Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-20
mr.. DourIas nud sis F,fenas.

We had set aside 8 copy OF the Chiesgo Times for
the purpose Of commenting upon an article ia favor
of giving the Democratic nomination to the gentle
man above nsmea. Some Of our friends have pre-
nsturely carried The paper away, We can only,
therefore, give in substance the remarks We have
10 allude to. The author commences With express
ing his belief that all the Northern States will
unite in forcing the nomination a. above, and that
no nominee that the Southern delegates can pat fr
ward will be able to stand sgainst such an array;
he claims that the Northern sestion of tie Demo-
cratic party should carry this point the Southern
section having possessed hitherto TOO much prepond-
erRnce in the councils Of the psrty,st any rate he
claims that the next nominee should be q Northern
man: finally, he intimetes that no man can com
msnd the Northern Democratic vote who is mere Of
sPro-slaoeTy man than Mr.. DOUGLAS
We believe that these violent manifestoes in IA
vOr Of an individual, SO prematurey obiruded Gu
the party are inconsistent with all just views Of
party organization, and most injurious to its later
ests, and we are certain thst MIR. DoUGLAs's pros
pees for the nomination have been very far from
being improved by them, as this mode Of procedure,
so widely the reverse Of Democratic in it's spirit,
has always incurred the resentment rather than
cOnciliate6 the favor OF the perry.
We will take eoniemporary's remarks into
consideration in the reverse order OF our quotation
Of them, requesting be right if We haze quoted
them wrong.
The Times then ooatenis that Mr.. DoUOLAs is as
much Of pyo-sIapvy man Is he Northern Demo
ctsts viii for, and seems to intimate that i, is
q more extreme pro-slavery fesli8g than his which
m
which we aasHer that we are opposed to the views
Of Mr. DoU.rAs on territorial jurisdiction, not as
being pr0-slspsy or a1-siarrry in their tendency,
bot being uncOnstiu iionsl aud su57c-sive Of ST.
law and luxurious to the security Of ali properly
Tenure in the tsrsit3risss opposed The d5,trlbs
Of the highss; Democratic authorit!es, ana ineoI-
sistent With views which Nr. D5UaIA7 has him7ef
expressed when ass n8ue Stood mueA ssaes ia tie
estimation Of the party than IL dsss q. present
But Ihe T4mss claims that ihe nominee shall he 4
Northern man; 10 Whica We answer that there aIe
many national Democrats in the North whom We
should be proud to vote for should they receive tae
nomination but, for all that. We can see uJtiss
IN such forestang Inc action OF the convention as
this. The last nominee wss Northera man, and
was elected by large msjority Of Southern votes
what justice, therefore, in demanding that tbs
statesmen Of that portion Of the nation which fam
ishes By far the largest number of .r5c-5t;c votes
should, months before Tire Convention meets hs set
down as disqualified from receiving the nomination?
Surely our contemporary will see the nace.st y Of
recOnsidering his position
Nor DO We sec in the spirit Of our Northern c--
exchanges any such unanimity as oar contemporary
= - IA.
majority pursue ne wise and Is. policy Of leaving
the Convention untrammclsd by specific pledges ard
specific claims, to pursue its deliberations by the
light of all the circumstances that may transpire
between the presen. tims aud tbs period of the
conventions meeting, while those who have already
declared their preferences have put forward many
an illustrious name besides that of Mr.. DorGLAs
We earnestly adjure our c3u;em 2orsry therefore
TO alter his course there can be 70 objection what
ever to the statement OF every ones preference but
the friends Of Mr.. DOUGLAS DO not content Ihom-
selves with this they avow their Determination 10
rule or ruin, to force their preferences upoa the
party, or to break up the party organisation. We
nov warn them that this premature forcing the dis
oussion OF the claims Of individual is III lrious
TO the dignity of the party, and cannot but be faa
to the interests Of the indivdual-who is aoy ndi-
vidual were he ten times greater than Mr.. DoU5LAs,
that he should clam 10 be President Of the Uated
States, or even claim 10 resolve the Democratic
nomination TO that Office. We would repudiate such
arrogance we're it advanced in behalf Of . WASHING
TON. We commend Gus contemporary to The study
of the Democratic annals, and be will 6ui Ihs.
than one man distinguished in his time is now liv-
ing in involuatary sequestrstlon from public lie
enjoying as best he may his "otun sine 6qais7ts,"
who once stood high il the party, deemed himsel
indispensable to it, and endsavo9ed TO make his in
dividusl advancement paramount u the principles
and interests Of his parry. What has been done
will he done again; the Democratic convention, when
it meets, viii with uniaaekled Independents take
into consideration the comparative merits Of all the
statesmen North and South, vino may seem avaia-
Die for their great pablc purposes, ami the last
thing which will have tendency - recommend any
one claimant to their con alteration, Will be a.
tempt on the part Of such person to anticipate !
their deliberations and coeros their decisions by |
dictatorial enforcement Of he claims.