Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-02
COMMUNICATIONS.
A Fellow Feeling Makes them WoRdirous
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A EelAOW Eec1lng MAKES tnem W0a1rous Il
Kind.
The Democratic press and Democratic speakers
have repeatedly charged the leaders of the Southern
Opposition with a disposition to affiliate with the !
Black Republicans. This is grave charge and has !
been denied by many true men of that party, but
every man who has watched the current of politics
for the last few months cannot escape the conviction
that there is much truth in the charge. We do not
believe the honest yeomanry of the party who stay
at home and do not make politics their livelihood,
have ever had the slightest idea of uniting with
the sworn enemies of the South. They know Meth
ing of the wire-woFkng of their leaders. They are
not aware that their spokesman have gravely con-
sdered the terms of their sale to the Black Republic
cans # they could lift the veil which their leaders
have thrown over their eyes, they would arise in
their might and indignantly hurl them from their
position and brand on their brows that well deserv-
| ed title Traitor''
New evidence is coming up every day to substan-
tate the charge which has been brought against the
Southern Opposition
The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer telegraphs the following to that paper
"Some of the leading men of the Republican party
now here admit the weakness of their candidate and
say tey regret their party did not nominate Bel and E
erett instead of LINCOLN and HANN' This extract is
copied into the Republican Banner, and as there is no
| comment or unfriendy criticism upon it, the pre-
sumption is that the sentiment endorsed by the
editor. If the editor of The Banner had felt the
shirt which actuates the masses of the South in all
partes. he would have spu-ned such alliance
With indignation and contempt But this innocent
coq,ietru between the followers of Mr. BELL and the
SUMNER-SEwARD disciples was not thus to be broken
up. The courtshp has not yet ended in Union, "a
consummation devoutly to be wished" by many of
the BELL men, and it would be the most unkindest
cut of all to discard the Black Republicans they
have not changed their position since the association
begun.
"a fellow feeling makes US WonGrous kind
This charge of utilization with TIE Black Republi-
cans is not sustained alone by the opinions Of the
press, but we have often heard BELL men assert
their hope that Mr.. BELL would be nominated by the
Chicago Convention. We have heard it proclaimed
by some of those who advocate Mr.. BELL, that they
would vote for a Black Republican before they
would for Democrat What a pity that the De-
mocracy, by its stern maintenance of the rights OF
the South, under the Constitution, has become less
dear to some of the BELL than the Black Repub-
can party, with all its sworn hatred to institu
| tons
Has fanaticism so enthroned itself in the hearts of
many Southern men, that TO demand our constitu-
tona rights, is to them greater crime than Black
Republicanism with all its train of evils? Or is
there party South who wish to advocate the ir-
represslble conflict" doctrine under less defined
name than Black Republicanism?
If there is such spirit nursed in the heart of
Southern man, then in the language of Ex-Gov. H.
V. JOHNSON, he deserves to wear the chains which
we impose upon our slaves
But we do not believe there is any real sympathy
between the great mass of DIR. BELLS supporters
and the SEwARDnEs but the conduct of ofice-hunt,
ers among them surely does impress the Northern
mind with the belief that they have sympathizers in
the South. We hope soon to see the honest masses
arise and show their independence of the party
tricksters who trying TO barter their dearest
rights to the foes of the South. ADRIEN.
EDITORS UNION Il see in a recent issue an in
quiry as to who Mr.. LEvERETr SAIToNsTALI, Mr..
EvERErr's keeper, is.
would like to know if he is the same LEvERErr
SAEToNsTALL who, on the 2lst day of March, 1912,
in the Congress of the United States UoteS against
censuring that vile abolItionist, JOSHUA R. GIDDINGs
for introducing a string of resolutions into that
body openly JustIfylng and approving the rebellion
and mutiny of slaves the brig Creole, and saying
that IN numbering their masters they riol1ted alc Of
the United States, incurred penalty and are justly
liable to no punishment.
Is he the same LEvERETr SALToNsTALL who, in
1913, voted, in company with JOSHUA R. GIDDNGs and
other vile abOlitonists to suspend the rules of the
House, to permit Mr.. SLADE, brother abolitlonist
of Vermont, to introduce preamble and resolution
denouncng the buying and selling of slaves in the
District of Columbia ian outrage upon human
rights >" an aggravated enOrmity =" an outrage
on the sensibilities of christian community, by
sundering the ties of christian brotherhood" and
as involving the whole country in guilt and dis
grace:7 INQUIRER.
Letter from Mr.. CIinRman.