination to ex-
tirpate slavery from the States as well as from the
Territories yet that party, the Black Republic
cans have never made any such threat. But II the
rank and file of the Black Republican party do not
cordially endorse the atrociOus and Infamous doc
trnes of their leaders why do they not select better
men? Why do they continue 10 do honor 10 their
a,do do
that they have said about crushing out slavery IN
the Southern States? Who ever heard of patriotic,
conservative party selecting for its leaders ndels
and fanatics, AZ the Black Republican party has
done? Why do the public servants OF tins de1esIa,
bic party wear the black livery of Abolitionsm if
their constituents are disposed TO protect the rights
az the South? And if the Black Republican party
does not approve the idea Of an irrepresslbe CON
hict" which is only TO end with striking of the
shackles of the slave in every Southern State why
do they select their standard bearers the men who
most boldly and unblushingy utter such atrocious
sentiments! Heretofore, the sures test OF the prln
ciples of party were the openly aVowed views and
doctrines of its leading public men and newspaper
organs and by this standard we Shau Wy tle ne
publican party. The idea Of conservative, re
spectable party selecting incendiares and fanatics
for its leaders, merits praise for its originality
nothing els0.
Now, despite the arguments and mOnstrance
of the Who, we propose to show that nearly all the
ty have uttered and still entertain unrecanted opn-
ions and sentiments detesable and atroeOus that
the perusal of them should make the blood OF every
Southern man boil with Indignation And we shall
show that these fanatics the favOFite and most
honored leaders of the Black Republican party; and
we challenge the Wing to cite instance of the
Black Republican party having disav owed OF even
reprOved the miscreans in question for the bold and
unbushing utterance of their hateful opinions.
Who are the leaders and representatives of the
Black Republican party? The Wing will not deny
that they are Seward, Lincoln, Sumner, Wilson,
Wade, Chase, Greeley, and Banks. These are the
most trusted and hOnored OF the leaders OF that par
ty which the Whiq ntmates is not half so Black as
we have painted it. As all parties are governed
and controlled by the opinions of its favOrte leaders,
does not the idea of the Black Republican party be-
ing the only exception to this universal rule appear
improbable!
party as we have named Them
First we have the name of their most hOnored,
talented and influential leader, Vim. H. Seward
their inevitable candidate for the Presidency in
1860.
He declared, not twelve months since, that
EITHER the cotton and rice fields of South Caro-
lima and the sugar plantations of Louisiana, will
ultimately be titled By free labor, and Charleston
and New Orleans become marts for legitimate mer-
| chandise alone; or else the rye fields and wheat
| fields of Massachusetts, and New York must be
again surrendered by their farmers to slave culture
| and TO the production of slaves, and Boston and
| New York become once more markets for trade IN
the bodies and souls Of men,.
The abolition of slavery that has become at
last so necessary is easy to be made it is ne
| cessary The whole number of Shareholders is only
| three hundred and fifty thousand, One-hundredth
Dart of the entire population of the country you
add their parents children immediate relatives and
dependents, they are two milhOnone-htteenth part
of the American people. Slavery is not and never can
he nerpetlla Ii will be OyeFthrown either peace
fully and lawfully under this constitution, or it will
work the subversion of the Constitution, together
| with its own overthrow Then the shareholders
| would perish in the struggle
| Have these Odious doctrines diminished the pOpu-
larity of Seward with the rank and file of the Re
| publican party! Have they not, to the contrary
increased the admiration and enthusiasm of his fol
| lowers!
10 the Senate by the Black Republican party theiI
most influential and powerful leader. Is it denied
1 that he represents his pdrtyy
| Nsxt we have the Hon. Abraham Lincoln. eandi-
date of the Black Republican party of Illinois, in
1858, against Judge Doc las the nrst IN popularity
| and talents among the BLACK Republicans OF TIE
| Western States. he says:
! ~ believe this Government cannot endure perma
neatly half slave and half free. do not expect the
house to fall but do expect it will cease to be di
| vided Il will become all one thing all the other
Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the fur
Their snread of it. and place where the public mine
Shall rest in the belief that it is in the course O.
ultimate extinction its advocates will push for
| ward ill it shall become alike lawful In all tht
S.ates-old as well as new, North as well as South
Does anv one deny that Lincoln is the leader AMI
oxnonent of the Black Republican party of Illinois
| Indiana and Michigan? Can the Wing authorlta
lively deny that Lincoln has not the confidence o
HIS marty when it unanimously nominated him thel
oord;date for the United States Senate upon the Yer
| occasion when he delivered the incendiary and IA
| natieal speech from we have given an extract?
| We come now to Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts
twice elected to the United States Senate by the Bac
| Rcpublicans of Massachusetts,. He says:
. Let us remember that more than three million
| of bondmen grooming under nameless woes, deman
| that we shall cease to reprove each other, and tina
| we labor for their deveranee.
al tell you here tonight that the agitation of thl
| question of human slavery will continue while tn
foot of slave presses the soil of the American re
public
States and place men in that Court who believe wit
ts pure and immaculate chief jus ice, John Jay thi
| our prayers viii be impious to Heaven, while W
! ! sustain and support human slaverJ"
This man proposes to GboltiOaiEs the Supren
Court advocates perpetual agitation for the extln
ton of slavery-yet we have never heard that h
horrible fanaticism rendered him less popular VII
that party which dehghteth TO honor him.
Take Sumner, the Senatorial assoclate OF the n
torious Wilson, He says
s'The good citizen. as he reads the requirement
of this act, 1.-THE fugitive slaVe IS hlled with no
| rOr. Here the path OF duty is clea
am bound 10 disObcy this act.
"Sir, | will not dshonor this home of the z
prims and of the Revolution By admitting may,
cannot beeye-that this bill viii be executed here
-CRdrles Srp,ner-0ct., 1850, IN Boston; and Aug
1852, in the L. s Senate.
This man has been twice elected to the Senate
| the United States by the Black Republican party
> Massachusetts and yet his sentiments merit halt
far more richly than they they did thescudgel OF
outraged Southern gentleman.
We have thus seen that in New York, IN New I
e'and. and in Illinois, the Black Republicans ha
ENID rsed ineendiaries and fanatics, whose doctrr
the South would resist to the death. Let us :
:, whether the party Is less atrociOusy fanaticai
Ohio. Who are the most beloved and highly hon
Ell Of all the leaders of the Black Republican pal
De- in that great State? Ga