Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-19
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R0sE, TskAs, June 2, 1857.
DEAR DUENISGroE: Since my last writing, Gen.
Houston has fully inauguraed the canvass for Gov
in this State. by making series Of speeches
He seems to feel, as well he may, thathe has Her
culean labor before him, and he has gone to work
with q degree Of energetic activity that would do
credit to one Of younger years He says, however,
that he has twenty Mexican and Indian campaigns
in him yet, His speeches are not exciting as much
interest as I had expected they would The people
seem to be perfectly indifferent about his candidacy
had the pleasure of hearing him make one Of his
speeches ths other day. 1t was truly model Of its
kind. The distinguishing features Of his speech
YES his consummate egoiism. Benton, you know,
has hitherto occupied the first place IN this depart
ment of polite literature, but I am satisfied if he
could only hear one Of Sam Houstoh's speeches, he
would willingly yield the palm. He alludes to the
services he rendered Texas whilst it was Republic,
in nos highly eulogislic style. He says that he has
accomplished more than any President Of the United
States ever did In g word 81, - ''me," 'individu-
! ally" s'Sam Houston" constitute the crowning
eliminating points Ct his speech. He makes most
/ furious attack upon the Democratic Convention
which recently met ct Waco, IN this State to nOmi-
I nate GAnuluut6S UVFtfuQE HIA AicHts NohNAuOLs
He saws the Convention made the issue of Houston
and anti Houston when it is notorious fact that
| his name was not mentioned 10 the Convention
! He argued the cOnsdtutionslity Of the Missouri
Compromise in the very face Of the recent decision
of the Supreme Court of the United States in the
bred Scott case by which it was pronounced uneOn-
situioual, thus arraying himself side by side with
the most rabd abolitionisis Of the North. Poor old
man! he has engulphed himself in the loves;
( depths Of political iufamy. His memory viii not
be even as much respected by pOsterity as that Of
the miserable apostate Of Undertook; for Martin
Van Buren, has some little, in the way of birth
place and early education to eztenuate his political
backshdings; whereas, Gen. HOustonha nothing to
palliate his shameful abandonment of the South
With great show Of PharisaicaI self righteousness
he most vehemently denies having committed sin
gle sin, save that Of drunkenness, in all his political
life Truly, smodelpatriot- statesman, and who will
doubtless be rightly appreciated by discriminating
people.
In alluding to his connection with Ike Know
Nothing party, Gen. Houston makes most hand
some dodge He says that Know Nothingism is
dead aud buried face downwsrds, and that he sup
posed no one would resurrect its skeleton bones
to confront him with them. He doesn't tell the
people, however, that he stuck to the lOathesome
creature as long as there any life in it. having
even Rugged its putrid remains to his warm en-
braces after life had left it, But epeOple know it,
and they mean to bring him to just accountability
for it.
Considerable interest is being gotten up in this
State upon the subject Of banking You are aware
of the fact, l suppose, that gystem of banking
has ever been inaugurated in this State, the people
relying entirely for q circulating medium upon the
hard currency, or the paper Of neighboring States
The prospect for abundant crops in this State is
at present, most atterng- The seasons, up to this
writing have been good throughout the State, and
the indications are altogether favorable for con
tinuaon Of them up to the end of the present crOI
year. The wheat crop it's thought will yield hal
turn out. Should there not be an unfavOrabl
change in the seasons, the coming fall will be, per
haps, the best for emgratng to this State, Of any
for the last several years. The prospect for good
crops is more generally good throughout the State
than it has been for years. But must stop for the
present. Yours, SC, wa B.