Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-14
The conte.. for the Presidency.
Parties are making preparations for The

PREVENTION for the protection OF slavery IN the
Territories, and fh<y announce in advance
that. if this amendment If not made, they vii
retire and take separate and distinct action
Their demands. whether just or unjust. poll
tic or impol tic, must be complied with. OH
erwise they will pull down. if possible. the
democratic edifee. On the other hand, the
great majority of the delegates reprts entina
she Northern democracy Will de- msDd the re-
adoption. Of the Cincinnati Platform, in SC
far as it relates to slavery issues. without
any change whatever. They aver that 10
Weld to the demands of the Congressional
interrentionists would be but giving over
the party North to certain defeat-to utter
overwhelming ruin. Mr.. DAVIS. of Indi-
ana. expressed their idea when be DECLARED
in his speech at Indianapolis, in 1858, that
under the watehword of Congressional pro-
lection for slavery. not a State. district
county, or township, could b. carried IN the
North. Between these two sections of the
democracy, cOntending for ideas as vide
apart as the poles, and as unlike as night
and day, there would seem to be an ''irre-
pressible conflict" which cannot end except
in the total discontinue of one or the other
of them. Are the Southern men, under the
lead of determined spirits from Mississippi
Alabama, and other Southern States, will
ing, under any circumstances. to strike their
Gag, and give up what they demand as due
20 the South, and without which they regard
he as DISTINGUISHED of sacred constitutional
rightss They would have us believe that the
day of compromises is past-that nothing
must be yielded in future-that the rights of
the South, in every respect, must be guaran-
tied. If they are honest, they cannot and
will not abate one jOt or title of their de-
mands; for they must feel that if they falter
and bend TO the Lehests of party expedency,
they need not expect to succeed, when the
contes. is made with Northern enemies of
the South. On the other hand, can the
n ,rthern delegations who are governed by
the instinct of self-preseTvation aba ndon their
position? Ought it be asked of them to de-
.troy themselves, and give 10 Republicanism
Ia the whole North, q 'cbarter large as the
wind?" These are questions to be answered
at Oh ,rleston. Their solution is iraught with
difficulty, and may result in trouble to the
democracy. If the Southern men are firm.
and shall be driven by like frmness on the
part of their Northern conf derates. to retire
from the Convention. and set up for them
selves, the battle will be lost TO the party,
before blow is struck by It's opponents.
Should the Northern men be coerced to &C
sept a Congressional intervention platform,
they can never make successful rally at
home and the North may be put down as
against democracy. 1t will require shrewd
man agement at Charleston to prevent the
party from breaking up. Were it not for the
power and patronage of the government. we
should not expect to see IFS life prolonged
but eighty millions year is great induce
ment to peace, if not affection.
The Republicans have called a Convention
to meet at Chicago in June. There is some
dissatisfaction expressed in regard to the
time and an earlier day called for. Itwould
Sem that recent occurrences have satisfied
the managers of the concern that 1t will not
do to run SEWARD. or any one like him; and
there is an evident disposition TO throw over
board all the ultra aspirants TO its nomina-
tiOn. This is not from Difference TO The
Indignant remonstrances of the South, but
rather from fear of the more conservative
portion of tie Republicans Mr.. Stewards
friends, however, will not give him up with
out bold and determined effort to place the
dark standards in his hands. At this present
moment the Republicans are weaker than at
any time since the organic liion OF the party.
and il their -agitators Of the Southern
democracy, would furnish them no further
capital, would soon cease to be dangerous.
But this Is not to be. Both parties subsi$t
upon the agitation of sectional issues; and
their past history is prophetic of the futnre.
Between the two sectional paTties-the
sectional democracy and the sectional re-
D ibIicans, there Is .'ample room and verge
enou l." for conservative. constitutional
Unio1 Party. Such n party is demanded
b the dearest interests of the Nation, and
upon its organization and success may de-
pend the existence of the Government In
III. North and In the South there are men
belonging to all psrtes-conseryative Union
loving men, in numbers sufficient to form
party which can prive both democracy aud
repu blicanism OF the power to do further
mischief The vote cast in 1856 for Mr.
FILLMORE. is a Substantial foundation 10
build upon; whilst the political condition of
the country is such ensures the success Of
the movement il prosecuted with foresight
and vigor. Movements. looking 10 a con-
centration of the conservative elements OF the
country are already in progress North and
Sonth-YIRarSIA. kENTUCkY and TENNESSEE
will speak through their State Conventions
next month, and the National Convention
which. follows, will place candidates Ia the
field. We look forward to the development OF
the third party with the liveless hope re-
sardng II, "a we do. as the surest and safest
means Of ayerting the dangers which threaten
the p~rmanence OF cur institutions. la
the ranks of The party ought TO gath, ali who
desire to be rid Of the evil not TO say wicked
and reasonable. influences ofdemocr4ey and
fepublicsni.m. We can never, as people,
have rcpose and quiet, amity and fellowship.
in and amongst NIL parts Of the Coniederaey,
until these extremes of our politics are
driven into refinement and disgrace Alan
don the country to them and in few terms
more our government will become despo
tisn In comparison 10 which that Of fRANcfs
yosEra Is mndei Of liberty. Its progress
In that direction Is st present swim aud sure.
ECHoa. THos. EwINs. it said, will be .
candidate for United States Senator from
Ohio. in place Of Mr.. PusH, and against Gov.
CHASE.