Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-31

when TIE lost spirits found themselves grsr.Bg
amidst as dzrkpsas Of tie neither world weare told
they q held council together" The fallen powers
Of the political pandemohium hare done the same
thing In the depth Of their deapair. in the gloom
Of their disappointment snd discomfort, thelcadeTs
Of The opposition have assembled in caucus. Hope
less Of prefsrment in ths parties they deserted,
these political bsnkruris have met to console each
other in their misfortuaA snd take measuresto re-
gain the forfeited favor AID confidence Of The pso-
pie It was, indeed, singular assembly. Men
who had acted With all parties and who bad eetray-
ed them all, Old Wings, apostate Democrats, dis
guissd Know Mornings, fre-essers snd fFeesOsers-
ell were there, con-ulting and coaspirng together
TO overthrow the Democracy and elevate them
selves to power Orators occupied the same
stand who had never held a sentiment in con-
mon except desire for Office. The most ad-
Terse and Inconsistent opinions were announced
aad advocated, amidst The uBbounded 'nthusi
asm Of the COnYshtioh. The first speaker was
former mlcfafi Senator from Alabama, who
had been lo1g enough iIIfthe Know Nothing ranks to
become natu:alized among his new associates He
had lost the emoluments Of office and declsimsd
loudly against the corruption Of Ofice-holders he
felt an intense disgust for d Wild auut after Office,
having himself brclen down in It's pursuit He could
s.pay he debt Of nature with much more confidence
in the future" since the assembling of this CODyen-
ton ihan be could have doDe week ago. lie
thought it great shame that Mr. AvsHy, the mem
Der from the Memphis district, should repose on a
seveniy>hyedolIar sofa and smoke twenty-five cent
cigar. He denounced The Cincinnati Convention,
and abused The Administration because it had EOt
adhered to the platform which that corrupt Cons
TentioE had adopted. He cosed with a martial
flourish OF irumpeis, drank nearly pitcher Of
water, aud sat down amidst tumultuous applause.
We did not hear Mr. CLEMENS sllude to the foreign
era OF the Pope These hObgOblins have cease to
haunt his Imagination and he has found new causes
of complaint against the Democratic party which he
deserted some time after they refused 10 re-eleot
him to the Senate.
The convention then adjourned. When it re.as-
sembled the committee broughtin a series of Reso-
lutions which were received with avidity by the
hungry olRcs-seekers, who were willing to swallow
any thing that would I'll the aching void within,
and supply their party with nuriment to live for
the next four months. Col NETnERIAND was then
nominated by reclamation. Mr.. Thomas J. CAMP
DELL responded to the nomination. Col. N. had
fought, bled ard died in the service Of the Wing
party, and apoald do IL again, of which We have no
doubt. The information did not seem TO be very
pslatable to the crowd, aud especially TO General
ouARLEs and Col. CLEMENS, who have fought, bled
and died in opposition to The Wing party.
Governor Foor then addressed the convention.
IL
era times, but since the rise Of the Opposition has
thought it necessary to be 'bOIn again" The
process seems to have improved bis appearance
mad. renewed HIS youth. We should scarcely
have recognized the grey haired Senator who was
rejected by the DemOcracyof Mississippi some years
ago in the rejuvenated individual who addressed
the convention. He is really very hopeful scion
Of the Opposition, and displays much aep-6Orn
zeal in the cause He has not forgotten his ancient
attachments however, aad still processes to love the
old Democratic party and its principles; but don't
like the modern kind. That is, Governor FOoT loves
the Democracy tn It elected him to the Senate, but
is Disguised with the Democracy that defeated him
He abused Mr.. NICHOLSON and Gen. PIERCE good
deal, because they opposed his election.
Gen. QUARLEs then took the stand and ventilated
his vocabulary His speech if written out would be
equal to copy of AesOp's Fables, and would amuse
the children on account of IFS highly colored illus
trations He swallowed the candidate with all his
whiggery endorsed the platform and said he had his
own election wrapped up in rag" The Genl
then told the crowd that be had said all he intended
whereat the crowd applauded and the General re-
tired JoHE F. HoUsR followed in short speech
which was warmly applauded by the audience. At
ter this, the Convention adjourned. to reassemble
after tea for the purpose of hearing speech from
the great ged father Of the Opposition bsntling-
Hon JOHN Ball. We reserve his speech for future
notice
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