Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-10
sATURDAY, maRoH io. 1sao.


mr.. Rates.
As Mr.. BATES friends are strenuousv Ugsasrny his
claims for the Presidential nomination by She THnr,
PARTY at Baltimore, and by the BLACK RFPuB1r,.,xs
at Chicago, his real position upon the Issues Of the
day is being diligently inquired into as matter Of
interest and importance. His supporters seem 10
think that the fact Of his being Southerner by
birth, and his having lived always in slavelolding
State, is sufficient to enttle him to the confidence
and support of the Southern Opposition
Mr.. BATES friends know very well that the only
possible chance for him OF any other candidate to
beat the Democratic nominee Is 10 secure the entire
BLACK Republican vote. Hence the BATES men are
much more earnest in their efforts to convince the
Black Republicans Of his antislavery sentiments
than they are Of reconciling the Southern Ongasi-
ton to him. The Missouri Democrat Black Re
publican paper, published at St Louis, receasy IN
dertOok to locate Mr.. BATES "Jy authority- Accor-
ding to the Democrat Mr.. BATES declares slave
~ shall not be permitted to enter any territory
which was free soil when acquired By the United
States, or which became free at any period
subsequent to its acquisition; that no power
but Congress can plant slavery on such soil -
The preferences Of the Tribune seem to be decidedly
for Mr.. Bates. GEEEIEv styles him essentially
Republican, a practical Emancipatonist, whom
it would be hard work to make odious to sane
Abolitonists." But some of the more radical Re
pubcans are not yet fully persuaded that he is suf
ficiendy representative - man. Hence, we see
continued efforts the part of the hackers of Mr..
Bates to convince the original Black Republicans
that there is man in the nation more thorough
" a representative Of the Republican party
Let it be remembered, ID this connection, that the
Missouri Opposition Convention recently expressed
their preference foE this representative Of the
principles of the Republican party, As candidate
FOR the Presidency. The Missouri Oppositonists at
the same time took occasion to denounce in their
platform, 4" the arrant heresies CT the so called
national Democratic party, in regard to the subject
Of slavery in the territories To dispel the doubts
as to Mr. BATES Republicanisnl, A Missouri Eman-
cipationist has written a letter from Washington
to GREELEY. We find it in the Tribune of the 9th
inst. under the caption:
Mr., BATES INDICATED AS A REPUBLICAN,
Nr. Emancipaticnist says
friend Of Edward Bates l have somewhat
against the Tribune viii easily convince you that
you have not done Mr.. Bates justice in admitting
that any man an the nation is more thoroughly than
he Representatives Of Tie prineiples Of he Republican
party
Let me ask you in what particular Mr. Bates IS
not as truly and pu-ely a representative Of the
principles Of the Republican party Mr.. Chase,
Mr. Seward hlmseltt l understand the cardinal
principle Of the Republican party is opposition to
the extension of slavery over the Territories. Mr..
Bates has stood upon that principle always, and as
unswervingy as any man in the nation. He was
opposed. and does oppose, the slavery prOpagandsm
Of the Democratic party as sternly Mr.. Chase, or
Mr.. Seward or any Republican living.
Mr. Bates is indeed one of the Fathers Of the
Faith, of which Mr. Seward and Mr.. Chase are GER
tainlv hOnOred and able apostles.
Let any candid and t1ue-hearted man in the world
consider the relative efforts Of Mr.. Bates Mr.. Chase
and Mr.. Seward toward affecting a wise and Chris
tan solution of the great problem of oman Slavery
in our Government and the comparative trying cir
cumstances Of their individual relations 80 it, and
my word for It, he viii hail Mr.. Bates a very
Paul among the apostles Of Republicanism-
fhe is not selected as the standard-bearer let il
not said that it is because he Is not identified witt
the Republican party and is no fit representative Of
its principles.
If we should find in some distant, isolated anl
unbeheving community, where thePewas no Church
no Priest, and no Sacramento, solitary man VIII,
was devout and GOd-learing and who manifested
in all his life true pety, and the graces of justice
and charity toward his fellOw-men. would no
call that man Christian? And with what telling
would we be moved five should see any more for
tunate Christian brothers folded in the bosom of the
Church and enjoying the benefits of its CTgaR-Iti0H
refuse the right hand Of fellowship to this lone dis
ciple on the ground that he was mot member o
the Church. and could not therefore clam to b.
identified with or TO be a representative of th
principles of the Christian religion in this ilustra
ton, you may easily perceive the relation Of Nh
Bates % the Republican party.
But l. is urged that Mr.. Bates did not supper
Fremont in 1856. and this is considered an objection
by a few. It should be remembered, in explanation
of this fact, If il be considered of any importance
as compared with the hazard Of losing the Presl
Dental election this year, that there organ
lied Republican party in Missouri in 1856, and con
seCuenty no electoral ticket for Mr. Fremont. Blu
If there had been such q ticket, and Mr.. Bates ha
voted for it. it would have been mere Formally
for it could have had effect whatever on the car
yass in that State in that year
Who viii hereafter deny that the REPuEIIcANIs
OF Mr.. BATES Is yDmCATED. With great trut
might the MISSOURI Oppostionists claim in the cleo
zion of Mr.. BATES that what they term the al
rant heresies of the so-called national Democrat
party in regard to the subject Of slavery in the Tel
ritories are repudated