Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-03
MANUFACTURING CAPITAL.

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Having manufactured candidate out Of rather
slender materials, the next thing to be done by the
know-nothing convention was to manufacture some
capital for him in the way Of early history in which
the public are expected to take stock according to the
amount of gulability each particular individual may
possess. This task seems to have been voluntarily
undertaken by Col 10. G. PIoKETT, and with what
fidelity he has executed the selfimposed duty, our
readers may judge by reading the account of his
speech furnished by reporter, in anothercolumn
Of tO-day's issue.
This speech, as far as we have report Of it, is
characteristie--entirely su gsRsris-Pickettian.
No one who has ever heard him viii fail to recOg-
nize the life like picture drawn by our reporter
is not however with the STYLE but rather with the
substance Of this high pressure GRAFTON WehavetOdO
We think we too kn0ug Mr.. HATTON, and while we
entertain meme but the most kindly feeling towards
him personally, we do not think him safe counselor
in politics, nor entitled either by his antecedents
or by his present position to more credit than at
taehes to any other young man of good sense so
briefly and industry. Disagreeng politically IN toto
with Mr.. HATToN, we are yet disposed to do him
the fullest justice a man, and we are therefore
wiIingto give him among the people, to most whom
he is unknown the benefit of circulation In pub
fishing whatever there may be in his early career to
entitle him to the popular sympathy and regard. If
however our account Of the 9" life and adventures"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, should want something ofthe
interest which the Smith County orator imParts to
the subject we hope our readers viii attribute it to
the fertility of the latters imagination as compar-
ed with our prosy matter Of fact way Of treating
subjects and any desire part to underrate
the gentleman whom our opponents have seen pro-
per to dignity with the honor of defeat at Gen.
HARRIS hands. To our history, then:
Mr. HArrov was born in Sumner county sometime
about the year 1925. His parents although not
blessed with great store of this worlds goods, were
yet able by economy raise and educate their chill
dren in the best society The young candidate IS
more fortunate than most orphans for he he has the
good luck to have q father still lving-a talented
and acceptable minister Of the Gospel Of Truth, in
full connection as such for, now something more
than quarter of century, with one Of the most
numerous and wealthy denominations of Christians
in this State Nor is this the only respect in which
Mr. HArrov has been peculiarly favored It has also,
happened to him to make his way from Obscuity,
Cthat Of the best society," unassisted (e1cePtby
friends and money!" &" without education, " (only
such as could be obtained in University to his
present high position of honor and fortune, by dint
of energy alOnel"
" Pretermitting" for the present any expression
of opiuion as to the honor of Mr.. HATTONs present
position, and coming to the more tangible question
of fortune It is true he has achieved something con
siderable in this line. We doubt however, if Mr.
HATroN would be willing to agree that this was the
result solely Of energy and was not to some extent
al least attributable to the attractions of comely
person and agreeable mind. Mr.. HATTON is man
Of family. having married a beautiful and accom-
plished lady in Williamson county, the daughter Of
an intelligent and enterprisng Irishman, who emf
grated to Middle Tennessee at an early day, and
smassed a considerable property. Of Mr.. HATToN
as lawyer and politician, we spoke yesterday.
This is the history Of the present knoW-nothing
candidate in a nut shell-an epitOme without the
verbiage-a plain unvarnished story in which moth
ing is extenuated, nor aught set down in malice.
That his life has been wholly exempt from the petty
cares and grefs OF even from the shadows Of deeper
sorrow which often fall to the lot Of ordinary NOR
tails is not at all likely. This, the fates do not allow
But that all his previous troubles as feather IN
the balance, compared with those that await him
between now and the Ides Of August is equally pro-
bable.
From an impartial retrospect, Of all the facts be-
fore us, we feel constrained to say that Mr. HATToN
has had quite an easy time Of it, and is getting on
as well as couIdb be expected under the circumstances
And although we see nothing in the matter to excite
rs to such pitch of frantic JOY, as seems to have
possessed the eloquent PICKETT, we think We, too
might be allowed to congratulate the know-nothings
upon their choice They might have gone farther
and selected q worse man.