Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-01
No DemagoguerY..None.

Perhaps, Messrs Editors, the present canvass is
the only ever attempted by that variegated par
| ty now styling itself the Opposition" without
some platform of principles. The old distrust of
the capacity of the people for selfgOvernment, so
far from being corrected by the Justification of every
prediction that was ever made by the party oppo-
sing Democracy, has grown deeper and deeper, IN.
til at last we have an Opposition" whose only
platform is to treat the people with undisguised
tempt. An Opposition candidate, be he for Legis-
lator or Governor for the highest or lowest office,
ascends the rostrum, and after few preliminary
hOurishes upon his fitness for office, his emf
nent patriotism, and his inexorable honesty, trans
forms himself at into furniture dealers
tiOneer, describing gorgeous apartment in the ma
onsl capitol and in order to show the audience that
his powerful intellect can grapple the finest Details
omts article, whatever, in the room; grows clos
quent over dashboard, pelts his audience with
hail-storm Of defamation whilst describing the
brush, and becomes furiOusly transcendental
over piece of soap.
After this terrific display the audience is astOun-
ded that the speaker should inform them kindly,
tenderly, yet Enthusiastically that he is but "hum-
BILE" man; that he had the misfortune at an early
period of his existence, When in fact, not to mince
the matter, he was an infant, to be born amid the
mountains Of the States that his inantile slumbers
were courted by the rocking Of sugar trough
that, as he emerged into bOyhood he was compelled
70, horrorD to make the family spring, his wash
bowl that holding only about a tenth interest in
the family towel he often reduced to his shirt
sleeve for napkin; and in imitation of another
great man. the twelfth Charles of Svedep used b;s
fingers in lieu Of comb or hair-brush.
Now all this, in substance, the writer heard from
candidate for Governor of the State-a dapper
looking man, unsoied by the mud through which
he had been travelling, with a shirt bosom that
would have driven Partisan grisette crazy scrupu-
lousy brushed coat and continuatiOns sleek stove
pipe hat, and straightup shirtcOllar, as rigid and
infexible as his own public virtue.
Whilst listening to the speech of the candidate
saw gentleman me, educated intelligent; still
ga dem furriner," on his first visit to the United
States, who was evidently more muddled and con-
fused than he had ever been upon his collegiate ex-
animation. 'He wanted to know, you know" He
was informed that the gentleman speaking was
candidate for the chief magistrscy of the State
Then he wanted to know what all this that the gen.
tleman was saying, had to do with governing the
State. And as could net tell him, referred him
to an adjacent Know Nothing, whose explanation
mnst have been entirely satisfactory, for John Bull
left the house hastily doubt thinking that he
in great country, and that the orator was very
remarkable man. If John did come to this conclu |
sion, am happy to agree, for once, with Briton,
being, very extensively, Of that opinion myself |
JEFFERSON BRICK. 4