Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-02-07

The Nashville Banner thinks the Black kepaDhe- /
a.,s are a muca abused party and that "the Demo |
cratic party is the only whose poney viii effect
the overthrow Of the Uinon," and has given the
recent "Union speeches of Cows CHASE and DENNI-
son. delivered at the banquet in Cincinnati, as in
dexes to their real position. We thought the Ban
rer too easily satisfied, and have said that for
better understanding Of Gov. DEsOsoNs sentiments,
sur neiehbor would do well to publish his official
message to the present Legislature Of Ohio, and
some of his reported speeches during the canvass
in which he was last cngaged; and not having be-
fore as any Of these documents we could only fur
nish our contemporary with an extract which had
been extensively circulated through the papers,
ptrporting to be from speech Of Gov. DESNIsoN,
delivered by him in his last canvass, declaring that
l. elected Governor Of Ohio he would not permit
any fugitive slave to be returned his master even
If it had to be resisted the point Of the bayonet
The Banner, instead Of accepting our suggestion
and copying into its columns the canvass speeches
or official State papers Of Messrs CHASE and DENNI.
soN. as the proper index to their real sentiments
and fixed pablo policy satisfied itself with Of
fer to make wager with US that the language
which We quoted as having been employed by Gov.
DExNrsoz is a couuterfeit. having been so charac-
terized bv Gov DEaNIsoN himself The Bnma
does as the justice, however, not to suppose we
were aware that tbs sentiment. attributed to Gov
DExNlsoN. had been denied by him. We have nc
recollection Of ever having seen its authenticity
ouestioned-otherwise we certainly should not have
used It in the way we did AZ the same time, We
have not the respect for Gov. DENNIsoN that the
Banner has and had we his denial before as. could
not regard It as conclusive; for we remember that
when Mr. NE1sos ef This State was making his re
cent speech in Congress, and mad read a very trea
sonable sentiment ascribed to JosHEA r. GmDNGs
Mr.. HuraE1Ss. another Black Republican said q"
suppose that the gentleman from Tennessee has
heard that Mr.. GDDrSGs has over and over again
denied the utteranee of that sentiment to which
Mr.. LEAKr, one of the most reliable Of the Viz
GINA members, Immediately replied '' undertake
to say that years ago, when 1 was member of thii
House I heard him (GmDNGs) utter that senti
ment' But we are willing that the Banner shall
epter upon an investigation of this charge, and WE
win do the same, and if we find that injustice has
been doae Gov. DENNIsoN, shall be frank Il
say So.
This. however, is immaterial to the origna
point in issue The Banner did well to in
form the public that the sentiment attrib
uted to Gov D. had been devised by him; Blu
it should not have stopped there-it should hay
gone on, and furnished Its readers, had been sug
rested by US, with some Of the official State paper
of Cows. CHASE and DENNIsON the only true index O
their positions touching the question of slavery
blacker record record more false to the Consttu
tional rights of the South-would be difficult t
find II proof Of this we might content ourselves,b
bringing upon the stand no less formidable Wi
ness than the Nashville Patriot, which reviewing tn
action of these very Black Republican Governors
but recently said:
.. Thus in the midst of all the excitement cause
by the brutal and bloody conspiracy OF John Brow
we have TIE ou.givings Of Republican Executive
sion of Virginia. they are firm IN he oppression
a determination 10 driUe Tie Southern people IRON U
e1;ouneat of the right TO carry SiareS INTO, and het
telin the tsfTt0rieS-a right guaranteed them by IL
constitution as expounded by the highest authorlt
known 10 our government, the Supreme Court In
il question we shall be compelled to meet unle'
Repubicanism recedes from its position, thing a
together improbable at present.
What has the Banner to say to the charge Of Il
Pairioe Is it just or UNJUST If thought to be u
lust we propose to test the matter and if we do N
sustain the Patriot in all and more than it hGs char
ed we viii Join the Banner in its efforts to relie'
them; with the understanding, that should Il
charges of the Patriot be proven true, the Bau'
will unite with US in exposing and putting down Il
dangerous political heresies Of these Black RePu
Hcan leaders AID their political followers. We al
anxious for reply.