Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-11

presented as its candidate a noble and
pure-hearted statesman, a man of unsullied
integrity, against whom not one word OF
detraetion can be spoken by bis bitterest
opponents, has been routed. &SectioGalism
and fraud and chicanery have triumphed,
but those who have given their support to
Millard Fillmore, those who have advoca-
ted the principles of the American party
have reason to he proud of their position
even in defeat We prefer defeat with
BIN who wonld rather be right than be
PRESIDENT" we would rather be in min0.
rity however small with a. party Which
carries the flag and keeps step to the mu.
sic of the Union" than to have achieved a
triumphant victory with another candidate
or another party. The Americans who
have been true TO their principles and TO
their noble candidates have the selfSatis
faction Of having done their duty and their
whole duty TO the country and to them.
selves. They have been defeated but not
conquered. The black waves of sectional
fdnaticism have swept over them but they
still remain a firm and faithful band OF
patriots, who will ever be found fighting
calamity for the Union aud the ConSttu
lion, aud for their principles hich are eter-
nal as truth ITSELF When the mad passions
which have swept over the country and
stirred up a sectional strife, that has for
the while driven from her throne, have
subsidized, when the people have once more
returned to calm reflection and sober judg-
ment when the glittering bait of the spoils
of Office no longer lures them from the path
Of genuine patriotism, the truth and Justice
Of the principles and the nOblenesS and
patriotism of the purposes of the Ameri-
can party will be acknowledged by the con-
sentative men throughout the Union.
Although unsuccessful in the election OF
its candidates, the American party de-
serves the gratitude of the country for
what it has done in the recent contest
The supporters of Buchanan may rejoice
over their success. They may shout loudly
over their victory, but the fact is plain that,
if the contest had been single-handed be-
tween Fremont and Buchanan, Fremont
would without doubt have been elected -
Fremont has been defeated and the Demo
cracy owe their success to the fact that the
Fillmore party was in the field To its
efforts the country is indebted for the de-
feat Of the Northern sectional party.
The election returns indicate the election
of Buchanan by barely majority of the
electoral votes I'VE have been utterly
aatounded at the result in Kentucky
Oar friends strangely mi>calculated their
strength, but, when sober judgment is per
mitIed 10 exercise its influence, those, who
have been misled into the support of the
Sag-Nicht candidate, must shrink with hOr-
rOr from the foul thing misnamed Democra-
cy that, in the madness Of the hour, they
have taken to their embrace We COM
mend to their consideration the following
portrait of their new found fayOrite, which
we tnd in the Augusta GA Chronicle =
1t is true to the very life:
What srrarge, parli-cOlored thing, says the
Chronicle, is that called Democracy! At the
) ,uth, supporting BucIai an aud breckenridge,
brcad-e, if elected, they favor the extension OF
slavery, notwithstanding the express aud posi-
tive declarations of both of them that they
are opposed to such extension. Al the North.
supporting them 6ecau~e, On the gruuud OF
Their openly expressed opinions, that they are
opposed to the extension of slavery At he
South, declaring that The K ,nsaS + III CON, aims
"a" .qnatter sovereignty; at the North, asserting
that 1t Contains sqnaJler sovereignty, aud there
lore is a better ami slavery measure than the
Willnot proVisn. AT the South, opposing FIJI
more because, they say, he Is anti slavery. Il
the North, opposing hIm BECAUSE he is pro
slavery. AT The South, some opposing Mr.. Fill
ruore because ''he womb do 81 well that he
would throw back the prospects of disunion;"
others calling on the people 10 vote for Buch-
anan as the only candidate whose election can
prevent dlsunOn. Here coudrmning Mr. FIJI
more because, "a they say, he was tardy ia
>lguing the fugitive slave law: there, con
delaning hIIn because he signed that law at a ,
and DECLARING lac Was eager to sign il. Here,
shouting tor the Introduction of slavery into
lie Territories; there Hereby opposing it
Here, they supp 'rr Mr.. Buchanan aud the GIN
cnnati platform because they prQfSss to oppose
internal improvements by The G-ueraI Gov
ernnen'; there, they go Tor Democracy be ..
Cause they practice The most wantUn expendi
lures for IN eIna improvements.
Here they are anti tariff; there they advo
cate Mr. Buchan ans election, because he Ina,
always been The most ultra tariff man, ultra
as TO have been chief advocate Ot the fam ,us
''bIll Ot denominations OF 1928. There they
support him because he is IN favor of The Pa
cjhc Railroad scheme, runuunced here tu be
the must outrageous scheme OF robbery aud
corruption, as all who have listened To Messrs
To"mns aud Stephens can testify. But it l.
useless to euunerale tie d tfrrent faces of this
hydra headed, part cOlOred monster. IL pre-
sents smiling aud attractive coun'enauce 10
every seotou-to the pro slavery ard the aut!
Il. 4 .
to the native aud 10 the alien, To the conserva
tive aud 10 the tibusEer-a political mosaic.
here bit of black stone, there bit of wl,iIe
ii witch's cauldron, presided over by the
venerable wizard ct Wnea,land, in which
boil and bubble ingredients as varied MS
MacbeIh's
Eye OF newt and toe Of frog,
Wool oi bat aud tongue Of DOG,
Adder's fork aud bliUd worms sting,
Lizards l. aud o~le's wing,
For Charm o! pot5srtal trouble. -.
Like he'll BROTH UOd aud bubble.
Life In Francois hind ths scenes at Ihe
Paris opera.
A PaIis letter writer records quite pqpantly his
observations 5,hiud tie scenes at tit Op,fa, be-
tween ia. acts of u new ballet:
Arriving ut the top OF the staircase, You find
yourself at once among side SCENES cols OF rope,
machinlsts, pomprr-, and opera gnls. The latter
swarm Ia this locality during the performances $,
leaving the great room IN the further extremity
De roIed expressly To their oG the lDuhug psce
urur the lront here they receive their ili,uds Or
dinar,y, il i, nothing extraordinary, know, the
sight presented behind the scenes. bit upon tins
ev, mug there were among The visiturs one or TWO
distil gushcd personnE,s, though. ior that mattel
the crO~d i ulSays distinguished by circumstance
xbirn las led ul. 10 mark particularly the occns-
lou
Leaning against huge canvas rock, who
should sev ia al his glory, bat The Marshal Duke
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