Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-17

The Banner says: "The central organ of the Ten
nessee DEMOCRACY is in ecstacies over the accession
of Mr.. Ready. He is received by nearly column
Of editorial defence Of his course in the Union and
American "
If Col. Ready has united himself with the Demo-
cratic party We are not aware of it, He refuses to
submit to Mr.. Bells dictation, and to fuse with the
Abotionists and that it seems, is regarded by the
Bsnnsr as an abandonment of his party We should
certainly be most happy TO welcome Col Ready and
all other members of the Opposition who eondem
the proposed alliance with the enemies OF the South
and the Black Republican tendencies of their party
leaders, into the ranks of the Democracy. There
is no where else for southern man 10 20.
The Banner further states that Gen BATE, cal
though the expressed choice of four out Of FIVE
counties in his distric', is required fall back
and give way for Col. READY. Wha ground has
the Banner for this assertion? Who has required
Gen. BATE to give way? His nomination by three
counties in his district (the Banner says he is the
expressed choice of four counties and we have no
doubt he would be acceptable to ALI is refutatiOn
Of the statement.
Our contemporary, if disposed to argue ques>
tons fairly with us, should be accurate in stat
ing our position. We have not gone into ''escta-
cies over the accession of Col. Ready" 10 the De-
moeracy. We have no Information that such is
the fact There is nothing in the Banners report of
his speech that would justify such a conclusion If
he has defended the Democracy from the false
charges Of its assailants he mas done So no doubt,
from sense of justice, and we accept j; the tes-
tmony Of an honorable man to the merits of cur
party. Such man can be just even to an oppo-
nent.
The Trenton (Tenn.) Journal says there are men
of the Opposition in that community who openly
declare that they would vote for WM II. SEWARD in
preference to BUCHANAN for the Presidency. These
are some of the men to whom, we suppose Mr.. SEW
ARD referred in his speech in the United States
Senate last year, when he said:
at last near Uoice issues from your o1rn region
PROM THE SOUTH from The SlaUe States, and protests
against yOar further persistence IN Ills mad enterprise
(Of eIeadiag sLarery) and a9moniSheS you that must
and 5rIl talL. Tie cohorts are gathering FROM THE
SOUTH The men Of moderation asd conservatism, Uho
they haze HERETOFORE MODERATED FAVOR OF
SLAVERY AND AGAINST FREEDOM, mil mar be Obliged
consistency nth their just and ceH established char.
acteT and their ha6itHat patriotism, TO MODERATE
AGAINST YOU IN FAVOR OF FREEDOM, AND RISE UP
UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST SLAVERY"
We remember that the Patriot of this city, then
warm LecOmpton paper, intimated that Mr.. SEWARD
was Gbeling portion Of the Southern people. What
says it now? Did Mr.. SEWARD know his Southern
friends? Gibson county is in Mr. ErHERlDGE's dis
triet. Was it reasonable to suppose that Ar ETHE~
RIDGE would not keep him correctly advised There
is infaIny to which a disgraced man viii not re-
sort in his hours of desperation. Fortunately the
cooler sense and integri of the people generally
predOminstes to check and control the dangerous
passions and wicked folles of the bad, protecting
society and preserving our institutions We have
faith that such VIII continue be the case, and that
Democracy will 60 on in its sublime mission of grad,
ually correcting the evils that surround US, until
the whole world shall voluntarily and oheerfuIly
yield to its influence and control