Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-02
WHAT DO TIE WINGS q INTEND TO DO.

This question we Opine will 90 unanswered for
some time SO far as the next Gubernatoral canvass
is concerned Will they make nomination or by
| common consent run the Hon. NJ. p Gentry? If the
party is not dsbanded and still cngs to its former
| principles, the Hest Tennessee Wig declares it
b, does why not come ont, as it did in its days OF
| former glory, aud make nomination for governor
From the present indications of the political horc-
scope, we think there Is sufficient evidence that we
will have smattering of fusion politics in this
| State during the coming canvass. Know Nothing
| ism, Temperance and Whiggery are to be combin-
ed for the unholy purpose of defeating Gov. John
| son. As it will require combination of these isms
/ and something more to defeat him. the Governor
must certainly feel complmented at such fcrm-
dable array of opposition and that too in q State
| which had three thousand wing majority. The
Vest Tennessee Wig editors tell US it is an 'infa-
nous fasebood' to say that the wing party is dis
banded, about to disband, and that the par
ty still clings to its old principles, when they know
well enough that NJ 2. Gentry, one of the anti
Scott Wings Of this State would have never been
mentioned in connection with the Office of Cover
nor had it not been in the vain hope Of bringing to
the support of the wing party, the Temperance
strength. We are as firm advocates Of the tempe
rance cause as the Fugeman Of the wing and tenn
perance parties, Mr.. Brownlow, himself but we see
no necessity why this question should escape from
the boundaries of its limited and legitimate sphere
and wander forth to grappe in desperate aid per-
haps death struggle with the cohorts Of party. IF
any Of the whig party are becoming so temperate
in their habits that they spare portion of Their
own exemplary conduct 10 force temperate habits
upon others, they had but poor way Of manifest
ing it in this county, at least during the last can
vass.
What objections, we would ask, have the Tenn
perance men in this State to Governor Johnson?
He has no veto, and consequently can have no con-
troll OF any Legislative act upon the subject. We
have never heard that he was opposed TO the Tenn
perance cause or that he did not favor the advance
ment Of Temperance in the State. He has never
tried to fetter the by any official interference
nor ever will There are many good democrats in
this part Of the State, we know, who would like
to see prohibitary law established by State eeis-
lstion but they can never be induced to vote for
Meredith P Gentry, merely because he is to be the
prohibitory candidate such sophistry is too garng
not TO be easily detected. The Know Nothings
too, those mysterious bats of the night are, also.
going to marshal their forces against Governor
Johnson Their avowed objects and principles are
that foreigners shall not hold Office that Americans
must rule America Upon what grounds then
can those midnight CALLERS object to Gov johnson?
tie Is neither foreigner or Catholic but protes-
tant by birth and education, and as true an Amer
lean as any that can be found within the precincts
Of the secret concave of that order
The democratic party is founded on principle and
will endure as long as the Star-spangIed Banner
over free America, and will never ask asss-
lance from the odds and ends OF any faction or ism.
The wing party is fast degenerating into fusion
with the most ephemeral organization ever known
They spread their sails to catch the Know Nothing
breeze and have succeeded, but whether they win
come out Of the storm safe and sound remains to be
seem For our part we believe they are destined to
founder whether the result be victory or defeat |
So mote it bee Central Democrat