Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-08

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There has been a continued effort on the part Of
the southern Opposition, since the disntegratiou Of
the old Wing party to hold the Democracy respons-
bic for the slavery agitation. The eternal howl"
as they stgmatse it, Of the Democracy about
slavery has been and continues to be the one string
upon which these political Paganinis perform. Not
wthstauding the assumptions and assertions of their
opponents the Democracy have the consoling rehec-
ton that they are sustained in the policy they have
pursued. by large majority Of the people Of the
South Every single Southern State. with one soil
tarv exception, cast her vote for the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency IN the last election.
Every single Southern State has coniled her inter
ests to Democratic Legislature. and has a Demo-
cratic Governor in the Executive Chair. unless the
Southern Opposition feel disposeJto claim Cover
nor HousroN Of Texas. There is not single
legislature in the Union there is a single State
Executive IN the Union that sympathzcs with the
Southern Opposition. There is but one single Rep
resen.6tive in Congress from all she Northern States
that acts with them.
The foul iend of Aboiitionism is not native here
Il is British Importation The persistent efforts Of
northern Ahotionists from the pulpit, the ro5trum
and through the press have given the antslavery
sentiment an ovcr-sliadowing Importance. It. per-
haps, received its incipiJnt energy from diseased
philanthropy. Politicians, taking advantage Of the
prejulices of a perverted morality, have applied
whip and spur to this sentiment and have eagerly
mounted it as a hobby upon which to ride into pp-
HGcal power Al first il was more bold and sincere;
but the politicians have augh, it craft and policy.
They are now attempting 60 capture the outposts
before they attack the citadel The pulpit the press
and tie politicians are still ardently work in dis
seminating abolition, or. 10 use mider phrase.
Black Republican principles Thousands Of ser
mons annually preachel 10 convince their hearers
that slavery is unchrisan and that it the highest
duty Of the pis professor to oppose it in every form
The press throughout the week, is busily engaged
in endeavoring to convince the reading public that
there is an "irrcprossiblc conflict between slave
labor and free labor Such appliances 10 the nor
thern States have built up there a great party
whose whole existence is enmit- to southern
interests. In the language Of one of Its own
organs, the Republican party is a mere fusion of
men agreeing upon 57e question, aud differing u,on
almost al others" There is not one Of the great
Questions that used to divide the Wing and Demo
cratic parties upon which the leaders Of the Black
Republican party agree. They stand together only
upon the slavery question. SEWARD and GIDDIyGs
and Hale and TEU3l3ULL and WILSON and the rest of
of them arewilingto ignore Bank Tariff and Internal
Improvements to attain success in their crusade
against the constitutional rights Of -he South With
this party having such aims and purposes, the De
mocracy of the nation are engaged in hand to
hand to fight We call on our Southern Opposition
brethren to CINE 20 the rescue, and we are con
temptuously told of cur eternal howl about
slavery. % tell them that the Black Republican
party are unwilling to observe the sacred guaran-
tees Of the constitution and obey the laws which
have been passed for the projection Of southern
property. We tell diem thar a prominent Black
Republican member Of Congress ask us to write
it on every leaf thar tremblcs in he forest: make
blaze from the sun at high noon and shine forth
the mil Lee radiance OF every star that bedeeks