Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-26


or ganization. ssThis necessary aid" the Journal
proposes 70 give them By uniting with them, in 8
party which shall embrace the Know Noihiags of the
South, as wen as the Black Republicans Of the
North.
In the same article, speaking Of this party which
il proposed to organize to sid the Black Rspubli-
cans to carry out their aims, the Journal says:
s'Why cannot the North trust that party2 The
North will have as II must always have from its
superior numbers, q spreponderating voice IN the
councils of any truly national party. 1t need fear
no obstruction In iDficting vengeance on It's per-
hdious representatives. None viii more heartily re-
joice in the political death of Northern Leeompton
dough-faces, than Southern Wings. None viii unite
cheerfully than they, in bringing Kansas INTO
the Union snd thus undoing the wrongful, dshonor.
ing and insulting Discrimination between Tree and
a slave State, made By the corrupt Democracy, IN
der the imperious dietation Of Southern disunion-
ists."
Here some Of the objects and purposes which the
editor wishes to aid the Black Republicans to accom-
plish, are clearly revealed. He tells them that the
North must have the prepOnderating voice in that
party, and he promises them the sympathy ana sup
port Of Southern Wings. in inAieting vengeance
on those Northern Democrats who voted with
Southern men for the admission Of Kansas, as
a slave State, into the Union. He promi-
sss that his party in the Southern States VIII
oheerfuIy unite vita thezNOrth in " undoing the
wrongful, dshOuoring and insulting discrimination
between free and slave State" made By the Demo-
cratic party The Journal complaints the BLACK ke-
publicsns constantly cOmplsin, that the North has
suffered injustice from the South, aud proposes to
unite With them for the purpose Of repairing that
L Ill h. BhoIifi0nisis COuld
desire They say they have suffered grievances At
the hands of the Democracy on the subject OF slave
~. The Journal offers to aid them to inAict ven
reance on those national Northern Democrats who
have voted with the South, and then assist them to
break down the power Of the South as embodied in
the Democratic party and restore to the North what
it has lost by Democratic legislation. If this is not
aiding the Black Republicans to carry out their aims
then the editor Of the Journal and his Northern
allies cherish some deeper scheme to debase and de-
| grade the South, which they fear to reveal.
But the Abolitionist of the formal endesvors to
misreprssent another portion of Its language and
gain credit for conservatism from sentiment which
is really as questionable as any thing in this most
OdiOus article. awe said that the Republicans
needed the savOr Of nationality" says PREsTICE.
So you did, and you proposed 80 Induce South
| ern Wings 10 unite with them to give them this
savor of nationality. You did not require them to
abandon their principles, but only TO change their
mama that the Know Nothings of the South might
be persuaded to join them, and thus mpart to them
"saoor of nationality" You wished 10 cooperate
with them-to aid them in accomplishing their pur-
poses and in order to effect this you wished them
to adopt some designation which would relieve them
from the odum which attaches to the name of Black
Republicans, and thus more certainly enable them
| TO elect President Here is the passage from the
Journal in which the language referred to, occurs;
ssThe great need of the Republicans is q saver Of
nationality There is no Disgusting the fact that
it is viewed by large majority Of the nation as
| purely sectional parry. That it was, that caused
its defeat in the late Presidential election This ii
is. that will insure its speedy defeat even though
| for once it should temporarily succeed Consider
ate dispassionate men, even at the North distrust
| and discountenAnoe purely sectional party. No
| temporary success can with them outweigh or CON-
pensate the ultimate evils Of such an organization.
! If such is the feeling at the North, it may be
! readily understood how much more intense is the
feeling against such an organization at the South
Riqhully or proHgfy such is the feeling at the South
! that no Southern Wing or American WOHd pro6a'
biz accept nomination from that party alone =
Bat however that may be, it presents a srOng Obsts
Gle to the organisation of and sufficient national
party of Vhich the Republicans should constitute the
! major clement.
It will be seen that while the Editor of the Jour
nal thinks ga new and sufficient national party Of
! which the Republicans should constitute major
! element" nay be organized and is willing to
unite in such a movement he has spprehen-
sions that "rightfully or wrOngfully" South
ern Wings are SO prejudiced against a party
! purely notwithstanding Of only Northern
| men-that they would not accept nomination from
that party alone. he offers no objection to their
principles and purposes, bat to their exclusively
Northern organization, and to remedy this he pro-
! poses that they unite with Southern Wings il sn
organization which may have "the Of nation
atty" To show what feelings the Editor Of the
Journal entertsins towards his sllies and how
| sstently Southern men might enter into union
| with them in an organization of which the former
s'should constitute the major element" and whose
councils they must control, the Journal again says
'sThe Republican party is not body Of knaves
and fanatics 1t is not a set of fools. The bulk
| of its members are personally upright, intelligent
and conservative 1t is composed for the most part
of men who, until the repeal Of the Missouri Com
! promise we're the brave and even sslf-ssori6cing
defenders of the constitutional rights Of the South.
Though the editor Of the Journal is now strug-
Cling to obtain for himself the SAVIOR of nstionali-
| ty" neither his falsehoOds nor his evasions can
ever relieve him from the odium of such obnoxious
! abolition sentiments as those we have quoted,
| and many others that We might quote from his
! writings
| COL NETHERLANDS HAWKINS COUNTY Con-