Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-01
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1880.
The Game OF Brax.


The Game OF Brag.
Our opponents understand thoroughly how to do
the wind work of political canvass They can
blow and brag, beat drums, fire canon, ring bells
and the ike. That pleases boys, but does not con-
vince the Judgment of men. The Opposition are in
this canvass at their old game of brag. Judging
from the announcements in their papers one not
posted their mode of warfare would be induced
to believe that all creation was going for BELL ex-
cept a small sprinkling here and there for DOUGLAS
and LINCOLN. We find in the Patriot of yesterday
an article from the Atlanta (Ga.) American, COM
menting on the prospects of BELL and EVERETT. 1t
begins thus:
Merchants and others returning from the North in
form US that the enthusiasm in behalf of Bell and
Everett is almost wild, aud is spreading and becom
ing more and more intensified every day. The
meetings held by the Union men are numerously at
tended, and spirit Of determination fires every
bre.st. A sense of real danger has seized upon the
conservative masses, which embraces the mercan-
tile interest and they have set to work in earnest
redeem the country from the hands of disorganizers
agitatOrs and corruptionists, and place it in the
hands of pure men and experienced statesmen, that
it may be correctly and as honestly administered
as il was in the beginning.
Our readers would be astonished and amused by
reference to the files of the Opposition journals
four years ago. The similarity in the charges made
against the Democratic party Dlsunion, Corruption
and Extravaganza, would strike the most careless
observer The only difference in this respect is that
not so much is said against the Pope the Catho
lies and the Foreigners. By reference to those old
files our readers would also find the tale from
merchants " and friends " who have been travel
ing North. We will to the files of the Patriot of
1856 and see what we find there without much re-
search. On the 2Ist of August the editorial of the
Patriot began thus:
1t cannot be too often or too ardently impressed
upon the minds of the Southern people, that their
best chance of defeating the election Of Fremont is
by sincerely and cordially uniting upon the Ameri-
can ticket Mr. Buchanans followers in the
Free States are becoming fewer and fewer with each
revolving day, and his chances more and more hope
less. Even in Pennsylvania his native State. he is
gradually going 10 the bottom, whilst Fillmore is
slowly but surely advancing towards success.
We are asked can Mr.. Fillmore get New York? We
hare not doubt OF Il. The accounts from that great
State of the most encouraging character A
gentleman of this city, 1rO has been IN AeIo York for
some months past writes to friend here follows:
"'Nrw YoKK. August a. Is5r
Sir: have retained from complying with proni'e
Union because recently have had but little good
communicate can nov that our party is well organ
as oRg-T any doubt Of carrying York for Fillmore,
IooRsiieT this result ceTTd 1t would do cd to
meetings and the zeal and enthusiasm dis
played.
THE Washington Organ publishes an extract from
a letter OF another Southern gentleman, sojOurnng
during the summer at the North, written 10 friend
in Washington from New York. He has taken pains
to get correct information and after giving his
for believing his views correct, he says:
I therefore have the vanity to think posted
the pros ooub whethT Fillmore will carry Of the
except Connect cutthere nevertheless
fsSnS Ass YORK co for Fillmore aud so lr SelS Jersey
PenDsy va ia is (hs Flmo Ere
The changes Fillmore il tbs State New York; ssOnish
ing
I'VE have similar information from other sources,
all reliable
In theIPatriot of the same date we find the follow
ing:
A letter from Philadelphia to the Express says:
Things are moving finely, magnifcenty, in
State. Fillmore gaining friends every hour and Blu
chanan losing very fast. Many Of the Democrats
are going to Fremont. and a great many COnserva-
tive ones are coming out tor Fillmore, and the
Americans who went over 10 Fremont when the
Republican fever was at its height coming back
and things could not be working better
In the Patrio' of Aug %, 1856 we find article
from the Washington Organ FILLMORE from which
we extract the following:
The enthusiasm now pervadng the minds the
peope of New York in behalf of Mr.. Fillmore, far
exceeds that which revailed there in lS4S, when
the State carried by Taylor and Fillmore by an
immense majority.
AT the next election there is every reason to be-
lieve that Fillmore will lead his strongest opponent.
Fremont, at least 30 600 votes and buchanan from
$4,000 TO 10000 votes"
In the same number the Patriot noticing the re-
turn Of a friend to the city, says
He has been absent from home several months.
on a somewhat extended tour He looks exceeding
Iy ell and is in fine spirits about the prospects of
Fillmore IN the sections through which he has
travelled
Again in the Patriot of Aug. &c:
THE accounts from the Empire State of the
most encouraging character. Citizens of this
place who have just returned from the east are full
Of hope, believing from what they saw and heard
that tie triumph of the American party IN New
York will be glorious. Conservative men, Union
loving men, are daily leaving the ranks of the two
candidates Fremont and Buchanan, and rallying to
the national standard of Willard Fillmore. The good
feeling is extending itself to other States, and our
friends in the Free States regard the cause as on
the high road 10 success in the Union"
In the Patriot of September ID, 1856, we find an
extract from the Louisville journal containing an
account of the great Union meeting at Cincinnati,
Covington and Newport" The report concludes:
"Au who were present returned to their homes fill
ed with patriotic enthusiasm and satisfied that Only
b. the election of Fillmore and DOneLson CAN OUR UNION
BE MAINTAINED" In the same number of the Pdri0
is calculation as to the probabilities of the vote of
I6l 600 votes; BUCHANAN 100000, and FREMONT
10000. The actual vote, bear in mind, was b.
cHANAN, 23O,792 FREMONT. 1885, 63; FILLMORE only
81 POP instead of l6l 900; his actual vote being but
very little over half that given him by the calcula
ton in the Patriot
In the paper of the same date we find an article
from the Washington Organ 70 the probable vote
of FILLMORE in Massachusetts,. 1t says:
ri. of Tayy fOr( NV
rnor and the noble conduct of the old line Wings of
the State-the Everetts the Winthrops the billiards.
the Bells and many others whom we cannot enume-
,ate-haye settled the question. Massachusetts goes
FOR Fillmore and that By no neogre majority
That writer, then, makes calculation by which
FILLMORE will receive 80 600 votes, certain But the
RETURNS show that he only received, with all the aid
Of the billiards, the ErERETTs and Others 1926,
.bout half the number that BUCHANAN received and
not one-tifth as many as were cast for FREMONT
In the same number an article 0 the chances in
North Carolina, says:
Fillmore would have beaten Pierce IN 1852 at
least 10 600 votes and we have great confidence IN
his carving the State now.
IN Sent "a. we find an article upon the prospects
:, Novv York. in which it is announced, The good
,suse is bound to triumph in the Empire state.
The rospit shows that the Patriots good cause "
WIS hindmost in the race in New York. FRE&ONrs
vote was 276OO4; BUCHANAN's 1855; FILLMORE s. |
only l24.6O4, more than seventy thousand votes De-
hind BucHsNsN. and more than One hundred ana fifty
,bousapd behind FREMONT. Again, on the 9th of
Sent. the Patriot tells its readers:
A friend informed us yesterday that he had