Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-15

LOCAL NEWS.

OF Elder PHILIP s. FAIL will preach in th,
Christian Church this morning at the usual houl
OF The Office Of Secre tsry of State, now FILED
by Dir. Cass, has been occupied by the following
distinguished gentlemen since the formation of the
government: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
James Monroe, john Quincy Adams, Henry Clay,
Martin Van Baren, Edward Livingston, John G..
Calhoun, John NJ Clayton, Daniel Webster, James
Buchanan and William L. Marcy.
Rev. Mr.. KAmocH. CT BosToE.-Tbe above in
digidual, who is shortly 10 be tried by court and
Jury for his uc=ntcus and Indecent conduct, is the
suthorof the following nice and dignifed senti
ment:
We have laid that antiqusted Old fogy, LEWIS
Cas-, on the shelf Of political retirement We have
buried ErastUs Brooks the most notorious and IN
mitgated slanderer of Col Fremont, under the pu-
tIid mound Of rs own Caumuies. and left him to
rog In the Ofsl of corruption. We have compelled
Buchanan 10 90 iat0 The Presidency tUjh but a small
71biOritv and under protest from the CHI stiqiy
The Intelligence and the deosaey Of The North.
nov. SAM. A. SMITH, OF TENxEssEz-We are
glad TO learn that the distinguished gentleman
whose name heads this article, a1d who resigned
his seat at the last session with the determination
of retiring to private life, bat was induced to with
draw his resignation by bis constituents, has con-
scented to become again q candidate for Congress
This determination on his part, is 3 sure guarantee
Of his re election, for his constituents have too
much good sense to dispense with the services Of
80 useful and Efficient representative. We have
been close observer Of NJ. Smiths COngresgi IN
al curse, and, independent OF bis high order CT
talent and ability q debs,er, be has other quail
ties which have caused US the more 10 admire his
public conduct Bold, manly and fearless in the
discharge OF high duties he is scuated by no other
motive than his own sound Judgement, neither
trucking to the dictates OF disgusting expedieucy,
nor Iaud ring to the groveling tastes of misers-
bic demagogmes u--PLi1 argus
CUBA ToBAcCl-The tobacco crop has been 8
failure. The Price Current says
The accounts from the Vuslts Absjo and Par
tides continue dIscour8glng for the coming crops,
aud Il is generally feared that quantity aud quality
Comoined viii be the worst gathered since 1916.
a few smlI parcels Of new tobacco from Guiness
are already in town. a New York agent at this
plsc3 IS buying stsudng vegas 80 per cent 6esrer
than the prices all Is sell at here Prcss Of cigars
continue high, aud daily rising. Ia a short time q
number Of small factories will be obliged to stop
altogether Tor want Of tobacco, and 10 consequence
broada Of standing and reputation viii raise their |
demands
Tue TlBaCCo CT we are Inclined to believe |
the rep-Es Il reGurd 70 the dsmage to the tobacco
plan exaggs-tel. We hal a conversation last !
evening win an intelligent and reliable gentleman
from Meade county, who Informs US that in his re-
giou the plants had not come out and, therefore,
had sustained no jlry, and also that at east dou
bic be quantity OF land 10 tobacco last year has
been appropriated 70 the culture Of the weed this
season. This has doubtless, no itt'd 20 do with
the present scarcity Of seed Louisville Journal,
Marcb IL.