Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-20
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The result Of the recent elections in Chicago and
in New Hampshire, is calculated to arouse the
gloomestfears of the obseryant and rejecting lover
Of his country The raid Of JOIN BRowN, which
struck terror to the soul Of every patriot, it was
hoped would arouse thousands Of conservative men
in the Northern States who had hitherto been giving
their implied sanction to Black Republicans by
refusing to cooperate with the Democracy. to
a knowledge Of the horrid extremities to which
Black Republican teachings were hurrying its fanat-
ical believers and as a consequence, would cause
many who had been tacit Black Republicans to
shrink with horror from further association with
a party protesting such principles. A re-actionary
movement was regarded no: improbable. The
hearts Of the stcutest Black Republicans for mo-
meut quailod at the probable effect of BRowNs
temerity But the persistent support given by the
Black Republican Representatives to JoHS SHERMAN,
commender Of HELPER's book, as their candidate
Cor the speakership treasured their entire party
and dissipated the hopes Onose who had ANTICIPATED
that Black Repuboanism would falter at the fail Of
thu Hmper's Ferry hero Itmey be that those Black
Republican Repre- sentatves who so obstnately sus-
tanned SHERMAN found much consolation in, and had
their confidence much emb6ldened by the conduct Of
those Southern men whose anxiety to place under the
ban Of public opinion those their brothers who man
Tested the greatest impotence OF black republican az
erosion was equally eager as it was to place under
that ban the author Of those aggressons, the Black
Republican party The calm in the Black Republ-
can heavens which succeeded the JoHN Brown
storm was Of but short duration. TIE anti-savery
press and antslavery speakers soon became as bold
and defiant as ever. Their great leader, in his late
speech retracts no word that he has ever uttered
In the language Of the n Y. Tribune, The rrepres
sibIe conflict never was more broadly affirmed new
err was more distinctly set forth than in this very
speech" The Black Republican Governor Of Hi
nJs recently connved at aided and abetted in the es
cape Of a negro who had been guilty Of felony il
Kentucky. We venture the assertion that Gov Bis
SELL woJld not have manifested the same regard
for the freedom Of a white thief. The Black Repub
Hcan Governo, of Ohio and the Black Republican
Governor Of Iowa have each refused to have al
rested upon the demand Of the Governor of Virgin
ia persons implicated in the HarPers Ferry tragedy
We venture the assertion that Cows. DESNIsON an
KIzEw0oD would not have manifested such suprem
regard for pettfogger's bubbles if Gov. LErCHzl
had demanded the arrest Of one whose crime wa
not so much in accordance with the teachings Of tn
Rlack Republican party. These indications in con
nection with the result Of the elections in Chicag
and New Hampshire, clearly show that Black Re
publicauism viii take no step backward. They vi
submit to no abatement of their demands or modit
cation of their principles. In the recent strug
gle in New Hampshire there were but two partic
in the field the Democracy and the Black Repul
Hcan-thc latter were again successful, inc-easin
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tire Republicans are those Of New Hampshire, bl
arrant and arrogant american slavery was d
n0unced by them in the last canvass as an atr
cious outrage upon the natural and iralenab
rights of man, no more to be justified tina
widow burning or eannibalism, a thing 70
ever TO be abhorred of God and all good men
Under such circumstances as these, the question pr
sents itself with appalling force to every man in Il
South, What shall l do to avert the impendir
doom Of my country
In the recent contest in the Northern States tn
Democracy have been engaged in hand to han
fight with the horIes Of Black Republican-dom, an
although our friends there may have been defeatc
they have not been vanquished Is it the part
wisdom to attempt to form new parry which sha
ignore the slavery question in the face Of a Il
umphant enemy. Very many Of those who ha'
hitherto acted with the Southern Opposition
Louisiana, Georgia, and North Carolina have a
ready determined to act with the Democracy in Il
approaching election, Because, by this meaEs p
the language of the last Opposition candidate f
Governor in North Carolina, they will cOntribu
to build up tho party which they think the onI
party capable of crushing out aboltiionism al
disunionism"