Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-10
TIE CANVASS.
Ieorrespcndence Of the Patfiot.]
Humphrey County.

IN uAm RnEcy OO0ney'
A correspondent at Wayerly writes us that
the Americans of that place hare raised a
handsome pole there, to which they have at
tached the national ensign. The democracy
have also raised one about which he writes IS
follows: e
Well, the pole is up, and it is very pretty
pole, 100 feet high, in its natural state as 1t
grew in the forest, and on the top there is
plank, on each end of which there is fastened
the skull of an old Buck, with its projecting
antlers safe out of the reach of the old SOW.
From the top of the pole there floats hand
some tri-coored flag of red, white and blue,
with three straight rows of stars running across
the base, which is solid blue, with divers tas-
sells and other appendages, which make the
whole very attractive to the eye OF the behold
err; all of which | now propose to examine
critically, and / assert, without the fear OF
successful contradiction, that If the entire
democratic wisdom of the State OF Tennessee
| bad have assembled together to have con-
structed an emblem suited to the democratic
system of political tactics, that they conld not
80 successfully have accomplished their object
as has been done by the democrats OF Old
Humphreys in the arrangements of their pole,
flag and Bucks horns.
Now everybody knows what hickory pole
| is intended to represent, though little out of
the regular order of things in this instance.
But, however, let us examine the whole pro-
gramme On the top of the pole rests plank,
which, | suppose, is intended to represent the
democratic platform, based upon old Hickory
One end of this plank inclines little to the
North, and the other q little to the South, and
the Bucks skulls and horns on each end OF IL,
representing the veritable old Buck himself,
standing on each end of the platform, and
beckoning to the North and to the South Did
you ever read of anything more appropriate or
emblematic. Bat to tie flag, which seems to
have been constructed to attract the eye, more
than With view to its Nationality. The red,
blue and white stripes-wel, here is poser.
1t will not do to say that these three stripes
are intended to represent the three great po-
litical parties in the United States, for that
would be a direct SANDER perpetrated upon
this great and pure party, than which, nothing
is farther from my intentions.
Well, suppose, | say, they represent the pro-
slavery men, the anti-slavery men, and the
foreigners. Well, but what will you do with
the thirty-one States; you will certainly admit
that they represent the Union of the thirty
one States, wont you? No sir, there is moth
ing in their arrangement that represents union
at all-there is nothing in the arrangement OF
three parallel lines that represents union. The
Union is represented by complete circle
which has no end, and all three of yOur lines
of stars have an end. And | solemny protest
against this glorious Union having one end,
much less three. The democratic party have,
too, long assumed to themselves the right and
privilege to arrange things in their own pecu-
Ill - Nl,Asa IsvnE
or their own notions of expediency, and the
time has now come when every mans position
should be properly defined, particularly so
when the democratic party are talking so
loudly about the end of the Union. Well,
what construction will you put npon the three
rows of stars-then let US hear from you.
Well, l can put no other construction upon
them in the wide world, than that they are
intended to represent the three principal
rounds of Jacobs ladder, by which Andrew
johnson finally intends to take the faithful
from earth to heaven.
Well but have always heard it said that
the three principal rounds of Jacobs ladder
were denominated Faith, Hope and Charity,
and how then can you apply your construction
to the democratic party2 Why, easily, easily.
You have the most abiding faith in your party
you have strong hopes of success in the
present contestant you are the most charit-
able to all those who will desert their own
party and join yours, of any people on earth
Yes, and you can pursue those who oppose
you with more malignity and vituperation
than was displayed in the chase after the old
sow when she ran off with the Bucks horns.
Now, sir, look at that little flag yonder which
some of your party have been pleased to liken
to a shrt-tail it is just south of yours, there.
by your own arrangement; it is not SO high as
yours, being only seventy-five feet high, but
sir, there floats pure National emblem; you
see the stars form q complete circle, which has
no end and we are determined, that while we
have pens to write, tongues to speak, and
strength to uphold it, it shall never have an
and