Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-12

TIE LksD or PIEaeE."-Sone time sluce
the Uhson and American reprinted some reso-
buttons on the subject of slavery adopted by
district convention and county demo
cratic meeting in New Hampshire, and ap-
pended the f. flowing comments:
This is the land of Pierce, and such Is
the nationality of democracy. The parrot
ism of such men is above price We ieei
houored in calling them brothers. TDey aye
no time-servers. They stand By sound pfin-
ciples, even when those more interested IN
their success hesitate in maintaining Them
We have received copy Of the Concord
Democratic lstafesnsan, an old organ of the De-
mocracy, from which we copy the following
response to our neighbors swollen periods
This is the land of Pierce, and such is
the Nationality of Democracy" 1t IL, in
deed. the land where Pierce was born, but
where he does not stay longer than u bird Of
passage, but the +" Nationality of Democra-
cy." of which the Nashville Union, speaks, is
not that of Pierce. How will our friend OF
the Union. and the true National Democrats
of Tennessee, and of the whole country, be
surprised to know. that the resolutions
which they so much applaud. were passed
by Democratic Convention IN opposition 10 the
doctrine, and the strenuous efforts, of the
friends of Franklin Pierce. And yet, such
is the solemn and lamentable truth.
Does not our friend of the Nashville Union,
know. that the n. ii. PatrIot, is the special
and confidential organ of Franklin Pierce.
and that its course aud policy are controlled
and dictated by Franklin Pierce, and his con-
fidential friends and agents in this State! !
Certainly, he knows il. And does he not
know that that paper, has constantly opposed
and denounced Mr.. Buchanan's Lecomptou
policy THAT it has constantly advocated the
SquaIter Sovereignty doctrines of Douglas?
We should presume too much upon its igno-
rance TO assume, that the Union does not
know that.
And let us say to our friends, that the truly
national resolutions adopted by the Demo-
cratic Senatorial District, No. f. in this State,
which it so cordially applauds, ,ceTe denotinced
By the ". H. Patriot. the organ and nso,thpi Of
Franklin Pierce; and through the agency Of the
Pierce Clique surrounding that paper, another Con
pention assembled, tchich repndded those reso
lntions and adopted the dogma of Squatter SCue-
reignfy IA Their stedd.
The following lie what the Pierce organ,
| the n. ii. Patriot. says. with reference to those
resolutions, in its issue Of Feb. LIST
"4hose resolutions ought not 10 have been pissed
| If for no other reasOn, because they were cal
| culated to divide and distract the party upon
| a matter not now in tissue, and TO give aid
| and comfort 10 the enemy. We DO NOT IN
TEND TO DISCUS THOSE REVOLUTIONS, nor is 1t
| necessary tor US to reiterate our views npon
the questions involved. 1t is sufficient to
say that, in our opinion, they were uncatled
| for, that they contain sentiments in which
the great majority of our party in this State
do not concur
The Nashville Union will see from the ex-
tract above, that the n. II. Patriot, the organ
of Pierce. not only denOunces the resolu-
lions, but assumes, that the great majority.
of the State re opposed to the sound, ma
tional, democratic principles which they pro-
claim. The statement is true, only so tar as
the Pierce Democracy of New Hampshire.
are concerned. If that section of the Demo
cracy comprise "a great majority Of the
party in this State. then the n. III. Patriot is
correct, for. to a man. the Pierce democrats
are believers in the dogma of Squatter Save
reigniy. II Pierce cannot be nomins ted ley
will play into the hands OF Douglas at CHARLES
ton.
Therefore, we trust that the true national
democrats Of the South and of the Union gen.
orally, will not insult the National Demncra-
cy OF this State much as to credit Pierce
and his friends, for the sound national doc
trines which occasionally emanate from con-
yeniions which the Pierce faction cannot con-
troll.
Here, in this State. Pierce has always been
false to national doctrines and national men
He and his friends were the advocates of the
Wilmot PrOviso, and 81 duced the Democratic
Legislature and the Democratic Party int
the support Of that heresy. When AtwOOc
deserted the principles of the Democratic Par
IT, in 1851. FfankiiH Piere> tras opposed 10 taTor
iaq him OteTboaTd aud only consented 10 do Il. trhe'
he could not preUsnt II. THIS FACT CAN BE PROV
I'D BY HIS OWN LETTER UNDER HIS HAND II
BLACK AND WHITE. And, if he were again t6
be eecIei President he would be false to the
South. as be was false to the national men
the North through whose fidelity to principle
he succeeded in 1852, but whom be after
wards treacherously prescribed and persecu-
ted. If he should chance to be nominated al
Charleston (Of which we have no apprehen
sion) he would have neither the votes, nor
the support of the National Democracy of the
North.