Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-30

NASHVILLE NORMAL ACADEMY.-The necessity for
a school of high order in which facilities may be
afforded to such as wish to follow teaching as pro.
fession must be admitted from the fact, that there
is great want of competent teachers in the schools
Of the South.
ID From the fact that very few in the South,
except the children Of wealthy parents can obtain
such standard Of education as to fit them for
teaching.
Sd. From the fact that the children of the veal
thy are educated either for some of the learned
professions, or merely for Ornament-as a worldly
appendege to fit them for society.
Now all this is well enough, except that, in many
instances, their education too superfcia-tOO Orna-
mental-nOt practical and substantial enough to meet
The stern realities of life. A good Normal School
in each State well Endowed, would not only do much
to correct this evil tendency in our present system
but these schools would turn out from year to year
hundreds of young men and women taken from the
humber Cbut not less respectable walks Of life,
thoroughly trained fer the work. having talents and
zeal and call for teaching and physical cOnstitu-
ton to bear the labors of that arduous calling
The claims Of such an institution will be favora-
bly, considered by the citizens of Nashville and
vicinity The subject is receiving favor daily from
those of liberal minds and generous hearts
Our worthy fellow-citizen, Samuel Watkins, Esq,
adds another token to his literally in offering
donation for this object one Of the lovely sites
in or about our city. A Board Of Trustees have
been elected and have taken steps to become incOr
pOrated.
Il is believed that if We can land we can if We
wiz put up suitable buildings upon the grounds
given, The State will endOw such PrOfessOrshiPs in
the institution as shall enable US to turn out from
twenty to thirty teachers every year
Who can estimate the amount Of good to the city,
the State and indeed, the whole South. which would
flow out from such an institution Will not every
citizen Of our county and State feel to be an honOr
to contribute any thing to erect an institution that
shall be bOsh a blessing and an enduring monument
to their liberaliiy.
Who will respond to proposition to be one Of ten
TO give $780, each to this object provided, the cit
liens will make up the balance!
note to the Agent from any one will be gladly
and greatfully received. JOHN P. CAMPBELL,
Nashville, May p, IS. agent.
REORGANIZATION OF PARTIES.
The Memphis Bulzlern, an cid Wing paper, talks
on this subject as follows:
TIE Reconstruction OF PARTEs.-An effort is
being made TO bring together all the elements OF
hostility to the Democratic party, in one banded
Opposition. Thus, should the endeavOr now IN
progress have temporary success, We shall see black
republicans, "Americans'' Of every hue and stripe
fire eaters and federalists, aud every imaginable
political antagonism, making the fruitless effort to
coalesee, not from identity Of sentiment, but uni
fOrmity of hate Black-republicansm will have
the greater strength, and Of course take the lions
share in tho spoils-if there is any to divide
But there will be none. The whole scheme is
a dead failure in its very conception. 1t is the old
sad blunder Of Know NOthingism over again, IN a
shape even more fatal 20 those Of our ancient Wing
friends in the South, who have profled so little by
experience to be Preoipitated seiuced into It,
We adjure sold line wings 10 keep their skirts
clear OF il. Better abide in complete political
phaaage for life time, trusting to the after gen
erations for restoration Of the true faith, than
faint It's iie-b0Od by cohabIuug in such a mongrel
second marriage. "Sam" had thousands upon thou
sands of Just such 'ringed, sreaked and sPeckled'
dscord mt elements all treby sworn upon his altar
TO be. and 10 remain, call right the gOOge:" but
It was a dead failure The heterogeneOusly con
strUcted party zzsd outward from Its own inherent
repulsion, just this Will DO, despite even Of
the cohesive attraction Of public plumber"
The Savannah Republican expresses our own views
IN regard TO the Reconstruction OF larllcs so lOr-
chilly that Incorporate its suggestions and adopt
them as our avn. We wish every man IN the land
who was once a Clay Wing could read and ponder
them. ANY new party organization" says the
Republican, " should set out upon the intrinsic mer-
its Of its own principles, and not avowedly as the
antagonist of any pre-existiug organization. IL
should be the opponent Of all who do not agree with
in sentiment and the friend, with open arms, Of
all whod agree 1t is false stepltO saylt should be
brought out specially ag Iinst the democratic party.
The word democratic Is too comprehensive nova
days. aud embraces too many shades Of political
opinion for a general declaration Of war against al
who may call Ihemselve by that name. \ good
portion-a minority no dOubt-ot the present DEM
ocratic party, are holding correct ami eouser-
vative sentiments nearly all thepoical issues OF
the day. We shall not make war against such men,
standing where they do, but would rather invite
them 10 co operate with us, our sentiments being
the same. Our idea is when a ne party shall be
formed-and the day has not yet arrived for even the
commencement of the work-it shall stand on lis
own principles rather than as the opponent Of any
political body or organization. There are thousands
Of political men, in all sections and Of all parties,
who would gladly rally to the proper standard,
whenever it shall be raised %