Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-19

!. al. ssaphia AsoIaacAs nnent Banha TIE /
s,aianess haa I'd, Is seems thst the snking sys-
Ian, an IN . 6tEs is 70 .rruIt and ssindling |
sysem. and hot tue UEion and Planters Bank sre /
the oldest sinners under this system. The OPPesi-
ZION divides the 4ralaaehes paragraph into sections
draws logical deductions thsrefrom and reasons IL
self into tearing passion With mathematical
method aud precision. The Opposition has the most
syStemetic and syIlOggittic way of gstting angry
We have ever known 1t rises into . fury by arith-
meticaI progression and resches the frenzy Of its
passion BY the most subtle process Of ratOenAtiOn
ssBanks' it esys "sre not mere distractions. The
charge of eOr1gPtieH. Totteansss s'0iadHg thus de-
Hberstely made BY this Democratic organ sgsinst
the Union and Planters Banks, means, that the
ues who direct and manage them are guilty Of
"sWindling," and Of corruption, even to r0tIsnSe'''
in directing and managing then"
This somewhat abstruse logical conclusion being
established the OgYositiOn proceeds to present
catalogue Of ell the various individuals whom the
Apalaaess has inaulted "Caa their names" asks
The Opposition, giving way to Its iuPstuOsity of
temper, "Csu their names (bristling fsrmidsbly
in double columns characters and lives interpose
no check 10 the torrent of Democratic tslics AGAIN.
uisreureseatstiOus and fslsehOods which is being
steadily ana systematically poured out upon the
Union and Planters Banks? These misreprtsen-
tltiODs and fslsehOOds" the Opposition continues
.iimpugn the personal honor and integrity of every
man concerned in The direction and management Of
those institutional To say that bank is corrupt.
that il is rotten, that it is sliaGiag concern, 10 to
imInts directly oOsTgpfsOa TOneRaess ana saradlHS
to its directors and oficers,7
Well, we don't intpnd 10 dispute with our cam
paign contemporary this subject, since It seems
to ind itself 80 comfortable in the conclusion, at
which it has arrived with an immense amount Of
trouble. We would not for the world disturb the
serenity Of its i'll temper bat rather since the oppo-
stion has taken greAt pains to arrive at this delight
full state of miAd, furnish other objects on which it
may expend its indignation.
We would particularly direct the 0gpOsRion's 81,
tention to enc JOHN NETHERLAED who has been
much more severe in his remarks about CT these
banks than the AvalaReAs. This NETHERLAND,-
even JoHx, had the audscity to assert In the Lee
gisature of Tennessee that s'Sueh conduct las that
of The UaiOn Bank between individuals, would be
stigmatised rs fraudulent and only be explain
ed in the present instsnce By the 'SeH sstalIshsd
fact that corporations in their aggregate capacity,
will, upon their joint responsibility, frequently
commit acts, which, as in diFduals, they vOHId 6lHsb
to jastif."
Now, here is an oPpOr unity for the 0PFosiIisa to
exhibit the full vehemence Of its anger. Not one
corporation alone il asssled, but every member of
that numerous family is involved in the charge that
corporations in their aggregate capacity viii fire.
Quently commit acts which as individuals they
would blush to justify" while the Union Bank par.
ticularly-Or If the Opposition waI have IL ss,-the
men who direct and manage it, are accused of be-
ing guilty Of conduct" which "betWeen indiVid-
uals would be stigmstized as fraudulent" We ask.
then, in the language of the Opposition addressed
to US, " is it the intention of that paper, to re-
main sileRt-tO offer no word Of denial in dsfence
and vindicatiOn of the gentlemen thus wantonly as
Esiledf" win the OppOsiti0a suEsr Col NETHESkAxp
to 60 unpublished while preparing to cruelty the
AV0lGnsks for less hsnous ofFenss?
But conscientious regard for justice will not per-
NIT the Opposition to pause even here in its ven
geance. The BaHaer which republishes the OyyOsi-
tons article las stonement We suppose, for its
past sins) published an article only few months
er than have their charters repealed could br5s the
Legislature; aye, thst they would give ten or even
twenty thousand dollars to buy up votes.
alt will be apparent" said the Bsnner, ''to any
rejoicing man, who gives the subject . monents
consideration, that if the Legislature is allowed TO
control incorporated companies regular system of
bribery aud corruption viii be Instituted in this
State"
1t says in 30 many words that the banks would
"yleed freely" that they would put their capital in
circulation among the members, aud purchase priv
ieses from the Legislature Ii further asserts that
Legislatures have been bought with O basket of
champagne or q quart Of whisky, thus intimatine
that the representatives Of the people have par
TALLY for liquids and would sully the purity Ct
their official ermine, that they might indulge their
appetite for villainous drugs such as rum and gin,
and brandy.
Why does not the Opposition " bare the red arm of
vengeance" against the BaHne. sud bring terror to
its soul by arrayiag in double columns democrats
in Italics and KuOW-NOthings in ROnsn) the names
Of all the bank officers and members Of the Legs-
lature whose characters have been thus 'Wautonly
Sssailedi" Why does it not viudicste the offended
msjssy of the State nsulted in the persons Of her
representatives! What will become Of the banks
and their directors and managers, if such charges
are permitted to go unansE ersd by the Opposition
We hope, the Deposition has taken up the
scOurgs, 1t will regulate its own household. Col
NETHERLAKD and the Banner should be forced to
apologize to the banks and we trust that the Oopo
sitiOR will 3 that they do so.