Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-16
FRIDAY, MARCH 1e. 1860.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1860
m. chicago EIecrfon-A struggie
hefween Squaffer Sovereignty ana
Republieanisns.
.At this hour (midnight) We are enabled
IN announce that the Republican City ticket
Il elected. after the most desperate battle
ever fought in Chicago. by fourteen hundred
m.;orityf The Pro-Slzvery Democracy have
met perfect Waterloo defeat
sThe result is the most striking instance nj
marty discipline <coapied with an overpo"-
erinx feeling in behalf OF the approaching
Prudential eleetion,) ever presented by
municip.I election to this country Person.
nj issues. the most deep-seated, animosities
the most vfrulent, feuds Of the longest stand
ing. all were forgotten in the impending dan
Ger of a Pro-SIayery triumph, and the Re
publican party Of Chicago was nerer so united
ss on yesterday morning, when the voting
commenced"
We find the above extracts from the Chi
cago Press BLACK Republican, under sen
sation heading in the Cincinnati Gazefts- AL
Black Republication is jubilant at the de-
feat of the Democratic candidate for Mayor
in Chicago. We are told that 1.-THE Republi-
cans held perfect carnival )" ten bon-fres
were blazing at once crowds in one part of
the street were shouting, in Others singing"
.Never in our municipal history" continues
the Press, "has there been such demonst-a-
tiun OF delight after political contest. New
er was il so gloriously warranted Dy the re-
suItu There il it seems to us much food for
reflection in these clippings to all Southern
men who struggle for party only that they
may benefit their country. Who is the pros
trate foe over whom these shouts of triumph
have been raised? Who is it, that latter the
most desperate battle ever fought IN Chlca-
po.u has "met q perfect Waterloo defeatf"
IL il 1.-THE PRo-SLAvERY DEAoCRACYP' A
party fighting, not for the protection OF their
own peculiar institutions, for their own
homes and firesides, not for an institution In
which they have any individual or collective
Interest, fighting, not for slavery IN Chicago,
but fighting for principle in the maintain
auce of which is involved "the life, the for
times and the sacred honor" of their SOUTH
Eks BRETHREN. The battle was not fought
by US but by Northern U0IunteeTs for u.s. nion
and american.
We clip the above from the Union and Amer
icaa of yesterday. AS our contemporary
would say, it is "signi6cant."
The recent contest for Mayor Of Chicago
was one of the most bitter known to the
municipal history of the city. On the one
side were arrayed the DOUGLAS Democracy,
earnestly desiring to defeat the Republicans
in q Republican city, to advance the inter
ssts OF their chief at Charleston on the
other, the Republicans determined to elect
even bad usan-for their candidate for May
or. JOHN WEsTwoRTH, had been denounced
by their chief organ. the Press, as thorough
ly corrupt and unprincipled-if by so doing,
they could throw 9 shadow over the Presi-
Dental aspirations Of their hated enemy the
Little Giant" These are the parties that
were arrayed against each Other-the little
handful Of so-called national democrats, who
follow the fortunes, aud enjoy the patronage
Of the President, were not known in the
fight The contest was one in which the
South could take no interest. 1t was, so far
rs principle Is concerned, between POLITICAL
HEREsIEs which are ''short cut to all the
ends OF Republication" and ''worse than the
wilm0t Proyiso," and REPUBLICANIsH TTsELF.
The former felI-the latter triumphed- 1t il
supremacy absurd to denominate the shatter
ed legions Of the former "THE PRo-sLAvERI
and invoke for them the sympa-
thies of the Southern people. The contest
may afford "much food for reflection" but
not for the reason that party was defeated,
which was lighting, not for the protection
of their own peculiar institutions, for their
own homes and firesides. not for an institu-
tion in which they have any individual or
collective interest. fighting, not for slavery
in Chicago, but fighting for a principle in the
of which was involved 'the
life, the fortunes and sacred honor of their
Southern Brethren" No, il is for no such
reason as this that the contest affords food
for reflection" On the contrary, il is for
the reason that there was no party there
fighting for the maintenance of a principle
dear to the South-that both parties were
for principles the success OF which
would deprive the Southern people of con-
stitutional rights. There were no "yolun-
teersn there fighting for the rights of the
South. 1t is little singular tina, our con-
temporary of the Union and American should
contest. We were not prepared for it. No
longer ago than the 23rd of February, that
journal placed in parallel columns the plat
toms of the two divisions of the democracy OF
Illinois that Southern democrats might de
termine who were the real democracy of ILL.,
nois-v Here is the platform OF the DoJGLAs
division as given BY our neighbor, and which
IL rejected apparently with proper seorn:
al. af
In State Convention assembled. do re-assert
and affirm the Cincinnati Platform, in the
words. spirit and meaning with which the
same was adopted, understood ana ratified by
The people in 1856 and do reject and utterly
repudiate all such new issues aud tests as
he African slave trade. or q congressional
,lave code for the territories, or the doctrine
hat slavery Is federal institution. dcrspiHS
% pdlidity "a the sereral Safes and TsTriisrles IN
cheh u srists fran the Consolation # The United
states, instead Of bang Hsaniepal issfiiiioa
zisting IN such States aud fsTrltorses .usdT he
eoal iars thereof"
The democracy of Illinois who hold sound
II opinions than these on the slavery ques-
don, hardly amount In number 20 the respec-
ability of contemplate faction. They are
utterly powerless. In is5s, in opposition to
he DouGI,As wing, they pollsd only me tAOas-
nd and srresty one rotss. out of a democratic
Tote OF one AssdrsSs and tsesafy-sir hO4sand-
he remainder being cast for the DoUefLs
'iekes- In the city Of Chicago, the same year.
The roissnfeer defenders Of he SoatA, cast all o.
no Aaadred and sizferz rotss-equal TO about
ma ssssslA pars of the Repablicanmsjority THE
Teari The 2i5 were. for the most part. sti-
pendisries Of the administration. Here II
he iist. furnished at the time, by the clsesso
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