Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-20
NUMBER 26.
The Nigger Question.

There seems to be no such thing as ma
king speech, on the part of certain
class of politicians, without Juggling into
it the everlasting niger question. This
might be justified, especially here in the
South, If there was any party here propos-
ing to do any act or advance any princi-
pie which could injuriously affect the in.
terests of the stakeholder or the perpetuitv
or safety of the institution. But therc is
no such party here and never was and IL
is the most arrant humbug-nay, tits the
most dangerous and fatal question which
can be discussed in our midst; aud no
man who would not prefer the triumph of
his party upon false and dangerousissue.
to the peace, the prosperity and harmoay
of his government, will be eternally thrus-
ting the odious and disgusting subject be-
fore the people. In our humble iudr-
ment the man who persists in his attempts
to create the belief that any portien Of
the South are desirous of forming coali.
ton with the Black Republicans, for the
purpose of injuriously affecting the inte.
rests Of slavery, is ''oither knave or q
fool ol'-and, to use language of John M.
Bolts, mot uufrequcntly both" In our
opinion, Col. Netherand, one of the can.
didates for Governor, treats this subject as
it deserves to be treated-with silence
No man who has any regard for his char
acter for truth will pretend that because he
does not run off into an elaborate discus.
sion Of this question, he is any the less
devoted to the interests of the South than
his competitor, who makes it the burthen
of his discourse. On the contrary, ID
seems to us that every rejecting Southern
man--every one who looks to the perma.
nency of the government, the harmony
and prosperity Of the people, and the per-
petuity of our institutions, must regard
the persistent effort of Gov. Harris to force
this question into the gubernatorial can.
vass in this State as one of the most pesti-
ieHtlal heresies that ever was tolerated up.
on the soil of Tennessee The sooner
this tanatical folly is strongly rebuked,
and the author made to understand that
he is committing an outrage upon the peo.
pie whose ruler and Governor he would
fan be. 1t is high time that this follow.
ing in the mad, fanatieal footsteps Of such
mad caps and Abolitionists as Greeley.
Giddings, Hale, and other Northern inter.
meddlers with other people affairs, should
be ir0wned down, and that those who
would keep open this restoring wound, and
apply constant irritants to the already
tender spot, should be made to feel the
merited contempt and detestaton of every
genuine son of the South-every true
friend of her material prosperity, and her
upward and onward march in her career
of happiness and greatness.
We repeat that, in eur opinion, Colonel
Netherland treats this subject az it de-
serves to be treated and while he con-
tinues to pass it by with silence, we cannot
but approve his course. Should Governor
Harris continue, however, on all occasions,
to drag it into the discussion, as he at.
tempted to do here on Monday, it may be-
come the duty of Col. Nethcrland to
launch the thunderbolts of his denuncia.
ton against him personally, for his course.
We hope he may be spared this necessity.
But if he is not we believe he is the man
to do, with masters skill and effect, the
duty which will be devolved upon him.
Nashville Neloz