Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-25

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place reconciliation out of the question.
There is no candid man of intelligence OF
any party who will deny that all the tenden-
1 cies and probabilities are as we have stated
them, in relation to the Republican and two
Democratic candidates.
Lastly. we have Mr.. BELL. Unlike all three
of the Others each of whom is directly mixed
up. in his political history and personal
schemes, with this agitation, Mr.. BELL has let
no opportunity pass, in an active public ca
reer covering the entire period of strife to
within something over a year past. without
doing all in bis power, consistent with the
constitution and the principles of State equal
| ity, to diseountenance and quiet agitation on
this subject. His course has been marked
| from the outset by desire to promote peace
| and concord. He has never proved untrue to
any section, but all his antecedents are ele-
waited, national and conservative. By the cir
cumstances of his nomination, he is placed
before the people in opposition to the extrem-
| lists of the South and to the sectionalists of
| the North. His election would be not only
| the nominal defeat of both, but il would be an
emphatic declaration on the part of the peo-
| pie, that on an issue between the North and
the South, involving the fate OF the Union,
they were prepared to stand by, uphold and
defend the Union on the basis OF the Constitu-
ton and the Laws of the land. On what other
ground can the Union continue? On what
other can we have peace? On what other
fha do rhi nh ON To III
in ruin be averted =? 8 Cannot the friends of
the Union, on The basis named, forget, for a
time, party feeling and lay aside party prcju-
dice ? Cannot the conservative people of all
parties and sections sacrifice, for the time be-
ing, something of past party recollections and
love, to the impulses OF noble and generous
patriotism and to the obligations it imposes
We do not ask the support of the disunion-
lists, nor of the fanatical aboiitionists; but we
appeal to the true-hearted lovers of the Union
everywhere to unite with US in crushing both
in our effort TO extract the deadly fang
which is rapidly penetrating TO the vitals of
the body polite. Ii done at all, it must be
effectually done. 1t will not do to content
ourselves with sending the election to the
House of Representatives in Congress. In
that case the work would be only half done.
The sentence of condemnation upon the enc
mics of our repose must come from the PEG
PIE. From politicians, who have brought the
trouble upon US, we can hope for but little.
If it could be made reasonably manifest tina.
the great conservative States, such as Virgil
MIA, North Carolina, Tennessee. Kentucky,
Missouri &C., ia the South, would go for BELL
and EVERETT we are convinced that the cor
responding conservative States of the North
would unite with us in decisive majorities in
declaration of attachment to the Union and
the equal and Just rights of all the States IN
der The Constitution. By this means. the vote
of LINCOLN would be reduced to few States,
and the power and prestige of his party
would be broken and its ranks scattered for
ever; while the disunionists, South. would be
forced to hide their heads in very shame
Thus, and thus only, can peace be restored to
a land distracted and torn Thus would the
election of Mr.. BELL be peace. His admin |
istration would set its whole power against
renewal of the slavery agitation, and its en-
eESte~ DE- VI CIV
economy, now long neglected. |
Thus would we heed and be benefited by the |
farewell warning of WASHINGTON, and thus |
would we obliterate parties based on 'geo |
graphical Determinations"
What true and loyal and conservative DEM |
ocrat of the South or tie North can object |
Its effect would be to deprive them of power |
for one term. On questions of national policy |
they may still differ with Mr.. BELL. Having |
shut out the sectional controversy and rein |
.taIru the goddess OF Peace In the natIunaI
temple. we could afford to differ OH quvs.rvus |
Of national economy. And the probability is |
that parties would soon be recognized, one |
being for and the other against the admins |
tration, exclusively on those questions. Thus |
would the foundation be laid for broad and |
national parties. Thus the scattered democ-
racy might be again reunited, and the coun-
try again be divided into parties of great ma.
lional principles.
Is it not worthy of an effort? Can any
man suggest a more practicable and effectual |
exit from our present difficulties aud dangers: |
We ask that the PEOPLE, Independently of |
leaders and politicians. take the subject I'M
der their thoughtful consideration, and an
Swer at the ba!lot-boX to their consciences |
and to posterity.