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

EeE~ friend has placed in our hands pamphlet
entitled "rhe Opposition Its aims and Purposes"
II emenates from the democratic Central Committee
Mt Nashville, and in announcing its paternity, we
give the intelligent reader very correct idea of its
contents Its object is to show that the Opposition
of Tennessee in alliance with the Black Re
pubicans, and in support of this false assumption
the Committee have tried their hand ut msrepre-
sentation of facts, msconstruction of motives mis-
apprehension of language misappication of quota
TONS and sanderous imputations upon the patriot
ism and honor of men whom the good, everywhere
revere, and the wic-ed respect. As a specimen of
the veracity of this document we copy from the
second page, this sentence, in reference to the Or
ganization of the 34th Congress:
''Nathaniel p. Banks was chosen as the Know
Nothing leader and Speaker of that House"
Now, every intelligent man knows, and every
honest one comedies it, that Fuller was the KNOW
Nothing candidate for Speaker and not one of them
voted for Banks, who was not then recognized as a
member of the party. II is known too, that the
Know Nothings and democrats could have elected
Aiken of s. Caroin9, had the latter stood by him.
in body; but this they failed to do and by yield
ing to an arrangement of which Sam. Smith was
the mover, the democratic members virtually cleo
ted Banks who, to the very last was sternly OPP
posed by the Know Nothings. From this sample
brick, the reader can form an idea of the whole
structure but the fully to show its character
for TRUTH win give an extract from the closing
paragraph, with the assurance that the beginning
and the end are no worse than that which lies be-
tween:
GA single question now remains for southern men
10 decide VIII you unite with those who counsel
submission and call it conservatism? Will you fol-
low Bell and Crittenden, and Bolts in their tame
and Cowardly policy of conciIating our enemies by
yielding up the substantial rights of the SUHh?'
There, what do you think, reader, of the courtecy
and truth of the foregoing? Did you ever see more
hare-faced mpudcnce in asserting bore-faced false
hood You are told that Bell Crittenden, and
Bolts are guilty of copardy surrender Of '9he
substantial rights Of the South Todetrrmine the
truth of this assertion, let what the sub
stantal rights of the South here alluded to. They
are the right to carry slaves into any of the Terri
tories of the United States, and the right to claim
at the hands of Congress protection of that proper
". No truc-hearted southern man viii deny this
exposition of southern rights, and relying upon It's
truth, we ask that Jrdre Committe, how, when. and
where Bell Critendcn, and Bolts made n cowardly
surrender of them? This question, we know, will
never be answered; then let us see what amounts
to surrender of these substantial rights Of the
South The practical application of squattcr
sovereignty, which gives to a herd of squattcrs,
though it may consist of paupers convicted and
uncouviCted feonS, and aliens, the power to exclude
slavery from the Territories is total surrender OF
southern rights; and when TO this is supcmdded the
doctrine, that Congress has power to protect the
Sa' Oh sder in the possession Of his property in the
Territories, the South is not only DISTINGUISHED, but
grossly and van'only insulted. viii the brave and
valiant Ccntts Committee inform MS WHO, in the
South have made this cocdrdly surrender of south
crn rights. Not Bell Crittendcn, and Bolts, for
they are no advocates Of these Internal abolition
engines that are hattcring down the Srongholds of
southern rights Thcuswho are the guilty parties ?
is Douglass one Of thcm - the North Unqucs-
tionahy, and what democrats, in the South? Need
we furnish list Are the members of the brave
democratic Central Committee above suspicion of
they speak on, in scltdclJnsc, and boldly assert
their opposition To squa,cr sovereignty aud to in
tcrveution under any circumstances? Wcask them
TO point out man in the ranks of the southern
Opposition who endorses squattcr soyrcignty, OF
denies the power N Congress, under the Constitu-
ton, to protect slavery in the territories and we ask
them TO point ont The southern democrat unless he
he frc-catyr who dare, dissent from either Of these
internal abolition doctrines The Central Commit
tee is brave, or they would not impue cowarlcc to
Bell Criuenden, and Bolts; they are patriotic. OF
they would not imputc treason TO those gallant de-
tenders of the rights of the South; they am truth
fall or they would not mpu,c f,lschool TO thos,
who deny the right OF alien plup,rs aul coayict,
10 poss upon the rights Of the South in the com
man truitoriesi and being brave, patriotic, and
60 prove u,t Roll CHttcudcn and Bolts advocate
fquaticr Sivrgnuty, and unconditional non fntcrvcn
ton. Ant, falling in this we ask them To pou
oat,he lcsdjEg democrats IN the South.-cvccptinc
the nr0Wed diSU tes-who DO rot aiyocnl,
IN. And falling 10th, rs they must dow,
aheIp 70 take os'.. 10 rodssty aud humility
~, learn ,hAi rru'h and iustice 90 virtues how,
Of a.srely the5 may hp.cundcruacd IN the book
mon Nio NscAi'ihs
wv nyNk'on N'ss Npis Says the Dcmoc
The g Adam rec0pinsena diFe,l JNy, amino tar,
BsroS W " re,elaca h4t deb's The General Gov.
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