Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-02

in any respect, than we have been for twenty-five
years Now, if this be so-if we do not assert what
is not fact in regard to our feelings our principles
our wbereabouts-in a word, if we have not chang
ed as to any thing,-h in the language ofthe Rich
mond Enquirer, We have :" Hever betrayed eVeI the
the least of Wing principles, under any pressure of
teBaptation"-f we repeat, all these things be true
why the hardness of that great, miraculous Demo-
cratic discovery that we are men of approved pa
triotism, fidelity and honesty Why was not this
discovery made ten years sg0-fve years ago-aye,
why it not made even two years agos Will
any Wing in Virgnia-wiIl any Wing within the
broad limits of the Union-calmly sit down. put on
his considering cap and try to work out this deeply
interesting yet profoundly perplexing little prob
lem? If he does, what, after the maturest investi-
CATION and reflection, would be his solution? What
would be the conclusion he would come to Would
it not be that these Democratic aterers of his were
just about the most perfectly pigheaded, unblush-
ing hypocrites that righteous God ever permitted
to walk the earth? Such-such, we dare affirm in
all confidence, would be the Inevitable, the only
cusion which any Wing in the Uuited States could
reach, who has brains enough to distinguish hawk
from hand-saw.
We can well understand with what feelings of
mingled scorn and pity the bosoms of all proud and
true Wings beat when they read these hypocritieal
laadations of themselves and their party which dali
ly appear in the Democratic prints all over the
country As for ourselves, our very stomachs re-
volt at them-we spurn, despise and loathe them.
If as was their wont in times gone by, they would
only denounce, ridicule, maign and abuse US, and
proclaim unfit repositories of political power, and
our control of the government State or Federal,
dangerous to the wellbeing of the country and the
happines of the people, we should feel both CRATE
full and happy But, as it is, we are shocked at
their praises and feel like resenting their profound
consideration and kindness with unmistakable
exhibition Of our contempt.
But to the question before US. What course
should the " conservative conscientious constitu-
! ton-lovng Wings" of Virginia and the Union pur-
in the approaching canvass? Now, for ourselves
we confess to utter inability TO comprehend how
a man can be so ultra Wing as to turn Democrat
We can readily understand him in not agreeing in
all things with the American party but STILL think
what you please of that any other party it seems
to us next to impossible for any Wing, with the re-
membrance of the wrongs he has yet to avenge,
to cooperate with the Democratic party
And why, in the present struggle, should any
such thought be entertained even for moment
| Have we not a candidate in the field whose char
acter and administration are an unquestiOnable
guarantee of the wise and patriotic in which
he will discharge bis duties should he again be ele
waited to the Presidency? Has he not always been
| a Wing even? And will not his administration be
| again Wing administration, inasmuch it is
simply impossible for it to be Locofoco Black
Republican oneg What more, then, as Wings do
we want, so far as Willard Fillmore is concerned
Was he not the pride of all of US only four years
| ago? And has he changed, in any essential res
! pect since, except in growing wiser and better
| qualified for the station he then adorned.
But we will not pursue our reflections on this
subject further to-day. We shall, however, have
more to say hereafter. In the meantime, we do
hope that no Wing in the land is so silly as to be
affected by the fusome fattery and idle gasconade
with which the Democratic press is teeming, from
| day to-day-and all to enable the pap loving De-
mocracy to retain possession of the spoils An ar
tcle in relation to the od-line Wings in Yesterday
Enquirer deserves some notice at our hands, and
it shall have it at our leisure. In conclusion our
advice and admonition to all true and proud and
patriotic Wa g is to spurn the Democracy, and all
their disgusting and insulting prattle,