Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-07


represented their interests in securing to the Har-
risOn road State aid to the amount Of $4,000. The
ceremonies Of the evening passed of pleasantly,
inteFsPersed with speeches. flashes of wit and
sparkling catawba
A Coon Swnd-NAEBow ESCAPE FROM DROWNING
The Memphis Auaiaacas states that on Wednesday
evening young man residing in South Memphis at
tempted TO cross to the Arkansas side Of the river
IN skf After proceeding about half the distance,
the violence of the wind caused his frai bark to up
set, and he was precipitated into the water. His
friends on the Memphis side witnessed his unavai-
ing efforts 20 right the sli and two of them imme-
diately proceeded to his relief. They cast loose
another sl1if, but had proceeded only a little way
when they, toe, were overturned, and regaIned the
shore with difficulty. The young man, seeing the
hopelessness Of the efforts put forth to save him.
abandoned the sZff and boldly struck out for land
BY this time large crowd had gathered on the bluff
and craft being hand that could be for the
unluelSy yoyagsg his efforts toreach the shore were
witnessed with the mostintense Interest The wind
was pretty stuff to a nautical phrase, and as the
white-caped waves would swell up and conceal the
struggling from view, it was thought that he
had given up in despair-but. ever and anon, he
again. taking diagonal course for the Tennessee
shore. For an hour and three quarters he breasted
the waves, stopping at intervals to float and rest
himself and finally reached the land almost exhaust
ed, two miles below the place he had started from
C4ssUs N. CLAY AND THE People Of KENTrckT.-
Some Of the people Of Madison county, Ky, under
belief that certain persons in their midst were pro-
mitigating ant-slaYery doctrines, and thereby dis
turbing the peace aud endangering the safety Of
society, formed themselves into a committee Of safe
ty and appointed deputation to wait on the often
siye persons and advise or order them to leave the
State one Of whose institutions they had thought
proper to denounce as wrong. This was certainly
very good advice. Of course the said persons
claimed that they had a legal right to remain, and
more or less excitement was the consequence. The
offensive individuals, however, found it necessary
to leave the State.
Mr.. CAssIUs N. CLAY who, though native of Ken
lucky snotoriously hostile to the institution ofsave
ryf he has not espoued the cause of those obnoxious
persons has at least become great scer for their
legal rights in the premises and fans the flame by
speeches and letters Of a character highly inlamma
tory. j. is true that the question is one of great
delicacy, and the supremacy of the law should al
But when party is coverty pursuing a course
which If persisted in openly would inevitably lead
to sapping the foundations of society. if not to
bloody Instruction wha. should be done: The law
Of self-dcfense might, under such circumstances,
justify the remedial measures which the emergency
demanded and which the people Of Madison county
adopted. When the opinions entertained by any
citizen with reference to such vital and delicate
questions are obnoxious to the society in which he
lives, and these opinions freely expressed every
where with the inevitable tendency of disturbing
the peace, his conduct becomes criminal. We are
very much disposed, therefore, to look with many
grains Of allowance upon the course which has
been pursued by the citizens of Madison county
and to believe that not only the obnoxious persons
referred to were properly compelled to leave the
State, for the free soil - they seemed so much to
admire, but that CAssIus NJ. CLAY should accompany
them.
The letter which Mr.. CLAY has recently addressed
TO the people of Madison county EXHIBITS a bad
spirit and shows that he seeks the notoriety which
an indefensible course will secure. lie proceeds
upon the idea that, because he has fought for his
country and pcriled his life IN the defense of his
country rights, and been incarcerated in a foreign
prison. The refers to his service in the Mexican warl
he has a right to DO and say what he pleases in re
gard to slavery in a slayeholding community, and
that Shareholders haycno right to protect themselves
by an appeal to the first law of nature Such
course is well calculated to bring on the worst OF
consequences, and we are not surprised that the
people of Madison county have taken the matter in
Jheir own hands.
New Orleans TEaces--FOurth Day.
The race on Tuesday was for the Club Purse Of
one thousand dollars at three mile heats for which
there were four entries, viz: T. a. T. W. boswell
CHI H. Fanny Washington. by Revenue dam Sarah
Washington, years old T. J. WELLS "a LECoNrE
ECo's) ch. c. Uncle JEFF, by Lccomtc. dam Miss
Riddle. years old 4. i. BNGAulN b. f. Godiva
bv Albion, dam by Sovereign, 3 years old; D. F.
KESyER ch. m. - Varicte by Louis dor, dam
Louisa Jordan, 4 years old. And of these the
Virginia mare was freely backed against the field
and in many instances with odds The Delta says:
The start was good Fanny went in front anG
was never headed in the heat At different points
there was a succession of struggles between the
othre three horses but with the exception of chang
inc places with each other several times, there
no feature of peculiar interest during the heat.
which was won easily by Fanny Washington In
j.i3l Kenner's FLY being seccnd' jeff third, and
Godiva last
The result of the heat was announced by roar
from the winners, which might have been heard
mile distant. 1t Is fair 10 presume that many sharp
ones who fell heavily on Planet on Monday. made
up some of their losses on the gallant lr5lnla
mare.
The only doubt winch. before the start, seemed
to display itself 10 the certainty of Fanny WIN
ning. vanished when the heat was over. 4 nun
bred 20 twenty now went begging. After the
FIRST moments of excitement were over, the bet
ting class remembered there were three other
horses in the race and the truly American DISPOSE
ton 20 bet sOC<etlIng with some one broke out IN
q new direction. GOdIva backed even against
the Louisiana FLY and 10 beat JEFF also. The Lou
isisna FLY, IN her turn, was also held up against
my Uncle. and few takers In this state of affairs
the horses came up for the second heat
The start was good again. Fanny went in front
At n sIashing pace. while my Uncle hung TO her
LAUNCHES with pertinacity that awakened some
lo,o Il, The bosoms of the ieldcrs that he would
,-,t win During tnis mile all the horses seemed
g;rors of A front place, and the consequences
g,sra the mile was done Ia about five seconds
quicker than the first mile ~ the first heat Fan
~ led into the second mile, JEFF still close second,
and the other two IN good striking distance or his
,,1artays This mile the contest was very fine
- ~. sr.aed Of Ia Nlrginienne was too much for
nor councillors and she entered the third mile,
l,s5iog easily: Here GOdva and La NaIlete took
,,p the running for JEFF was evidently done, odds
AGAINST him as being last IN the race being one
hundred TO twenty. Wen. uoul'3 anu Ia aIle'C
made the most gallant efforts 70 get alongside OF
Fanny. but failed most signaly. IN TINS scuife'
E,,,cver Godiya went by La Narete, and as sec
ond in the heat and race, drove Fanny over me
striup a winner In the sprinkllng time OF 3:i53.
As predicted by many, Jen was last an" "'''i''
hair Of being distanced
The following is a summary:
7-Svsll's eh m Fanny Wsting ton--4 years old..I
P5rsrsn's b. Z Godiva BY Albion dam by Sovereign
KBBs,. e .5, "a vslisis BY Louis dor Of Louisa
Jourdan-S years oe;-.,...', Ia s
T. Weiss ch Q. Uncle Jea-S years Old
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