Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-25
xPIRIr OF TIE PRESS.
Fromthe Chattanooga Advertiser.
The Nerf prr.ihnnrr-


esndids'ss. The press throughout the eountry il
exp essing as EsrO1s prsferences u the Northern
Stsies, among me Democratic sepirants. Mr. Doug
las occupies prominent pcs ton In tie South the
number q bis friends is daily crossing sDaA by de-
grses and beautifully less 6ea. Joe. Lancet Oregon
the Marion offhe Mexican Wsr stands next, PROM
inence 20 Mr.. Douglas. His claims being Wig
oroosiy pressed by portion Of The Southern press
highly respectable in numbers sDd influence. Bora
ia tie South, reared ia The North, patriot whose
aH -etiOns embrace the whole country Gen. Lane who
receive our wsTmsst support, and would undoubtedly
prove in the South ie strongest Northern man that
can be nominated The high bearing, strict ibteg-
r;y snd firm adherence Of President Pierce to The
constitutional rights Ct the South would enable him
10 rally Obs support, in unbroken ranks, The South
eru Democratic phsisnK Another Northern name
which We have not seen mentioned in connection
with the Presid 5ney may yet become successfully
C0nsl icucus IL Is rum0red that Judge Black is the
author Of the article published 10 the Constitution,
reviewing Mr.. Douglas HdgPsYs Nggo=iae produc-
tion. IL that rumer should prove true, Pennsylsa
MIA may fuFnish heroRn successor in the Presidency
Judge Black 10 q man Of clear, comprehensive in
teleet, and presuming that he wrote the article in
he Constitution, he has old fashioned Democratic
way OF approaching and handling Constitutional
questions that arouses HE wArmest feelings Of adj
mirsiien and affection for him With him as cur
standard bearer Pennsylvania, New jersey aud In
diana will stand fast, and New York msy b. Undue
! ed 10 wheel into line.
| But 10 come South, and we are emphatcally for
southern because want the issues distinctly
made up aud clearly presented We want cur pTin-
cipies well defined and explicitly laid down. that
the country, snd especially the South, may know
what 70 depend upon in the future The time has
arrived when there should be no evasion; when there
should be deception praeiced either by the North
or the South. II the Government cannot be admin
islered upon the principles laid down in the Consti
tuition; il the institutions recognized byit cannot
be maintained, it is high time the people should
| understand, that The proper remedy may be pro-
vided in due time We have sn abiding confidence
/ in the wisdom and discretion of The American peo-
pie, and we confidently believe in their deiermina-
ZION to preserve and perpetuats the principles of
| g0vernment as developed in the Constitution. IF
an unainching Southern Democrat is entrusted with
our banner, the North well as the South will
knog with certainty that the Constitutional rights
of tAe South viii be vigorously maintained with he
whole power of the Administrations. There can be
no suspicious his position on the slavery ques
ton. Charges Of deception and treschery will not
/ be heard either before after the election. The
| idea that the South, 10 secure streug Ii ia the
North, must Northern man, is, in our opinion
| false
As parties now stand, Southern Democrat can
get in the free States many votes as if not more
| than, any NoSthern man who eatertaiDs views &C
| csptable 10 the South. Hence We are emphssicaliy
/ fer 8 Southern man. Guthrie or Breckenridge OF
Kentucky, or, better STILL Hunter of Virginia, would
| cordially receive the mite of our influence. Mr.
Hunter does not belong 10 the modern school of F.
T. V s. tUt is in deed and in truth Old Dominion
! Democrat. But We have nearer home, On own
| soil Democrat who is the idol of his party, in
! whom Is concentrated the hopes and affections of
the Democratic people Of Tennessee; man Of nerve
! and 81 IIaH OF ab,lty enc who has by his own un-
| aided eSJriivas reared himself from the lowest
walt IN late 10 tue h'ghest rank OF Statesman; eGe
Who La9 egsT la lrcheI onward, right onward one
who taI a-ser turned either 10 the right 10 The
left from fear favcT, affection reward The hope
thereof one 30 has trimToed his ais TO catch
tae v,lush breeze Of pOpullr favor; one who has
never yI,idz 90 the thress PEE sussoHs OF cIues
aud re constituted leaders of l4boriOus ap-
Pcat 3r, who Is never seen stopping in the high
! ways or bye ways flyorng upon aluerng tee
J high toe loE; who has had the consti uti0n
| CT MS country as his polay and whose every
heart throSis for The right and neres ofthe msay;
in 2 word We are Warmly cl,arly and heartily for
/ the Mechanic Statesman, ANDREW JOHNSON.
Tue Posr OFFICE DrPARruEsr A Washington
dispatch TO the Louisville papers, dated thu % inst,
says:
Notwithstanding The failure of Congress to make
approyri atoms for the service of the Post Office
Department, The latter has SO far been enabled TO
transact its business without serious difficulty. low
ever the balance due TO contractors up the LIST of
| July, after dedHeting their usual collections from
Post Offices, and after that time the entire amount of
their pay must be suspended uatil Congress- shall
! provide the necessary relief The first quarterly
service OF contractors for the year commencing on
tae LIST OF July last, will have been performed
50 10 entil.e them to pay until the LIST of Octo-
Der, ald By the terms OF their contracts 90 days
eapse before their accounts can be finally
settled, which will postpone The day Of payment till
the Isl of December, within less Than a week from
the ruguiar meeting OF Congress. According to the
contract payments are due in November, for the
quarter ending the 30th of September, and in
February FOR the quaster ending December 3lst.
the PoTA1o CROP IN IaELAND-The potato
blight in he worst form, has attacked the crop in
the neigaborhood of Cork, Ireland The EIamner
says:
We regret 70 say that, 80 far as has come under
our observation, IN the rural districts around the
city, the potato disease is becoming very general In
one instance that hss come 10 our knowledge q
splendid field Of fifteen acres excellent land and
highly cultivated, the crop which was at one
time expected TO realize $500, is now become ALSO
luely worthless. In maBy cases half and even two
thirds u The crops have been lost An esteemed
correspondent informs that the blight has set in
With deadly viruienoe along the coast from kinsale
TO Clonakilty.
The Dublin Ersniag Post, IN noticing the harvest
operations, says:
ueTe potatoes are eXeeilent~-Qute equal 70 the
quality before the bight-and the produce is large
although 6 considerable portion are small
HIRAM ?. LESLIE, who sWindled company of
young ladies from Pennsylvania, pretext of pro-
curing hem situations to go to Alabama, was stop
ped at PhiladeIThis and held at the complaints Of
several Of the injured parties, where justice will
probably be melted out TO him The detectives at
Temp Ell to take his portrait last week for their
Bogus's gallery, but without euccess " You NAV
take Of my arm, inch by inch, said he; ''you may
kill m On the sp7t, hat you shall never have my
picture 10 grace a collection Of thieves I expect
heavy sentence: but am net thief and this is
The first swsndIe in which ever engaged" LIS
uE's Parents have visited him They reside near
Wa him Ola, aud are said to be in comfortable cir
Cuus aacrs.
Tie Etlh correspondent Of the Bos,sa Tr1psl1,r