Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-28
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nessee, and elsewhere, are condemhihg
Southern Opposition members OF Congress
for declining to vote for MCCLERSAND- the
DOUGLAS democrat upon whom The demo-
cratic members. with few exceptions, con-
centrated on the final ballot for Speaker OF
the Federal House of Representative, the
Charleston Mercury is censuring democrats
for supporting him. MCCIERSAND is the
sright bower of Judge DCUGIAs. The OBJ
jections on the score of squatter-sOvereignty:
&c, which are made against the latter are
equally applicable to the former. If the
DoCGLAs heresies are open To the denuncia-
tons which have been hurled against them
By damocratic leaders-if they really but
'.shOrt cut TO all the ends OF Republican
ISM" and worse even than the NiimOt Pro
vfso.-MCCLEKSAN as a supporter Of them.
should not have been supported By Southern
men. We agree with the .HsTeuy upon this
point. But the Mercury gives other reasons
why he should not have been voted for by
Iuthern democrats. 1t alleges that he was
the candidate of Judge DoUGLAs-tbat be
was brought forward, not because there was
"any expectation OF his election but 70
put DOUGLAS in iuil fraternity with the
democratic party. and, by the coercion Of
forced alternative between a DOUGLAS demo-
cratic free soiler sad the black republican
candidate, to claim all who voted for him
rs ready &c support DOUGLAS as the nominee
of the Charleston Convention" If the Der
curry be right, and we do not doubt it those
Journals who are condemning Southern OPP
position mea for rejecting MCCLERyAxD.
whilst they are at the same time warning up
on DOUGLAS. will see how nicely they have
been caught in the net prepared for them
How can they reconcile the Inconsistency Of
supporting MCCrERNAND and rejecting DoUG-
LAS? The Little Giant" has entrapprt
them as eaef1y as the spider catches the silly
fly. Their arguments against him he can over
throw with their arguments for has candidate
synpathize with them.
The Merelnu Is much concerned about {!
position in which the democracy are placed
by the vote for MCCLERNAND. 1t recognizes
the motive which controlled it. ''Since the
majority of the Charleston Convention" says
the Mercury, twill consist of his (DOUGLAss)
Sduatter Sovereignty adberents from the
Free States, our readers will perceive how
fatal it would be to any aspirant for the
Presidency or Vice Presidency of the United
States, in that Convention, to vote against
his candidate for the Speakership. If not
able 10 win the nomination himself, in cOnse-
quence of the two-thirds rule, he certainly
can command who shall he the nominee.
Throwing his weight in the Convention
against any one, will certainly defeat his
nomination; whilst with very small division
from one or more OF the Southern States, he
Will he enabled to dictate who shall be the
nominees. Commanding thus the nomina-
ton, either for himself or those be chooses
to select, it may be considered certain. that
he ore he lifts his tools to the Presidency or
Vice Presidency, he will take care to prove
them his tools. No man in Washington or
in the Charleston Convention, who votes
against himself or his candidates, will receive
any office, in case they reach the Presidency
or Vice Presidency of the United States.
Thus, in Washington, and throughout the
South. he stands the grand Democratic
Almsner of all hopes of offices in the gift Of
the Federal Government, by the use of the
Charleston Convention Here then is, the
motive which concentrated me democratic
vote upon McCLEHNAND-the power of DoUG
LAS to reward and punish. This power the
party was afraid to encounter. and so
knocked under" This is q most uortify-
ing reflection to the Mercury. 1t would drag
the party-the Southern portion Of it, at any
rlte-from the net, were the thing possible.
But this can't now be done. DuUGLAs has
been recognized through his candidate for
the SpeakeFship, and h. will be at Charleston
powerful Is a dictator. What the Mercury
would have Southern democrats do can be |
learned from tn. following cxtruct:
Why should the Southern people 90 into |
a Convention in which such man, with his /
Northern adAcrens. can dictate To them the |
candidate for the Presidency they are u vote |
for, aud thus make them Instrumental in |
overthTOwing their own right! by going IN |
they do no more. They enable him To die |
tate throughout the whole South who shall |
receive Federal Offices aud hOnOrs. BY The !
instrumeutalIty of this Convention, they |
throw the whole ambition and venaliiy of |
the South under his influence, against their |
rights and interests. l. it ut all surprising, |
under such circumstance, that this insolent !
and unscrupuluus demagOgue, who cannot |
carry half dozen States IN the North Tor |
the Presidency, shOJli vauut uf his com
nAnding all of them in the Charleston Con |
vcHttoh. aud treats Sou bern Senators II /
lac wa, II ester OF the SOUTH l. il Surpris- |
Ing tlat a. the late election Of Speaker, al |
a<pIrAiIs Tor power or place should vote for |
his candidItrI But for the Charltsiu Con- |
yenliOa, his candidate would MT have re- |
cciv d a sIu sle vote from the South. From
one cud OF II 10 the other. the Opie, OF the
South dcspise aud loIthc bin. Ii they enter
the Charleston Convention aud DO not cOuI- |
mand their dsle CATS the game Of the Spea !
kership will be repeated ia the Presidency /
OF the United State. ASqaattrr Sovereignty |
Dempcrat will Toe nominated 10y the Cdad -
ton Convention, Tor the Prr-id,n y, auI thea. |
TO prevent opposition. IL wall be said those !
who oppose hIm will b. aiding tAe election
OF the Black Republican candidate. This j.
the game by which the South Is 10 surren-
d r her rights, aud To aid in lifting To power
over her those who rePudiate them sue.
.sSful 1T Washington, slaIi it b. uusuccess-
ful ia Z c South, l. there not in elltgeuce
enuugh In the South 10 undersiau sae4 base
trickeTy aud IreIchrTy 10 sSiudls her o.
her rlgats! is there not manlIness aud pat
rotism enough to defeat l.! Sac has oaly h.
will II, aud the Nessus shirt OF party vail iIii
from hes limbs. aud ghs in.serablv party tool,
who have placed IL on her viii be buried
down the pr, cip,ce OF political destruction.
I8-rhc head Of the electoral ticket put in
nomination b. The Opposition ia kentucky