The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-21

Our Nashville, Te0n, Corr spS0dence.
NAsHv LIS Tenn, Jan. Is. 1856.
The Democratic State ConrentiOn--Vre Pulling
OF the Pierce Men--A. O. T.. N;chOLsOn 4" Pri
rate Business" to Nashviie-1He Tennessee
Men Determined to Support the "Ons Term
Principle.
To give the readers of the HERALD an inside
view of the Democratic State Convention which
held in this city on the 9Th ins is the object of
this letter. 1t il sometimes refreshing after DO
litical struggle is over, and the smoke has cleared
away to take survey Of the field in order TO ascer.
tain whether anybody has been damaged. 1t is no
occurrence among politicians that the best con.
cocted scheme Of the party intriguer is knocked in
the head and laid out lfeless corpse, when such
result is least expected. History has recorded many
cases of the kind; and now will add another to the
long and humiliating catalogue.
To begin: A. O. p. Nicholson, OF the Washington
Union, is CALM cunning and crafty. In the latter
part Of December he was seen to pass like spectre
through Nashville, and wend his way towards Co
lumbia. A few days thereafter the HERALD spread
out to vision the vicarious character of his visit
This exposure created quite flutterng amongst the
faithful few. They swore that the HER AIDS cor
respondent was oonsummate liar, and proved
it to their own entire satisfaction by the Wash
ington Union. To be more explicit, your
correspondent stated that Mr.. Nicholson had
left Washington for Tennessee on a Pierce
misson--that his main object was to pack Pierce
delegation TO Cincinnati, through the sth Of January
Convention at Nashville. The Union denounced the
statement as calumny, said that Mr.. Nicholson
had gone home on private business alone, and
that he would return to Washington during the
following week. This was the issue. Now for the
facts. Instead Of going back to Washington the
following week, Mr.. Nicholson was here on the 7th
and 8th inst His "prvate business remained I'M
finished till the convention adjourned, and the very
next morning he set out for Washington. Whether
he succeeded in satisfactorily arranging the private
business" that brought him to Tennessee, is not a
question that admits of shade of doubt. We all
know that he left here in gloom, with flea of no
ordinary size in his ear.
When Mr.. Nicholson reached Nashville, on the
evening of the It'll inst there no longer any
doubling Thomases In regard to the ultimate pur
pose OF his embassy. 1t was clear as cloudless
sky to the close observers of public men, that he
had come out to Tennessee on o two-fold mission
first to secure the appointment of a delegation to
the Cincinnati Convention, who would vote for the
| denomination Of Franklin Pierce; and second to
| have himself placed at the head Of that delegation
| II he should be successful, then he could return
! to Washington, and not only lay his sweet
work before the President, but present himself in
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who have refused to support Nicholson and Forney
| for public printers.
| Little did Mr.. Nicholson suppose that hundred
eswere on all his movements. Whilst he was in his
at the Nashville Inn, dreaming Of the complete
triumph of his precious plans through the instrument
tality OF friends, OF democrats actively
engaged in preparing the minds of their associates in
| convention to thwart his wishes. These gentlemen
were successful beyond their most sanguinc antici
pations. They believed that they would be able to
defeat Mr.. Nicholsons aspirations for seat in the
Cincinnati Convention. but they had no idea of q
victory crushing The delegates for the State at
large were selected by Congressional districts and
he received but one district out Of ten, to wit, the
Nashville district represented by Gen. Loilikof
fer! Mr. Nicbolson's own district. together with
eight others, voted against him. II may be said by
Mr.. Nicholson that he candidate for the po-
siton. Such declaration will deceive nobody who
attended convention because the special friends
MI Nicholson s were were jealousy aas pressing his ap
that he desired it. Who doubts the fact
Mr.. Nicholson not only failed in securing the posi-
ton OF delegate to Cincinnati, but the convention
adopted by reclamation the following resolutions
Resolved That the Hon Andrew Johnson by the
rage, skill and sblity with which he has met his oppo
nents the guhenatoial the power aud force
with which he has upheld the prinsipes of the demo-
party has enlisted himself rms lasspg gratitude
Of democracy OF Tennessee and Of the Union.
Received That in of ths difference of opinion "a
to the tet persons to be selected at Cincinnati
odates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency that Is
mott expecient tor this ion not express any
the General Convention an unbiased judgmeot the
whole matter recommending to them the selection of
candidate from Tennessee for these offices, ifit
he done without compromising the general welfare of
the democratic party.
am inclined to think that it would be source of
| great amusement to hear Mr.. Nicholson's explana,
| tons to the President of the above resolves. They
carry on their face the first choice of the democracy
| of Tennessee; and that man ia not Franklin Pierce.
In addition to this evidence, it is Oneeded on all
hands here that if the Convention had expressed a
preference it would have been in favor OF Gov John
| son by more than three to one. Two-thirds of the
| primary democratic meetings teld throughout the
State to appoint delegates to the Convention of the
th declared for johnson, and the other third gave
! no Indication OF their choice. These things are not
| astonishing when we take into consideration the
brilliant race made by Gov johnson in August last,
together with his previous canvass for the executive
| chair. In the two campaigns his competitors were
the most eloquent debaters that be found in their
| party: yet Andrew johnson was more than match
for either. Indeed, in o keenDess OF analysis and
| copousness and concentration OF reasoning. have
never heard his superior He is beyond all question,
The favore of the Tennessee democracy for the next
/ Presidency, as will be clearly demonstrated by
delegation in the Cincinnati convention While they
sanction the doctrines and sentiments promulgat
by the chief magst ate Of the Union in his late
sage they will unanimously oppose his denomination.
James X. Polk established the one term principle
and any attempt TO depart from it, matter from
what quarter 1t may come, will be resisted BY his old
| Tennessee friends-the entire democracy of the
| State. SUMNER.
New Year Festivities in Mobile.
| TIE COW BILLIONS AND PETER sTUyvEsANT's ARMY
| ON THE MARCH.
| From the Mobile Advertiser, Jan.
The weather was unfavorable last night for the
| anniversary celebrations of our renowned citizen
masquerade societies, but it was not bad enough to
restrain the multitude of invited guests from filing
the theatre, Odd Fellows and Temperance Halls to