Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-09
JOHN c. eAnnors, in replying 10 charge


JOHN G. Calhoun, in replying 20 a charge
of being an ambitious aspirant for the Pres
ilency, said "thai position was respectable.
but there were others Infinitely more So He
had rather be an independent Senator devoted
to the good of the country, than to be presi--
dent of the United States, put there as pres
= dents of the United States had been for many
years past" He had few sympathisers in his
exalted disdan of crawling into power by
the arts and devices of intrigue and cum
ming. He has still fewer imitators in the
party with which he acted at his death. The
Standard of the position has been much
Iwered since that day and since its last and
present occupancy, has lost much of the
responsibility accorded to it by the bold pat
riot of South Carolina. Yetit is sought with
passionate eagerness only proportional to
the unworthiness and degeneracy Of the
seekers themselves. A democratic organ
has just announced that there are "a housand
,nen in its ranks, whose nomination would be
hailed with loud acclaim by the Democracy
81 of the nation' We set this down as abso-
late truth. There is scarcely any man in
the party whose nomination would not be
hailed in that enthusiastic way. What are
men, as regarded by that party, but the mere
Htruments Of division of public plumber
and who doubts that there are "a thousand
ia its ranks eminently fitted for that business?
And where there are so many, so well quail
fed and so eager, how else than through in
intrigue, and pipc-laying and the setting of
traps and the Matching of schemes, can a
choice be made? The world knows it can be
done in no other way. And this is conceded
by the journal. which specified the number
with so much precision to wit the Memphis
AUalusche, in the following passage from
leading editorial.
"The political cauldron begins to boil
Congress convenes to-day, and this august
body will soon work the public mind into
state of fermentation. The various Pre-i-
initial aspirants are plotting intrigues for
the purpose of securing the nomination at
Charleston. Tricks, traps and schemes will
. be cOncOcted and Matched at Washington this
winter, but the people are watching the con-
spirators. and they will crush them out with
the thunder of their free and patriotic will.
The opinions manufactured at the capital of
the nation are not the spontaneous outhursts
of the popular heart and will, but the elabOr-
ately planned and industriously perfected
creations of political spOilsmen.
The letter-wrters, the contemplate hire
lings who, so they pocket their penny-a-line,
care not whether truth be laid PROSTATE or
falsehood made triumphant, are already play
ing their INSCRIPTIONS pens in manufacturing
opinion for the miserable place-hunters that
feed them. That portion of this merconary
clan in the pay Of Judge Douglas are eX
ceedingly anxious to earn the bread that sus-
tains their miserable lives. they are labor
ing with all their feeble and prOstituted pow
A. I. r.l--
las will Certainly secure the nomination. In
deed, the friends of the Little Giant com
posed mostly of deserters, renegades, broken
down party hacks, the rag-tag and bolNtail of
all factions, are sangune of his nOmina-
ton that they have already commenced an
apportionment of the officers. Several prom
inent individuals in the pay of the Govern
ment have commenced huge business on a
very small capital. Conspicuous among the
aspirants may be cassed the name of John
Siideli, of Louisiana. Having no place in
uhe hearts of the American people. he is la
boring To accomplish by rnonny that which
should always be attained by talent, IntegTi-
ty, and lofty statesmanship. But we would
advise this inscriptions dealer in PrcSidcn-
tial stocks to lavish his money upon some
charitable and needy enterprise for there is
not money enough in the Union TO purchase
for him the high place for which his heart
yearns."
This is shameful and humiliating enough,
but the same paper, i'll the self-same article
says:
''T Ju9ge Douglas should By any intrigue, ron
true 10 secure The nomination at ChaTleStn zee
could support him rel are cotlid ul1aeT the
circumstances; and the request to advocate the
election of John Slidrll for the Presidency
would be taxing our very accommodating ma
d. ture TO its utmost endurance"
We transfer these passages to our columns,
as standing warning to the people against
the Vaccinations of the party from which it
emanates