Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-02

Al opponents of Cuban acquisition not members of
the Republican party should be permitted l0hou
lsstaon from that party, 10 erhibi that opposition in
such WGy and such grounds they please. If
Americans or Independent Democrats resist it be-
they deem it hazardous the national repose
CT sre hostile to further territorial acquisition at
present, or for any cause, cheer them on without
insisting that they shall oppose it in the way and
for the reasons that we do
Bur TO the Republican party itself Il should lGaUe
doubt any mind Of is hostility to the measure at
all hazards, aud for fhs that Cuba IS Stare
bOldiRg stand and that that Hostility rA ezst long
Slavery continues there. 10 all shade Of
suspicion hdt tg rely upon any promises of future
abolition, or be wheeded by any willy scheme Of
first obtaining the leland and then applying the
Wilmot Proviso to it or deluded by the speeiOus
policy of acquiring it q slaveholdiug Territory,
and sferWard resisting its admission a slRvehod
ing State On the contrary, 1t must proclaim that
it will entertain the question Of acquisition
till SlAvey hiss ceased 10 exist in the isl md Hun
dreds of thousands of the best men in the party
will not allow IL, either Ia 1860, TO put this
question at hazard for one moment, for any cause,
or for any msn.
The Negro Propaganda admit that they have no
hope Of deToting 70 Slavery rcd Of the Territory
We now possess, except il may be Arizona They
abandon Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota, Washington,
Oregon, Nevada, Colons, Utah, and New Mexico,
to Freedom. Nine inehoae States! Eighteen Sen
ators But, dark though the prospect be, they will
not WELD till they have made effort, perhaps
maHT efforts for territorial expansion in south
ward direction Tie Struggle will be severe. Ii
the Republican party stands firm it will be decisive;
and from the hour srhel The Propaganda shall be defeat
ed the dseadsnee Of &GDsry n The Union sr be raDd
It lie evident from these extracts that the whole
opposition to the annexation of Cuba grows out of
opposition to slavery. Should the Blsck Republ-
cans succeed in excluding any more slave territory
they feel no doubt that they viii be alb e to carry
out their plans for the extinction Of slavery.
when the propaganda shall be defeated" says
the Tribuat's correspondent, the decadeuce Of
slavery will be rapid Let the conservative men
Of the Union then be on their guard that power is
not allowed to pass into the hands of party which
has declared its nten'ien crush the il siitutons
Of an entire section and held tie South in vassal
age to their will. The annexation of Cuba is
more than ever important, when its admission alone
viii secure the South agans. unjust and uncOnsti
tutional aggression. We must have Cuba that we
may have peace. Whenever enemies become
sufficiently powerful they will crush US. Let US
strengthen our arms that may be able to guard
the constitution and protect our rights The anti
slavery party is becoming more insolent it be-
comes stronger, and should it gain the supremacy
in the country, we can have no d0ub; from their
own declarations, thai "the decadence of slavery
viii be rapid"