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


Washington on his return home, and that he
may be expected here in q few days. The intelli-
gence Of his safe return will be gratifying to the
people Of Tennessee. Few men have been more
universally esteemed and honored BY their fellow
citizens Than the honest old soldier and patriot VIZ
TROUsDALE. Msy he long live to enjoy the COM
forts Of home and the society Of his family and
friends.
RS- There is no prominent trait that marks the
character Of the American people Of the present
dsy more to be regretted than their excessive fond
ness for novelty, and disposition to Wild with
snthusiasm over every new device that happens %
strike the popular favor The people OF the North,
and Of Puritanical New England especially are pro-
these ozoesses Rhe same mental and moral
idiosvncraces that craziei them on the arrival Of
singing woman frOmS Weden snds leoturng exile from
Hungary, led them to the ereodOnOf splendid mouu-
msnt in Mt Auburn over the remains Of 9 man who
died hePenitentiary of Maryland underoOnviotion
for hsrbOring and stealing slaves Whether their en-
thusissm be in the right or wrong direction they
seldom stop short OF an excess. Whether it be in
favor Of Emigrant Aid Societies to make Kansas 3
free State or Southern aid Societies to supply the
moral destituton Of the slave States, they seldom
stop short Of fanstioism.
We regret to OBSERVE an evident infusion and
rapid increase Of the same feeling at the South.
Mr.. EVERETT recent visit to several Of the South
ern States is an evidence Of this fact. The papers
have been filled with his praise Sentimental young
ladies have written sonnets him. and ohivslrOus
South Carolinian in welcoming him to Charleston,
has hailed him as " orator, patriot and statesman
Cicero Of America, laudator Of Washington, high
priest Of the Union apostle Of charity, and friend
Of mankind" A Virginia paper in the height Of
similar enthusiasm, calls upon Mr. EvERETF to add
to the two addresses which he is in the hsbit of de-
Iivering 8 third to be entitled The South, and
adds, sswhat splendid address he could make upon
she South its people, its patriotism it's love Of the
Union; and how brilliantly he could show the
bright side Of its institutions to those who have
only seen the dark, as exhibited by such gloomy
Summers IS Parker, Phillips, Garrison Co"
Now who is Mr.. EvERETT and what has he done
that he should be msguifed into such great impOr-
lance and selected for his peculiar fitness to show
the bright side of Southern institutions? Mr.
EVERETT is evidently one Of New England's finest
scholars, an orstor Of good pretensiOns and cap
tivaiing lecturer. From various accounts we sup
pose his Orstion on Washington be correct in its
conceptions attractive in style and most elegant
composition But what Of that; have not thousands
Of men, and bad men too written elegant compost
tions before and written them upon the best Of sub
jecs3 Is it any new thing for Washington to be |
eulOgised' Was his character never portrayed and
understood beforei Have not greater and better /
men said of him all that Mr.. EVERETT can say?
While saying this much we do not intend to de- |
preoate the very lsudable work in which this dis
tiaguished gentleman has been engaged. He has |
contributed the proceeds Of number Of lectures to
the purchase Of Mt. Vernon and to charitable OBJ /
jects and We honor him for it. But it is not the first
time that gentleman Of fortune and public man
has devoted few months Of his time to good cause,
and we see no reason for making such q fuss about
it. Numbers Of IS good men, of less PretensiOns,
die unknown every day.
There are some things in Mr.. EvEaErT's history
as q public man that cannot be approved at the
South. Though never willing to class himself
among the more ultra Of the abolition school, he
has never failed psnder to that faction and while
in Congress, recorded the most of his votes upon
their side Of every proposition efectiug the instu
tiOns Of the South If there any who doubt this
let them turn to the Congressional Globe and ex-
anime for themselves. In this connection a cOtem-
pOrary very psrtinently asks:
Is not this the same man who charged the South
with Uefdy for seeking the repeal Of that restriction
which forbade Southern settlers bring their slaves
into territories? Is this the maa who presented
the petition Of the 900 Yankee preachers, with a
lofty eulogium lone Of his splendid addresses)
on their virtues and their learning? Is he not the /
same who once wrote letter in favor Of abolishing
slavery in the District Of Columbia, and the slave
trade between the States-that is in favor of Congress
f1,,. MIN nth md hpvo |
its powers, 10 brand the South with infamy2 Is he |
not the same person who not only took occasion
70 make one Of his most splendid addresses upon
Summers beautiful head" tam caTHE cdput) after
II was broken, but went beyond mere personal sym
patby by distinctly endorsing the sentiments Of the
speech which richly earned that beautiful broken
head?
This being the same man, it is we'll that our peo-
pie should know how TO receive him Hospitality and
duly appreciate his beautiful grafton on Washington,
without making themselves Ridiculous and foolish.
Ia The recent movement for a new party,
growing out of the action Of Congress on the pro
position to admit Kansas as q State, will be quite
relief to the Memphis Bulletin and those who are
following It's lead in favor Of dividing the Demeo-
racy and building up a new party in Tennessee.
The plan os the Coalitionsts is much the best and
less seoonss extending over several States at least
while the Bullsa's plan looks to but one The plan
of the Coalitionists also extends to a section where
Black RepubIioauism has had the asceudency, which
would secure it a fair start while the Bulletin pro-
poses to reconstruct parties in single State when
Democracy is nthe ascendant and is daily growing
stronger.
Now is the time for the Bulletin and its friends
The Coalition is fOrming-reOruits falling into
hne-the drum is besting-forWard. march, all
who are tired Of the Democratic party. We fear
that friend Of the Bulletin viii have lonesome
time Of it. Scarcely body guard viii attend him
on the road