Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-18
TIE APPROACHING CANVASS.

Under the above caption the know nothing pa
per at jackson draws a sad picture of the routed
condition of its party and then endeavOrs to cheer
its followers with the hope Of resurrection in the
future 1t says, "This thing disaster is terrible
but Impressive teacher" Now what this editor
means b. disaster" is, to be kept out of Office.
Nothing else. OF course he does not mean that
the election OF BUCHANAN has disquieted the coun-
tTy-checked its progress or lessened its prosper
ity. He does not mean that cotton. tobacco, wheat
and animal food have gone down in price. He
does not mean that industry is without employ
ment, and labor without reward. he simply means
BY this terrible disaster" that the thousand and
ore lazy, lOunging fellows who leagued themselves
together with secresy and Oaths to obtain the OIL
ces Of the country, from constable up, have been
mserably disappointed, But as necessity is the
mother of invention, know nothing editors are
bound to live upon some hope. Our West Tennes-
see friend continues "Ihe same Providence which
permits the lightning to rend the oak or kill the
solitary traveller freshens through its instrument
tality the surrounding atmosphere into purity and
health"
This is truly pathetic, but there is meaning
more interesting than the pathOs. The figure,
though muddy, is intended to convey the idea that
though know nothingism is destroyed, whiggery
will be revived in its purity and health, as will be
seen from the following interrOgatOry and reply:
"Where are we noWH Is that grand old element
of conservatism, which has 30 often rescued this
Republic from the vortex of destruction, to 90
down forever upon the stricken feld-or is there
not scme "good angel" in waiting whose enViable
Office it is, to remove the stone from the supposed
sepulchre, and give it, even in the hour of its
greatest gloom, glorious resurrection and aseen-
| sion
| The future is all in doubt but it seems to Us
that out of the present Chaos the intellect of the
opposition may yet rear fabric which will shelter
| the whole conservative party of the country, IN
der whatever flag It's different cohorts may be
marching"
Here is q proposition worthy to be considered
because it prevails generally with the leaders Of
the opposition. "Out of the present chaos, the
intellect of the opposition, may yet rear fabric
which will shelter the wROls conservative party o.
the country, under whatever flag BLACK republi
cans and ALI its different cohorts may be march
ingw Now who are the "intellect of the opposi
tion" that are to perform this wonderful feat
HASKELL, MARTIN, BRoWNLOw, HALL, ANEET
BELL & Co., constitute, we suppose, what they
would term the "intellect of the opposition" Wha
an idea How impossible for old fashioned Fed
eralism to disguise itself under any garb. WheI
the intellect" -HAsKELL MARTIN, and others
the fabric or shelter the dull and brainless fol
lowers are to come under. Such is not the natur
| of apv respectable norton of the American people
and they will not follow blindly the lead Of an!
such men. Know nOthingism has had at least ont
good effect it has put thousands on their guarc
against political BWinders that might otherwise b.
subject to deception.
What an interesting farce is now being played
preparatory to the approaching elections. We ad
wise our democratic friends to watch their adverse
ries and they will not only be instructed but anu
sed.