Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-02-09
THURSDAY, FEHHUARY ., 1860.

Of the messages Of Gov. CHASE, Of Ohio, and Gov
MORGAN Of New York, said
Thus IN the nidst Of all the excitement caused
BY the brutal and bloody conspiracy OF John brown
we have the outgivings Of Republican EeAeeutlfes
In grave State papers Whilst cOndemnIng me lnfh-
sion Of Virginia f4eg Tyga IN The expression q
determination 10 driUe he Southern people from t'e es-
joglRet Of the right 10 curry saDeS ad0, ana Keep s.,E
IN tis tcTrii0ries-a right guaranteed llelh y ny
constitution as expounded by the highest authoIlty
Known 10 our government the Supreme Court TINS
Is a question shall be compelled 70 meet tlliess
RauubEcanisn recedes from Its position, thing al
together improb bic at present
Gov MoRGAN, Of New York. in that portion Of ms
message copisd by the Pairiot il speaking Of the
extension Of slavery, said;
Another question is presented where il is propos-
ed to establish OF to permit the establishment OF
slavery in Che Territories, being the common pro
perry Of the whole people. So long as they remain
Territories New York wfil claim the right to parl-
cipate IN their government and in no way can she
do so except through the agency Of her chosen rep
resenatives in Congress to iegislae for the Terri
tories and prohibit the establishment OF slavery
therein.
We were gratiied to learn Of tie determination
Of the Pairio to meet this question Of the right OF
the people Of the South to carry their slaves INTO
the Territories, right denied by the Black Repue-
hcan party, but which in the language Of the Pdt'ot
is guaranteed to US by the Constitution as ex-
pounded BY the highest authority known to our
government-the Supreme Court The Black Re
publican platform Of 1856 declared: That the
Consultation confers upon Congress sovereign power
over tie Territories of the United States for their
government and that in the exercise Of this power
Is bot the right aid The duty Of Congress to prohibit
n Tgriiories dsose i,5a relics Of barbarisn oiyga
gng and laUsru1 This right and duty Of Congress to
prohibt slavery in the Territories by express en-
actmenr was leading card Of the Black Repubii-
cans IL The last Presidential canvass They still ad-
here to the doctrines then promulgated by them.
Gov. CHASE, IN 1856 said: 1--WE BLACK Republicans
are willing TO allow differences in other matters'
if we hold that slavery can exist
nowhere unless Jg a positive lac Of a STATE" Gov.
DEaasox in his inaugural address, delivered about
the tine that the above extract from the Patriot was
published, said
Tie people Of Ohio have further declared that,
IN thar opinion the people Of Territory nave no
power under the Constitution, or from any other le-
cal source to establish slavery one OF their Instl-
uutioas during their territorial existence that the
existence of such power would be manifest
usuroation Of the individual rights Of the citizens
Of tie Terri 3rv and utterly subverslYe OF all true
popular sovereignty, which demands, as a primary
essential condition, the recognition OF lnalenapls
personal rights Theg insist also. that coupled lriui
- pJDT Is De duty Congress to proh'0H Oy e.
fres0Hac'nef De extension Of SLAVERY mo any Jfee
TriiJTy of tie United States
1t was therefore quite reasonable for the Patriot
TO sunpnse retreat Of the Black Republicans from
tleir position So thing altogether improbable at
present. Bat it was heslthful to see leading OPP
positen paper expressing its determination to meet
the onestion If "Republicansm'' did not recede.
The National Republican Committee published
a calf not many weeks since, for Republican Ma
tonal Convention to meet in Chicago in June In
that call they avow their hostility to those rights
which the Patriot and ourselves believe guaranteed
to us BY the Constitution" Speaking Of that call
the Ratrioi says: q
HThe people viii mover confer the Presidency upon
any man who entertgins sentiments and enunclates
doctrines a7ing a tendency to lead to John Brown
invasions of the South The terms Of tbe cal for a
Republican Convention at Chic1g0, seal ne doom o. lie
nominees ia QdUqBce Upon that platform they are
bound TO be defeated Iha5 HeGUeH fortbe good pros
psoL"
Here is another healthfui Indication. We know
from this, that the Patriot can never be induced
to support any one who may be nominated by the
Black Republicans at Chicago. We believe with the
Patriot shat iTHE TERMS OF THE CALL FOR A REPUBLT-
CAN CONVENTION SEAL THE DOOM OF THE NOMINEES IN
ADVANCE" No true Southern man viii support any
Presidential aspirant who may find favor in the
ewes Of the Chicago Convention. Without Southern
support we believe that no Presidential aspirant
can be successful Therefore with the Patriot we
heartily exclaim: "THANK HEAVEN FOR THE GooD
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