Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-20
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We extract the following from the Mem
phis Bulletin. The Bulletin processes to be
newspaper, acting independently of all
parties. 1t is opposed to the doctrines of
the American party, and we believe its
venerable editor has generally voted with
the democracy, since the dissolution of the
wing party. 1t is supposed now to favor
the election of Gen. HARRIS, though we do
not state this as fact. In an apparently
well considered article in which it first
finds fault with the land policy-which, it
is evident, it Observation-Disclosures by
Col. HATroN, that paper gives forth the
following, in reference to the course pur-
sued by Gen. HARRIS on the Memphis Bond,
State Aid, and Normal School questions.
We commend it to the attention of our
democratic friends:
"Gen. HARRIS, a man whose talents should have
lifted him above such electioneerng devices-seeKs
10 array against his competitor the preudices Of the
nipgardly economic voters Of the State-that class
if there be any such in Tennessee, who can be
frightened with the idea Of being taxed out OF
house and home-by mpeaching his vote in the
Legislature in favor Of the States endorsement
of the Memphis Bonds, and generally for his
votes extending State Aid TO the several r h.
r ,ilroad Enterprises embraced in the Omnibus
Bill of last session What Gen. II. says
of the impolicy Of Omnibus bills in general, snd
the system Of log-rollng by which they gotten
up is undoubtedly true, as an abstract proposition.
But as a practical issue between him and his CON-
netitor IL Is little 10 accordance with the ingenious
| candor and enlightened public spirit which di,tin
puishes the man as private citizen that he shoull
as a politician appeal TO any such prriudices Mr..
HArroN was not alone in his support OF these meas
ures. We undertake TO say that here in Mem
| phis. we we're all for them-we mean those OF our
| citizens who have been and are mainly irstrumen
tai In pushing forward these substantial and endir
inc improeements without sny distinction, or
| thought OF Cist tor, about humm ~ az the
spirit OF party politics discovers in a canvass for
/ Office We undertake, further, to say, that every
| one Of those measure we're such as ought TO have
! been passed-that the State has done a wise thing
and followed an enlightened policy, ia thus aiding
| her citizens 10 the work OF her development, and
We should not have feared TO have rsked their
late separately, upon the judgment and the patriot
ism OF Gen. HAMS himself
So. too Of Mr. HArroS's vote ia favor OF estab-
listing Normal School for the education OF South
! sra Teachers ia arraigning this vote, Geh. HAR
RIs appeals 90 the prejedices Of a class Of voters
Who are rs different from himself day is from
night They are the ignorant anu the uniformed,
Who, Il my be supposed, my be easily made to
think that every such OF Legislation is advancing
the interests Of the rich deimenl Of the poor
And vet Gen II. knows. every intellg gent, think
ing man knows, that this very far from being so;
| that on the contrary, such an institution would
be The means Of qualifying the poor young men Of
the State 10 become skilled and thoroughly good
teachers, furnishing them with the incentive 70
fooS iI - profession leading to distinction, aud
making Of them fountains Of enlig htenmem which
Woald 10 process Of me, rrgate every rank ofsooie-
~ with the blcssings OF good eduestoa. IL Is sheer
drmagogueism and Of the most Injurious kind 10
prelrnd thar the SoUrH Is sot greatly very greatly,
h need OF ware and beter teachers than she has OF
Der Owu. Il may hagleF our sectional pride and
ssli-loEe TO dream that, a. a general tang, the
Soalh produces as capable TEACHERS as the North
she does no such thing, AMI wil II every ei-
fort % provide within her limits the OF doing
80 Is 10 be met aud huated down b. ad eaptaadum
appeals % Ignorant popular prsjadlees. A res
possibility, ss 10 these matter 81 real progress.
rssts upon men vho have risen 10 disdDctiOn yell
=. upoa The Pass; and Gen HAKKis, in taking
s,dss against this effort for the promotion Of geo.
ulBe Independence Of the S0ath In Que Of the nosI
important elements Of any peoples indepsnsenee,
has failed 70 discharge bic SPARE Of