Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-27

The grand PoH-Wow OF tie newly .aelged SOP
positieD' party in Kentucky, was held at louisville
few days since TO naminaie candidates for Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor
They Used an address, filing three columns in the
Louisville papers. 1t opens as follows:
"This convention Of delegates to organize a State
opposition to the further rule OF the self styled
Democratic party, and to propose such an OppOsi
'ion oy ell good men throughout the nation, WiA
state some Of their objections TO that party"
The remainder of the three entire columns is ia
ksnup in stating and enforcing these COLLECTIONS,
without the first line as declaration Of policy or
principle on their own part 1t might be more ap-
prOpristely termed the Objection party.
Objection lst. ait 1.-THE Democratic partly is es
sentially Dsunion party" The Democratic party
have the assendency and been in the controle Of
the Union from its origin almost, and, instead of
dissOlvng it, they have extended its boundaries and
brought into its fold just twenty additional States
Was this the work of disuniOn
Objection ID is not without some plausibility.
at is adisOrganizing, Obstructive party" Terribly
''disorganizing" to the forces of the Opposition
under whatever name it has assumed, and distress
ingly obstructive" to the hopes Of Federal place
hunters in all State and national elections 1t has
never disorganzed its own forces, which constitutes
the most serious regret and sores dspleasure with
its enemies, both North and South.
"3i Ii ia double faced party, having one as
pect for the North and another for the South This
comes with strange grace from political brother
hood who do not even profess unity Of sentiment
upon any Que question, but claims 20 be fusion of
representatives of every shade Of opinion known in
the political catalogues party that processes no
tenet but opposition to the party in power; party
that openly declares Willingness TO co alesce even
With the free negroes Of the North in IFS efforts TO
secure the administration of the government.
cath. It is party with no common policy or FIX
ed principles" This must be truly distressing to
them, they have such a love for principle, and es>
peeially for fredness of principles! party whose
present organization is not niue days old, aud that
is believed by some not to he organization at ALL
but an abortion to be talking about fixed prinei-
pies, is more ludcrOus than any thing the almanac
maker has yet hit upon.
"5th. 1t is sectional party" And yet it was
able in the last Presidential race to carry dozen
more Northern States, and dozen more Southern
States than Mr. FILLMORE This comes from a par>
ty whose candidate in the last national struggle
failed to receive single electoral vote in one
ton of the UniOn and yet not sectional because
he received but little more ia the other
seth. 1t is corrupt party" 1t must be very
corrupt, indeed, Wnen a fusion with the MATTE
SONS the CoRwEs, the GARDIsERs, and the GAL
PHIxs, to say nothing of GREErEY & Co, is sought
for IS legitimate means Of putting it down. 1t is
notorious fact that all the corrupt men that are
kicked out of the Democratic fairly for their dshOn
esty, End good favor with the Opposition. This is
e1emplifed in nearly every community.
9th tits an extravsgsnt, wasteful party" Aud
yet no organ of the Opposition can point to single
Instance of government extravaganza that has pass
ed Congress that was not voted for by majority Of
their Ownpsrty and carried through mainly by their
votes. While, upon the contrary, scarcely an in
stance can be found in the whole range of Congress
sional proceedings, from the origin of the govern
ment up, of wasteful appropriation of public mo-
ney that was not opposed and voted against by
majority of Democratic members.
Such are the grounds upon which Know Nothing
ism seeks to revive its shattered fortunes in KEN
tucky. There lie nothing manly or respectable about
it. 1t is, evidently, the work of political quacks,
who presume strongly upon the ignorance of the
people and in the presumption but make an exhibit
of their own folly and shame.