Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-28
BeII and Douglas.

The Richmond Wing having asserted in its article
Of Tuesday last that there is no insuperable bar
rier between the DOUGLAS and BELL parties, that
there is no vital antagonism between them and no
good reason why they should together in the
extraordinary emergency that has arisen, ," it may
not be uninteresting to the friends of Mr. DOUGLAS to
know the opinions entertained by Mr.. BELLS organ,
the Banner in regard to Mr.. d. We publish copious
extracts from its leading editorial of July LIST
The Union and american of yesterday denominates
the BdllBer the " Bell-DOuglas organ" In doing so
1t wholly misconceives us We utterly repudiate
and dlsavOw all sympathy for, affinity with Doug
las, his doctrines his cause, in any shape and I'M
deral conceivable circumstances; and think we have
just cause of complaint against the fairness of our
neghbor in giving currency to any intimation that
our position can be construed differently.
Douglas in himself Is nothing but a bold. able.
! presUmptuOUs and successful demagogue. He is
not a prudent accomplished and sagacous states
/ man. When his forward ambition has essayed the
latter role the attempt has proved an utter and dis
graceful failure to him personally. and to his coun-
try, disastrous and lamentable. His measures have
been the narrow conceptions of selfish and partisan
eXpedienCy, and his speeches and writings in vndi-
cation of them, filled with inconsistencies and
exhibitions OF gross ignorance, revolving charla-
tanry despicatle sophstry, and vulgar and sensual
appeals. He does rot appreciate the philosophy of
American politics. and is incapable of rendering
profound, statesmanlike and comprehensive reason
| for any public act of his life or any measure or
policy of the party which has proven itself so ut
terly devoid Of all the legitimate elements of cohe-
! sion and strength TO become the sundered and
mangied victim of his ambitious schemes to rule
and lead it. he is shire wd artu politician of in
genous and tenacious debating talent. and more.
We have no respect for him a statesman. If
our contemporary will review the files Of the Banner
| since Judge Douglas commenced to attract public
attention 1t will perceive that this opinion of the
] hach Il
be found in language as plain as we now use,
will guarantee that the whole tenor of our remark
/ of him will sustain consistency.
! However, it is the peculiar doctrine of Squatter
Sovereignty over the question of slavery in the Ter
rtores that has for the past few years given impOr
portance to this lmpOstOr Of this, he has. by his
boldness and earnestness made himself the champi-
on and embodiment. Gen. Cass is Justly entitled to
the paternity Of this most unconstitutional illogical,
UNJUST ard outrageous mOnstrOsity. Douglas lack
ing the power TO conceive it, has adopted it, and with
all the energy of his nature, and with all the pre-
sumption OF which he is master, has advocated and
defended It, until 1t has become part and parcel of
/ ms political being. Against this doctrine when
preached in the Nicholson letter of Gen Cass when
] in years past incorporated in the Northern Demo-
cratic State platforms, when ingeniously and sur
reptitiOusly injected INFO the Kansas-Nebraska bill
/ when ayowed and defended by Douglas when apO-
ogized for defended by the Southern allies of the
promulgators of this heresy, under any and all cir
cumstances, the Banner has exposed and denounced
the doctrine itself and its supporters and apoogIsts
North and South In fine, say that no journal in
the country has more persistently and vigorously
opposed Douglas and all his measures than the Ban
per We have always despsed his pretensons TO
craftsmanship, and without variableness or the
shadow Of turning" opposed his every measure and
his every act. Between him and others OF his ilk.
we have been the witnesses of fierce and reient-
less contest, in which, bad we consider him, we
have been compelled to bear testimony that he has
waged gallant and knightly fight He was no
worse than his prosecutors, and was combating
against powerful odds and INSCRIPTIONS efforts TO
defeat him. We had right in such a struggle to
locate our sympathies where we pleased. We did
not do So however, to the extent of endorsing him
OF ms doctrines, but unequIvOcally repudiated both
ms contest has eliminated in the disruption of the
Democrauc party into two pOwerlesS and mutually
vlndlcuve factions Douglas is at the head of one of
| them, as ms proves entities him 10 be We vet
however openly reject both of them Neither de-
serve recognition at our hands or bv the true
! friends of the Constitution and the Union We can
not consistently exercise lenency to either nor IN
the one more than the other Nor do we intend 70
do So This Is our record on the Douglas question
and our present altitude. As it has been SO II will
remain, one of uncOmprOmising hostility.
Personal vs. PARTY NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRrs7
DENCT-Of the candidates in the field for the next
Presidency, only two represent living party organi
cations. Mr.. Douglas stands at the head of ragged
and broken column Mr.. Bell was nominated by a
convention of fossil Wings and broken down Know
Nothing politicians; Sam HOustOns army is of the
Falstafian order, and so through the list up to
Breckenridge and Lincoln. both of whom are backed
by powerful party organizations and have a certain
amount of definite support That Lincoln will carry
the bulk of the electoral vote North Is beyond per-
adventure That Breckenridge will be equally
strong in the South admits of no reasonable doubt
The other candidates are all personal repre-
sentatives Of cliques and have no strength beyond
the support of their immediate friends Choose,
then. between Breckenridge and L;ncoln.-N J.
Hadd
The of Paris are experimenting upon
toads, which to be enclosed in plaster of paris
Tor series Of years to demonstrate their extreme
tenaciy Of life.
Inc total number of registered electors in Great