Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-16
..Another Rritish Outrage, >,

Another! Why. it must be more in derlsior
than in anger that the British Lion is contin
ually showing his teeth to our Modern De
mocracy--that identicalI4iont he fear of whose
growl the central organ of Democracy al
Washington, the Union, asserted. but few
wears ago. was a characteristic OF our Wing
statesmen.
In January 1853, after the election OF Gen
PIERCE. but while the Wing Administration
was still in office, the Union said:
THE amiable facility, the weak and timid
subserviency. and the disposition TO submit to
any Injustice rather than resent the most fia-
| grant outrage which have Characterized the
| condtct of the Administration in Washing
ton with foreign powers, have been copied
with the truest fidelity by their subordlnates
in the Capitals of Europe"
On another occasion, the same Democratic
organ said:
..The deep interest which the Federal lie
| pisIature manifests in all questions respecting
| the foreign policy of the Government fore
| shadows an era of more comprehensive states
| manshp, and IA more vigilant regard for the
| rights. dignity and honor of the Republic"
| [See Union, Jan. 23d, 1881
Innuendo-a Democratic Administration
was soon to be installed into Office, which
would fully protect " the rights, dignity and
honor Of the Republic y
Again speaking of British aggression and
interference the central organ of the Demo-
cratic party at Washington, said:
at NAV be tolerated and yielded to, if
= i
such Il course seems to have been the general
policy of the present Wing dynasty during
the greater part of the last four years. On
the Other hand, it may be firmly and fearless
ly resisted and withstood, and this we under
stand to have been, ever since the Admins
tration of Monroe, the settled doctrine and
policy of the National Democratic party"
[See Union. of Feb. 3rd, 1851
Again in au editorial article, on the 2lst
ofJan., 1853, the same organ discussed what it
termed the " fatal errors of President Fill
more'S Proclamation in regard to the Cuba
Filibusters and it went on to declare that
the orders issued to the French and English
cruisers by their respective Governments to
stop The FiIibusters, were "a fragrant insult
and outrage" to the United States.
Such was the talk of Modern Democracy no
longer ago than 1853 And now. at this very
moment, in the year of grace, 1859, there are
lying at the port of San Juan del Norte, aih
The express concurrence Of tie eriaing Democratic
Administration, British men -of-war, with orders
from that Government. to stop" by force of
arms any and all American Filibusters, so
called, who may be found attempting to effect
landing on the shores of Nicaragua! Nay,
more one Of those British men-of-war, on
| the arrival at that port of an American steam
ship for commercial purposes, sent boat to
board said steamship and see if there were
any American Filibusters on board, and the
commanding officer of said British boat, upon
being informed that the steamship had been
previously visited for the same purpose by Il
boat from United States man-ofwar, then
| lying at anchor and in sight replied, in sub
stance, that that was not sufficient for him
that his "orders" required him to see and
| judge for himself
This act of a British man-ofwar. Mr..
AVERY, Democratic representative from this
State. recently pronounced on the floor Of
the House, "a far greater outrage upon the
rights of American citizens and the freedom
of our flag than has heretofore been perpetrat-
ed"
Thus, with hundred fold force recoil upon
themselves, in 1889, the charges made by De-
mocracy against the Wing Administration of
Mr.. FILLMORE, of being habitually actuated
by "a fear of Great Britain" and OF "a weak
and timid subserviency and disposition to
submit to any Injustice rather than resent the
most fragrant outrage"
And thus vanish into the air the empty
boasts aud the Wanting promises made by
Democracy only six years ago, that, with
accession to power. wonld commence an era
of "more vigilant regard Cor the rights,
dignity and honor OF the Republic " than had
been exhibited by their Wing predecessors in
Office
But what better could be expected of
Modern Democracy, which, an :" organized
Hypocrisy is the same yesterday, to-day.
aud tomorrow.