Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-24

wears. the noble Efforts OF a SaOhSoN
kips has in the hands of political gamblers, Deeh
degraded by practices which would dlshonor the re-
sorts of Peter Funk in cast on clothing cneallng
the sentiment of the people of the state ana Naloh
cheating great and conhdlng party, Whose pEihci
ples they nut on as disguise, for the purpose OF en-
abno then, to cheat cheating the Convention winch
admitted them to seats cheating delegations VINO
trusted them cheating everybody and everything
with which they came IN contact, except MI. Dous
las their nominee and then lamenting throughthelr
accredited organ from day to day, that the ConVeh
tion had not remained together so that they might
finally have cheated him. LGreat laughter.I ihey
have overthrow the Democratic masses. Dut " woe
m the riders that trampled them down." Political
gamblers YOU have breathed your contaglon
throughout the Democratic citadel, and prolahed
and polluted its very walls. You have uehleu lVs
holy places BY your corruptIng influence uneleah
beasts fold in the area of Its temples and ntay rep
t;Is have Inhabited the sanctuary of its gods. It's
towering eagle of liberty has fled, for BRIEF season.
and foul ravens eroak for prey and whet ther
bloody besks and dirty talons upon its sacred airs
Political gamblers you have perpetrateu your ass
cheat consImmated your last fraud upon the DEM
ocratic party for you will never again be rusteu;
Hepceforth YOU will be held and treated as poucal
/ outlaws and set at defiance. There IS no loA So
crafty but his hide finally goes 10 inc ha'teLs
| rLaughter1 You will hang upon It's skirts 10 re-
| gain power and lie in ambush for revenge OuE as
an open enemy you are powerless and are only uiii
| gerous to those who trust you. win parIes' anu
! especially cques. who betray trusts anu aYuse
/ power. as WIFI lnulfluudlsi eASLS -
| ing and retribution, and yours is at hand.
! uFor time At last sets all things
| And five do but watch the hour
There never yet wa. human power
| who could eVade, il unforgven,
| The patient search and vigil long,
or him who up wrong lAPplAuseI
| NEW YORK DIvIsIONS-THE UNION AT SYRACUsE-rs
| FRUITS DESTROYED ETC.
The detection of wing OF the Democratic farty
in IS47 under cover of advocating free SOIL prlh-
ciples defeated Gen. Cass. in lS4S, and Frustrated
| 90 lo the State and
Nation While its sections were yet standing OF
protesting to stand, on principles or doctrines IN
direct antagonisH 20 each other there were those
who advocated coalition of sections and division
of spos for the purpose of securing patronage and
officiating the Wings" Regarding it as most shame
fully demoralizng resisted it with all the force l
could summon and all the argument Icould COM
mand but the necessities OF office seeking PATRIOTISM
were too strong for me, and under the mlnisratlons
of some who had received taste of official favor,
and were willing to barter principles for place and
. the acquiescence OF good natured weakhess' the
/, foul scheme contaminated ttdiciduGts OoValh-
ed place and the moral foundations of the party
| were shaken TApplause.l From that day to the
presSnt elements heretofore unknoW nand unheard
Of in the history Of the party became rie Uleioed
bv political gamblers" Since then caucuses nave
| been RIM by contract conventions have been Dack-
, ed and the management of the party machinery
has been assigned to chief and assistant engineers
with as much precision and regard to mnute as the
running of railroad trains lLaughter.J "heh d
| cOrDs of hands were Wanteu 10 lalsHy uohesHS
history at Washington, and calumnlate Iaith-
full Democrats and honest men, they were IN motion
with all the alacrity of police detectives VINO start
to arrest and punish, not peetrdte trda In snort
they usually kept stationed there drll SeIgean
and file of men, to serve IN emergencies. when
an office was vacant or job of depicting the treas.
I urv was in the market, they snufed up the spoil
with that keen instinct given to all the bros OF eV
omen and demanded it as their lawful booty. lhey
! were political gamblers" by trade, and pursued
tbair avoca+ion with aDprOpriate and shameless
desperation.
