Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-11-15
THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE SOUTH.

II strikes as that those Southern papers which
have 80 long been telling the people OF the iree-soi
associations of the administration and of the
tain defeat which was to overwhem it in the South,
must feel, in view of The results of the late cleo
tons, something as did the negro, who though, he
was listenidg TO a sermon from WHITFIELD, and
rolled in the barn yard as was TIE fashion of the
times. When told that it was not WHITEHEAD who
was preaching, he sprang to his feet, Intellectually
tried to shake himself clean, and declared that he
had "nastied himself for nothing" Our neighbors,
too, who have so long been occupied with the Sian.
ders OF BURKE, COOLEY, and LESTER, may perhaps
10y this time begin 10 think that they have nasted
their columns for nothing
Only in New York, of all the late elections north
Or south, have the wings maintained a show Of
strength aud there they succeed because the dem
ocrats are divided. Every where else they are
worse beaten than they were last fall There seems
TO be nothing left Of them.
10 addition to the late glorious trumphs in Mary
land and Mississippi, we have now the pleasure of
Publishing the following cheering news from Louis
lana:
LOUISIANA ELDouoN-Hon William Dunbar,
Democrat, has been elected to Congress from the
First District by majority Of 900 votes over
Charles Gayare, the Independent Candidate.
In the Second Congressional District, the result
ls doubtful, but it is believed that Samuel B. Davis
Democrat, has been elected. He has nearly 600
majority in the city. The Wing nominee T.
q. Hunt, and the independent candidate, Dr. James
Jones'
The whole number Of votes cas-. in the city was
IL 600, being the largest ever known.
Vaudeville Mangny the Democratic candidate
for Sheriff. has been elected by majority of 2 300
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SPEAKERSHIP.
The last Washington Star contains the following
paragraph on this subject, which we copy with
pleasure. The proper and only course for the ad-
minisTation to pursue la the matter of the Speak
ershp is to hold hands of ARlhe gentlemen spoken
Of in connection with that high position are its
friends, and it would be most unwise to espouse
the cause Of any in preference to the rest This,
we are satisfied, the President viii not do:
The ADMINISTRATORS AND THE SPEAKERsHIP
Perceigng in Washington letter in the Baltimore
SIN, intimation that the Administration are
about to have their candidate for the Speakership,
we may as well say again, that all such stories are
utterly without foundation. We know from what
we learn, thet neither the President nor any mem
Der Of his C&onet will permit themselves to be made
even to appear 70 be friendly 10 the elevation of
any one Democratic member 10 the Speakership.
other. Nor will they directly, orindrectly.
take ground against any candidate for the post Il
IL evident to all who will take the pains to inform
them-elves ON the subject that they are impressed
with the belief that in this matter the path of their
duty to themselves, well a. 10 all their friends in
the House. is 10 leave the field entirely free of the
slightest Interference on their part. So our readers
Will please hereafter translate any gossip as to their
making bargains with reference 10 tie Speakership
for A. or against Las being most likely a rltse
Of the friends Of one Of these gentlemen or of those
OF some other a~pirant to affect their favorite's
chances favorably by making him appear particu-
lar pet or antpathy of the President, as circum-
stances may dictate likely to be of advantage 10
Linn