Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-16
COKNUNTCATED.
1 STOCK BANK ADVOCATES.

The people, the sufferers, those that toll, whose
wants if not their inclinations, require obedience
to the mandate 'thou shalt live by the sweat of thy
brow, are as anxious know, as bankers are an
noyed at their sfoolish elamOrn what course their
Representatives will pursue, in relation to currency
and suspended banking institutions. -
Their views, from your legislative reports, are as
dissimilar and numerous, as the worthless paper
trash that foods the country. The State Bank party
is ievdently in the ascendant; other corporations
have their advocates, whose patriotism we dare not
arraign, but whose opinions and policy might be
canvassed with freedom and severity. And for the
present the friends of reform, and maj ,riy Of the
people of Tennessee may prepare their minds for a
defeat of the one, and submission to the viii that
is mghter than theirs in the other but the honest
masses denied participation in conclusions and
comparison of views upon the most vital Of all
other measures, surely when the mastery shall be
changed they will nOtbe thought ungenerOus it, with
treat unanimity they should dispense with servants
so manageable.
1t is source Of poignant grief that men who
point TO the pc itical history of Jefferson and his
administration for the record of their political per-
suation, are to be found in such close and sweet
communion with Samusrs paper painted followers.
The beauty Of the association, its pleasant memo
ries and the conEivaltes incident, only be ap-
preciated when the indiscrete Jefersonan shall
appear before his constituency, aud with an elo-
quence and emphasis exclusively politicians shall
style himself democrat-declare his enthusiastic
adm ration Of the brotherhood-his unchanged de-
votion to the views and principles of the leading
men and measures of his party, and the unmixed
pleasure the defence and maintenance of the
aud policy of his friends always inspires. And yet
with this fearful athos if the unfortunate and il
fated orator should be found with stock bank and
bank suspension record in the Legislature Heav-
ensl what waste of Sweetness on the desert
air!'
Democratic aspirants before the people, are ZEAL
Gus in their opposition to class Legislation, char
tered monopoles, and grants of exclusive privileges
and with the experience of the past the destructive
present, and unseen future, the 'fddler" has ire
vocably deoreed that payment for his ''musc" is
both liberal and just-that the old long tried, and
vaIu bic favorite shall be exception to the rule
in much that would be grant of exclusive priUi
lsgss l. e. that the profession of thing and the
practice of another, will be no longer INDUCED or
tolerated by the old-fashioned mariners, who Of
ten, in the doubtfulwager of battle, have been the
purchaser of victory, and the preservers of the ship
and with the recruits and new enlistments without
bounty money the old guard becomes legiOns against
| the ''traitor knaUes."
Democrats who like old natures tried doctrines,
established and unchanging views-whese prejudi-
ces against strangers, prevented an acquaintance
with Neal Dow, and would not entertain PROPOSE
ton to be introduced to the secret Samuel
stubborn in their determination against bank sus-
pension and stock bank democrats, McCowan's
horned beast, was to travel and wander all alone.
! AN OLD LINER.
| Rocky Mound Laurence Co.. Dec. 5. 1857