Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-11
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During the time that interyenes between this date
and the 4th of March next we would kindly but
earnestly urge the leaders Of public opinion at the
South for the sake of their section, to spread
true information as to the purposes and designs of
the Republican party. We advise them, hereafter,
to call the now dominant political organization by
its right name-to drop the offensive and puere ad-
junct Black" and to cease cOntoundng Abolition
ism with Republcanism from which II is utterly
and totally distinct.
Thus speaks the Cincinnati Gazette. We have al
ready devoted much of our time and space "to
spread true information to the purposes and de-
signs of the Republican party" If every other
paper in the South had done as much, Black Repub-
cansm would stink in the nostrils of the Southern
people ten times worse than it now does. Although
the doctrines of the Gazette sufficiently obnox-
ous we DO not regard its opinion as true criterion
of Black Republican sentiment. 1t may and proba-
bly, has thousands of subscribers who do concur
with it. Its readers may be more or less violent in
their anti-ssvery prochvites. The true test as to
the purposes and designs of party is the oft re-
peated declarations of those who the oft
chosen representatives of their party. Who
will deny that SEWARD and PRESTON KING
are the authorized opponents of the sentiment Of
their party in New York and SUMNER and WILSON
in Massachusetts, 81? and HALE and CLARK in Kew
Hampshire and LoYEJOY, and SHERMAN, and BURLr-
CANE in their districts? We take it that the fire.
quently elected representative of 4 people speaks
the sentiments of his constituency upon a constant
ly mooted issue. Such being the case, "the pur
pose and designs of the Black Republican party
are to be found in the speeches Of such men as we
have named It is to he found in the resolution of
BLAKE, which received the vote of SHERMAN and
nearly every other Black Republican member of the
House:
Whereas. the chattelizng Of humanity and the
holding of persons as property is contrary to natu
raj justice and the fundamental principles Of our
political system and Is VIGOROUSLY reprOach to
our country throughout the civilized world, and
serious hindrance the progress Of liberty among
the nations of the EARTH Therefore.
Resolved That the Committee the Judiciary be
and the same are hereby instructed TO inquire into
the expediencv of reporting bill giving freedom TO
every human being and iuterdicting slavery wher-
ever Congress has the Constitutional power to egis
late on the subject
They are to be found in the Black Republican vote
to abrogate the New Mexico which protect the
rights Of the stakeholder They to be found in the
declaration of such conservatives as JOHN SHERMAN
that never would vote for the admission of another
slave State. They are to be found in the declara-
ton Of Hon. J. 7. FAI,NswoRTH on the floor of the
House. lNdl ClaFtFg - liS sum VI al fiilaiilSs
1t is to be found in the Irrepressble Conflict
doctrine first promulgated by Mr.. LINCOLN and
since repeated by Mr.. SEWARD. They are found in
the laws and resolutions Of all the Northern States
except one or two multiplying the Fugitive Slave
Law refusing the use Of their jails to Federal Off
and imprisOning in their penitentaries i'm
imposing heavy penalties upon those who assist in
the capture of runaway negroes. They are to be
found in the refusal of Republican Governors
10 give up negro thieves who have stolen negroes in
one State and sold them into slavery in another.
They are to be found in the works of SPooNER and
HELLER endorsed by leading Black Republicans, and
circulated as Black Republican campaign docu-
ments,
The Gd5ette asks as to drop the offensive and
puerile adjunct Black" when we speak Of its party
and cease confounding Abolitionism with Republi-
canism.r When the GH-ette's party drops such men
as SUMNER and LovEJoY, and BURLNGANE, and Gin
nNGs and all that class then it will he time enough
for us TO drop the Black" and call them simply Re
publcans When the Gazetts'S party ceases to exalt
to high positions men who defy JoHN BRowN, then
it will be ample time for us 10 cease confounding
Ab0htionism and Republicanisn.