Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-05
GEN. Gideon J. Pillow on the POLITE
cal Issues which Divide this Demo-
cratic Party-A Good Plea for Doug.

1 CE8s1c srOOt<S 49, ec& -
las.
We find in the Memphis Appeal, of last
Thursday. a long letter from Gen PILLOW On
| the political issues which divide and distract
the democratic party
We leara from this letter that the writer
Is of the opinion that the Constitution Of the
/ United States authorizes owners Of slave
property to carry that species of property in
to the territories,--tbat the territorial legis
Iatures cannot interfere lawfully with this
| right.-that where the territorial legislature
refuses 10 enact laws for the. protection of
slave property, and il is taken from him or
| impaired, be has remedy in civil suit for
damages in the federal court, and all the
power Of the government 20 enforce its de-
| mand-that Congress can aud ought 10 pass
| laws Of q penal nature for the further pro-
| lection OF his rights. But, ought the demand
| for laws Of this character to be made noH7
As the right does not depend upon this de-
mand, and is not impaired by waving it, be
is OF the opinion that the demand should not
be made. Why. He answers
For the reason that the Government ia in
| a cTiDDIed condition and unless the South would
! prefer dissolution TO temporarily suspending
this demand, we should not now make the
demand. The Government ia crippled and
| pOtceTtesS to meet our demand, because one
| branch of its legislative department. is under
the control Of political party that disregard
the plain requirements of the Constitution,
| violate their Oaths TO support that instrument
| and deny our rights under it. it -, there
/ fore. clear that 40 make such demand now
| would force the South into the position of
submitting TO wrong, OF Of dissoiYing the
| Union itself. II we make the issue we must
| DaGint0in Il. Are ready now for dissolu-
| ton aud its consequence Some are, doubt
| less, but the gr. at body OF the Southern peo-
| pie are not vet prepared tor so nOsnt RtOGs
| an event. They have not despaired OF the
protection OF that Government. They think
! they can right the noble ship, and until they
| have made the proper Efforts they are Op-
posed to It's destruction. Such is nv own
| opinion. / think we can right the ship
aud drive out the piratical portion Of the
| crew." ri
The General continues as follows:
.sBow, vCu ask, can this be done? Nv an |
swer i, at the 5glEotJoz. This is the consii !
| tulional mode Of correcting all grievances in /
our Government. Let the national Demo |
cratic party, aided by all conservative par
lies, unite their energies and crush out The /
Republican party That being done. let the |
South demand the passage Of such laws as .
are necessary TO prot CT the rights Of the |
STAKEHOLDER in the Territories. This demand |
should, al ihe proper time, be made of Con-
grees, - nose DUTY It is, under the Constitu-
lion. to pass the law. But il would be the
extreme Of FOLLY to make the demand while
that body is under the control of q political
party claiming to be governed by higher
law" THAI the Constitution. Ii The demand
should esot no5o be made of Congress- why !
oil. %ha Of al in /
a party council. convened to make prelimi-
nary arrangements fer the great battle which
is to rescue the Government from party
which threatens to sweep away all our con-
stitutional rights? The Republican party
are the e1-zGies OF cur rights, and seek to use
the power of the Government to destroy
hem. Norlberu Democrats are our allies.
Tney have fought the Republican parry
hundred battles in yindicatiOn Of our rights.
Many Of the purest and noblest of these pa
uiOts have fallen in these conflicts. We
must conquer tBis Republican party at the
DAllot-box. Or surrender our rights. or fight
for those Tights-whslher IN or cat of the
Union we must meet the same foe. Why,
then, should we, in party council, By an IN /
reasonable demand ds 10 the TINE, embarrass,
cripple disaTm our allies in the great battle
suon to come off Ought we not rather to
consult them as to the hest means OF secur-
ing the victory! Should we not arm them
with weapons they understand the use Of!
They know the enemy, and better understand
than We do how to fight them successfully:
Their section Of the country is to be the 6auE>
ground. Victory is our gGiH-asfeot our loss. {
Ine Northern Democracy have ever been true
10 the Constitution, an all IFS parts. They have
a thousand Zines defended Us from the assaults
of this same foe, aud have never faltered in ,
defending our rights. Shall we then now {
d:slrust them? Shall we tis pp their hands 2
) 'all we dsarm them, and strike down their
chosen IeadeT, 1rh0 . coUereg all 1ch sc1TS
rsceiUed ~ battling for or nights Shall we
bT. Ak up all tue lies which have so long sub !
sisted with ghem-Our ellies-snd thus make |
the Republican victory over them and our
SeiCes sure and easy? Shall we demand of our (
allies, in parry council. that which We fail to .
demand OF the national Congress, and b. do
ing 50 render their struggle with the enemy
bOprlessE Can we no: better and more safely I
trust them than We can the Republican party? 7
What right have we ever demanded Of tue .
Northern Democracy that they have not re
cuguiZ q What act of Injustice have they
impOs, upon Us! Away, then, with the folly {
the mHdnCss Of destroying the great national
party, and in doing so OF falling into the hands
Oi the Republican party; rather than for the
present withhold the demuBd FOR the assertion .
Of right in party platform, which We do not g
waive, or compromise, or surrender, without +,
which re have lived and prOspered for nearly =
u century, and which is not likely soon TO be f,
oi any practical value 10 US ii now graRtei).
Should we not rather aid our friends to vic !
tOry?-should We not assist them ia getting
the power to enable them TO meet our de
maGG2 Let il not be said that the chosen
leader presented by the northern Democracy q
denies our rights, and is not good Demo
crat. Some have said that he was no better
Than a Republican. Mr.. Douglas, in all :
questions invO wing the powers of the Fede-
raj q yernment and the rights reserved to
the States, occupies the siriclest State rights =
ground. He recognizes all the provisions 81
the Constitution guaranteeing slavery. H
denies the power Of Congress to intervene wi
slavery in the Territories. He claims for the |
people oflhe Territories the right TO settle the
question of slavery for themselVcs- subject
only 10 ths Constellation Of The United States In
the exercise Oi this right, be claims that they {
may, by uniriendly legislation, exclude it
from the Territories. The republican party,
on the contrary, profess To be governed by "a
higher law than the Constitution; they deny
the constitutional guarantees of the slave
holder and disregard their oaths TO support
that instrument, aud claim for Congress the
power totally Ia prohibit slavery in the Ter
ritories. Mr.. Douglas error, or il be one),
i on the side OF popular rights. he is, there
fore. as far removed as possible from Repub-
licgnism. That he is sound national DEM
ocrat, according TO all the ancient tests OF
party faith; that he il eminently patriotic,
and is altogether trustworthy; that he is bold
and fearless in asowing, and possessed OF
unsurpassed ability in maintaining his con-
yictions, Is proven by his whole public life.
The diamond wedding-Captain
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