Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-12
1.-THE Senate of Tennessee proposing
60 sell out the Democracy.

60 sell out the. Democracy,
Uner this caption the Memphis AraldncL.
vrhemently condemns the resolutions intro
duced into the Senate by Mr.. Sp, aker Nav.
MAN, and Iasssd by that body, recommend
ing . union of all the clements Of opposition
to Black RepBblicanism" in the pending
election for speaker in Congress. The fol.
lowing Is an extract
"Ordinary tergiyersaiions can be excused
the peccsdilloes of partisan newspapers can
be pardOncd. but there Is neither excuse nor
pardon for the unblushing proposition to bar
ter of the Democratic party for a mess OF
pottage. Before the bans have been solemn
lied, in 1oud voice and ip agony of spirit.
we protest against the unballOwed bargain.
God, in bis providence, never INTENDED that
the une0nquerable Democracy should BE-
transferred to an expiring party. who regis
ter their decrees for the d. sITuction of the
Constitution in secret midnight cOncIaves-
Judas betrayed his Saviour for thirty pieces
OF silver. but here is a proposition 10 sell the
Democracy for twenty-five prices of stuff
which would alloy and cOrrode The pure
heart Of q healthy Democracy The above
proposition should, therefore be repudisted
with scorn ard Indignation The Democratic
party committed egregiOus blunder Ia
abandoning BOcoIk, the regular nominee for
Speaker, and now if il should consent to be
brought into iguOminious contact and dis
gushing fellowship with It's enemies, desrruc-
ton aud defeat would surely follow, because
OF the sudden destruction it would bring upon
the Democratic organization itself. We can
not believe the proposition of our State, 80
abominable and mUnstrOus will fluid many
advocates, for We feel sure the old Democracy
cannot, 10 the hands OF a few SPECTATORS, be
made transferable TO men entertaining prin-
ciples, against which they have presented an
unbroken front, from the time OF the adop-
iion OF the constitution down to the present"
In following the example Of their brethren
IN Virginia, We presume the democratic menu
bSrs of our State Senate Imagined they were
In the Zine of safe precedent;" but it seems
thasour Memphis contemporary looks upon
their action in an entirely different light
How they will relish its denunciaiions we
certainly know not. but. in our estimation
1t was decidedly the most wholesome indica-
ton OF a lingering sense of patriotic duty in
She democratic heart that We have witnessed
for many day. They were evidently aware.
in common with the entire country, OF the
following facts, to a knowledge of which the
AsaIanche has not yet opened its eyes:
That the Democrats cannot elect their
candidate for Speaker, of themselves
2. That the Democrats and Southern OPP
position cannot elect Democrat to the
SPeakership.
g. That the Democrats and Southern OPP
position men, united upon one of the latter,
can, with the aid Of Anti -LecompiOn demo
Gratis and certain conservatives frum Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, can elect.
T. That this is the only couIse by which the
election OF Mr.. SHERMAN. the Republican can
didate, can possibly be defeated:
And hence were ready TO recommend such
. nnion as would prevent the election of 4
Republican Considering the proverbial
hatred OF Democracy towards their political
opponents. doubtless the alternative was a
bitter one, but rising to the demands OF the
occasion they deliberately aud rol,a1tarily de-
ciared their willingness to zee even South
ern Know Nothing promoted to the exclusion
Of one exclusively sectional in his political
tenets And they will be applauded in
their course by ninc-tentbs Of their party in
their State. however the hot wrath of the
Aralancle may find expression.
Proceeding in the same article the Ara-
Ia enc says
"Lei rs repudiase coalition - rcpudiate
compromises, and rvpadiatc ala teInporizing."
Which is but a repetition and epi,ome OF
what il has previously said. AMI OF all that il