Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-18
The Coming Municipal EIeo,oD..

The Oa10n and american affects to re-
gard the article of the PATRIOT of Wednes-
day, relative to the municipal elections as
a covert attack" upon Gen. Cheatham.
We made no attack of any kind, open or
covert" on the General We had heard
frequently during the preceding three
weeks, that sham democratic leaders, deem
ing the present most favorable opportuni-
ty to make an attempt to get possession Of
the city government, were getting out can
dldates for Aldermen, and endeavoring to
press one of their party-an untiring par
| ty man, but gentleman whom to know
well is to respect-into service as a candi-
date for Mayor. There were three Amer
lean candidates in the field, and the oppor-
tunity to put him in between them good
one, but he declined. When we saw Gen.
Cheatham announced, we felt that although
he might not have been approached by
these party managers, but as the Union
and American aflirms, yielded to the solicit
tations of friends of both parties, the OPP
portunity was advantageous for carrying out
=
sheir design to destroy the American ma
jority in Nashville, if possible. Giving
Gen. Cheatham credit for all the high quail
tiles which the organ claims for him, we
felt that this destruction ought not to be
permitted, without an attempt to prevent
it. Talk of prescription as the Union and
american may, it knows that no party can
be kept together by permitting its men to
be defeated when in a majority; and it
knows also full well that if the sham de-
mocracy could carry the municipal cleo
tions, not one American would be allowed
to remain in Office to testify to the moder
alton of the yictors. No, every officer, no
matter how humble his place, would be
gnIllotlned without mercy. When have
the sham democracy exhibited the least
generosity towards Americans? There
was a general rejoicing amongst its organs
when the sham democracy triamphed in
the municipal elections Of Washington. and
our neighbOr was as jubilant as the mer-
riest of the troupe He was not sorry'
then to see municipal elections turned into
political serambles." Oh, mol His party
won, and the American employees of the
corporation of Washington we're proscrib-
ed. President Pierce, and the Heads of
the Departments at Washington, ruthlessly
kicked out of Office, the poor American clerks
for daring to hold American sentiments.
II our neighhor did not shout, he at least
rubbed his palms together in great glee.
The superintendent of the building of the
additions to the Federal Capitol dismissed
ell American mechanics from employ on
that work-the war was waged even upon
the poor bod carrier Our neighbor was
not sorry to see" this prescription. Oh,
mol it were American heads that fell into
the gutter, aud American families that
were crushedl The UHion and Anseyioan
ITSELF has urged the prescription Of Ameri-
cans by the Bank Of Tennesseel 1t would |
not have been sorry to see that great mon
etary institution, the property Of the whole |
people, sham democrats, wings and Ameri- |
cans, made an engine TO "erush outp the /
latter. Ia 1854. when VIM. b. Shapsrd 1
was elected Mayor Of Nashville il shouted: I
Great Democratic Triumph Shapard
Nebraska Democrat, eleetedP But. now.
the tune is changed. We trust the Amerl.
cans Of Nashville win not Be hsgulled by the