Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-24

FRIDAY. APRIL "a. 1857.


Kicking the Dead
The ridiculous inconsistency and insin-
certify of the democratic press in sneering
at the alleged weakness of the American
party, is well illustrated by their own
course. They have all announced over and
over, both before and since November. that
the party was dead and buried, that its
obsequies had been performed by a mere
handful of mourners, that its memory
would scarcely survive beyond a. We'd
nesday," and that the very few who still
claim for it vitality, were either lunatics
or mischefmakers. This indeed, has taken
the place Of all argument (if we may haz-
ard an admission that the fustian and soph-
istry and denunciation which has been used
is worthy of being called argument) against
its support by the American people. This
was the great and ceaseless cry against
Fillmore, and we doubt not, it will hold a
conspicuous place in the approaching can
vass in Tennessee. fit can be successful
ly and thoroughly impressed upon the peo-
pie that the black republicans have deter.
mined to sweep down upon us with all the
fury and destructiveness of a Vandal storm,
and that the American party is powerless
that our homes will be pillaged, and our
country made desolate; and that in the
democracy alone rests the power to resist
the barbarian legions of the North, their
highest ambition will be more than salts
fed. The mo chance" humbug has proved
itself powerful is the beginning, middle
and end Of their logic-for their rhetoric
they resort to abuse and the slavery ex-
element. In this department their minds
are richly stored with images of bloodshed
and negro supremacy. Still they insist
that we are dead, and that we are buried
so deep that "the hand of resurrection
shall never reach u.s." The awkward exc
cutioner of the Union and american, prom,
ised sometime since, that, inasmuch as
we still claimed some life for the par
ty, he would "cut its head off again.
We presume he thinks he has per-
formed that work, though we are free to
confess we have had no experince of the
blow which wrought the deed. But in the
name of all charity, magnanimity, respect,
and common decency, why kick and spurn
and maltreat dead carcass How often
pray, is it necessary, according to your
ideas of mortality, to kill the object of your
hate? How many lives are necessary to
appease you? Do you famish, and are un
able to quench your thirst? Luckless Tan
talus Have you no Iolaus to scar, with
burning iron, the wounds as the heads Of
this Hydra are taken off? Most unfOrtu,
nate Hercules
Away with all this cant about weakness.
Under the most discouraging circumstances,
under every disadvantage, under the con
slant fires of two foes, equally bent upon
our destruction during the last Presden,
tial contest, we polled nearly million of
stout-hearted, full grown, national, native
American citizens. With the proud motto,
" God and our Country" emblazened upon
our banners, what is there honorable and
patriotic, we cannot perform We are
strong, and never stronger than to-day
strong in principle, strong in purpose.
Nothing save false issues or national de-
generacy can prevent the final triumph and
recognition of our principles. The cry of
weakness and no chance was raised about
the ears our Revolutionary heroes. We
reply as they replied: Sir, 1 repeat, zoe
are not a0eak p