Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-29
me PaTrioT and EIr. Crifionden.


The ParrIOt ana IIr. Crittenden.
We find in one ct our ezchsnges an extract from !
the Parrot Of the Esd inst which escaped our at
tention at The time It was published In the
article referred to the Patriot copies several para
graphs irons Washington letterin the Pbiladelpbia
Press oontradioting the rumor hat Mr. CRITTENDES
had declined nomination for the Presidency, and
atlrbuting the origin and circulation Of the runOr
to the jealousy Of Mr.. BELLS friends who regard
Bir.C As his rival for Presidential honors. The
correspondent of the Press in the extract quOtedby
the fafrioE SAYS. "The only fear in reference TO
MIR. cRlrrRNDEH as a President would be, that in
one respect be might too much resemble Charilaus,
one Of The ancient Spartan kings whom Plutaroh de-
olarss to have been 50 good man as not to find it
in his heart to punish The bad" His genuine be-
nevolence and general good nature might lead him
toO strongly to sympsthise with the sins, and thus
jeopardize the interest Of the "Outs" Perhaps,
however, like Charilaus, he might have a Lycurgus
at his elbow, to encourage him in the severe ad-
ministration Of the laws Of custom and Of party.
The aJoos a5surd talk" says the Patriot sis
based upon paragraph which appeared in the
Lebanon (Tenn-) Herald, stating that J J. CRIr>
TEnDEN had been in that place snd declined the use
Of his name in connection with the nomination for
the Presidency. The Herald bad reference 70 MI.
Criticism Of Wilson county, Tenn ana not 70 'As
inDsfe7ate place hunter Of KfatueAy
The italics in The above paragraph are cur o"n'
but the language is the Fe'Tiots- No" We are At
some loss to account for the terns Oh 0epre0lAoh
N ,zbicb our nsiahbor speaks Of Mr.. CRIrTEEDEE.
He calls the passage quoted from the Press eOmpi-
msntary 70 Mr. CRITTEEDEN absurd talk, and char
aoterizss the old know nothing leader of Kentucky
as an '.iaUsteais place haHter But a few weeks
40 II 1rosra tiou
of Mr. CHIrrrSDES. BE exhausted the language
Of eulogy in praise of his character and services.
He spoke OF CR1TEEDEH and BELL as " distinguished
Statesmen" who Eabe eyer been gopansi By patriot
ism as comprehensive as the boundaries Of he Republic
Our neighbOr said then that Mr. CR1rTsNDEA was
"endtled to our respect and EeneratiOn," and that
he was s'honest in his opinions" Why this sudden
change in our neighbours sentiments towards Mr.
CR1TrESDEE2 Does the Patriot participate in the
Jealousy against Mr.. C. which the Pre'e attributes
to Mr. BELL's admirers. Is that paper DESTROYS of
building up the Tennessee statesman by dispara-
ging his Kentucky rivalf We cannot believe this to
be our neighbours object, for he opposed both BELL
and CRITTEEDaE on the Lseompton issue, and 1t
cannot be that he desires to elevate to the first Of
zee in the nation any of those anti Leeompton men
who as the Patriot said in January last, were aid
ing the enemies Of the South and sustaining
sfhe wishes Of wicked fanaties"-men who, in eur
neighbours emphatic and vigorous language, en-
dorsed a proposition "tO yield the material rig'hs
of the South and assisted in an attempt to make
the South surrender at discretion and kneel subs
serviently at the feet Of her enemies" The pas
sages above which We have enclosed in quotation
marks, are the very words in which the Patriot re-
ferred to the movement in opposition tothe Lecomp-
ton constitution, and cannot believe that it is now
aiding in The elevation Of one of the men who par
ticipated most earnestly in that opposition.
We are forced to conclude from these and other
considerations that cur neighbOr not influenced
by any partially for Mr.. BELL in using the Ian
guage which We have quoted with reference to
Z" the inveterate place hunter Of Kentucky" But
one explanation remains, and that We conceive
to be the true one Our neighbor must have
changed his sentiments with regard to the motives
of Mr.. CRIT EEDEE's opposition to the LecOmptOn
Constitution. He must have concluded that his
course was dictated by ambition and not by patriot
ism lie doubtless thinks that he took his position
in the last Congress for the purpose Of cOnoiiatng
the aboltiOnists and securing his elevation to
Office. We are very glad to believe that our neigh
Dor has arrived at correct appreciation Of the
character of this political juggler and that he now
places him, where he belongs, among the mere
place hunters and ofiee-seeksrs Of the country We
should like to have the Patrofs present opinion Of
the other distinguished statesman, "whose patriot
ism" was short time since, ''as comprehensive as
the boundaries of the Republic" We should be
pleased to know that our neghbor has correct an
opinion Of Mr.. BELL as his recent lar guage indie
Gates that he has of Mr. CRITTENDEH.