Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-21
THE ELECTION OF PRINTER TO THE SENATE.

We have already published abriefparagraph an
nouneing the election Of Bsperly Tucker Of the Wash
inqton Sentinel as Printer to the Senate, Gen.
ARMSTRONG gacler received the votes of all the
wings. except the two Senators from Tennessee,
and of nine democratic Shards" Col Bell voted
for ARMSTRONG, and Gov. Jones for Gales d Seaton.
The four abolition wing Senators, Chase TTade Sc
qoard and Sumner, voted for Tucker, with the restof
the wings Twelve democratic Senators did not vote.
The democratic Senators voting for Tucker are I'M
derstood to be Messrs. Atchison of Missouri;
Bright, of Indiana; Evans Of South Carolina
Hunter and Mason OF Virginia; Weller, Of Cali
fornia; Wright of New Jersey; Broadhead, Of Penn
sylvania, and one other not mentioned.
The wretched hypocrisy of the very hard" gen.
tlemen who find fault with the administration for
not giving them all the Offices and who profess SO
great horror for free-soiers" is well illustrated
by this vote. We see these hard" Senators voting
with all the abolition Senators against the Wash
iRgtou Ujloa Now if these 'hards" really have
the cause Of complaint against the Washington
Union which they alege, how happens it that
Sss0ard and his followers don't vote for the Union?
Is it likely that the abolition squad of the Senate,
wings and hard" democrats to defeat the organ
of administrations which was favoring their
friends? .sHt..t
Toe fact is, these abolition leaders are the shrewd
est tacticsns in the country. They know that
the end Of agitation is their own political end also.
They see the administration laboring to give quiet
to the country. That quiet they have no wish TO
See restored They give their votes, therefore, to
sustain hard" organ as the most effectual way
TO thwart the labors of the administration. South
wings working in the same cause, in the
hope that, if the excitement can be got up high
enough, they may have a chance to sape the Union
operation which they think may pay about once
IN four years
As for these very hard democratic Senators,
who have 50 eliectually aided the abolition excite
ment-mongers, the democratic masses will very
efactualIy brand them " Hard" as may be their
principles, they will come in contact with some,
thing still harder when they attempt justify their
conduct before the democratic people. That peo-
pie may not care two straws who has JOB to exc
,ute certain public printing but an alliance with
abohtions's ami wings to bald up an organ to war
upon democratic administrations which is faith
fully carrying out the great principles Of the party
viii meet with deserved rebuke wherever selfish
ambilionis subservient TO political fidelity.
We find the following dignifed article on the
subject in the Washington Union Of the 18th
PUBLIC PRINTER TO THE SESATE.-By reference
10 the proceedings in the Senate on Yesterday it
Will be that Beverly Tucker, Esq, the propri-
etor Of the Washington Ssatinel was elected prin-
ter TO the Senate. Mr. Tucker received twenty-six
votes and Gen. Armstrong seventeen. On behalf
of Gen. Armstrong, tender to his friends in the
Senate his warmest gratitude for the confidence ex
pressed in lin by their votes. Whilst lie has re-
greet a. the disclosure OF the fact that he has not
secured the confidence Of all the democratic sena-
tors he has personal complaints TO utter against
the course which their feelings have dictated He
freely comedies TO every senator perfect freedom to
follow his own impulses and in his turn, he claims
the same right. The Union has stood faithfully by
the present democratic administration and the fall
IRE Of a democratic Senate to make its proprietor
the printer of that body will produce no other
change in course than to incite US to renewed !
and increased efforts to maintain the ascendencY of
democratic principles by sustaining a democratic
administration. We have no reason to believe that !
the democratic senators who united with the wings
and abotonists to defeat General Armstrong were |
actuated by personal opposition to him; have
we any 70 suppose that it the result Of
personal objections TO the editor Of the Union. We
are forced regard their course as dictated by po-
htical considerations; aud support of the adj
ministraton has been constant earnest and jealous
we attribute it TO no other motive than opposi-
ton TO the policy of the administration. Having |
heretofore sustained that policy against all assaults
whether from wings, abohtoniss or factous dem
Ocrats we shall neither abate our zeal modify
our energies under the present circumstances We |
know that the President stands irnmovablv upon |
his policy, and that he will not be driven from its |
faithful execution by any combination or coalition |
that may be formed however formidable it may
seem to be- He looks to the approval of his coun-
trymen with confidence that never wavers ard the
people III their sovereign capacity have never failed
to sustain the President who leans upon them for
support
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