Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-04
From the Selma Reporter.

We received the following note yesterday
morning, soon after our paper was circulated:
SELMA. Ala, March Sd. 1859.
NV. SHELLEY. Ed REPoRTER.-Dear SIR:
in your paper of this morning you publish
ed portion of speech delivered by the Hon.
John NJ Bolts. of Va. at the Academy OF
Music. in New York. on the z2d ult., ID which
ne said. there is but one wav to get rid OF The
Democracy, "Gnd hct Is by union Of G1the
elements Of opposition to IT,
Do | understand, from its appearing IN
vonr paper, without disclaimer. that you
endorse the sentiment. and are in favor OF
such ''Union'' in order tn defeat the Ma
tional State Righats Democracy?
Respectfully.
A SouTHERN RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
The responsibility and intelligence of the
gentleman who handed US the above. gives II
a place in Onr columns and with it. we Will
aheerfullv give our reply to his enquiries
Bv not giving disclaimer" in the number
of onr paper containing the above quotation
from Mr. Botts's speech. we meant to he I'M
Understood. as endorsing everv letter and
word. in their foull,.st meaning: and we
unhesitatinplv saw that are in favor OF
.sUniOn of all the elements Of opposition to"
the Democratic party. in order to defeat them
in 1850, and. if possible, to wipe the last
vestage of the foul and corrupt party from
the face of Gods earth. We are in favor of a
Union. and rally around some National
conservative man. ''whOse antecedpnts VIII
secure the confidence of the country. and
who will look to the Constitution as his
platform and the only one upon which the
government can be safely, wisely. or pTop'rly
administered" and who will administer the
Government. with the Constitution as his
guide without fear, favor or affection ana
restore it to that happy and prosperous CON
ditiOn. in which MILIARD FILLMORE lett u,
when he retired from the Presidential Chair.
When that patriot and statesman. who to-
day ssfands the prOudest among the proud
the nobIest among the noble. and the Verv
mention of whose name. produces an lnvol-
untary thrill of patriotism over every true
hearted American patriot. gave up the Gov
eminent into the hands of the DeIlocracv. ne
gave them a Treasury. with forty million
dollars a country at peace with all the world.
and in happy and prosperous condition at
home How is it now? 1t appears from Mr.
Buchanan's message. ''that we are lnVOlNed
in trouble with England-and of course with
France as the ally of England. with Spain,
Mexico Nicaragua. Costa RIGA. New 6fahana.
Guatemala and Paraguay" with our dltn-
entities at home. all reading men are familiar,
and all know that the Democracy have
brought on Mormon wars. Kansas troubles,
sectional strife Congressional corruption,
purchased legislation. insuffrrable eXtrava-
gance, public plumber. confidence Destroyed
trade paralvZed. manufactures closed. vessels
rotting mt your wharvrs labor idle. industry
discOura ged. the people Impoverished your
treasury bankrupt, lawlcss mobs and Vl@l-
llncc committees usurping the Judgment
seat Ovcrawing the officers OF the law. and
bidding defiance to ali legal authority" and
still the demagogues who head that party.
say that we are in ga state Of HHpdFdHeled pros
uerity'' YES. SIR. we ARE in favor of a
Union. !" 10 dothrone. the SodOmite leaders
Of lhe DcmOcracvl We do not believe that
the Democrats who brought down fire and
birthstone upon Sodom aud Gomorrah, were
more corrupt than the leaders ofIhe sO-called
National Democracy: and if there were none
in Washington city. but the leaders aad
wire-workers of that parry. we shonld tear
that the same judgment would be visited
upon our National Capitol
V0u. call Yourself :. A Southern Rights De-
mccrat,v and by that taliNmanic name the
leaders ofyour party have for years piaciiced
a deceptive inSincerity. and imposition, upon
the credulitv Of q cOnfiding. honest minded
and p?trioiic Southern people" and thereby
kept th"ms"lvcsin power. In 1856. the lead
ers of the Southern Rights wing of the Demo-
cracy not only associated, and form d a
Union with free sellers bat they rallied
round. buzzaed. spoke, wrote and lied for
James Buchanan, as peri ct free soiler, as
was ever run through the Mutton Mill at
Cincinnati and the time claiming to be tie
peculiar guardians of the South.
Looking at - the deplOrable condition OF
our country" with a knowledge Of its causes,
and those who have brought ii upon Us,
what patriot is there in the land. who will not
favor Union" TO save it from the Impend-
! ing danger?
In conclusion, we will yop say to our frieusd.
| "A Southern Rights Democrat that we have
! attempted to answer him in "A way that our
position may not be misunderstood, and We
| have confined our remarks, 10 the feeders OF
| his party. and not the unsuSpecting voters.
| And in our reply, We have given other quota
| tons from Mr.. Botts's speech, all Of which we
most heartily endorse.