Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-06
ssTIIE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS
HARD.0

The Louisville Democrat and Richmond Enquirer,
are exercising themselves good DEAL over the no
ce we have thought proper to make Of their recent
apOstasy from the Democratic party, and utilization
with its enemies. We have seine sympathy with the
Democrat, and regret, exceedingly the error Of its
way; but over the loss Of the Enquirer, we have
smiles rather than tears, since it is likely to take
Gov. WISE with it.
The Democrat gives evidence of motives for its re-
cent conduct, worse than we had even supposed
1t evidently believes, that the "new party abeut
which there is such stir just now with the Oppo-
sition press, is bound to succeed and says that in
the hour Of triumph, these editors who are now
making mouths st it. will wade in-shout louder for
the new party than any Of its founders with the
hspe Of getting the spoils" But our old friend
assures us in advance that he intends to see to it,
that the game is blocked, and that 'these fellows
who are now making mouths at the new party shall
have none of the spOils It will thus be seen that
the editor Of the Desaeraf is candid in admitting
that spoils'' is the chief object Of his oOncern-
he did not get enough Of this commodity in his old
party, and has determined to join in making the
new enc, and will block the game before too many
get in We advise him to commence early, as the
party proposed to be gotten up is not likely to have
patronage enough to support more than one editor
outside Of the old guard Of the opposition who have
first to be provided FOR always. Our friend Of the
Dsmoerat has 8 dread for eleventh hour" men
Heshoud remember that in the eyes Of bisoonfreres,
PREErIoE, GREELEY Co.. he will be but an eleventh
hear man himself. They have been fighting the
Democracy now these many years, and have often
encountered his steel in the thiokest of it. They
viii not forget this when it comes to division Of
the spOils, if they ever have one. He may plead
tibet he abandoned an ancient and great party, in
which he was an honorable knight, to join their
ragamufHns, but they viii repeat to him that the
oldest services must be paid first.
For the Richmond Enquirer We feel less con Ger n
Under recent management it had become valueless
to our party-under its present control it viii soon
become insignificant. It replies to our structures
upon Gov. WISE, by awarding to that gentleman the
distinguished honor of having saved Virginia from
going over to the Know Nothings in 1866. If so,
IL is a humiliating fact for that ancient common
wealth; but, il we remember the facts rightly, Mr.
WISE ran many thousand votes behind the balance
Of the Democratic ticket at that election. We re-
member farther that his nomination was exceeding
ly Objectionable 10 thousands Of the stsunchest men
in the party who finally but reluctantly came into
his support merely to prevent the defeat Of their
party We will not pretend to say, however, that
Gov WISE did not peTfSsa valiant and valuable
services in that memorable canvass. We believe he
did more honor to himself and more service to the
country in that canvass than in all the balance Of
his public life We have only to regret that he has
not continued his usefulness instead of giving way
80 far 70 the cravings Of paltry ambition as to
have taken ground against the very party and prin-
ciples for which he then labOred. Truly, the way
Of the transgressor is hard