Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-06-03

that they arc rs heartily sick of the pernicous agi
tation Of the slave question as We are. They ar
+ essentially a practical people, and view politica
questions mainly with eye TO practical results
They see that there is longer foot of territor,
e remaining upon which the slave controversy cal
have any practical result. Law, climate, aud geo
graphical boundaries, now permanently established
give final quieus TO the whole subject As to tht
non-admission of slave States into the Union, tina
| is position which the Republican party has neve
assumed, but the contrary by their vote on thu
Crttenden amendment to the Kansas bill, they sol
emnnly ropudiated as party dogma But as that
party was organized mainly with A view to the
slave question and to protect the North against al
lodged Southern aggression on that subject IL hss
a lack of nationality, SAVIOUR of sectionalism and
anti-slavery propCnsiteS which pTecludes any por-
ton of the South from harnonizing or cooperating
with it party II can never be brought integral
ly into any new national combination. 1t must be
disbanded, like the Wing and American parties and
its really conservative Union members must come
individually into the composition of a great ne
tiona union party, or no part of the South can CO.
operate with them.
The proposition for such a combinatan is suffi-
cently fair and equal, in reference only TO rel
ative strength of numbers. 1t is true that whilst
Fremont received 300, 900 votes Fillmore receiv-
ed only 100000. But il must be remembered that
Fremont received 200, 600 Abolition votes, which,
from present indications will be withheld from the
Republican ticket hereafter and that more than
that number of men did hot vote for Fillmore only
because he had no chance for being elected. The
0ppostionists outside of the Republican and Aboli-
ton ranks must nearly equal in point Of numbers
the whole Republican party proper. 1t is true tnat
the distribution TO localities gives the Republican
vote vastly more availability But that either in
the eye of justice, patriotism, enlightened policy,
should make difference with Northern men in
yielding up party organization for the sake Of
great national fusion. When near million of their
elIow-citizens are asking such fusion for the sake
of the Union and to relieve the nation of the incu
bus of the corrupt Democracy, the request comes
with imperative force to which the judiciousand
patriotic men Of the North must certainly yield A
mere sectional triumph in contest for the Presi-
dency is what they ought not and upon reflection,
cannot desire. Such triumph cannot result bene-
tcally to the nation. An administration of the
government for four years exclusively by Northern
men would be q most perlous experiment. Whether
the Union would stand the strain of such cxper-
iment, is what no discreet man would willingly put
to the test. The patriotic warnings on that subject
of Mr.. Fillmore in his powerful speeches of 1856,
the people of the North have not forgotten. Such
a sectional triumph in the election of a President
must, as he told them, prove worse than a barren
victory. 1t would arm Southern disunionsts with
great power towards the accomplishment of their
aim 1t would give them great aid in their unceas-
my CUOItS 10 upon lHe SECTIONAL leellnHS ana
preudices of the South-for consolidating the South
in sectional opposition to the North and generating
such sectional animosty as would enable them TO
strike successfully for disunion.
If there are any intelligent men at the North
who believe that a Southern Wing or American
of distinction would accept nomination the
Presidential ticket of the Republican party, or
would accept office under its President when re-
ceiving not single electoral or popular vote from
the South, it is time that they should be undeceved
No Southern gentlemen of high standing would
seek the Presidency by such means. ANY Southern
man who might accept Office under such circum-
stances for the sake of the emouments would be of
that class whose support would tend rather to alien
ate than conciliate Southern confidence in North
ern President so elected Rightfuly or wrongfuy
there is at the South an almost universal feeling of
jealous distrust towards the Republican party
which it would be vain to attempt to mitigate so
long that party keeps up its present organization
The disbanding of that party and the overthrow of
the Democracy two things needtul, indispensa-
bly, needfu, TO the restoration of national concord
and prosperity. This is obvious that intelligent
men of every locality must concur in the opinion
and there can be no reasonable doubt that the
servative at the North will compel the poll
ticanS to disband the party and fuse with
atives from every quarter on the simple platform, |
"preserve the Union and quiet the slave question
This result will be greatly facilitated if the Oppo
sition should succeed at the next election in Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The available Southern aid
thus manifested by those States and Maryland tow
ards the formation of II national party will af-
ford great inducement for the conservative masses
at the North to bring about the fusion.
But should this anticipation not be fulfilled should
the Republican party fail TO disband, and thus Sc
cure thorough, enduring defeat of Democracy, the
conservative Union men of the whole nation viii
still have the opportunity Of clingng together and
preserving the nucleus of great consecutive party
to meet a national exgency at some future day. BY
running a third candidate, as was done with Mr.
Fillmore they will he kept together and saved from
absorption into either the Republican or Democratic
party. Kentucky, Tennessee and Maryland win be
kept in their true position aud neutrality betweens
the North and South, and that of pacifcators be-
tween both xtremes for the preservation Of the
Union.
As the Republican and Democratic parties are
purely sectional their collisions result in
tional benefit, but must necessarily endanger the
Union, and they may well be pronounced pernicous
organizations that ought to be broken up Should
the proposed fusion take place; the nation will have
an opportunity, by large majority, not merely to
condemn the corrupt Democracy but at the same
time to render salutary, ncedlul condemnation of
all sectional parties
Ii Is a common creed that parties are unavoidable
in a Republic, and with equal unanmity among
warned us against the "Jdncd e9ccts Of party spir-
IT, lie warned us, with peculiar emphasis against
sectional parties as the great danger of national
career. Whenever they become so distinctly sec
tional as are the Republican and Democratic parties
they ought 10 he put down. That is what the peace
prosperity and safety Of every confederate Republic
requires That is what is contemplated by the pro-
posed fusion. Should il succeed, we shall have the
desirable opportunity Of testing, by actual expert
ment during u whole Presidential term the value Of
our government when administered free from the
effects Of party collisions Senators and Rcpresen-
tatiycs speaking the sentiments of their local
sttuenccs untrammeled by party ties, will give a
true expression Of the national opinion upon all
questions Of policy. President so chosen for the
occasion, under no pledge but that of preserving
the Union will have no party at its back 10 restrain
his attempted usurpation or abuse Of power and to
cloak his malyersation II future parties must ne
cessary ensue, still the nation will have a respite
whilst lis great governmental machine is properly
oycrhauled and rghcd up, and ii will have given