Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-13
SUNDAY moaNINe FGBnUARx "a, 1853.
The Great object TO be Accomplished in
the Ensuing state Elections at the

The Great Object TO be Accomplished in
the Ensuing state Elections at the
SOHths
The Democratic party is now in the ascendency
in every Southern State, with the single exception
of Maryland. Such fact is not without its due
significance It would be an unjust reflection upon
the patrlotism and intelligence Of the people of
these States to suppose that they had arrived
at such upanimity in opinion such harmony in
action, from any error Of judgment or over-anx-
ious solicitu5e for their domestic concerns. The
people of the South we're never sectional. The
history of the country, from the establishment of
the colonies to the present time will bear Us out in
thisssssrtion The same cannot be sad Of the North,
and nothing but the illiberal and sectional char
acter Of all their legislation could have driven
the South to the position of de ence upon which she
now stands. 1t is position not only of defence OF
her own rights, but of the peace and integrity of
the Union.
But, we regret to say, with portion Of the Amer
lean people, even in the South, considerations Of
patriotism are equal to the promptings Of personal
ambition and private ends. Hence the earnest eff
forts that are now being made for effective organ
ization in the State elections, ID view Of the great
national struggle of 1860 The political sdventu-
rers who eongregate at Washington, having agreed
upon the programme, the note Of preparation has
gene out from Messrs. BELL, CRlTTEEDEE Boris, &
Co., and in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee they
begin to marshal for the fray.
FoR WHAT PURPosE2 is an interesting question
that becomes the people of the South to investigate
Fortunately there is but little difficulty in its solu-
ton It is apparent to the understanding from
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elements, the violence the struggles that are to
be made in Virginia Kentucky, ard Tennessee, are
for benefits that are to enurs, not to those States
but TO States far north Of them; not with any se-
riOus expectation of cajOing majority Of the peo
pie play false to their hOuUr and their interests
but from no better motive than to show their Black
Republican allies at the North that there is still
determined set" OF political adventurers ct the
South whose turbulent fortunes are inimica to the
Democratic party, and who "ready and willing
to unite with them in a combined and energetic
effort" to beat down the present national party in
power and install in its place the reasonable con-
spirstors against the South who constitute that
Northern opposition Fortunately for the country,
ii is difficult for them to perfect their understanding
and carry out their plans, without here and there
betrsying the purposes that move them.
The Richmond Wing and the Louisville Journal
are the leading agents in the getting up of this de-
monstrAtOn at the South We have already had
occasion to comment upon the almost reckless
manner with which these two papers have declared
heir reasonable plans, but We have seen nothing
more unblushing Than recent article from the
Wing, copied into the Journal from which we extract
the following:
All eyes, everywhere anxiously fixed
upon the opening campaign in the Old Dominion.
And especially is this the with our Wing and
American friends in each and all the Southern
States. They looking to their allies here in
Virginia to put in successful motion ball which
shall continue TO roll, with increased velocity until
victory the united conservative Opposition Of the
Union IN The great Presidential battle Of 1860 If we
give good accent Of our selves in Virginia in May
next, the Opposition IN every Southern State will be
INSPIRED with courage and new hopes aud will |
AT once fall into line, perfect their organization aud
make gallant fight in their State elections of the |
present year and the next. And the result of such
a fight in all the Southern States Immediately pre-
cedIng the opening of the Presidential campaign, /
should be such as &c crafty in the extreme every
conservative, Union-loviRg in the whole land. |
The influence, indeed Of the coming elections in the
South upon the Presidential contest cannot now be /
realized Whether ue Opposition these ele tons are
completely successful moi, arU make BAT small /
difference. The main and most important object IS 10
shOU TO cORSsrgdtiUe friends al Le Worth that there
still formidable and dsteTmiEsd conservative party
IN the South that has sympathy 1riM The bogus De-
TI0crGcy Of The day. and that ready and aciiqg to
unite nth them combined and eRerg,tie effort 10 elect
conservative and national staesm an 10 the Presdsncy
merit gear; to show that the conservative Wings aud
Americans at the South have no thought OF allowing
themselves TO b. absorbed in the Democratic party,
but rssovedt TO forever hold aloof from that reck
less and unprinciped organization, and act in good
faith and a, all times with conservatives everywhere
These are the vital objects to be accomplished by
bold and manly fight, on the part of the Southern
Opposition, at the coming elections.
Let the reader observe: the point in view is
/" the great Presidential battle in 1860" ''Wheth-
er, therefore, the Opposition in these State cleo
tions, I'm the South completely successful will
make but small difference" The main point is to
incite and stimulate the Opposing party to the
Democracy at the North, and to show them Isome-
thing not altogether natural hat portion of the
Southern people are ready to unite with them" in
elevating them to power To this the Journal res
spends
The Wing is right; and, whether we achieve pos
tive victory in all instances not We shall thor
oughly accomplish these "val objects" Victory
In some substantial shape is assured TO US, if We
do but put forth our energies"
Let the reader ask himself what are these vital
objeets?" Who are these friends in the North for
whose principal benefit State elections are
to enure What is the object Of such q coalition?
What promise to the South is TO be expected from
such sOurce-from party led and controlled by
such men as Seward Sumner, Hale, Wilson, Gid
diDgs, Greeley x Co? With such " conservative"
elements thrown in by the South as Bell, Crtten,
dent, Botts and to the end of the chapter
But our sole purpose is to direct the attention
of the public TO what, with the OPPOSITION We are
thus informed will be the vital points" in the en-
suing State elections at the South We desire ev-
cry one to fairly understand the only issue which
the Opposition propose making in the next State
election in Tennessee which is to stimulate the
Black Republicans at the North and encourage them
in their endeavors to beat down the only national
party in the country, and by mere numerical
strength usurp control of the government,
trample upon the constitution and disregard the
rights and the honor of fifteen sovereign States of
the Union
We are gratifed that they have made the issue
thus early. We are more than willing that the ap.
preaching State elections should be made to test the
temper of the Southern people in relation to the