Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-30
Journal on Protection.

Last year the Louisville Journal talked as follows
the subject of protection to slave property in the
Territories We publish the extracts for the infor
nation of the Opposition party of this region, who
seem to have forgotten where their party stood last
year.
On the 18th of April, 1859, the Journal said:
The truth is disguise it as the partlsans of Doug
las here or elsewhere may, Squatter Sovereignty.
the denial of the power of Congress to protect the
rights of the minority the Territories against the
despotism of the majority, Is, beside its shameful
lack of all pretensOns to craftsmanship or author
lty, or constitutional warrant the most swift,
erring and destructive agency of antislavery ever
conceived in the fertile brain Of the North There
is nothing redeeming about it. 1t is jacObnism in
theory, and abOlitOnism in practice. 1t secures to
the South in the common Territories of the Union no
protection, no equality, no justice Itvrtually ex-
cludes the South 1t is the vile but lightfooted altar
ego of the Wilmot ProyisO. AdOptit let it be estab
ished under the wing of great and dominant party,
and the rights of the South in the Territories will
instantly and hencefOrth become as delusive and
and unsubstantial as phantom of the air. Our
citizens, it is true, may if they choose, take their
slave property into the Territories but the moment
they get it there, it will be snatched spirited
out of their possession with absolute mpunity. 1t
will vanish on the instant for the want of adequate
protect ton The right will become mere and sheer
cheat.S r...
On the 2lst of April, 1859, it said
"The body of the party, the party itself is pinned
immovably to the hideous and noxious doctrine
The Democracy of Kentucky is at length not only
virtually but formally committed to the vile heres
Of Sguatter Sovereignty. The chosen representa-
tive the authoritative exponent of the organization
has publicly and explicitly indorsed the wretched
iugge. DoUGIAssM, the most actiUe and fatal shape of
Abolonism is openly. triumphant in the councils of
the party.
Shall Kentucky, noble, enlightened patriotic
Constitution loving, chiValrc kentucky be the first
oE the sisterhood of Southern States to bow her
proud head in the dust Of this foul device"
''Will the men or the sons of the men who follow
ed into the battles very heart the spoess and flash
ing banner of Henry Clay or the honest and heroic
standard Of Jackson, rally under the dirty and
beggariy flag which a lieutenant Of Douglas is haunt-
ing at the head of the Democratic column of the
State NEVER! NEvER!n
And on the 9th of May, 1859, it spoke as fol-
ows:
"The editor Of the Democrat, referring to the
Presidential canvass of 1856, says:
- Nearly all the statesmen of the South cx- |
planned and defended Territorial policy as we
did.
sThat is according to the editor of the Democrat
nearly all the statesmen of the South in the canvass
of 1856 advocated Squatter Sovereignty This is a |
fragrant and dsgraceful mistake. Our neighbours |
zeal is outrunning his discretion at most ridiculous
rate. He ought to be ashamed of himself. Not |
only the statesmen but the peoplesof the South,
have at all times unanimously and scOrnfully repu-
dated the Territorial policy which he now defends.
And he must know it. Squatter Sovereignty is, and
has ever been, nOtOriOnsly the abOmiDaticn of the
South ard of the statesmen OF the South. The
SUMPTION said Mr.. Calhoun among the latest utter
ances of his life ia utterly unfOunded uncOnstitu-
tiOnal without example, and contrary to the entire
practice Of the government, from its commencement
to the present time and the united South echoed
the declaration Nor has the sentiment of the South
on this point undergone any material change
Squatter Sovereignty is still VIGOROUSLY its abom
nation The recreancy of the leaders of the Ken |
lucky Democracy is simply TecreGncy of the fouIest
stamp and nothing more; 1t does not faint the mass
IS of the party