Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-30
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70 public dinner to be given them in that city.
The letter Of invitation was signed BY HORACE GREE
Ky. TRU,rAN SMITH, Henry J. RAYMOND. ERAsTUs
BpooKs. and other Black Republicans, and express
ed the wsrmest admiration for the course pursued
BY those Senators in the Congress Of. the aztec
states for many years past and especially on the ad
nissisn of Kansas into the Union. We have already
printed Mr.. CRIrrESDEE's reply to this eOmmuniea'
ton and now publish the following lette from Mr..
BILL: ,e,L 1ess
"Gentlemeu-I am deeply sensible OF the iTlenu-
" feelings manifested BY your letter OF lnElaeo"
a a ,nubIio dinner in which my name is most nat
teringly associated with that of the Hon j. ). CiI
tepdsn Nothing but imperative engagements,
incident to the adjournment Of Congress- conPel
me IN forego An honor which under other clrcum-
stances, would be accepted with peculiar satisIac-
ton. ....-4.AI,
on another account Among the names subscribed
to the invitation recognise many iamlllar 70 lhe
whole country, as eminent in the various Walks q
life-some who have been distinguished IN the
publie service others who have given tone ana IL
reet;on TO opiuion aud others still, VINO nave Dut
recently stood in comparatively Ponllcal au'agon-
ism. IL.
blended together. and actueted by common Impulse
I r a.,
in Ginning at a common object It argues wen Ior me
success Of the cause with which they are ldenthea
In The present posture Of public oBai' no assurance Is
more dusDicous than that such men SHoutq aF's an
mated Ia he pGtrotc 'HsPHd0H ana act toy.'"sF
for mar ggeat end IN u6ci the country may be redeem
ed from ye Of uLraisB the excuses OF party may
be restrained; stsgnant eOHaeree may De revived
aud suffering industry protested
Audit is especially gratifying that, IN the pa
triotie effort 10 bring back she government 10 us
ancient and honorable principles-an enort Whlen
now begins to difuse its moral influence eFeryWneFe
that an merely sectional considerations should be
discarded. and the movement shogld be lmpelled
nv n national impulse, shared alike by Aorth and
south. East and West It is only by such course
wisely and literally pursued ignoring all mario"
preiudces and exclusive ideas that his Work OF re-
demptiou can be consUmmated. Every patriot must
see wherever be may live under the broad shield
Of this Union that the time has come for great
moral revolution in the admins ration OF the gov
eminent All the national interests hdye been StgHea
and neglected If the prosperity Of thirty mS4oHS Q,
psope claimed no consideration. improvements OF
rivers. and harbors, upon which internal commerce
denends for its transit and security, have been de
MED the government is carried on by the use or
abuse of public credit: all practical legislation has
heen refused and at time when every man asks MS
neiehbor why this universal derangementen ana stag
nation of trade has come to pass, neither the fres
ident nor his advisers have made Recommendation
or inourv directed toward relief They have either
stood still or eKerted their administrative faculties
for the domination Of party the distraction OF the
Union.
UNo wonder. then, the cry Of change has gone
forth. and that the people are raising up IN ther
own strength to demand it. The North and the
south have an equal stake in the result and what
ever energies can command shall be employed now
as heretofore, in restoring the government TO us
original purity in strengthening the bonds OF unlon
and in promoting those moral and material inter-
ests by which alone, nation, we can De maue
prosperous and happy
f" am, with great respect, gentlemen
Your obt servant,
80 JNo BELL.
eNIessrs L. Bradish, william NJ. Evarts, A. Q.
Kinglaud, Simeon Draper, George GrisWold, Joseph
Blunt, sc"
Nothing could be more refreshing than the lamb
like innocence and artlessHtss Of this epistle Its
trankasss and eaador are perfectly astounding. We
are strikingly reminded in its perusal Of similar
letter from Mr.. Birdofredom SawiG-a candidate
for the Presidency, in answer to suttin questions
The euphOny ana elegance of Mr.. BELLS letter Is
appropropriatey represented by the harmonious
versifcation of Mr.. Sawin's.
"Dear Sir,-yOu wish to know my notions
On sartin pints tibet rile the land;
There's rothin tibet my natur so shuns
As being mum or underhand:
I'm straight spoken kind O. creetur
Thet bIurts right out what's in his head
And eff I've one peculiar feetur,
It's q nose tibet wont be led.
$50 to begin at the beginnin'
And come direckly to the pint
think the countrYs underpinnin'
Is some constable out O. jint;
amt agwine to try your patience
BY tellin' who done this or that,
don't make no insinOOatiOns,
Jest let on smell rat.
"Thatis, mean. It seems to me So
But eff the publik think I'm wrong,
wont deny but what be So
And fact, it don't smell very strong;
Nv minds too fair to lose its balance
And say which party has most sense;
There may be folks o. greater talence
That can't set stiddier on the fence
GAS to my princerples, glory
In haviu nOthin' O. the sort;
amt Wig, I amt Tory,
I'm Jest g candidate, in short
That's fair and square and parpendicler,
But et the puOlk cares ng
To have me any thing particler,
Why, I'm kind o peri-wig."
We need not call the readers attention to the
striking points Of resemblance between these two
productions There is one characteristic common
to both epistles, however, which is worth noticing
and that is the desire of their authors for presiden
tal honors. We have no doubt that Mr.. BELL and
Mr. SAwIE are each sincere in that desire, and the
Senator, like the poet, will be any thing in the
wide world that the "publik would have him, to
obtain his object. He has been Democrat he has
been "Wig he has been a Know Nothing, and
now he is rushing fondly into the embraces of
GREELEY and FRED. DOUGLAS, who welcome the old
broken down rickster into the harmonious ranks of
the % Peoples Party" We rather think however
that the honors which they intend to confer this
venerable specimen of the peri-wig politician will
be confined to public dinners and such like demon
STATIONS. He will have to beg another deal of the
political cards before he wins the Presidential
stake
American Wine-making.
Grape culture, which is rapidly extending in the
West, promises to beeO ne an immense source of
national wealth. The vine has been completely
acolimatized in Ohio, and wine-msking-thanks to
the energy, industry and capital Of Mr.. LOngworth
has become an institution there, yielding great
return for the money invested. Nor is it alone IN
Ohio that the cultivation Of the vine, (which maketh
glad the heart Of man" is in progress. All the