Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-30
EXPLANATORY.

por IN TINS olce, the fprncipai choi &c Vi ~
rial department deyoves upon Mr. EASTMAN ana
Col ToRBErr, while Mr.. CHURCH has the manage
ment OF the business. At the tune Of the d sous.
sion at Columbia between the candidates for Gov
ernor, Mr. EASTMAN visited that place, aud was alb
sent three da :; while Col ToaBErr was absent at
the same time az Centreyille. isthrew the labor
of editing the paper well as managing the BUSH
ness on Mr.. CHURCH. Having heard of some very
improper interference, as be thought BY some zeal
Gus preachers, in politics, Mr.. CHURCH wrote an
article on the subject. This article was published
both in the Daily and Tri- Weekly editions of the
paper But it was not published 10 the Weeklypa-
per, because, before the issuance of that edition,
Mr.. EASTMAN returned home, and, disappearing of
the portion Of the article which the True Wing
publishes he advised its omission from that paper
Wepublish this statement to explain to the True
Wig why that article did not appear in the WEEK
Lr UNION. The Hrus Whig says it did not appear
in the Tri-Weekly paper. This statement is not
true.
The article WAS unfortunate in holding Protest
sntism responsible for the faults of some of its pro-
fessors. But the writer of the article is himself
member of Protestant Church, and never dreamed
of the application which would be made of his re-
marks. Only portion of the article is published
in the wing papers. The extract which they give,
stript Of its context is far more offensive than the
whole article The sentiment of that extract, as it
is applied by the know-nothing papers, zoe do NOT
approve We are Protestants ourselves by educs-
ton and conviction, and believe that Protestant
ism has done much, almost every thing, for the
civilization of the world.
With this dsavowal of the sentiments OF the ar.
ticle as applied by the know-nothing papers and
particularly by the Trgs WING, we remark, that the
,chos article, it appeared in this paper gave more
offence to Catholics than to Protestants. The ex-
tract published by the True Wing is carefully cu,led
out Of the body of the article, and the accompany
ing comments, which would explain tine meaning
of the writer, are suppressed, by characteristic
know-nothing fraud. The intention of the article
is in thefollowing extracts, which are ofcourse
suppressed by the True Whig, and which we repro
duce for the purpose of exposing the fraud, and of
proving that the True Wing grossly misrepresents
the article when it declares that it was mandatory of
the Catholic church. Will the True Wing have the
fairness either to publish the svhos article or to add
to its present extract the two following, from the
same articles
Aspatrots we dislike to see this war of religious
factions-history tells too plainly how fierce and
bitter they are. Fanaticism and passion lend their
Influence to prolong and embitter the conflict
Christ and humanity forgotten in the STRIFE
Whenever the storm comes, and from the present
aspect of Christendom il is not far distant 1t will
be easy to predict the issue. The cause of PURE
PROTESTANTISM has everything to lose and
noting to gain by the contest. She will surrender
one OF her cardinal doctrines-a doctrine which has
borne her triumphantly through all of her hard
fought battles-we mean the doctrine OF the right
of private judgment and the freedom of the indi-
vidual conscience. When she surrenders this prin-
cple she will have surrendered one of her most
powerful weapons-the only weapon indeed which
has defended her from the power and encrOach-
nepts of the Beast. When she yields it she will
cease to berespected by the liberal minded and will
either have to turn Catholic or die from inherent
exhaustion. Catholicism wants persecution-it de-
velops sympathy in her behalf-directs attention
to her good deeds and blinds the vision to her
mites. Do Protestants think there is anything
good in Catholicism For ourselves we loathe her
claims to infallibhty; her mysteries; her impious
pretensions; her spiritual tyranny and all of that
iugglery and clap trap which make her in some re-
spects but little removed from the Pagan. We say
we loathe all these and still we see in her much to
admire-rnuch that appeals to the head and heart
for appreciation"
"The history of Papsl Rome is history stained
with the blood of martyrs, gorged with rapine,
drunk with luxury and crime. But is it fair to hold
that church responsible for the crimes OF its rulers
the fewf Professionalism too has blots on her
fair escutcheon. Time the great renovator purges
all churches, and the divine spirit of christianity
ceanses and sancti6es and purfes the corruptions
of the Catholic as well as the Protestant. More
ob.r Of Christ iu Ala cry
of human nature and what ever opposes the free
expansion of these attributes will certainly tall de-
fore the onward march of the race. Let truth be
the touchstone Of power, and ali forms of intoer-
ance will vanish as the mist yanishes before the
rising sun"
THE AMERICAN" RECORD AT THE NORTH.
Such is the caption of an article in the last True
Whig. By American" the True Wing means
knoaO nothing. Let US look at the true record a
moment.
Speaking of Congressman, the T-us Wing says
that some of the men turned out TO make room for
these know nothings were free-solers. But the
important fact is not stated by that paper, that
the know nothing successors Of the defeated candi-
dates rank abOhtonist,i Hurry Hibbard, of
New Hampshire, of whom the Huc Wig rejoic
ingly speaks as being crushed out, was not a
candidate for re-e,ection. But he voted for the Ne
braska-KansaS bil and his successor is rank abb
olitionopponent of that act, who was elected by
the know nothing5 And this is a sample of the
True Wigs factsl At such results it rejoicesl
The True Wing states that Gov. GARDNER, of
Massachusetts,, has evinced his conservative char
acter 10 vetoing the bill 10 remove Judge LoRISe.
Now, the True Wing knows that Gov. GARDNER
approved the bill multiplying thp fugitive slave law
in Massachusetts, and all the other obnoxious acts
of the Massachusetts, know nothing Legislature,
with this single exception. Can it, then, explain |
to the satisfaction Of candid men its motive for
ferring to the only conservative act in GARDNERs
history, and deliberately suppressiug all reference
to those OF his acts which are hundred times worss
than would have been the removal Of Judge LoR- |
ING7 We should like TO hear from that paper on
this subject
The statements of the following paragraph from
the Mobile Register are undeniable and they make
up " the know nothing record at the north"
WHAT KNOW NoTHTNeIsM HAS DoNE!-First:
Every Congressman elected by tho know nothings
is pledged to repeal the Nebraska bill and to mod.
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