Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-20

only ark-of safety for the party. But that
is worse than nothing. The people will not
lie deceived.by The stlf-ssme trap in which
they haze once been caught.
The democracy of the North.-What
they are DOing.
The Aississifpia,a, the leading dtmocratic
journal Of Mississippi says, g II is proper that
the democracy of the South should know
what the democracy of the North are doing,
and upon what principles they propose to
conduct the approaching Presidential con-
test" Proceeding upon this principle, it re-
publishes the platform adopted by the democ-
sracy of Maine at their recent State Conven-
ton. The Ahssissippian does not close its eyes
to the complexion of the principles enunic-
ated by the aforesaid platform, nor docs it at
tempt to construe away their Objectionable
features. Far from it, as will be seen by the
following extract from that journal of the
l2th:-
1t will be seen that the Democracy If Maine
have, without qualification or evasion, placed
upOu buc OQudlltT
Sovereignty Interpretation, and upon that
rending of the instrument. have adopted it,
Their position is therefore Numerically OPP
posed to the Mississippi construction, as de-
clared by the Democratic Convention held in
this city on the 4th OF July. Both cannot be
correct. If Maine is right, Mississippi ia
wrong Certain it is, that the latter never
dreamed Of subscribing to a creed which en-
braced the heresy Of Squatter Sovereignty,
and which denied the right of her citizens to
protection III the possession of whatever pro-
perty they might choose to carry into the ter
ritories while under the control OF the federal
government. And it is no less certain that
the doctrine which the Democracy Of Missis
sippi hold has the sanction OF the highest Judi
cial authority known to the government. The
Supreme Court says that il is not only within
the power, hut that it is the ;. duty - of Con-
gress to protect slavery in the territories
and upon this i" rock the Democracy OF lis
sissIppi are prepared to stand.
1t wall be observed, further, that while our
Down East friends are bent upon excluding
US from the territories through the potent
agency OF Squattersm, they are no less re-
solved that We shall hot replenIsb our supply
OF African labor. With equal energy they
protest against what Douglas has called "a
slave code for the territories as n clap-trap
phrase 10 excite sectional prejudice against
the constitutional doctrine Of protection, and
the 're-opening of the African slave trade"
ne ask our Southern friends who are eager
TO check the movement in favor of slave trade
on the ground that it will embarrass our
Northern allies, aud who yet insist upon the
operation of the right Of the Shareholder to
federal protection in the territories, TO look
At this significant fact. The Democracy OF
Maine being the judges, we are no more enti
Tied to an equal enjoyment of the territories,
than TO the privilege Of buying slave in the
cheapest markets.
We give the Nississipian credit for thus
bringing the sodious features of Maine De-
mocracy before their Mississippi brethren;
but our contemporary will not, we trust, stop
there. The democracy of Iowa have also
recently spoken. If possible they occupy
ground, and give utterance TO principles, as
we have already shown by republishng their
platform in the PATRIOT, more Objectionable
than the Maine democracy. The democracy
OF Ohio and Vermont have declared their
sentiments with equal emphasis. Indeed, so
emphatic have they all spoken, the N. o.
Della, assures its readers that whilst there
lis strongly marked and irreconcilable
"antagonisw between the Southern De-
.mocracy and the northern democracy
represented by the democratic conven-
'tions of Maine, Ohio and Vermont, no prac-
tical issue is presented bet,0een the DEMOCRATS Of
those States and The BLACK REPUBLLCANs." This
Is condition of things which ought to be
made known not only to the democratic
masses of Mississippi, but of the whole South
-of Tennessee in particular; for in this State
the leaders are attempting to make the peo-
ple--the cOnhdiDg masses-believe that the
democracy of the North are sound on ques-
tons aft, citing Southern rights, and the only
hope OF the South in the Free States. There
being mo practical issue" between the north
ern democracy and the Black Republicans,
this conduct of the Tennessee democratic
leaders is, in the highest degree, dishonest,
and should bring down upon them the male
dctions of the people.
Why is il that the Democratic presses of
Tennessee do not think with the Mssissippian
hat it is proper that the democracy OF the
South should know what the democracy of
wv ~ NV oNihSf uPph Wuht pIiHtl-
pies they propose 10 conduct the approach
ing Presidential contest" VIII they turn
aside, for moment, from the small things of
this canvass, and let the people know why
they are so silent as to the real position of
their northern brethren? What do they pro-
pose. Are they prepared TO follow the
Northern democracy In the language of
the Mississippidn
Must we make haste to change our plat
form 10 suit this unexpected requirement of
our Northern 'brethren ," Or must we be
Brought TO understand that the true philoso-
ply ofpolitics is to learn TO do right and to
follow the path of duty wherever it leads!
Error has never been conquered by conces-
sion to the prejudice of VIII ch she il the fruit
ful mother. In her sIronghoids the blazing
standard OF Truth must be elevated and its
votaries must rally TO it if they would de-
serve success"
We have no idea that the Tennessee demo-
cratic leaders will "iollow the path of daty
wherever it leads" Oh no. they will
follow whatever leads to the spoils whether
il be Error" in the shape of Douglasism,
Or Maine Demomocracy.