The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-12
CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNIsHMENTs.

TIE Nashville Union is evidently not that there
il clause in the constitution Of Tennessee which prohib-
its the infection of cruel and unusual p shment for
crimes otherwise its editors would not Major Dom
elson with such infections as the following .ra
awe find among the published proceedings of the Phla-
dephia convention speech from Major Donelson accepting
Ito nomnation in which he Gays that he left the democratic
party because Of the corrupons of General Perce admin
traton; that there hope of promoting domestic
tranquility protecting foreign relations under Mr..
Pierce be had joined this organization in hope these OBJ
ects might be accomplished and that be believed IL General
Jackson living he would be where he Major Donelson
Ia. When Major Doneson had closed, he followed by
the Rev. W. g. Bro~now, delegate from Tennessee who
thus dsate compmened Major Doneson in the Of
his remarks: .#.
"sWith MiHara Fillmore to lead and eren nth JOSH
Giddngs behind him, could carry State. But with
this large, patriotic, Yennessean tpointng TO Major
DonesonD the Pierce party will be transeendena nothing
He should 60 home with the determination 70 jump higher
emd qaa louder than 10 Tennessee and would open
the ball Knoxville Monday 1t had been under
ticket with ANDREW JACKSON in big letters and donson
invisible and then the old line democrats would think Old
Hickory had come TO life again"
"Andrer j. Donelson the candidate OF W. @. Brownlov
and FOR the great loss which Brownlow has for the
Andrew Jackson that the oldne democrats might think
Old Hickory had life sgain This we suppose from
subsequent events fen pleasantly upon the Major Don
eOn 1t should have conured up recolecon bleach his
cheek with shame at finding himself and the name Of his IL
usouf friend and patron made the and the SPORT
at such time and In such keeping. What would General
jackson have thought to have rsen from the and wit
messed such bsndyng Of bis and fame between Andrew
!! Donesou and William @. Brownlow, who no longer ago
than lsiS wrote the following upon the death Of that old so
I der patriot, and Christian:
"'DrArH or CENTRAL Jkexsos.-Ahcr a life Of eighty
long years spent in the indulgence OF the bitter and
,ndlet's passions which Disgrace human nature and dis
uaet the human mind the existence Andrew
minated at his residence Nashville on Sabbath the sth
i hitt at o'clock, D. m.
Bot sll he lived on, wrote on and abused ahead the
hg and the dead and in all those letters In which be
POKE 20 lreey o. his approaching dissolution could
meet Fh any OF that forgvene and charity which beongs
heith be proessedno PREPARATION offered the injured
doredI . ~ Na 800
I'VE never have 10 all our ups and downs in Ifc wit
ed spectacle % edying The last few years of Gen.
'ietsons H-apsnt h6l .t
And, u the naked truth could be at, even IN his
~ moments portion Of those vile demsgogues about
surfing the embers Of his dying into Fame
awakening to action the smoudering ashes OF that bitter
'asHt md dsprarsd radictireaess rhieh made he heart
passions The election Of this singular man and vulgar
Pelel this nation. - =
" But be Is gone 70 q land Of dsepe.f .Aades,
wme willing 70 take our leave of him. He has passed
o. our hands into the hands Of Just God who will deal
wa MIN and BY him according to his works We would
10y We could tern aside The rsi Of ths future 10 sho, hi,
0oed followers and blind admirers what a,ai. AIM
Bropnlow's Way JHns rs, 1916