Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-06


Their use for Mr.. Davidson, they more than
welcome to him, but if We understand him prop.
erly, and we believe we do, the Democracy in this
section have no use for him, nor shall Mr. David
son, with our consent, be permitted to enter the
portals of our political church" Kick him again,
AID perhaps his Irish manhood may so recover
as to say,
"Richard is himself again."
How eloquently he portrayed in the last PresiA
Dental canvass, the opposition of 8 Democratic
Congress to the relief of the starving Irish And
now, with strange assurance, he pops bis head up
among the anti American Goths, saying 81 am now
going to fight for the old Democratic patty; but at
the same time / assure you, if | shall ever have
opportunity, shall again do tall business under the
flag of Harry Of the West" The want of self
respect on the part Of the gentleman, is only equal
ed by defect in the same quality on the part of
anti Americans, the second objects of his love; and
| SO pass on from this point.
"a Clay Wbig," to pirate about the loyalty Of
Romanists, while the Boston Pilot loudly calls on
them to crush an American citizen for being Pres
dent of the American Board of Foreign Missions.
"a Clay Whig," to pirate about the loyalty of Ro-
manists, while Brownson, endorsed by the Ameri-
can bishops, cries aloud: "The education we are
laboring to give American children is only fitted to
make them infdels libertines sharpers and rogues"
"a Clay Whig," to pirate about the loyalty of Ro-
manists, while the editor OF the Cell procaims,
''better anguish and die under the red flag of Eng
land, than TO live to beget children of partition
under the PROSECUTING flag Of the American repub
lie" "a Clay Wing" to pirate about the loyalty
of Romansts while bishop Hughes tells us he 'can
find twenty ways to do what the Legislature of
New York tells him not to do" "a Clay Whig,"
to prate about the loyalty Of Romanists, while
Brownson's Review ruthlessly and traitorously as
sails Capt Ingraham for what it calls "insul" to
the Catholic flag of Austria"
"a Clay Whig." to pirate about religion and
politics, and the earth saturated with blood, while
millions of martyrs appeal to US from the fire and
she stake, saying "or Gods sake guard against the
murderous power of Romanism."
"a Clay Whig," to pirate about oaths, while the
American Romsh bishops are sworn ito persecute
and attack" every thing bearing the Protestant
cy, while he acts with the very men who said few
years ago, "the low Irish are no more fit to vote
than the negroes Of Virginia" "a Clay Wing"
to pirate about the principles Of the American par
ty, while he may see under the editorial head of the
Gazette that old fashioned Democracy is entitled
to the honor connected with their introduction to
the public. "a Clay Whig," to pirate about sur
rendering personal independence to the direction
of Councils, while be acts with party notorious
for secret plots-s party that holds the most con.
temptible private meetings, and requires its mem
bers to vote for horse stealer, if nominated. "a
Clay Whig," to pirate about birth place as a cri-
terion with scorn while old Massachusetts, Whiggery
runs thus: THAT the General Assembly cOncurring
in opinion with the Legislature of Massachusetts,,
that every constitutional barrier should be opposed
to the introduction of foreign influence into our
National Councils"
"a Clay Whig," to speak Of the American party
abandoning principles, and inquire what he shall
do, while Mr.. Jarrett Davis, Of Kentucky. assures
US that Clay "stated distinctly" speaking of letters
from Native Americans in Philadelphia, "his ad-
heson to the Native American principles"
have before me an editorial article, in which
in the space Of hsndbreath, Mr.. Clay is charged
with the "foul murder, of Cilley, with ''makiDg
his wife q maniac" with having "peUured him
self to secure seat ia the United States Senate,
with having "made an Infamous bargain with J.
Quincy Adams, by which he sold out for six
thousands year Office" with being "a gambler
and sabbath breaker" with entertaining 'pOliti~
cal principles precisely and exactly those of the
Hartford convention fedsras.s," and other most
base and yillainous falseboods that should have
pasied the hand that penned or the tongue that
uttered them. In his own language, at the tine
1.-THE vile ours of party barking at my heels,
and the blood.hounds Of personal malignisy are
aiming at my throat. scorn and defy them as
ever did"
"a Clay Whig," to become the champion Of men
who thus revied his political idol.
Now, sir, l would not only commend you to re
turn to the school room, but to wear a thick veil
to and fro, lest you might expose yourself to the
gaze OF an honest Wing by the way.
Can you say Americans shall not govern Amer.
lea! If So you worthy Of, and well qualified
for, place among Anti.Amercans. Stay where
you are, and never again ask what you must do.
Ashamed OF their old name," yod exclaim
would inform you at distance that the American
party goes 10 for the thing, not the name. You
60 in for the name, not principle, acting on the
thought that the rascal must be gentleman, be.
cause people call every thing that wears hat a
gentleman. Should you, however, accept the
questions, shall teach you different ethics.
How you buster, sir, over the Fillmore Of the
past Well, he is she Fillmore Of the past, the
Fillmore OF what he was, the measure Of nation
glory, the Fillmore of principle advocated by
Wings and Democrats, when such there were,
Fillmore the American, the Fillmore OF the Cass
measure Of New Hampshire Democracy, the Fill
more Of the whole country, the representative Of
doctrines endorsed by Washington, Jefferson,
Webster, Adams, and the hero Of Orleans, the
Fillmore who wert into an American council, aud
came out with Increased glory on his brow, the
Fillmore who has come down from the pinnacle Of
greatness, as Moses from the mount of God, to
commune with the people. They remember with
pride what he was, and they know that what he
was be now is. To them be is the glory Of the
compromise, the principles Of which be sustained
and hOnored, as II Mede or Persian BY nature.
The angels might well turn away with sorrow and
distan, If an American can be found 80 base IS to
cast vote against q maa Who worships at an
altar, bearing an inscription written BY the hDgsr
of Washington, aud approved BE- Jefferson, thAs
Americans oBghE 20 govern America.
The second portion Of Mr. DaVidsOn's comm.
nieation opens ,hus: "whAt Is Clay whig 70 do
under such circumstancesf' Buy Jack the giant
killer, and stay At home, daily reading il for those
TWO bright eyed boys This Is the vsry best ad-