Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-01

Aud now what are we to think of party
who, with these facts before them, assembled
In Convention here in the city of Nashville,
and endorsed the administration of James
Buchanan? Can you doubt that when we go
out among the people with that endorsement
In our hands, the honest masses win turn with
indignant anger from the leaders who have
lost sight of Independent patriotism in their
eager pursuit OF Office. aud forgotten that
they bad country, in their intense admira-
ton of party?
II may be allowed to borrow the emphatic
language of Mr.. Toombs. as God is my Judge,
no matter what may appear to be their pre-
sent strength, believe that we can beat them,
and that we viii beat them if we Try.
remember to have read description of
two opposing hosts which applies not inaptly
to the present condition of things in our own
State. A venerable Priest in addressing a
warrior whose fine had been widely blown
through Southern Europe
''see you that mighty host, led on by one
An kingiy IN his mien, with air and words,
''And habit of command. followed by troops
Brilliant and giitsering with golden arms and steeds
beaalhg the eager groundf
.lNow see that scanty troop upon hill
''Plain in their armor homely in their guise,
Firm, though not boastful stern, thou calm, they
stand. -
The old mans listner. who had learned on
many bloody field to estimate correctly
Inequalities ola genuine soldier, instantly ex-
claimed
And they shall win the day-euch are the men
sfhat conquer"
That troop upon a hill is ours. Honor and
patriotism is the armor we wear-plain truth
the only weapon it is necessary to WELD.
No light charge can shake such an array, and
If we are true to ourselves, the load vaunt-
ings of anticipated victory in which our enc
mics are already induging. will be changed
to means of anguish when the battle is over
To you, gentlemen of the Eastern and Mid
die Divisions, it is proper that I should offer
the assurance that although not so fully rep
resented here as could be desired. there will
yet be, in our part of the field. no faltering-
no falling off from the high duties to which
we are called From the banks of the
mighty Mississippi to the Eastern line of the
Western Division. there is a stern, calm, all
pervading resolution never to lay down our
arms until the hosts of corruption and dis
union are driven from the land We do not
promise you victory, because that would
be in imitation of the bOastlul spirit of our
adversaries But we promise you that what
ever can be done to win it, shall be done by
men who have never learned TO despair and
cannot be taught how to surrender.
MIR. President, this is an auspicious day. 1t
II one WHICH IL aireauy marked Win Wnlte
stone in the kalends OF the Republic. On this
day twelve years ago the city of Vera Cruz
surrendered to the American arms, and the
banner OF the stars aud stripes was thrown to
the breeze from the castle of San Juan d
Ulloa. Upon that glorious anniversary. we
have met together to concert measures for
reScuing the. land we love from the
sway of a party who have blighted its pros
perity, and converted its national capitol into
sanctuary for corruption. There can be but
one higher incentive 10 patriotic eXertion, aud
that also we have The sainted fathers of
the Revolution are looking down upon US
now. From the arched-vault of Heaven they
lmplore us, their children, TO save the Gov
ernment they died To establish. from the sell
fish demagOgucs who are iuiuSing Il deadly
poison into all its branches. II we are men
If we are patriots. we will answer to that
call. If we are frecmen, and deserve to be
tree, a war-cry will go out from this Hall
which, it rolls and swells among the hills
and valleys of the State, shall nerve the arm
OF the weakest to strike one good blow in his
country's cause.