Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-14

At recent period he has gone even beyond the |
limit of his old alliance with the New England |
Federasts and standing up 1.-THE Senate, has under
taken to advise and COUNSEL the Abolitonists OF the
North, that solemn decision of the Supreme Court,
determining a constitutional question and asserting
the rights of the South to equal enjoyment of the
common Territory, should not be regarded by them
as permanent settlement of the question; but that
a dominant majority in Congress may disregard the
decisions Of the Courts and by the power of num-
bers force their policy, even though 1t may tram
pie upon the rights Of the minority We appeal TO the
sober common sense and to the stern patriotism OF
deeply interested public to say hon far they are
willing to approve and reward conduct IN pubic
man so disreputable to his own character and so
dangerous to the rights of the States and to the sta
bility of the Union
The Banner Leaves the subject and sun
refuses 10 answer for t'PatriOtic ana
sufficient ReasOns.1
The Banner concludes its series OF attacks upon
the "BRECKINRIDGE Democrats" in its Fridays
ISSUE without meeting the issue that we respect
fully rendered to it, saying that we msaPpre-
hended its purposes which it says was to show that
Messrs EWING, HAYNES and others "have changed
their position they have contributed by join
ing the ultra Southern freeaters IN what they Tor
merly considered useless unnecessary theoretc,
and unattainable demand upon their Northern asso-
ciates to the standardization of their party that
they have Invested themselves OF the last vestge of
conservatism which they possessed, and are CONSOLE
dating Southern sectional party whose tendency,
if not object, is disunion"
And vet the Banner, when it declared in former
article that whenever property rights in the Terri
tories or elsewhere. declared by the proper au-
thorities under the Constitution need protection, if
this government is not practically failure they will
receive it, admits that they right in their pres
ent position Can it be wrong and mischievous to
assert constitutional right that has been announced
| by the Supreme Court, and that is powerfully as
sailed by members of the party affirming it And
tits brings us to remark, in reply to the allegation
of the Banner, that Mr. EWING is inconsistentin op-
posing an affirmation of protection to property by
Congress in the State Convention, when acquiesced
in 1t in the National Conventional. That in the State
Convention has been stated, he regarded tins prln
cpie as corrollary from the DRIED SCOTT decson and
became necessary at Charleston to Affirm this doc
trine from the fact thai the compromise was offer
ed in the shape of Tennessee resolution, and dis
tinctly refused by the friends Of Judge DOUGLAS.
! They utterly declined to acknowledge the views
stated IN the DRIED SCOTT decision as binding, and
merely wished to say that they would abide the de-
cisions past and future of the Supreme Court, the
object of which clearly to deny at home that
any binding decision had been made When they
stood on this ground and further claimed that by
non action or unfriendly legislation the people Of
Territory might exclude slavery, i: changed the
whole character of the issue. What course could
faithful Southern pursue? He must affirm the
doctrine of protection. or retreat from an open,
plain duty. There is nothing in the speech OF Mr.
EWING of 1850, in sound policy, to preventsuch
course but on the contrary every principle of open
dealing and public duty pointed to it. In this CON
necton, we again respectfully ask the BdTner if Mr.
DOUGLAS was about becoming the candidate OF your
| party with such views as these and he had been
entirely acceptable other grounds. would yOu
have been willing to advocate his election Let the
| answer decide this controversy.
The whole purpose of the Banner seems to be. by
its own declaration to throw Messrs Ewing, HAYNES,
| BATE and ATKINS into the arms of Dsunonists, and
| to array them as enemies of the stability Of the
Union and strange to say, it has never once essay
ed to show that they have not planted themselves
on true constitutional principles-that they not
when needed, oar Government is practically
failure" Upon what new tangled code of political
ethics they are to be characterized consolidating
Southern sectional party, on this constitutional
/ basis, we are at a loss to determine. The wrong
doors and sectionalists are they who assail these
| rights, and they are responsible whose acts have
brought about necessity for Southern men to stand
firmly upon them. And yet the Banner has no word
! of censure- nothing but "sOft' words for them.
CAss DICKINSON, PIERCE and thousands of the Oldest,
purest and sOundest Northern Democrats lead
public sentiment in the Northern States in uphold
ing and maintaining this doctrine, which the Abo-
litonis.s deny, and which Judge DOUGLAS and the
! Banner are endeavOrlng to " cut under" by rails
| ing the idle cry of Disunion, DsuniOn. The vener-
able CAss was the advocate of Popular Sovereignty
| in the Territories, until the Supreme Court decided
against his view when like true patriot and lover
| of concord and the constitution, he manfully ac-
uuiesced in the judgment of this high tribunal.
How idle not to say mischievous, it is to be rails
ing this howl of DisuniOn to prevent the settlement
of a great principle in favor of the South when the
issue is fairly joined and we may thereby save the
Union and cur constitutional rights at the same
! time
Itisa matter that does not admit Of doubt, that if
we had not affirmed this principle in our platform,
but had left the Cincinnati platform only with the
DRED SCoTr added, untouched, without explanatory
resolutions the whole Opposition press, led by the
Banner, would have opened with the fierce war-cry
of double-dealing and one Interpretation for the
North and another for the Scuth.' The Southern
Democracy, with Messrs EWING, BATE, ATKINS and
HAYNES would have been charged with submission
/ and followers. and
with having sacrificed for the prospect of office and
spoils the principles of Southern rights. Such was
the game in the canvass of 1856, while the principle
of popular sovereignty was an open one before 'he
Supreme Court had decided ard before Mr.. DOUGLAS
had announced the doctrine OF unfriendy legsauoA'
no matter what might be the decision OF the COURT
! Much more would they have charged 1t now, WAen
there is reason patent for it, that did not exist n
1856. If Messrs. EWING, ATKINS, HAYNES and BATE
/ had shrunk from the discharge OF b palpaole and
sacred duty. We rejoice most heartily that the De-
mocracy have taken firm and decided stand upon
priuciple though they may be met by the charge OF
! disrnion. hurled by every Opposition and DOUGLAS
press in the land. They will not be deferred from
doing their duty by this senseess and unounded cry,
though 1t may assail their ears at every point. 1t
Is an ephemeral cru lshich lriH pass dsdy irhell ITS
authors learn that they canno, deade the people 6y Us
syrea notes. or ighten tue men from the discharge
duty.
And now, having concluded the controversy SO
far as We are concerned, we once more respectfully
ask the Banner come out and discuss the questions
in issue, instead of raising the one sound OF dis
union We have disposed of the charge of inconsis-
/ tency, and the dsunion game will be soon played
out.
Correction.
We stated on Saturday that it had been pretty
currently reported that Maj. Polk had consented to
go the DOUGLAS ticket with the understanding that
he was not to canvass for it. We are requested by
Maj Polk to state that the report is incorrect
While his substitute in East Tennessee is making the