Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-10
TRE CONFESSIONAL sTRUqgJE.


The CONGRESSIONAL STRUGGLE
Our know-aothing neighbors must bear With 10
patiently if We occasionally anude to the struggle
for the nomination now going on between the
friends OF Z3Iicofer, McEwen and Q1arles in this
Congressional district. We feel conceraed-prob-
ably net so very deeply and accordingly IS they
IL who shall represent our rights and interests in
the national legislature. Besides, the Contest Is
becoming exciting, aud promises to yield natter
for serious reflection and philosophic investigation
to tbs curious student Of political tricIlsleri1g-
Looking at it merely in the light Of q contest be-
tween the three gentlemen for the houor Of at
tschiug H. c. TO their names and the enoIuneDfs
Of per diem and mileage, we shouli feel but The
interest Of spectator Of the tourney in the en-.
counters Of the mailed knights Of the lists for the
guerdon Of gsllRutry and skill. But locking at the
eIuggle from cur point of observation it presents
to Us aud to mSny Of cur readers, other and far
more important textures for consideration. We
shsF, therefore, from time to time, IS opportunity
may offer, advise our readers Of the progress Of
the struggle, even at the risk Of seeming to our
neighbour 70 interfeTeEn matters which do not
noariY corceu Us.
Whit then, l-tu inquire is the reason for this
anxiety on tie part Of certain leaders of the party
here and heIea5outs to overs'sugh Gen. z ,licosr?
II q be n. basu true to his party snd its pripci-
pies? II he has not, We are certainly misiuform.
ed. Has he not made good representative? Ws
think, for We never intend to be guilty Of the psr-
tERn ma7ness Of denying justice to political o.
ponel that the opposition have never had belter
representative from this district Is be deficient
in the talent, information and dignity Necessary to
the know-nothing representative Of the eaDitar of
= democratic Stste2 He has been put forward as
the champion Of his party in Congress on more
than one occasion, AID is at least the equal ofeih
erof his opponents in these respects. Has he held
the Office SO long that it must needs now seek some
other mau? He has Only served one term as c
member Ct the "new" party. What, WHAT, then.
we agsia ask, 5as he done what duty omitted
what offence committed for which be must be
doomed to the political guiIlOtine2 He has dared
ia CbedeGCs to the dictates Of his deliberate i1ig.
msut AMI in detaucs Of the rights Of lis consli u
elts to vote yea, ,aIis Lfr Bell uotsd nay on the
Kansss-Nebrasks bill The very hesd and front
Of hi Offending, hath this extent, 10 more" Had
he also dared to defend, instead of apoogizug for
his co Irfe upon this question be would have wit.
nesB d with pleasure tie popular voice Of Tenues
see, placing the 81, al Of its emphatic appreciation
upon tbs most righteous act Of his political life
Itiss ssyicg frequently in the mouths Of tboss
who have failed in the accomplishment Of some
object upoa which they had set Their hearts, IN
referring their failure to some particular Cause. real
or imsgaary, to say Of It, shat was the fatal er-
TOR Of my life" We fear that it will be said Of
Gen. ZoIiccfer, that it was the fatal mistake CT his
life that he didrighI
But in order to exhibit TO our readers what We
believe to be tie peculiar features Of this contest
TO show them tie Whees within whee,5 which
set the complicated machinery Of tais movement
against OUr present representative 10 work, we
would remind them that the next Legislature, in
addition 70 lis other duties, VIII very likely be
called On to say whether Tennessee shall continue
to be mis- represented in the United States Senate
by Co. Bell Senatorial terms, Ike all humaa in
situtions, are finite, aad though six years seems
through the c,Juded vista Of the future long time
they soon psss away. The sands il Col BslPs
glass are stssdiy and rapidly running out, and bis
political existence must soon terminate, unless sCne
lucky turn in lo-lUne's wheel should bring Lis PSF
y to tbs top again. To compass this he viii move
heaven and Garth. TIE kuow nothing party, new
er sroDg, in is present condition, is poweslses to
effect his object. He must hsve accsssions from
some o.her qQsrtsr Whence can he look for tlem |
to cone but from tho cd line Whigs2 a Wig |
who sympathiz.s with know no.hiugisn, but vlo |
was too prudent ID he entrEppsd By TIE jusgl,ry |
Of their Iiual il such an one can be found to take
It. viii receive the nomination for Governor. An !
ef, r. will be msde to draw Of Q sufficient urm. |
Der Of the old line Wigs who voted for Buch21a1, /
by sppeas to Old party prejudices Nothing can
be msde out o. tie tariff, i~r that is a'reaay too
high, but the recent Ggaring Of the wig S,astor, !
upon tie subject OF land distribution, vi. be re /
lied upoa TO c.5nplish much. Tee dsTE-ial:era /
GItsruty will organize secretly but thorO1g5y.-
The ramiGcatols OF the organ.zstio1 viii extend |
10 every county and district and embrace every
Cf6ce, federal ard State.
Ready ard Zo.GcyHer must be oustel, aud Hat
ton and McEwep, who are committed as far IS the
parts they played in the miserable Fillmore 9srcs
can commit them, to opposition to the Kansas Ne
brasks b 4, must be nominated in their stead OF
the part which Gen. Qusrles is playing in is con-
test we have Q word TO say presently. E,heriige
must be bols,e-si up-the people Of his ii tric.
must be convinced that he is a man Of tai :
even if il becomes necessary to publish bis anti
southern epeeehes in COL Bells special organ to