Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-03
The Last Hoe, the Last PIovv, and the

The Last Hoe, the Last Plovv, and the
Last Horse.
When Col NETHERLAND entered this canvass the
Democracy, is their went, brought him up on bis
record, as the most proper and reliable means Of
determining tie complexion Of his politics and how
far he was worthy the honor and confidence Of the
people. 1t turned out, as shown by the inaispu-
table records of legislatiOn that, politician,
he had been true to but one thing; AsLAyIsH SUB
sERvIHScr TO TIE PRIYuEGED GLASSES AND TO CAP
ITAL, AND A PERSISTENT HOSTILITY TO THE INTER-
Bs5s OF LABOR AND THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR. gsi
In shaping the laws by which the revenue of the
State should be raised, he had voted to tax the
scanty means Of the humble farmer and mechanic,
and to exempt from taxation the pleasure carriages
of the rich aud the money capital Of the shaver.
He had voted to give to the wealthy depOsiiors in
banks additional protection by making the owners
| OF the banks individually liable, over and above
the regular banking capital; and had voted against
extending the same additional protection to the
honest nots-holders of these banks, who had supe>
rior claims to such protection. As Know-Nothing
he had been party to the stigma which was sought
to be placed on the humble and unfortunate foreign
ers by chsrActerizing them as "paapers and crimi-
privileges of our country whilst he had voted the
most extravagant compliments to the foreign graz
dees KossUrH and his suite, inviting them not only
to citizenship but to partake of 'bsral donations"
4 from Congress.
Among other things that marked his illiberal aad
unchari able course towards the lsboring masses
was his known hostility to the exemption laws, the
| policy of which was to keep the woman and chill
dren Of the country AMI the free American citizens
at ell times above the condition of paup.r. The
act of 1883 provided that in the hands of every
farmer and of every mechanic there should be ex-
emit from execution one hoe, pillow, AID one
horse, CT ons set of mechanic TOOLS Against this
law Col. NETHERLAND voted.
Upon the exposure of his most odious record the
whole Opposition were thrown into fits Every con-
cevable excuse, however absurd lud!Crous, was
resOrted TO- For awhile they professed to know
nothing about it, and Col. NETHEaLAND declared
his unwillinguess to discuss it. At another point
he changed his tactics and sought to shift the res
possibility by saddling it his constituents This
failing, with spirit of desperation, he came to the
defence of his vote and sought to cast disgrace up
on ell who svaied themselves Of the exemption
laws, declaring that he did not want their votes
Finding himself sinking deeper and deeper in the
mire, he became subdued in lone, and filed the plea
that if he was guilty of this offence, there were
others, prominent Democrats, guilty also, who
should be held to answer with him. We beg TO say
that their culpability in no way relieves COL METH
ERLAND. Let the Opposition arraigu them when
candidates for office, and if they can present no
other and better defence ihsn NErHERLAND has
made, it will be the duty of the people to mete out
to them the same eVen-hsnded justice that is now
due to him. Their case is not on trial. Col
candidates before the people. The jolly mountain
eer may squirm and twist and twirl and tack, but
it is to no purpose. 1t will be as unavailing as
the hero of the old ballad, from the German Of
| CHAMIsso:
There liveda sage in days OF yore,
| And he handsome pig tail wore
| But wondered much and sorrowed more
| Because il hung behind him.
He unused upon this curious case,
| And swore he'd change the pigtails place,
And haTeit hanging at his face,
| Not dangling thlre behind him
says he, tthe mystery I've found-
| ri fura me round, '-ie turned him rornd
| BUtStaJn hung behind him.
Then round and round, and OUT and in,
All dIV the Duzzlsd sag1 did spin .r
| In rain; it zattered not pin,
| The pigtdH hung behind him.
And right and left, and round about, h. ---.
And up and down. and in and out,
! he turned but still the pigtaiI stout
Hung steadily behind HIM
| And though his efforts never slack,
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas still faithful to his back
The pigtaf hangs behind him.