Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-24


its readers that The Democratic party is disunion
org nizstiOp. The Democratic party has again and
again rescued this government from the hands Of
fanatics and aboldOuists who sought power for the
purpose Of expressing the South and robbing the
Stare Staiss Of their constitutional rights. But for
the conservative influence of Democracy, the do
minien of the North over the South would have
been long ago accomplished, the constitution set at
defiance, and the Union itself destroyed by the
madness Of SEWARD, GARRISON, and their followers.
It is the Democratic party that has kept Black Re-
publicanism out of power. The Southern 0pposi-
ton in lesgue with the aboitionsts to over
throw the Democracy and give them control of the
| government. The Know Nothing organs of the
South, and the Louisville Journal among the NUM-
GER are aiding in tie establishment of Black Re,
publican supremacy, thus shosing themselves at
once the enemies Of the South and of the Union.
But the Journal has indicated what it means by
/ the disunonism Of the Democratic party Any
party in which The South has its proper weight and
influence must be, the Journal thinks, q sectional
party. Any party in which the NOrfh has not " a
Prtpoadsreting voice would be dangerous, disu.
MON organization, according 10 the Journal
''Ths North WM hare, u must Gi1oays haze from
its superior numbers, prtpoaderltiag poics IN he
councils Of any truly national Fa1y," sad the Jour
mai while encouraging a union Of the Opposition.
The North has pTepouderaliog voice in the pres
ent opposition organization snI conse Gaertly the
JOayaa! and the res. CT the olposilion press, sup
portit-
Tae Know Nothing papers of the South, taking
their cue from the Journal accuse the Democratic
party of entertaining dsunion sentiments, because
most of its strength is in the Slave States At the
same time they are eagerly rushing Opposition
psrty which is controlled by Norihern fanatics, who
regard union with slave States "a compact with
hell" These Southern Opposition organs cannot
endure The eseendeney of the Democracy, because
The Southern States have too much influence in its
councils. They therefore unite with an organization
in which the North exercises 81 from its superior
hunters absolute and despOlic control.
We do not speak at random in this matter. We
have the explicit authority of the Louisville Journal
for all the sentiments we attribute to the Southern
Opposition Speaking of the Democratic party the
Journal says:
Held together only by the cObeive power of public plumber
and submitted as Histo the guidance Of southern DsHni0a
ITS the party to have distinctive policy but that of
tonalzng the two great divisions through the agitation Of the
slavery question: with the ultimate aim Of dsuniOn the slave
nothing OF the necessity
stopping corrupt ton, mpeousy requires that 1t be stripped Of
power 70 do that requires great national effort but
DONE stripped Of its paqnsge the great element Of its
strength it thereafter lie easily kep in proper sujecon.
The Democratic party has always defended and
is still defending The South from its Northern foes
The Southern people seeing that no other party is
willing and abe to protect their rights, have sup
ported The Democracy with c.mmendable unanimity.
| They constitute majority Of its members. For this
reason the Democracy must be 'stripped of power"
For this reason all the elements Of opposition must
be united and the power transferred to the North.
A Northern party must be built up by means of
which the people Of the South 20 whose guidance"
the Democratic party sis submitted may be
"kspt in proper sugj.etion."
Here is the Journals idea further developed in
its own words:
| ''OPPosIuCS UEIoH-The corrupt Democracy sits
like mighty incumbus upon the naii ona body poli-
! tic Corruption and sectionslsm have sHeled its
/ huge bulk, that casting it off aImos: i'm
possibility. But it is such apparent iRposs5iliiy
| only on account Of the extreme difficulty OF ORGAN.
| IZIEG ALL OPPOSING STRENGTH. SUCH
! EATON GREAT RATIONAL NECESSITY Every patri.
OF should disin ereselly and earnestly address him
| self to the task"
Since this organization is to entirely to the
benefit orthe Northern opposition the Journal thinks,
the North ought to consent to it, 1t will aid them
to crush the "pro>slavery Democracy in The free
States" The Journal tells them so in the following
emphatic sentences:
"Why cannot the North trust that party? The
North will have, as il must always have from its
superior numbers, prePonderatiDg voice in the
councils CT any truly national party 1t need fear
obstruction in inhieting vengeance its perhdious
representatives None will more heartily rtjOica in
the political death of Northern Leccmpton dough
faces than Southern Wings None will unite more
oheerfuliy than they in bringing Kansas into the
Union, and thus und0ing the wrongful, dishonoring
and insulting discrimination between a free aud a
slave State, made by the corrupt Democracy under
the imperious dictatOn Of Southern dsunionists."
The Opposition has been organized according TO
the journals wishes. The Americans and Black
Republicans united in New York and Pennsylvania,
and the consequence was, as the Journal desired,
that almost ell Of that noble bind of Democrats
who voted with the South for the admission of
slave State in the last Congress, we're defeated.
The Journal calls them "dOugh-iaces" because
they would not abandon the constitution st the bid
ding of fanatics. These patriotic men were beaten
by the " united Opposition" inNew York and Penn.
sylvania, and their places illed by Black Republi
cans. The Southern Opposition organs rejoiced at
it, The Journal eIultaut, as it promised it
would be, at ;he triumph of its friends. The Nash
vile Banner was ubilsnt with joy and FASTENED to
claim for the Southern opposition their share in
this great victory which their Northern brethren
had achived. allow SHALL THIS GREAT VICTORY
USED ?"-the Banner enquired We can tell cur
contemporary how it will be used The Journal tells
him, in the passage We have quoted, how it will be
used It will be used TO renew slavery agitation on
the floor of Congress. Every one of these men over
whose election the BIHnsr rojoced will 60 into Con-
gress pledged TO undo the great wrong which, the
Journal says has been done to the North by the
legislation of the last Congress. They go there to
insult degrade aud humiliate the South They will
againinvoke the spirit of dscOrd by dragging KauN
sas with her CORY locks into the political arena.
They go to Congress pledged to bring that territory
into the Union as free State, to disregard the de-
cision of its people that they will remain under their
territorial government until they have ninetyhree
thousand inhabitants They go there, in short, as
the Journal says to repeal the English Bill and re-
kindIe the flame of abolition excitement, which has
already shaken the Union to lis centre.
This is the way the Opposition subdue and dis
courage dsunon sentiments in Pennsylvania and
New York.
A few weeks q On the New York FrDTess the lead