Administrations which have known or ought &c
have known their bleaFed and blackened history
which knew or should have known their occupation
and should have Stunned them they would con
tact with the plague though at first regarding tins
: "A monster Of such frightful misn,
That o hated needs but to be seen,"
have usually realized the humiiating illustration Of
the poet and
E '.Being once familiar with its face,
i First see, then PITY then embrace"
Hereafter. when Democrats others abroad fail tC
understand what they term the tdngedlreb Of Net
York politics. let them understand that nne-tenths OF
the tangled WEBB and embarrassment OF the Demo
cratic Party has arisen abrOad-because TINS same
Clique of political gamblers" who make politics
business have been enabled fasten their fangs up
on the party organization at horne, from being re
cognsed and clothed with power and place. ahC
= patronage abroad. and that they have been recog
= Missed and rewarded'abrOad, for the alleged reason
u that they had power and position at home !-wmci
power and position they gained by the very patronag
placed in their hands by those having It's disposition
= This enables them to drive prohtaDle trade
- political affairs, when true Democrats are prose
cutting their ordinary pursuits and looking to popu
a lar sentiment direct political affairs Applause
a. This clique and its accomplices and sympathizer
proessed Free Soil doctrines until they we're unlVer
= sally repudiated and condemned by the Democratic
IS Party everywhere and them without the least ncon
u venence prOfessed the doctrines Of the DemOcrau
Party with equal zeal, and probably about equal sin
~ cerity. Though opposed their recognition as Dem
. ocrats by the party long ago as they refused
IL stand by its platform yet they bargained in
n and could do so longer when they protested ant
IL acknowledged its whole creed and swore aleglanc
= again to its principles Many Of the old Free Sol
e wing have proved to be among the most reliable an
a faithful members in the party. But have locke
Ol upon all the movements of the particular clique
a. whom speak with distrust and would gladly hav
ID seen them perform quarantine before landing Blu
n t1ev have Slapped and mined the Democratic edlfee
III on flat they knew its weak points and having per
re fected their machinery accordingly. they were en-
- abed to influence its movements and to rule or run
OF in marty affairs generally doing the last when the
nd failed to accomplish the first Thus they became fol
ne midable and thus did great and generous part
~ Weld to their impious demands from time to time
IN rather thans their treacherous arms turned agans
Ct the Democratic encampnent, while It's hosts Wer
ed engaged in great political battle with its open enc
Vi mics. IApplause
It, Is the great conflict of 1860 approached 1t wa
K obvious that New York must be the battle-ground
over the Constitution, and bear a conspicuous par
e in the struggle if indeed, her potential act did nc
MS decide il for good or for evil. In view of this
OF early determined to eountenance divisions in tn
o. ranks for any purposes under any circumstances
as knew that divisions, no matter how arising woul
- nroduce certain and inevitable defeat. knew tina
ne this clique of politicians had abated not one Jot
ID title of their rule ruin policy. l knew 1t wa
ne loud in its professions of harmony, for foreign cor
III SUMPTION and to gull the masses, and determine
p to take il at its Word-to discOuntenance all div
re sions; TO obtain as fair selection of delegates
"a the National convention possible, and to make
Ill last final experimental effort for union for the sake
en- the Union! Events at Syracuse, whittier went
~ promote reconciGatiOns and prevent descriptions
en- gave my voice potential influence. exerted 1t
az bring all elements into one organization, who
IN should represent the Empire State and though tn
effort was censured by some, and resisted by Others
and criticised by moleeyed vision, it was substar
of tally successful appealed to the masseE through
re out the State in popular addresses, and the DemO
he racy responded by elecng the most important pOr
nd ton of the ticket placed in nomination But sill
nd gle delegated representation was recognised at Cha
~ lesion and il that delegation had discharged, nay
,ct if it had not grossly gOd its duty the State OF Ne'
or York in this great contest would have been tn
in surest State in the Union for the Democratic nom
to nees.
" When the Syracuse Convention of 1859 approach
zee ed could have remained at home. and permitted
i'm division which sSw was almost certain,-the div
tn sion would have come, New York would have bee
ar prostrate. and and my friends would have bee
oh charged with producing It, and goodnatQred credn
ak ity abroad would have believed the asseTeratOns
he those whose vocation it is to verify such tasehOo
could have Joined others, and have miniStered t
I'd the JUS. but protess revenges OF true and fatfl
men, for long catalogue of wrongs but preterre
ew to look forward for the benefit of all rather tina
err backwards to crafty the just resentments of tn
for few could have seconded others In some QuiXOt
expedition to attain results TO minister to tarfetc
cir ed individual hopes but each of these would haV
18th left New York powerless for good; and Old.lr
on Democrats seemingly responsible, and determine
MS to give those who had power to rule or rum and
Evil determination suited to the occasion undlspute
OF power to rule after assocatng with them all Il
ro- good influences could command They proiesse
ons to desire harmony, unity and Cancellation pr
of posed to take them their word; without saylr
and how much or how little faith had in their proe
zw, slons. | saw they would have the power. dete
ldi mined they should have so far as could could
icy troll it, the responsibility also knew that if the
lar fairly and faithfully represented the State the
ned would merit and receive the commentator Of
nth good Democrats and that the Party would be cor
ips pensated in the results which would follow kne
ent if by treacherous schemes and gambling resor