Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

To the Leaders and Managers OF the
Democratic Party I'm Tennessee.

and acts, until the winter of 1913, thinking
and hoping you would give us good and
CHEAP government, with good money and
laws to protect us. Thinking you have not
done it, will again make few more re-
marks for you to think about and try to give
you and others some reason why 1 think
should not support you this year.
l have been working and trading in
different states, and lost so much by corrupt
broken Bankers and buying exchange and
change for my toll gate, and seeing how
things were going on, l took the liberty in
November '55, of loaning the General Assem-
bly,, all of my books on banking and political
economy, and told them | was fearful that
some one would write on the walls of our fine
and costly State House, that big debts and
little credit with large house and tall
steeple, was the work of vain and short
sighted people, and that | would hate to see
or hear of such thing, or cause for it. Gov.
JOHNSON was promoted to high office after
paying very little regard to the laws and
verdicts of jurors, for from reports he had
pardoned 81 cOnvicts.
Mr. NICHOLSON was elected long before Mr..
BELLS time was out, and from the way they
were spending time and money, published
another bill on the 18th of March '58, and
told them, thought by the end of '59 they
would learn that the Know-Nothings had
minds that could think. and would stir up
such stink that it would make you take
a hint and wish for NICHOLSON, EWING,
PILLOW and others to help you, thought
for they had conferred favors on the North
western Railroad Democratic gang, which was
the most lawless, idle and extravaganza set
had seen.
And as the constitution provides for its
amendment, / cannot understand, what they
wanted with a State Convention, unless it
was to give King STEVENSON, crown and
unlimited power to tax us, and l suppose
that Judge HUMPHREYS, editor EASTMAN, and
some others look on big debts as a blessing,
for they make me think of the Federalist, the
rag bill. and State bonds as being bills OF
credit And | suppose General JACKSON,
BELL, and others thought it best and safest,
to let the Missouri compromise stand
and that you and others, thought yourselves
wiser and stronger and broke it down, and
when count the loss and gains, it makes me
ashamed, for you profess to he progressing
and walking in the light and tracks OF WASH
INGTON, FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, JACKSON and
WHITE, which gave us cause to think you
would increase their light, and keep all things
right, though | have been thinking and tried
to give you hints that you were getting in the
fog. and out of their tracks and had better
turn back, and lookfor their tracks, and let
Governor JOHNSON hunt for BURTON's bond
and his security, and explain some other
things, let Mr.. NICHOLSON explain how it was,
with the immortal thirteen, and how the
change took place for him, for we have many
times been told that consistency was jewel
of great value. Please to think of that, and
have a little regard for great things, or some
of the big ones may have you.
Let Mr.. PILLOW explain how the Central
Turnpike was paid for, and some one should
let us know little more about them State
bonds, the Exchange Bank, the Bank of East
Tennessee, and Mr.. ChURCHwELL. for | have to
work and pay my debts, and paid for my
Turnpk e without the aid of State bonds.
could name other things that would not
be beneath the notice of such men as Wash
ington, Franklin, Jackson and White; and if
you, or others will get back in their tracks,
and pay more attention to little things about
home, and let Kansas alone, | will support
YOU or them again; and if you let Others get
their track, the blame will rest on you for
you have had your way and sway, and made
we little ones pay for it.
Messrs Editors, think that if you and the
leaders and managers of your party would
take a sober, second thought about the cOndi-
zion of our country, and the way you have
been acting, and count the loss and gains,
and see what you have made by tricks, avail
ability and changing of names, it would make
some of you ashamed, as well IA me; and |
do hope you will repent and confess, as have
done, and go back to the tracks of Jackson
and White, and examine and republish Mr..
BELLS VauXhall speech, made about the year
50; and remember ours is "a Democrat Gov
eminent, and that Mr.. Clay said he thanked
his God that he was born Democratic and
had lived so, and hoped to God he would die
"A Democrat: and as many of us as loved the
name and principles of Democracy, jackson
and White. think that if you would come out
under their banner. and calmly and plainly
give us to understand that you would try TO
walk in their tracks, and reduce the expenses
and corruption, in and out of Congress. you
could carry the State by good majority. l
hope we all will find better ways and days,
and be conservative and forgiving, and have
more regard and respect for God, truth, our
country, aud little u, and less for big |, self;
aud try to do for others as we would wish
them to do for us, for extravagance and cor
ruption at the expense of others, has and
will produce discomfort and destruction.
As have bad health, but little education,
and no experience with government l hope
you all will forgive what you think is amiss,
and say aud do something better, for have
been travelling and looking from Canada to
Texas, and do think we have much cause to
want IA change for the better
Yours, very respectfully,
S. w. ADHESION.
March 22d, 1859.
q think is sail that the meek shah inherit the land