Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-26
AsOTHER OFFICE HATER.

In the list Of gentlemen who abandoned the dem.
ocratc party in their disgust ct its si6ce-seekjDg
propynslties, and joined the know nothing5 10 or
der to bring the government back to the "purer /
days Of the Republic By nc means tie least con-
Vpicuous wss Gen. JAMES NJ. QUARLEs, of Mont !
gonery. he was 50 filed with the spirit Of Gin
tense Americsuism, and so disguised with 'the
wild hunt sfter Office that he determined, even
at the sacrifice Of bis long cherished principles and
associations to join an order whose motto was
that "the Office should seek the man, aud not the
man tleofice." Some suspicious PeoFls question.
ed 81 the time the Generals siacerty, whilst others
thought that, 10 say The least Of it be was hunt
Ing for stand point on tie political highway that
could not easily be missed when the offce Of Con
eres man should 60 out 10 search Of man. We
ere row irclred to believe from recent events,
that the last suspicion was TIRE. Through various
letters from Montgomery, published in Tie Banner
and Petrt9t, we learn thu! the General has been
getting resdy for the Office Of Congressman to come
Blolg. We can imagine him, standing on ore OF
those lofty prCmentories tia, surround Clsrks-
vile stretching bis mental vision toWsri5 Wash.
iDg;ou with much esgeruess as did the prOphe! Of
old, when locking upon the promised lard from tie
heights cf At. Psgat, and with all tLe eaTnestuess
Of az eastern idolstor who pays his orisous to the
Fiiiog SUI! In what shape be has imagined the
ctl2e would approach him-wlotber like QIeen
Msh, IN her chariot Of tie skies or like az unseen
rL1ence that transports the niad aud DO o. all
that its perVades no one but Geu. QU4RLEs him
set can tel. There is one thing, however, the
General had evidently forgotten that the Office CT
Congressman fJr his district. in seeking a msn
would according to long established custom, have
TO come FIRST BY NasbvlI, ard that, only in the
ey5nt It fails 70 find q suitable man here, will il
ever pursue IFS travels as far ss GAINESVILLE. This
General QUARLEs now b GIGS to understand, ard
has concluded, 70 doubt AFTER many nglts Of
wrestling with his conscientious scruple5, that as
ths mountsil viii not 90 to Mohoment, i, s better
that Nahomet should go to the mountain Ac,
cord.ngly the following paragraph has made lie np
ptararee, for the last few days, in tae Nashville
Fatrigt:
o}sig5 we are authorized 70 Gen JAMES N
Soa6LE- Of Montg 'Esry, candidate il
T0Itlon.
The last Ren'e1ce IS the fatal oae. What CLAN,
has Gen. QUAbLEs on the ratification Of c0nveu.
ton" over the heads of such men as z LLIo- FFEF
end &cEwEs2 Hes lie not seen the reply Of to,
Patriot to US IN tajs very connection, 10 which i
Eys:
For msay long yerrs Gen. Z ,Ji.cofsr lahore,
% bua up The I'll lobg party. anu in all that the
be was never known to throw any ocs;Lc.e il The
way OF as haImJn Gus action
L
Banner in fas5r Of &cEwsN, that his whole life
fiom boy has 5esn spent 10 tie service Of 10.
Cd wbjg PATTI and tlat IS. was t7o implied IN
Outstanding 10 1852, when lee. at Graa. sacr.Gc
g himself accepted tie (Tbig) Eec,orshi7, tbs
ho should Re romils,el for Congress 1T tie rex
eoC.ion and tbs. wien lie wss laraa. asia. ]. va
expressly agreed that be should be ,he next choic
G the % pary'2 U.7 not Gen. Quarts, we say
seen these things? II 60 how can be expect to-
Icmnatioz? When did be, in tie ldBgusge Of ih,
Patriot Tabor TO b1ili 20 4 G Cd Wing psrty"
VIXEN cid be, IS l.imsd for Mr.. GcEwEN 'lsbo
IN the service Of theo.d Wing pary"2 When di
}e, 'st great sacr61 TO himself" acc=p. VIII
,lectorzhp n q p5esiel.ial racer When was
tle"imPHei understanding or expressly agree,
t5as BE- should b. ina uaz- c-o5-e Ct The pa-t,?
Irua On QCARlzr may ray .ast d 1893 thing.
should lot be reua-ae 81 IN Judgment sg-.l=
MIN -lls. uesasrfgd principe, p.rty GIenIs-yea
that be bad h4m5ad himself 20 me very du-.
even to the worslnping Of strange gods aud ta
taking Of most ao@.5is oa'as, and yet they vi.
say away with liz, we kE0T 10 LOT"
The fact .5. Gen QCAzLEs wss G4-l1o,z,ed wber
no 7.--.G a.f o. --.a-'r s-F 10 t--G DO - w .-r