Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-14

We have seen argument urged in certsin
Demcerzlc psBeTs that DoucLAs' nomination is ne
eessaTy 10 he success Of the party 10 1860 We
are b. DO ulesna prepared 70 admit the truth Of this
assumption we do net believe that the success Of
the Democratic party depends on any tne man. Its
destniss are in the keeping Of the American peo-
pie, in whose hearts its great principles will live
when the Jroudesi Of those who now uphold or
seek subvsrt them, shall have passed away and
been forgotten Those principles have Survived the
opposition OF men grester than STEPHEN A. DoUG-
Las They have withstOOd the assaults OF open
enemies and the tresehery Of friends and
they lave ssll strength enough to stand. even
slough SIR. DoUeLAs should Withdraw his supper. :
Il Is indeed humilistirg acknowledgment that
the Democrats party are no longer cspa-
Bile Of defending the cause Of popular rights which
has been committed to their custody, except under
the leadership Of one maR-thst they are such abb
jeet slaves refuse to vndicate their principles
except at the bidding Of self-OOnstituted ruler;
that great party is compelled to bow down st his
footstool, srd crave his assistance to save them
from defeat
We DO not believe It We FspeI the imputstion
upon the integrity Of the Democratic masses, as
alike dishonorsbls and undsserved. We deny that
they have become the miuions of one mans power
and that be alone holds the fortunes of the party
and its principles in his grasp. When have the De
moersey acknowledged their feAlty to Mr. DOUGLAS
ss higher than their allegiance 10 the principles Of
their party? When have they proclaimed his su-
pTemacy over them and surrendered the guardian
ship OF their rights into his keeping? How is it
that his single voice hiss become potential than
the voice Of the people; hat his will can control
tha suffrages Of American freemen? "NoW in the
name Of al the Gods, at once, upon what meat doth
this, cur Ca sar, feed, that he Is grown great?"
Arethere other Democratic Statesmen his equals
in ability and equally entitled to the gratitude of
the party? Upon what pedestal Of popularity has
this Colossus been reared that these men should be
compelled 10 walk under his huge legs, and peep
about 70 find themselves dishonorable graves ?"
Has he so endesred himself to the Democracy by
his perfiy TO their principles! Do his superior
claims rest upon his desertion Of his party on q
great question involving the equality of the States
snd-h refusal TO for the admission Of slave
State into the Union? II so WIN H SEWARD, JOHN
BILL and ASsoS BURLNGAHE have claims scarcely
inferior TO Mr. DOUGLAS. Has he established his
right 10 rule the party by prOolsiming himself in
the Senate f" uncOnquered rebel" against its
time h0nored principles and ussges; or does his
msIi, consist in his maintaining the right of few
abolition emiss aries exclude the citizens Of fifteen
States Of this cOufederscy from s participation in
the common territory of the nation IL this or
any Of these things be the secret of his alleged
power then Jet it be known that hos iIity to the
South g merit, that rebellion against tie party
m7si f5aglessiy sssa its principles aud substitute
tie most olious hereses in their place, has the
str9ugsz title to les confidence and respect.
We have said that we did not believe that Mr..
D0uoLa' nomination as necessary to the success
Of tbc psriy If it we're so, we should prefer de-
feat under cur old banners, to a victory achieved
Iy az -uomnous desertion of them But nothing
would surely briog disaster upon the party, as an
abau Comment Of its principles, and the adoption Of
Mr. D5rs-As' heresies in their stead.
Whenever the Democracy cease to viadica:e the
constitutional rights of all the States either sgainst
he higher law doctrines Of WM H. SEWARD or the
Squauer Sovereignty doctrines of STEPHEN A. /
DoUGLAs, 1t will fall as it ought to fall under the
contempt and condemnation Of the people No |
mans power is so great as the power of Truth and
Justice, and it bad policy if nothing to
give up these bulwsrks of strength to secure the
aid or support of any political leader. We cannot
oonuedo the force CT any argument that assumes the
Necessity Of nominating for the presidency, q polit-
clan who has been steadily pursuing his selfish
ends that he hssost sight of the good of his
Try and integrity Of its Constitution. We cannot
believe lhat The Democratic party be brought to
debsse themselves at the feet of sn avOwed rebel to
their principles by any such appeals to their Gu
pidi.y OF any such attempts to intm:dste them