Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-27
correspondence.


Deep In the secret chambers ofthe brain
Our thoughts lie linked by many a hidden chain,
Awake b1l one and lol what nlyriads rise
Each stamps Is image as the other flies.
Ifthe author of the " Pleasures Of Memory was
correct if can "aWake but one" perhaps other
thoughts may rise and enable to make out letter.
There is however just now, great Earth Of every
thing, especially Of thoughts sbd Tain-5s iIIe lat
ter we have had none for six weeks, and the earth
is just in the condition Of an old topper, who had
| been soaked in liquor for twelve month. When
his supply is suddenly stOpped, that Is, ossy dry
/ and very eTusy.
Apropos Of the earth. did you know that it is
growing and has been ever since the creation, and
that when first made it was q mere nutshell cOmpar-
ed with its present size That such is a fact l can
prove bsvond doubt, upon philosophical prinoi-
pies and viii do it when write TO you again upoR
this subject In the meantime grant my position and
will explain to you many things that seem inexplioa
bic You know that Moses in his account of the food
says the water rose fifteen cubils upwards and the
tops the highest mountains we're covered. Now If
teen oubs are twenty-five and half feet. 1t is clear
then the mountains we're either not covered or not
SO high as they now are, and We must eonse-
qusnty conclude that the mountains have been made
Of rlolehills
Again, when the earth was smaller, ss 8 matter
Of course its revolutions we're quicker and as con-
sequence the years, months, weeks and days we're
shorter. You see how it was that men lived in
those days near Thousand years. Again, in the
good old days Of Rome boys had to live q years be-
fore they were considered men and allowed to don
the virilis ioga," whilst in days 10 years
ample to make full grown man Of the puniest
child, 1 am farmer and 6ud the years so long
and my crops so "fsw and far between" that the
money get for one is gone before make another,
and there is scarcely young gentlemen Of ny
whole acquaintance who lives on a fixed salary who
does not get through with it before the year is out.
This was not the case with our ancestors, and can
only be accounted for upon my theory, that the
years are longer now than formerly. 1 could give
you many other proofs but it is needless the thing
is " clear as mud"
But to turn from a subject about which you may
think there is some doubt to one that is uudoubed
assert without the fear Of contradiction, that the
Know Nothing editors Of Kentucky have more bare
faced impudence and unblushicg efrontery than the
devil himself From the beginning to the end Of the
canvass which is Just over in this State every rascal
Of them exhored and enlreated their party to 90 to
the polls cen masse" They said it was The moat
important election held in the State, it was TO
decide whether Kentucky would sustain a corrupt
administration, or stand by her gallant CRLTTEEDEN,
and now the election is and they are overWhel-
miDgly defeated. They say it was a small matter
about which the people felt interest, and in
dez to the political complexion Of the State. The
Hopkinsvihe Mercury says It is utter folly to
gard this election indication of the popular
feeling in regard 10 the Administration. REvILL,
who s not two removes from a natural fool is elect
ed just because nobody cared whether he was elect
ed or not-we speak Of the great mass Of the peo-
pie. We believe the Administration will be defeat
ed 20, 600 votes in Kentucky next summer-we are
ssnguine Of it."
This Is certainly the first time ever heard of the
people of State bestOWing upon man the best Of
fee in their gift, an Office worth SIG 900 per an
nun simply because che was not two removes from
8 natural fool" and "RobOdy cared whether he was
elected or not"
DR.. FRANKLIN, think, said " a man who is coed
at making excuses is rarely good for any thing
else If the converse Ofthis proposition is true the
editor Of the Mercury must be great at something
else; he is certainly P,or ezcuss-maker. offer
as apology for him the faGt that since the great
American party rose upon the ruins and in spite of
the opposition Of both the old parties such heavy
aud repeated draughts have been made upon the
geutleman's fancy that his stock Of excuses is
exhausted, at least, al the good ones are gone.