Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-04-27

dissolved, distinct organization, have stiU many
fOllOwers-many who earnestly entertain the opin-
ions and sentiments which they promulgated, and
who, therefore, from their nstural sutagonism to
Democrats ideas and practices, can never under
any state Of circumstances, cordially affiliate with
our party. However much they despise Abolition
ism, or however great the contempt they may feel
towards Know NOthiugism, It does not lessen an
iota their natural hostility to their old enemy the
Democratic party. Living without hope Of prao
teal Reorganization Of the Federal party again, to
be known such, they are yet constantly trusting
for some permanent division in the Democratic party
that will furnish them with material to form new
organization Of Conservatism" as they call it,
with which they eau affiliate with some degree Of
pleasure and profit.
The editor of the Memphis Bulletin is one Of this
class of men. politician BY nature, education,
and habit be finds himself living at time when he
has thorough adherence for every political organ
ization in existence. What to do is a matter Of
constant anxiety with him One day he desponds
and thinks the country running wild with Jackobin
ism; and then again in less cholorie mood he sees
break in the clouds that skirt the horizon betok-
/ sning goodlier day to morrow. Under influences
of this Sort has recently appeared in that paper an
article of much gravity, entitled "POLITTCs IL TEN
NHssEE-THE STATE OF PARTIEs;" the substance Of
which is, that by series of blunders the Wing par
" became distracted and died out-hat Know Moth.
ngsm was Of itself an element of diseord and con-
sequently failure-that ''While the Wing party
was thus stumbling towards the pit in which it was
finally sngulphed, in the bosom of its great rival,
The Democratic party, there growing and spread
ing cancerOus liberation not the less fatal TO its
vitality, because dsspseated and obscure" and that
/" this oancerOus liberation is spirit Of European
radicalism, infused into the party by man who
forced himself forward its leader, and that man
ANDREW JOHNSON, the triumphant success of whom
marked the beginning of period Of transition and
change from the ideas, the notions, the meas
ures, and. the policy, which had characterized
its organization under the regime of JACKSON and
POLK"
The latter idea, though perhaps new to the Bull
lstia, is not original 1t has been the constant cry
for three years and upwards, with all the renegade
Democrats in Tennessee, from ANDREW J. DoEELsoE
down, that Democracy had +" changed" and was no
longer the Democracy of the days Of JACKSON and
POLK There never was spostate from the true
firm, in church or state, who would not swear that
all the world had turned round, while he alone stood
forth shining example of unwavering fidelity to
truth. But the Bullstig must pardon US for saying
that confirmed Federalist, land we use the term in
no OpprObOus sense, not doubling he is honest and
proud Of his doctrines, is not the source to which
real Democrats will resort, to learn when their par
y is fOrsakng ancient landmarks and drifting into
radoslism; for there was never q time in the his
tory Of the Government when any true Federalist
would not have sworn, by his black oOckosde that
Democracy radicalism. We give the remainder
Of the BgLeH's article entire, more for the amuss-
msnt of our Democratic readers than any informa-
ton it Affords
"The election Of Andrew Johnson to the Senate
Of the United States against and in despite of the
wishes Of the old conservative portion of the demo-
cratic party-and the choice Of Mr. Nicholson as
his colleague, VIGOROUSLY mainly in pursuance of
his diotatiOn and infueDce-frs9 the starting point
Of the TWO "divergiug lines" into which the party
is divided The division into " hsrds and " softs
in the Legislature, on the subject of Banks and the
general financial policy of the State, traced still
more distinctly those lines Of divergence; and We
hazard nothing Ia saying that, however much 1t
may be CLOSED over, however skilfully the breach
may be temporarily closed and the wound healed
pFeEB lLaJ ulSsuluLOu party uuuer lLs
isting organization, is event Of inevitable occur
renee in the vista Of the future
The "hard' demOCrRts-or to speak more proper
ly, the radical democracy Of the johnson school
nave the prestige Of being In possession They
have the Governors Office, and the two seats in the
Senate TO back them, and leader at once daring |
resolute, and MEMORABLE On the other hand the |
''sofs" or conservative old time democrats Of the
JaCks0nian school, backed By all the advocates
Of a sound and rational system Of safe banking |
opposed to the radicalism Of hard money hum !
bug, and are in possession Of the Bank Of Tennes |
zee, the creative and fiscal agent Of the State. On
the "record," we mus think they stand at very |
great advantage their sdversares; for not only
has their course in legislation been consistent and
conservative, but they have it in their power to |
prove conclusvely before the people, that their op-
pouents are the innovators upon the party creed, !
aud therefore the authors Of the schism which may
grow out Of the attempted usurpatiOn.
From all this it will be that the politics of
This State are somewhat in q chaotic state. Know /
NOthingsm is defunct and scattered. Pure old |
fashioned Whigsm has been put by it in minority,
and Is without any distinct organization. Demo /
cracy is dissolving into its original elements sim
ply from the withdrawal of all opposition to it. /
Everything betOkens that when next political par
ties in Tennessee shall be fully and completely in
augursted, they will be, under possibly different
forms, the 'Old issues Of Radicalism and COnserV-
stism. To this complexion it is coming at last
slowly, 1t may be, but surely the action Of chem
ical sfhnities."
The editor Of the Bulletin has fruitful magma
ton, and thus it is, that