Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-14

of Politics. wihone al 10 around Methodist Preach
err and the other round the desperate Dsmsgogue,
and Introduces them as united by triple oaths
ii indissolube bands of wediock; shall not stop to
enquire whether its name suits its character, or
wi al the delcacies of my calling demand OF me; but
under nv christian impulses OF horror, will pro-
noupce the union adulterous, by the prior espousas
CT the one, and the utter prostitution Of the other
/ will warn the first by the shade of Wesley, to re-
turn 10 his first love ere his eandle-stick be re.
moved out of its place; and will warn the other,
by the shade of Washington, to repent and return |
to the principles of that great man, ere he make /
repuhlicanism stencil in the nostrls of all true pa
triots And iftbey heed me not, | will with Gods /
help dive them out of the land though il cost me
my life to do it When it throws its lssso into my |
leciure-room ard drags from tito its cave one of
NV foster-children, aud there ndoctrinates him in |
rendom-sw caring dserganizng plots, religions per-
secltion, and SHOCKING ethics shall not stop to
consult ,he dgnities of phrase place. or to segre
gate its holy from its vile; but from the instincts
of my nature, will cry aloud "Thou double-fsced
Monster spare the youngi For Gods sake spare
the younoi have taught them irankness open
ness independence OF thought and action, modesty,
prudence, reverence for age and courtesy to ALL
Do not, implore you substitute for this teaching
your cavern tactics, your bspdt-like oaths and
signs and grips and passwords and nonsensical
forms. Teach them not to sunder oil other ties for
| those of the Know Nothings. Throw one sacred
| element into your conbustibie combination, that
shall prevent il from setting fire to schools and
| Colleges" ississippians-fathers-W hig fathers
-Kn0ig- Nothing fathers picture TO yourselves your
! son, not yet out of his teens, standing amidsta
Inoileg group gathered from every grade of socie
ty with one hand on the left breast and the other
| up-beaiing the flag OF his country, while some
wretch perchance from the sinks of society, letters
him with oahs, which are to seal his independence
freedom of speech, freedom of action, and freedom
OF suffrage foreveri If this does not drive chris
tans out of the order welcome be they to their re-
gionl If this does not unite every father IN solid
| phalanx against it, let man covet place in
school or college in Mississippi Yea, verify, / am
| in nav sdotage" I am q ravng msdmsn or the
Church and State are on the high road to ruin
Such is the order of which may not speak at all,
or only in court phrase! ,-.r--,
Now gentlemen, Editors and Know Nothings,
| you have something sensible and tangible to harp
! upon, without resorting TO rumor. 1 am against
| YOU for life. You peck a. me as though you sup
posed it would distress sorely to loose my place.
You are mistaken sirs; was twice on the point OF
| resgning it, but my earnest entreaty was induced
to retain it. Be assured gentlemen, after filing five
chairs for Eve years and performing duties enough
to wear men. in that time it will not cost
me sigh to relinqush it. Never will hold it
upon condition that must treat Know-Nothing-
| ism with respect. r-s
AS to the insinuation Of that Vermonter, that
students are encouraged to declaim on politics. If
he mean in public, it is the very efrontery Of false
| hood, as every one who has attended our COM
nencenents, will prove. AS TO their private de-
clanstion / let them speak what they please; en-
coursgiug nothing-yes, there is one subject which
1 allow them to discuss publicly; and that is what
may have kinded Mr.. Hlyer's ire viz: Abolition
| ism. Being from Vermont, this man is prinsa fdcie
an abolitonist He admits his father to be one, I
understand; and thousand to one if "the father
has eaten sour grapes the sons 'teeth on edge"
| | suppose the in6del traitor, 7. Parker, will next
| take our University under his care.
A word to the good people of Mississippi and
have done. You have University of which you
may Justly feel proud. For harmony and kindly
feeling among the Faculty, for good order, good
morals geutlemsnly demeanor, study and progress
among the students and fo- ardent attachment be-
tween preceptors and pupils, you may iearlessy
challenge a comparison with any other kindred in-
st,ution in the world, For its age, If has not its
equal in point of patronage and rank in the United
States In these respects it stands at the head of
l03 out of lis Colleges in the United States; and
Of those above it, large majority are over forty
years older than itself, and three one hundred
years older. And this rank it has attained through
more adverse fortunes than probably ever beset an
Institution before. Fear not that il will ever he
It is now in its palmiest days, and this you see
is one object ofKnow- Nothing vandalism 1t has
already, l fear thrown ire-brand into its peace
| u halls. appeal to you to come to the rescue
Rise up as one man against it. when it invades tie
sanctuary of literature, instead of requiring your
| Professors TO kneel in its presence. I am sure
| there are yet than ten thousand Christians
in and about the State aUho haze not yet bo,ced the
| knee to Baal l call them to its help Honest
| yeomanry, and farmers of the land, who always
| mean right; and, when not deceived, will ALWAYS
| do right, come ye to its succourl Honest, WELL
meaning KnowNethings, who in thoughtless mt
m NJ have been drawn into the order, come out of
| 1t, and rally to the support of your Univerity.
| regret having been constrained to an attitude
! which may perchance injure the University for
| time; but be the fault on the head of Kuow-No-
! things, not mine. Look at their fruits already
scattered through the land and surely you will sp.
prove OF my opposition to il. If you do not your
children will. "By their fruits shall ye know
| them. What are they? Most desperate and
dangerous agitation-Churches rending asunder-
pastors and ilocls at variance Christians losing
all confidence in each other-Saints and sinners in
close embrace Preachers Of the same church get
ung but haif congregations and half support-ors |
looking on spprovingy, while another is abused
Teachers tottering--their pupils in midnight coues
-trendship severiug-rage taking the place of |
lcTe-tather against son-brother against brother
These things now are; and they proclaim trumpet
tonGued what is coming, if the monster be not
crushed at once. And all for what? In honest
truth, to get in the outs aud to get out the ns--
THIS IS the true object OF the order. Well, it
must take its course till reason resumes her seat
Nations, ike men, run mad at times and notl-
ing but time and blood-letting can cure them--
Still while there is hope all good mems hould strive
to relieve them. by course is takeu-c carefully.
thoughtluy, prayetiuiy taken. l am no Catholic.
Put Methodisrn and Romansm on the field of far
argument, and viii stake nv all upon the issue
but l am not such a coward as to fee the field of
honorable warfare, for savage ambush fighting; or
such fool as to believe, that mans religion is to
be reformed by harsssng his person. Nor am
quite 90 blind not to See that when the work of
crushing Churches is begun in the country it is
not going to stop with the overthrow of one ,
All Professionalism almost will be against me-two-
thirds OF my own Church q judge) will be against
me--the Trustees viii be alarmed for the inter- Ia
OF the College-my colleagues of the Faculty will :
be unoasy-my best friends will be panied but
have an abiding confidence that nothing viii be y
lost by my course in the end. 1t will be madness 7
N men to withdraw their sons from the able teach
ing OF my colleagues, for my fault-to attack the
College TO injure me; but these are days of mad
ness and this is the way in which obnoxinus Pro-
essors are commonly attacked Be it 20. / have
zone ray duty, and leave the consequences with P
sod. And here sign my name to what deem .
he best legacy that could leave to my children il