Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-11-22

From the earlier portion Of this extract it will
be seen that Gov. johnson, as genuine and con
sistent democrat entertains a very natural tepng-
nance for academies and colleges 1t Is clear that
he regards education inimca to democracy, or
10 the principles Of the democratic party proper,
as he elsewhere calls it, and in this we confess IT. as
our own opinion, that the worthy governor IS more
than half right We have long shrezydly suspected
as much ourselves though perhaps II least became
us TO say so
We submit to the reader whether there IS any
thing in the meaning OF Governor Johnson re- /
mari which gives even plausibity to the imputa-
tons contained in this extract But the assuiiptioi
that Governor Johnson regards education AZ nun
cal IN democracy is wholly gratultous ana naty
sontradcted by the whole spirit OF the address, as
well as nv the specific declarations which we nave
already quoted But even upon inc assumption
H.. Governor johnson was inlmical to edncatlon
~ s,hmit that it was neither logical Just in
the Iatlloencer to assume therefore that d(9aOcrDcg
Is hostile to education That the editors of that
journal should entertain the opinion that @educa-
ton is nmical to democracy" is not surprising. 1t
is but the resuscitaton of that arrogant claim which
the antiquated teachers ofwhigism were formerly
in the habit Of setting up to all the fategetce as
well as all the decency OF the country 1t comes up
now ike a voice from the tombs Of whigism and
viii be regarded as curious instance efpersistence
in error and delusion 1t is striking illustration of
the Hbigory and supercihousness" of that class of
wings who in former days made high pretensons to
'lterary attachments" but repudated in practice
all claim to common sense. 1t is sure badge OF
that ancient federalism which Gov johnson critl-
cses in his address, and which the editors OF the
Iatelgeacer seem to regard personal attack up
on them. We have no complaints to make against
our neighbors for adherng with rervous sensitive
ness to the decisions of their early days. But we
do object most strenuously to their attempt to sad
die upon so eminent democratic statesman as
Governor johnson doctrine which he woald de-
nounce with as much earnestness and Vehemence
as he would the sentiment that the wings have all
the Intelligence of the country. Governor Johnson
is as true and devoted friend Of education as any
man living and he has the intelligence and the IN
dependence to expose one of the means by which
federalism has sought to perpetuate Itself, and Tor
this the Iateliqeacer assails him The charge that
democracy is innnical to education IS too bareiaced
an absurdity TO require any answer 1t IS one OF
those antiquated calumnies upon the democratic
party which are fit subjects for amusement rather
than matter for grave comment. Antiquarians
may be pardoned for bringing them out OF theircab-
inets of curiosites but beyond this they excite no
other feeling but of compassion for the few who
are still so unfortunate as to entertain the idea that
educationis nimical to democracy.
THE EI.ECTIoNS-THE ADMINISTRATION SUs-
TANNED BY THE PEOPLE.
New JERSEY has gone for the democrats by re-
markable majority The following from the NeU-
ark Advertiser "a wing paper) t--
eoTHE ELEcrIoN.-We have to record to-day a
decided defeat of the wing party by majority
that may reach EIGHT THOUSAND VOTES in all the
State though the present incomplete condition of
the returns makes the result matter of estimation.
Mr. Price is consequently elected Governor ofNew
Jersey. The wings have not, probably, gained any
members of the Legislature, in both chambers of
which fbav q min last parlana
not maintained their power IN proportion
A majority of EIGHT THOUSAND VOTES makes New
Jersey, next to Texas the Banner State of the de-
mocracy The democrats claim much larger ma
iority, as the official returns will likely show.
MISSISSIPPI The democratic ticket is elected by
from five to ten thousand majority. WIN. BARKs-
DALE dem) is elected to Congress for the State at
large by heavy majority. In the first district
WRIGHT, regular democratic nominee, is supposed
to be elected over NABERs; in the second district,
BARRY Irregular nominee) over WILCOX; in the
third district, SINGLETON Irregular democratic nomi-
nee) over MCCLUNG, (whig;y in the fourth district
HARRIS (dem.) elected without opposition. The
democrats have made large gains in the legislature,
and secured decided majority over FooTE and the
wings. ..-.
Wisconsin, letter to the Washington Union
from Milwaukee says:
The returns from the interior come in slowly bnt
they indicate the election of the entire democratic
State ticket by majority of from 5000 to 10000
votes over the combined forces of whiggery and alb
olitionisln. The question of prohibitory liquor
law has entered largely in the canvass and injured
the democratic vote from 1000 to 1000. Under
all circumstances it is a most brilliant triumph.
An effort has been made to create the impress
sion that a portion of the democratic nominees
were hostile to the national administration, and
sympathized with the adamantines in New York
This is not correct There are not one hundred
democrats in this State that side with the boilers in
New York. Every effort is made to keep our State
free from the unfortunate dissensions of our elder
sister, and think it viii be successful No demo-
crat could be elected in Wisconsin who would avow
hostility to the national administration. General
PIERCE has as many and as fast friends in Wiscon-
sin as he has in his own New Hampshire and any
movement to embarrass or thwart his administra-
ton would meet with as stern a rebuke here as it
would among the granite hills