Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-06

The Union and Ane,ioan has announeed ats
intention to support STEPHEN A.aDouGLAs Tor
the Presidency should be be nominated by
the Charleston Convention. Will our con-
temporary explain to'usin what respect the
record of Mr.. DOUGLAS. on the slavery ques-
tion. is soundsr than that Of Mr.. BATES Pa
tired, AdTek la 4sz a-s
The Patriot seems DESTROYS that we should
enter upon a defence of Mr.. Douglas views
upon the slavery issues. When Dir. Douglas
is nominated by the Charleston Convention
there will be time enough for US to show Why
he is preferable to any man, North or South,
whose ..past record2 or present opinions
make him acceptable to the Republican par
ty.-Union and american, Aarch I'd.
You could not
fix upon a more appropriate time than the
present to ventillate the record Of the "Little
Giant" In our opinion, you cannot show
that DOUGLAS is sounder on the slavery ones
tiou than the Missourian aud you must feel
that the attempt to do so will put all your
ingenuity to the rack. Come, neighbor, up
to the work, and let your readers see bow
much better DOUGLAS is than BATES for The
South, from your stand point.-PGtri0t, March
3rd.
Hhca Mr. Douglas is nominated at Charles
ton, will give our reasons for the faith
that is in as. We row have, in the language
of the BGnne-, "a question on file which has
precedence."-C nfoa and Arerican. March An
We give the above, with the dates. in the
order in which they appeared twill be seen
that cur interrogatory of the LIST has prece-
dence. We respectfully ask our contempt
rary to answer us with the same frsnkness it
answered the Banner. We don't want to
know your reasons for the faith that is in
you-prompting you to support Mr.. DOUGLAS
if nominated at Charleston. We desire you
to inform US sin what respect the record of
Mr.. DOUGLAS, on the slavery question, is
sounder than that of Mr.. Bates" This ques-
ton can be as easily answered now as at any
other time. 1t does not hang upon the
Charleston nomination, nor anything else IN
the future. 1t has reference only to the past
and the present. Whether MIR. DoUGLAs be
the Charleston nominee or not, you are bound
TO show,-as one willing to support him in
C ,rtain contingency, and that contingency
in no wise changing his record on the slavery
questiOn-wherein that record is sOunder
than that of another gentleman-a Southern
man-whom you wholly condemn and utter
j
on you to make the exposition nOU. Demo-
cratic leaders bave repeatedly asserted thai
the doctrines of Mr.. DOUGLAS on the slavery
question, are worse than those of-the Repub-
licans-you, as one of the leaders in Tennes-
see, have Tepudiated them, and stigmaiized
him as a'"political gambler" If you can, in
the face of these things, support him. simply
because the Charleston Convention shall re-
quire it, why may not any Southern OppOsi-
Zionist support Mr.. BATES? You must see
something in the record of Mr.. BATES, on the
slavery question, worse than the DOUGLAS
heresies denounced by you. This being the
case, il is your duty to expose to public view
that hideoas something without waiting
for the action of the Charleston Convention,
which cannot alter things.
We know that Mr.. DOUGLAS entertains opin-
ions in regard to the rights of the territories.
over the institution of slavery, unsound aud
subversive of what you regard as the consti-
tutionzl rights of the SOath. We do not
know that Mr. BATES has given utterance to
opinions more Objectionable. We know Mr
DOUGLAS to be an unsafe guide, treacberous
leader, and tricky partisan. and you add
that he is political gambler" We do not |
know that Mr.. BATES is any of these things
He enjoys the character of an honorable, |
citizen-a firm, consistent states |
q word, one whom you may always
know where to find.
Again, therefore, We say-speak, neighbOr!