Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-27

collect revenue enough to defray the expenses of
the Government. In other words, / am for no other
kind of q Tariff than revenue Tariff. ESee
Globs.l
Here was a principle enunciatea-not policy
ard principles never change. You and are still stand
ing nponthat principle The Democratic party, fol
lowing the lead Of Breckenridge and Lane, are still
standing upon it; but does Mr.. Douglas stand thereg
Since his deserton Of the Democratic party the Lee
compton question, and since it has occurred to him
that the Southern States were not likely favor his
aspirations for the Presidency he has been shifting
his position upon this, as upon other questions. On
Mr.. Hunters motion to postpone the Tariff bill Of
the last session he did not t0te waiting doubtless to
see clearly which side of the fence he should
fall His present position as the candidate Of pol
ton of the Northern Democracy has determined /
that question, and in his recent rowing pilgrimage
as the stump candidate for the Presidency he has
gone into Pennsylvania and at the capital Of the
State made speech which is reported by the Assoc
ciated Press follows:
Mr. Douglas commenced his speech by glowing
euogy of Pennsylvania, empire within herself.
She as a State had great interest in the Union.
Her interests require the fostering hand of the
Government; she had not received the support from
the National Government that she was entitled to.
She had the whole Union for market for her min
eral wealth inexhaustible, and worth more than
mines of gold. He pitched generally into Congress
and the General Government for the past few years
| He denounced the Government for paralyzing the
interests of Pennsylvania for several years. The
Government hae failed to perform the functions for
! which it was created. The system Of government
must be changed. or disasters would occur, Either
it tended to reduce the expenditures increase the
revenues The only remedy is proper tariff. 1t
was proposed in Congress, but was oyersaughed by
the interminable negro question. be went into an
argument defensive of the protective policy, especi
| ally as regards Pennsylvanias interest; but the
question will never be settled until the negro ques-
| ton is thrown out and repudiated."
Now, sir what can you an honest man, think of
such charlatanism as that! If he is honest in the
| the views which he has expressed to the people of
Pennsylvania, then he has changed his position and
| is no longer with you and me upon question winch
you have heretofore regarded more vital and
practical than the abstract question of where the
| sovereignty of Territorial government commences,
| and which you have always declared willingness
to leave TO the decision OF the Courts If he is not
honest then he is unworthy Of your support, what
ever his real position may be.
1t is seldom that we have candidate for the
Presidency whose antecedents and present position
correspond with views in every partlcu-
lar, but must insist that in the Democratic
party has pursued a course much at variance
| with your own professions and practices as Mr..
| Douglas. Not one. He has been at one extreme
end of the party while you have been at the other
and am happy TO say that your extreme has been
upon the right side in the MAN, while his has been
as uniformly on the wrong side. There is now but
one step between him and Mr. Bell. is daily being
rendered manifest throughout the State. Those who
adhere to Mr. Douglas under existing circumstances,
and thus give halfway support to our Federal OPP
ponents likely, in 1886, to continue their
course and become thoroughly identified with the
Opposition in all future struggles than they are to
retrace their steps and take their old position in the
| Democratic party again. cannot believe that you
anticipate any such result and yet with your expe-
| rience and enlightened judgment you can hut see
that such will be the tendency of all who follow
| your present example
Even admitting your premises to be correct IS
| laid down in your letter, your conclusions think,
are unwarranted. You acknowledge that your only
hope for the preservation OF our republican form
| of government rests with the Democratic party. IL
it not your duty, then, to cling to that party and
labor to correct its errors, rather than withdraw
from it and thereby forfeit your position and nu-
ence! know you will say that in supporting Mr.
Douglas you not abandoning the party, and
yet l am sure you will have the canGor to admit
that he is not party really to the race in Tennessee
| except for those who desire to throw away their
votes and thereby increase the chances Of Mr.. Bell
without taking the responsibility of voting directly
for him. You and | have voted for Democrats in
past contests who not choice and with
! whom we did not concur in everything And we
did from patriotic motives. We did SO because
believed it better to hold together and preserve
our influence with the only party that in our Judg-
| ments, could save the Government, than to cOntri
butte, directly indirectly, to the success of what
you termed the Guerilla Opposition the canvass
economy" party, who if they have any fixed princi-
pies of Government they are federal principles and
subyersive, believe, Of the rights and inter-
ests of the people. and of Republican institutions.
| Why should we not do so again.
Excuse the length of this epstle. | could have
said much more, but could not say less. 1t has
been prompted by the kindest feelings towards you,
and to promote principles which 1 am sure we
hold in common If anything that l have written
| shall prove painful to you, you may be sure that
the occasion which has called It forth is equally
painful TO me. You have had no friend among your
former constituents who has esteemed you more
| highly supported you more cordially than my
self. am saddened therefore, 20 think that you
sanction any division in the ranks of your old party
in Tennessee, and can but still indulge some hope
that you will think better of the matter. and once
more beat the revielle for union of our forces.
With an earnest desire for the preservation Of Re-
| publican principes-as embodied in our Federal
Constitution, which justice and equality to
the people and to the States-and thereby the per-
| petuation of the Union, and without which the
Union would not be worth preserving; and with the
belief that all these depend, in great measure,
upon the future success of the Democratic party
that old party which has long honOred you, and in
the service of which you have spent your best days
| subscribe myself, one of your friends and
-. FORMER CONSTITUENTS.