Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-08
The LouisyirIey journal.

Sham democratic speakers aud presses In
this State quote from the Louisville Journal
to support their charge thai the Opposition
in the South are seeking, or have sought. 20
form an alliance with the Black Republican
party-such an alliance as would compromit
the interests of the South. Their quotations
from the Jowrnoi do that paper and che OPP
position great injustice. The Joa'y,al has pro-
tested against and denounced this injustice.
When Mr.. MAeoFFlN, the sham democratic
candidate for Governor in Kentucky opened
the CANVASS. he pursued similar course to-
wnrds the Jo'r''ot but upon The appearance
of the following article. desisted, and has
not repeated the offence;
From the IeuzvaIe journal. april %.
WoRD OR Two TO Mr. MAooFrIN.--We
have much resp ct for Mr.. Magoniu personal.
", We have always thought OF him a
kindhearted and honorable man. and we have
reason Ia believe that he has often spoken of
the Louisville JnnRoi in terms. which, COM
ing from political opponent, could not but
be considered hattcring. We wish however.
at this early stage of his political canvass, to
put him on his guard against doing us any
injustice, as assuredly we shall endeavor to
do him none. We find the following given
by our reporter as n portion of his remarks
Gt Lebanon on Tuesday
ale then quoted some passages from the
Journal urging an union among all the con-
servative elements North and South. which
Mr.. NJ. thought was complete betrayal of
the most ultra abolition tendencies on the
part of the Journal"
When Mr. Magofin sets himself at work to
make men think that the Louisville Joou7sut's
advocacy "a union of all the conservative
elements North and South" was "a complete
betrayal of the most ultra abolition tenden-
cies." he attempts, ignorantly we hope and
trust, the preparation of foul wrong. We
have advocated and we do advocate, as he
alleges "a union of all the conservative ele-
ments North and South" in one harmonious
party, but we should not suppose than any
man of respectable attachments or respecta-
bic natural sense could possibly bring him
self to regard and treat this as ''the most ul-
ira abolitionlSm" or any sort of aboltionism.
When we have advocated a union of all the
conservative elements North and South. we
have been very particular, or at least have
attempted to be so. to protect ourselves
against the possibility of honest misconstruc-
ton. We have said, that, in speaking of con-
servative elements, we meant conservative ell
ements and no other sort OF elements. We
have said, as plainly and directly as language
could express 1t, uidL ace UOuld unite, and that
the other ScaahTn oppoSerS Of the Democracy aOOuLd
u1late ruth no man or dny1CheTe eDcert upon
basis Of broad, conservative, atiOndt prtnciieS free,
utterly free, from everything like SectiondLiSm.
Now 1t is gross perversion and abuse of the
privileges of candidate for Governor or
anybody else to stigmatize our advocacy of
the organization of party upon such basis
as "a complete betrayal Of Tie most ultra abolition
te7ldeHcicsE'
Now, the Journal, so far from advocating
such union of the opposition to democracy,
North and South, as will, in any manner
leopard Southern rights, repudiates such
thing. The fact is, the Jo,unqL is ultra South
ern in its views. 1t supports the doctrine
proclaimed in the United States Senate last
winter by DAVIS, Mason, Brown and others,
that it is the duty of Congress to enact laws for
the protection of slave property in the ter
ritories, and that the duty should be discharged
The course Of the Journal, in this respect, has
brought upon it the condemnation of the
black republican organs, and is used by them
TO show that no union can be made with the
South upon terms to which hey would assent
Whilst the sham democratic speakers and Or
gans in this State are endeavoring to create a
wrong impression as to the Journals wishes,
not one of them has dared to take and main
tain as strong Southern ground as it has.
From Gov. HARRIS down to the smallest
striker for the party, none have asserted the
duty OF Congress to protect slavery in the
Territory. They have not done,-they will
not do it. They know full well that if the
democracy should commit themselves to this
them at once. They prefer rather 10 side
with the abused Little Giant" who after all,
understands the wants and necessities of the
party, and what they will be obliged to sub
NIT to, better than any of his rivals.