Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-20
Pennington and mcCIernand.

These gentleman were the nominees, re-
spcctively, of the Black Republican and
Democratic parties in Congress on The last
day OF The contest for the Speakership
While we could not rejoice at the support of
either by any political irieud of ours We are
confirmed in thu opinion that Pennington
was the preferable man of the two Tor the
South. Every account of his political antece-
dents. whether given by Black Republican
or Democrat. cOncurs III showing that
his association with The Republicans is nomi-
nal merely. He was not run for Congress as
a Black Republican, but as Peoples
Party" man, which party embraced some of
The most conservative men of the North,
Pennington being one them. He is known
to be in favor of the perpetuation aud rigid
enforcement of the Fugitive Slave law and
it is said that he has recently declared that
he has no OH ciion to the establishment of
slavery in any Territory ad. pied to it.
Though this chart of political principles does
not come up TO the rlghtful demands of the
South, II lays down distinct aud we'll
defined d Fiction from the bealen track OF
Black Republicanism, it repudiates the un-
dergTuund railroad AS a political highway,
and ignores lndiscriminatc squatter sover-
eighty. In the appointment OF the standing
committees of the House, Speaker Pennbg-
ton was OF course bound To recognize the
domination of the party that elected him,
but be has neV ertheleSs 20 constituted them
las to give general dissatisfaction to the Re-
publictns. The Cause of this is that one or
moderate men ON each ol nearly all The i'm
porlaut committees hold the balance and can
control their acton; the arbitrary aud ultra
supremacy of the Black Republicans is thus
cirCumyenied. Another gratifying fact is
that the Speaker has. in the constitution OF
the committees, evidently recognized the
Southern Opposition party as IA power" in
the House. though but single one OF them
voted Tor him. No such recognition OF the
Southern Americans as a party can be found
in the constitution of the committees of the
last House by Mr.. Speaker Orr, Southern
Democrat.
Mr.. McClernand, on the other hand, is q
Douglas squatIer sovereignty man, in favor
of giving To the Territorial Legislature of
NIL the erritOries a license to run out slavery
70, uni iendly action and he belongs to
quad OF politicians who agitate this ques-
'.on as an eitctloneering policy. IL is a
pulley more riff. with mischief and danger
ilau any other system OF warfare on slavery
el proposed. Congressional prohibition eau
20 longer be effected; il is u specter thai
erd no longer alright the country. And if
70 should ever he T'>ort, q to, the South will
lo~t aS>urvdiy resist IL even TO dissolution.
'ut squatter Sovereignty Lpes aud DaOres; it is
ven nov doing its work IN some vi the
Territories aud tue South cannot success
lily light 20 insidious an aggression. Many
Il the Black Republicans prefer IL TO Con-
ressional Intervention, and probably FULLY
le-hali Ut them now ready u accept Il
y their preferable remedy but are re-
raiued by the Knowledge that such an open
Iangc just now would put Douglas at the
'.eaa Of their columns.
We repeat. therefore. our conviction that
Pennington il a better man Tor the South
that AcClernand, aud We are surpri~ed that
i.outhern Democrats voted for the latter.
Nell did Push, Bouhsm, kriIl, Curry, Clop-
son, and other Southern Rights Dem, crats,
.eiuse 10 vote Tor hun. We are grs Iilied that
, uly one SoHthern Opposition man (Bouiig-
~ of La-l supported him. Columbus IGa.l
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