Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-13
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1859.
Black Republican Demands.


made speech in Kansas in which he stated
the conditions upon which he would unite
with the Southern Opposition to drive the
sham democracy out of power. We find the
following extract from that speech "going
the rounds" of the sham democratic press in
Tennessee, accompanied with comments
But what of the union of the Opposition I?
am asked shall we refuse 10 unite on equal
terms with other opponents of the National
Democracy to drive that foul party from pow
err? Most certainly we will unite as pro-
posed. | am most willing and even anxious
to do 50, But if there is to be such a union.
it must be an alliance, not a jumble-not a
melting of existing parties to form an entire
ly new and distinct party. If there is TO be
a union, the Republicans will go into it as
Republcans-nOt asking pardon for what we
have been and promising for the future to be
something else. We join battle with the COM
mon adversary under our own proud banner
under which we have already marched to
victory in nearly every free State of the Con-
fcderacy. No new watchwords, no strange
devices, will serve our turn. Our cardinal
principles of slavery restrictions we cannot,
must not surrender; we ask our allies 10
render none of theirs, not in conflict with
this If we concede candidates we do not
Their by abandon our principles, but do our
best To advance them. For instance, L. as
one Republican, speaking for myself and
disclaiming any authority TO speak for others,
should br entirely willing to see the Opposi-
I o. candidate for President chosen from the
rank Of the Other wing. provided it should
be distinctly understood that the power thus
conferred mainly by Republican votes would
be welded not to defeat but to secure the
cardinal OlI cts of our movement, our OrganiZa
ton. Ii this is refused. then no union, save
on a Republican for President, is possible.
The party will speak for itself, ut the proper
time. and through its chosen delegates; but
| shall be willing and ready to support such
a man John Bell or John Nj. Bolts, or
(better silly Edward Bates, for next Preii-
dent, upon a distinct and open understand
ing that he WELD the power with which he
may thus bs entrusted not to extend and
fortify slavery, but to limit and restrict it to
the STATE whereby it is still cherished. EX-
cept on this basis no union on any but Re-
publican for next President is possible, or
could be rendered effective.
In response to the above, as one of the
Southern opponents of sham democracy, we
have to say that Mr.. GREELEY need not trou-
ble himself, about either ian alliance" or a
tumble" with Southern men. They desire,
above all things to steer clear of such hair
broined fanatics as he. In all their calcula-
tions respecting a union of the Opposition
To sham democracy, they have never. for a
moment, been willing to strike hands with
him, or any of his class. What they desire
Is a union of national conservative men, upon
broad national principles and not ring
streaked" combination of all sorts of discor-
dant materials. They have too much love of
their own section of country, too much self
respect TO listen to, much less consider, such
n proposition as tina: made by GREELEY. Be
lieving that, under the guarantees of the Con-
stitutiOn, they have a right to take their
slaves to, and hold them, as such, in any ter
ritory of the Union, already acquired, or to
be acquired, they can never consent to yield
that right. 1t would be well for Northern
men to bear this fact in mind for they make
great mistake when they think that there is
any party in the South willing to stand upon
a platform which commits them to opposition
TO the extension of slavery. They do great
injustice to Mr.. BELL. when they connect his
name with any such movement. There is
nothing in his whole political history which
warrants any one in believing that he could
be induced to head or to act with any party,
which would require him to circumscribe or
abr.dge the constitutionalIrig of the South.
He is 100 loyal to the Constitution, too true
to the glorious section which gave him birth,
to think of such thing.
The Interests of the countryside people
everywhere, North and South-demand the
the redemption of the government from the
hands OF the spoils dempcracy. Let fanatics
and fanaticsm of every hue, be discountenanc-
ed, and the great interrupted masses take the
management of their politics into their own
keeping. BY so doing they can build up a
party coextensive with the Union, OF sufficient
strength to beat down the democracy and TO
reform the government: Vial they do it,