Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-18


The Bulletin Of Tuesday morning states hat hopes
we're entertained on Monday night that Judge
Harris would recover. We have less encouraging
accounts Of his condition from other sources, bat
none later or more reliable than the BHlletin
Isit fthe American partly two headed monster
like CeFberus Of old p UHion and American
II is certainly not; and for many good reasons
II is not a monster at all and, if il were, and had
two heads il would still be unlike Cerberus, for be
had more than that. To Cerberus were attributed
three heads and his duties to guard the infer
nal regions against the entrance Of the living and
the escape Of the dead Patriot.
Well if the Know Nothing monster hasn't as
many heads as Cerberus it has all his other infer
nal qualities We have no doubt its destiny is to
superseds the old watch dog in guarding the gates
Of he'll, for Satan has lately prof ed by the prac
tioe Of ''pu,tiag none Jat 4mericaRs on guard
s.TFIE SPIDER AND THE FLY.''-A PO-
LTTTCAL MILLENIUm ANTICIPATED.
Some Of The old weavsrs Of political webs about
Washington, grown greedy from long fasting have
been recently mending up their broken and deserte
nets, and are again attempting to allure the mex
perienoed and unsuspeOting into the tolls which
they have prepared for them. The limsy materials
used in this work Of reconstruction are only the
been swept away from the council chambers Of tire
nation Gin the great political cleaning Out of is 8
The hungry tenants have returned to their old habi
tatiOns, and having again spread their snares they
are using al their ancient arts and devices TO entice
their intended victims into their power The per
suasive eoquenee Of The spider in the fable urging
the unWary fly to partake Of his inequalities Is
scarcely so irresistible the tender tones Of SINGER
iy in which these nsidious old intrguers invite the
'discerning and conscientious masses TO participate
in the blessings and benefits Ofthe "PEOPLEs PARTY
they are improving on the patriotic professions Of
their KnoW-Nothing predecessors They are twice
as Indignant at the g growing corTuptiOns Of the
age" and talk much more elOquently about "re-
turning TO the purer days Of the republic They
feel just three times much disgust at the wild
hunt after Office" and their profoundly intense
American feeling" is much more profoundly in
tense than it used to be. They have no appetite
ct al .'for official spoils, but could deyour few
foreign criminals and paupers before breakfast, 10
fortify their stomaehs against the government pap
which their unselhsh patriotism" may compel
them to swallow. They have no objection to "nig
gers" and will permit anybody to come into the
party who can vote, and who openly aUOUs the
principles, opinions, and policy ses forth in the
foregoing declaration They do not state what
opinions shall be secretly avOwed BY their members,
leaving that matter to be determined by the latitude
and the peculiar views of the individual They Of
course disavow ~ the obnoxious acts and violated
pledges of all the corrupt political parties Of the
day, and propose to reconstruct, from the rot
ten, and disorgauized elements Of the Know
Nothing and Black Republican factions, pure, i'm
maculate and harmonious party, which shall COM
prise s the patriotism and conservative feeling 10
the country All the members of the opposition
are expected to rush eagerly into the embraces of
this political Aspasia, and forget their disputes and
differences in the bHssful enjoyment Of her charms
John Bell will clasp Forney atectiOuately in his
arms Gov. Wise and Senator Seward will "pig
together in the same truckle bed" and Humphrey
Marshall end Joshua R. Giddings viii lie down to-
geiher like the lion and the lamb in peaceful and
undisturbed repose. Harvey, of the Democrat, and
Prentice, of the Journal, and perhaps neighbOrs
OF the PARROT and Banner, viii be found repOsing
in the bosom of the great political Abraham, father
Greeley, of the Tribune We await The dawn of this
political millennium with anxiety and awe, scarcely
expecting however, that we shall participate in its
blessings.
These are the aatering and alluriag promises
which the authors of the party hold out to the
people. "Will you walk into my parlor 2" is the
hospitablo invitation which they extend TO all COM
ers The people cannot be deluded twice by the
same shallow article. The hungry ofice-seekers
who have woven the web will be disappointed OF
their prey. The masses are suspicious of their
friendly professions, and prefer remain outside
THE RESULT IN NEW ORLEANS.
We copy the following from the New Orleans Bull
Eetin of the llth inst.
The official Of the election held on the 9TH,
published In our columns yes crGay must have been
read with some interest The election, it now APP
pears closer than supposed, and has result.
ted in the choice Of less than out Of the
teen candidates on the Independent Ticket for mu-
nioipsl officers, viz: the Recorder, Alderman and
two Assistant Aldermen Of the Second District one
Of the two Assistant Aldermen Of the Third District,
the Assistant Aldermen OF The Fourth District, and
one Assis' ant Alderman Of the First District The
Independent candidate for Mayor beat his opponent
252 in the Second Dis Tiot tied him in the Fourth
District, and is beaten by him in he First District
only l34 votes; that Mr.. Stithis elected by the
Third District usually called The "Bloojy Third,
which gave him a majority of249, resulting in his
election by majority Of only 1871 lt is notorious
that on the evening preceding the election his friends
we're offering to bet that his majority would be two
thousand or twenty-five hundred, and some of them
confidently relied upon thIee thousand
VIVA Tall was mat from three thousand TO one
hundred and thirty 0ne That is the CDR liant VIC
tory that rome Of them faceuously talk Of, II
strikes that he 5rii4ncy Of it has been very ma
terlally dimmel The vote too is slightly larger
than was supposed when the polls closed It is SsUeR
Instead OF SiT thousand, which we set it down at,
that is, tits seven-twcfhs Of the computed vote of
the city at the present time
We refer 20 this matter for a purpose and that
is to show that the election under the peculiar cir
cumstantes Of the ease must be accepted as the
expression Of condemnation Of the Influences which
have brought so much disgrace and injury upon
New Orleans Upon this POINT We believe there is
no difference Of opinion, aud IL becomes the author
lues elect TO recollecc it, There is q determination
evineed on al hands no longer tolerate lin ectly
or indirectly ruthanism, and if The new Mayor and
other ON -eis maSe clean record, with shams,
COncealment, or blinking of knotty questions, thew
can secure the support Of every good citizen, ire
spective Of party
There car be no mistake about ,rka, the citz ms
wanted TO accomplish in the election on Monday
but whether their desires will be realized remain.
to be seen. 1t will not be long before the peopls
will be able to form q tolerab'y correct opinion il
the premises.