Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-06-10


by the eternal cry which eads this article There
has not been q untiouai democratic Convention.
since the passage of the Compromise, in which the
party did not solemnly proclaim to the world that
the slavery question was finally settled and the
Cincinnati platform declared the question not only
settled but that the democratic party would resist
its agitation let the attempt come from what quarter
it might Buta as faithless to this as to all other
pledges the question is still aeitated and the agita-
ton comes from the democratic party alone. Look
at Gov. Harris and all the lesser satellites that
revolve around him, and what do You see as the
staple Of their speeches? The everlasting negro
question. Col. Netherland and other opposition
candidates beg their democratic competitors to let
the question rest and come up to the discussion Of
such measures of State and Federal policy as direct
ly concern the well being of the country But they
heed neither the voice of entreaty nor of admoni-
ragged patriotism. They dare not attempt to defend
an Administration as corrupt it is weak nor face
the facts which stamp degradation and dshonor
upon a government welded by the mercenary hands
Of political trafckers in the dearest rights and in
terests of the people; and with the hope of divert
the party the leaders strive to stAe investigation
with the nosome ehuvia of the 'nggcr."
Charge upon Gov. Harris the enorlnity of the
Presidents demand to be invested with the war max
ing power backed by thirty millions of dollars and
the answer is, that Greedy said so and so about
slavery Dcnoupcn tho ,a,-,, xord Frauds o,J tLo
expenditure of the public money in the purchase of
votes, and the answer is,--Giddngs said this and
that against slavery. Charge the thousand and one
items of democratic corruption and wasteful ex-
trayagance, and the answer is--that this or that
abolionist said so and so about the institution of
the South, OF that Bolts said something about the
votes of free "niggers.' We ask every man who
has heard any of the public discussions, if this is
not literally true Slavery is the warp and filling
Of all the democratic speeches, and the colorifg
matter is the false and foul insinuation that the
southern Opposition seeks to affiliate with aboli-
tonism, and this, too when scarcely one of the ac-
cusers has the manly independence and patriotic
virtue to repudiate the vile hercsy ~ squatter
sovreignty-when the boldest of them dare not say
that Congress has the power-and ought TO use it
to protect the southern man upon the common ter
ritOry Of the whole Union The Black Republicans
says-"giye us squatter sovereignty and absolute
non-intervention, and we are content" The
southern democrats say-"take them. both, and let
us still cling together and after this stand up be-
fore the people and say the democratic party is the
only protector of southern rights and that the OPP
position is in alliance with abolitionism. No set OF
politicians who do not believe the people to be fools
would venture to play so foul game. We ask
any and every democratic candidate to tell the
people Tl1at single Black Republican doctrine is ad.
vocated by the Opposition; and we defy them to
point to single Black Republican doctrine that i.
not maintained by the democratic party of the
South! This is the way to test the matter. We
have said before, that the Republicans only demand
squatter sovereignty and non-intervention, and we
assert, again. that southern democrats yield them
and are, to that extent in full alliance with them
This is true let the people look to it In 1852
the Washington Uuion said
"The free soil democratic leaders of the NORTH
are regular portion Of the democratic party, ant
Gen. Pierce if elected will make no distinction be-
tween them and the democracy in the distribution
of official patronage, and in the selection of agents
for administering the government" ...
This was true then--it is true now, and the free
soil party increased rapidly under the of Pierce
and southern sanction of his course and the entire
democracy of the north is now Black Republican il
theory standing on the same plank with Douglas
and advocating squatter sovereignty and non-inter
venton along with the southern wing-and calling
them the true democratic principles. This is thu
party that raises the cry Of abolition against thu
southern oppos ion, and endeavers by that cry Il
hide its own treason to the sodth,