Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-04-18
CooKr7rlLs, Tenn , April Il

81 MEssRS. EDIToRz-OeaT SiFs' O0r csuuiuases
for Congress are again in the field, in the Mountain
district and '.doing battle" Co. SAVAGE, Col Al
f1soN and Gen. CuLIoM have already "held forth
at several points, and from the zeal and energy
manifested in the outset, | think the contest will
be one of interest and excitement. heard them
at Ccokeville on Monday last and each seemed to
come down to his work in good faith.
Sometimes fine dishes of humor were presented
for oustation and the multitude of laughers did
splendid service. Then again they were more
oratorcaf' and gradually assembled to the "qaloo,'
growing proud and patriotic, making US all feel in
deed very free men. Some lances, too, were shiv-
eed. but with the skin Of practsed gladiators and
the fragments fell down harmless at their feet.
While hearing them discuss the "pints," as Mai.
10. Jones says, thinks TO myself, who Of you will
be so fortunate @ as to get the know nothings?
I don't think Col Savage lays any particular
claim to them, in fact I thought he kind O. pegged
| it to Gen. c. in tender places, for being such a
'clost commandments" 50 Suddenly, all at once. Col
Allison don't think threw ont any great deal of
bait for them, yethe seemed havea smart han
KERN" that way, and was thoughtful to tread with
soft sandals about he silent, solemn sepuchre.
Gen. c., too, is winking at them, think. as he
passes along He expresses more deep, hightoned,
un4dulterated love for good native Americans and
native American principles than I ever heard him.
Well, the Gen. has indefeasible right to cat ch
them if be can; and its amusing too, TO see with
what astuteuess he anges" for the "csly nystics y
say it is nothing but right, a'so, to permit COL
al son to hold out his lin may be it viii rain full,
nobody knows. But, if he don't mind. the Gen.
will get the sins on him, for the rumor is very
rife in this country, since Monday last, that the
Gen. has know-nothiug agent on daily fashions
| going around with him for special purposes So
it is, there is e gentlemen from the town of Car
thsgP, grey with years, and OF 7usy beard, dubbed
with the honorary sooriquet Of Doctor, who seems
tobe attending the Gen. in his operations SO far,
aad sticks to him as closely as though be was one
Of his BODY guards.
His mission seems to the good people quite a
mystery, and, tie more they think, greater the
wonder grows for two years ago, when the Gen.
was in the field, it is said that he had not more
| sauguinary opposer in the private ranks than the
honorable Doctor, now his fright bower" (change
Is written on every thing) riding talking, eating
and sleeping together. And l heard one man in
his wonder ask another if he didn't reckon the
Gen. furnished him horse and paid his '',cay"-
The general impression 6, that the Doctor carries
the Credentials SIN his boot" and when he finds
one in tune ''puts him through"
But how true this IS we cannot tell, (don' wish
could aud indeed, Messr7 Editors, am compelled
to exclaim, how mysterious some men "try to be- F"
How the know-nothings and Cullom and Allison
viii fix it up, know not but we believe from the
signs of the times, that the old ante,vViea viii be
right side up, through the mountain district, for
JOHNSON and SAVAGE.
We see no need of a convention in this district,
for our part, though one is spoken of by some. We
think Col Savage is the most available democrat at
his time in the mountain district He has the
ability, and with it hes the most indornitable ener-
gy, which is certainly superior element in can
vass. Then we say heTrah for Gov. johnson and
Col. Savage Let the old unchsnging, unbending
unyielding, invincible democracy Of Tennessee rise
up once more in its strength look back upon her
glorious pathway, embowered with the rich gar
lands of many conquests, and then go forward
with that boldness and confidence that knows no
defeat and on tie 4lh of August let her heavy
tread be heard "Ike tie rushing of many waters"
and a bright and glorious victory sLaT be ours
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