Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-09


= We regret to observe that majority of the oppo-
siOu press in Tennessee are disposed to sustain Mr..
Brr1 in his recent course on the Kansas question
and TO take issue with Messrs. ZoLIIOoFTER READY,
and MAYNARD. The GAINESVILLE ChroHicle thinks the
Conference bin great fraud and sWindle, and that
II win damn those who supported it. The Chronicle
in Gen. ZoLEooTFEH's district.
The MurfreesbOro' Z LsgraPh, Mr.. READI's home
organ. says: "Our convictions 81 present are, that
this question is only disposed Of temporarily, and
is IN position to be re-agitated whenever it may
subser7s the purposes Of designing dsmagOgues."
And also copies into its editorial column an article
from the Memphis Eagle and Enquirer asserting
that it is the opinion Of a few Of the most high
minded Southern Representatives that Mr. Enc
11sH's proposition is ''dishOnorsble trick" and
then adds: Chow strikingly in contrast is the
course pursued by BELL and CBITTENDEE. Their
speeches meet the approval Of the honest conserve
tive people Of this Union. There is not sentence
contained IN them which We do not oheerfuily en-
dOrse. Indeed we think Mr.. BELL's Kansas speech
is the great political effort Of his life. If it we're
the only one, it would give him perpetual fame as
Statesman"
The Lebanon Herald, which is also published in
Mr. READF's District but never understood as being
favorable to its representative, is still more decided
and says:
The bill Tfor which Mr.. Ready voted, is moth
ing more nor less than bride to the people OF Kan
sas TO come into the Union under the LecomPton
Constitution coupled with the threat II she does not
come In under it. she shant come IN 81 sll until sne
has a population Of 80 1000"
And concludes - If this last act OF yours IN the
Kansas drama Tpretending 70 mean the Democracy
but which also includes MIR. Ready,l don't damn
you to infamy, nothing Will
The Knoxville Regis,sr, Mr.. MATEARD's home Or
gan, is equally ispieased with The settlement Of this
question and ehsracterises it as a device Of pohu-
clans and not the work Of patriots" We trust that
Mr.. MATSARD will be able to repel the Islander when
he returns before his constituents. The Register
saws .Insead Of sstgag the Kansas controversy, it
seems only to have opened unbeunded Geld for
dispute and wrangling If the Kansas bill, Origi-
naIly. was ambiguous in meaning, this last one is
far more So Il is device Of politicians, and not
the work Of patriots-it was cOncOcted and framed
with view Of decsivng the people Of both sections
ii is the last resort Of dssolving Administration
to postpone little longer the day Of final dssOlu-
tion-it is the miserable dodge Of party wanting
the moral courage to speak the truth boldly"
If such is the tone and sentiment Of the Know
Nothing papers in the districts represented by
Messrs. ZoLIICoFFER, READY, and MAYNARD, what
may we expect from those beyond the circle Of their
immediate influence? Il is evident that Mr.. BRILL
win have the majority Of his party papers with him
But is it 50 with the people. Are the majority Of
the members Of the opposition in Tennessee against
D., Vo
think not We believe that outside Of the towns,
which nine times out Of ten the wrong side Of
every question: decided majority will sustain these
gentlemen in acting with the Democratic party on
this momentous question. We shall see.