The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-28
A KNOW NOTHING pORTRATT OF
MR. WISE.

MIR. WISE..
The Louisville Journal thus paints the
portrait of Mr.. Wise. Prentice is clearly Of
the opinion that he will not do for the demo.
cratic nominee
His position is indeed remarkable. There
is an air of cool assumption in his attitude
before the democratic party that would seem
ludicrous TO his fellow aspirants, If j; were
not more than half insulting. With only a
shabby claim to recognition, he ut once ,n-
blushingly demands the first honors of tho
party. lie is n new conner into the democratic
ranks. lie is an apostate whig lie is a fishy
democrat. But he incontinently aspires to
the throne OF all the Jacksons, His audaeity
is truly brilliant. However, this is no par.
ticuar concern of ours. IL the democratic
party choose to heed his preposierous claims
so preposterously urged, and to seal bis latest
shuttle with their choicestfit tTors, we shall not
complain. Let them do it ,ty ,pll means.
But his qualifications forf the position TO
which he asplres, or his lack Of thcm, is II
matter of general interest. We think we do
not underrate Mr.. Wise's abilities when we
pronounce him cogenl and brilliant debater,
and nothing more. There is hardly notable
man in the Union more strangely deficient in
the essential qualities of statesman. lie has
not the first statesmaniike quality. His oc-
knowledged intellectual versatility is but the
reflex of his moral instability. He is n perfect
chameleon Every breaE, he draws impels II
fresh shade to the surface. His opinions,
sentiments, feelings, the very tissues of his
nature, change rs involuntarily as weather.
cock, and faster than the hues of q diving dol
phin. lie is perverse, restiye capriciOus hot
ea'er ne", r u"tua;en', uIgovefnaoie. he IS
,I ho.i. y, i.;s''' I'oss ot1"cen ."e shrew ana
wv ,ar,eluin. ~ "'"nkey IN emma shoP
Wo"'q ,,, i nos oe iu1ie i uarihlngy ont OF pace
a s ,hn rsy :ant a. WIS, mje III me Ine fidslaen!a eh,
a; h;n ,ne present p,e crisis ihe idea OF placing
hr"ine5 @ GIs @ond Tt b oay H. aTsufa ou. nhr,
n ens t @Ina Sf s1 hn%S" FasPn % Ing
Sun. The country would soon have bitter
cause to invoke the thunderboItof Jupiter.
LET pbmton rclcnsc tho ur,,,ry s,n- ,rod
from This oath Iet tba or,tor sti,.L =" L;l
siun,, A. WI ~ I'll w n.'
n,nr hrt 1,a,as'oI Is, w., slne"e'u e "'l""' NV,
d. D"S a''sIS,''aniP ~ 10 iot MS lortc' nc
',;a'' !, W.. nu .ou.u I''cn w "ou'" eN'ih'
sr sr''" "'''' ur'ou' clc'"''o'' OF cohStahcy
oi purpose, Wi'hont seii'conlr0l, without po-
''''c"l S'gacity, wilhout Just appreciation OF
"'N" " """'o, "'iou' guus Hltu'' ulEHiN, Ut
proprlety, and with fiery preju!ces running
riot through the most mercuri,l of natures,
tho result could only be conspicuous and
pitiful failure. Lord Bacon, commenting on
the well known saying of Themistocles, dc.
clarcs TINT there nros aiss oroot cl,s,os of ma,
that deal in ,.."'d toerabN NNcE."thoso rvhich
cnn mako n sSs yimrs imrsinn %, n vat ,.anrn,
GJJla. nn,, ,bnsaI. iicnry ,,; ~, ,umo'
! Ia, h,, ,,t iYrking
~ U"I So, =. ".o ao i"a.""si oes ."'u W ''.s'
a,Sn S''''. o."'e greN', rs 'neil s,' ileln INC
S.n.r way, 10 orlns s,ens IN, hhu lionrishihs
St"te 10 run ana decay; "lth every respect
ior Mr. Wise's real abilities, we thlnk he be.
longs essentially to tl.:sNatter class. Unlike
make n small tsl5l ,itv
l2r9
KANSAS AFFAi!."'ey'eelsS5s ''e s5fesident has not, n.
was stated by the -at'6nal 1ntellisencer q
few days ago, authorized Gov. Shannon tc
employ the United States troops in the pre-
servation of order in Kansas. 1t is said, how
ever, that he has taken steps to collect and
have in readiness suitable force Our i'm
preston is that he will give no authority fol
the employment of U. 5. troops, except to b,
used against the pro'slavery settlers. Regar
ding the Nebraska bill as a 'proposition il
favor OF Freedom" he will see that knus,s l.