Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-18
The Union and Judge Brien.

L The Union and Judge Brien.
4 The Unin and american should know it
does Judge BRIEN and the speakers at the
!, American Convention, and the Convention
|, itself, and the American Party throughout
i this State and throughout the country,
4 rank injustice, when it charges them with
leaning towards an alliance with the Black
/ Republicans in the contest for the Presi-
/ dency. 1t, however, hardly makes the
/ charge, it merely insinuates it. 1t evidently
would charge it, but knows the facts in the
case cannot sustain it. 1t reminds us of
the "poor cat in the adage, letting 1 dare
not wait upon I a0Oud." 1t puts forced
and understandable construction on Judge
BRIENs words. If he made the remark
which it attributes to him, it doesn't re-
quire three grains of common sense, nor
half as much common honesty, to lead any
fair-minded man to the conclusion that he
referred to organized parties which claimed
to be national, and not purely SectiOnal ones,
such as the Black Republican. Either he
meant that, or he referred only to the par
I ties in this State And we know and state,
on Judge BRIEN's authority, that he spoke
of the Democratic party Of Tennessee as
the only one organized in opposition to the
American Party Of Tennessee. As we
stated, on Saturday morning, Judge BRIEN
heartily and entirely concurred in and ell
dorSed the platform which had been pre-
sented and adopted Just before he took the
stand to deliver his speech. Our neighbor
needn't make himself anxious about Judge
BRIEN's position 1t will only be a few
weeks till the Judge commences making
speeches that he will have no difficulty in
understanding.
We have not time this morning to cor
rect all of its mSstatements of Saturday.
1t is not true, as it states, that the Ameri-
can Party secretly regards" the Black
Republican party as their "ally." 1t is
not true, " that they worked in harmony
in the last Congressional elections and the
result is the election of an Abolition
Speaker of the House We have proved,
irrefutably, that it is the Democratic party
on the floor Of the House, who are charga-
BILE with Banks election. They not only
effected his election, but they now secretly
rejoice that it is done. The two months
delay was caused by the Democratic party,
aud Intentionally caused. They knew they
did not have the power to elect a Speaker,
and they bent every energy to conduct the
election, and to end it TO their own aggran-
dizement. They had no hope Of Richard
sons election after the first lew ballotngs
They then sat out with the deliberate in
tention of having a Speaker elected gross
ly obnoxious to Southern men and Nation
al men, and have it so done that they could
plausibly use it TO the detriment of the
American Party. They were reckless how
the Speakership contest eventuated, so it
Injured to their advantage. They played a
deep and dirty game throughout the whole
struggle, and partially successful one.
They elected Banks, but they cannot foist
upon the Americans the responsibility.
They accomplished half their object, but
the discriminating intelligence of the peO-
pie will cheat them of the stake for which
they have so desperately played.
They commenced the canvass of the
Speakership with an attempt to deceive
and they ended il in the same manner.
They profered Richardson as a National
man, sound upon the slavery question when
they knew he was cheat and an impoSter,
and continued to vote for him after it was
written on his forehead, and stamped upon
his burning cheeks, when he rose and con-
fessed it. The Hall Of the House rang
with their abuse of Banks, and yet they
Rugged and fondled Richardson. Consid-
ering the men and their principles instrin-
Sically, Banks may be esteemed the better
man. We admire candor even in
rogue Banks is an honest rascal, politi-
cally. Richardson is a two-faced knave
Banks is f gentleman, Richardson is a
clustering biasphemer We honor the
one for his frankness, while we abominate
his principles. We despse the other for
his duplicity, while We equally detest his
principles, his real principles as wrung
from him by the cross examination vice.
The people are sick Of the practices of such
hypocrites They see through them, and
are preparing a crushing rebnke for their
authors.