Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-12


Let US forget past differences, ,
,rejudices and passions Let cultivate the spirit
charity. cancellation and fraternity, and shall
zee a powerful and indomitable army rally around
he flag of our principles and our leader, and another
overwhelming endorsement from the sovereign
people Of the Constitution the Union and the laws,
under their only guardian-the National Democratic
party
Horace on she Fansuil Han Demonstra-
ti0n.
From the New York Tribune, June 6.
The Bell and Everett nominators held select
meeting in Faneuil Hall, Boston, last Friday evening,
at which was read a sweet smooth milk-and-treaele
letter from the venerable Everett to the venerable
Hunt Mr.. Everett informed his fellow-citizens that
five years ago his "health was Frustrated. and that,
in the present year Of grace, 1850, his health Is
partially restored" We congratulate him upon TINS
important fact Mr.. Everetts health IS a very Old
acquaintance of ours, and we are always glad TO |
hear Of it. No public man Of this day ana country /
has ever exhibited such talent Tor iahng IL az the
right moment or for recovering in just the nick OF
time. This is an age Of medical dpecuation-some
are all for heroic doses; some viii swallow OILY |
pellets; and some invoke Hygeia IN wet sneeL we |
should like to be informed Of the particulars OF mr..
Edward Everetts favorlte medlcamenlatloh- Dut
the worst physic which he has been obliged to swal-
low was the Baltimore nomination He IS very frank
He makes no concealments. He expected the noml- !
nation for the Presidency. 1t had been suggested
to him. that he might get it. 1t is now suggested to
is now, after several weeks of reflection, during
which he has given his whole mind to the subject,
thoroughly convinced. He played for the Great Co
he has only won the Little Co. Then arises the
question whether he can consistently with ms dgnl-
tv with his duty to himself his Creator, Mr.. John
A. Washington and the respectable science OF As
tronomy accept the nomination. At first be thinks
that he can Then he thinks that he cannot The
country says: accept and he makes ready to OBEY
the country. The Doctor says: "Decine!" and he
oho
willing diagnosticaly he has his doubts. But duty
has triumpPed over dyspepsia, and Mr.. Edward Ey-
erett the candidate confessed for the Vice Pres
dency of the Pre-Adamite Party.
The next thing is to elect him and we are obllge
TO confess that great many MethuselGhs seem to be
rising to the rescue. We should say, without at
Tempting accuracy of computation, that the united
ages of the fifty Viee-Presdelts OF thest aneul-hai
meeting would amount to more than 1ouR theusanu
vears-excludipg Mr.. George ). Hlllard, who Is the
oldest man in the known world Upon reading
the list one cannot but admit and admire the lndus7
try of the Chief ResurrectOnist of the PreAdamltes
There has been nothing like It since the vaults and
church wards of Paris were empued, and the cata-
combs of that city established. If Mr. Everett could
possibly have foreseen how many people never be-
fore heard of, and how many long ago forgotten,
would rally around him, we believe that he would
willingly have run for anything, although nomlnat-
ed for nothing at al.
We have ali along supposed that Select Commit
tee of the Baltimore Convention would dig up Pat
rick Henry nor can We sufficiently commend the
moderation of the Conservative RetOrmers for mere
ly disinterring Patrick Henrys grandson. he was
found somewhere in Tennessee, and brought by slow
and easy stages to Boston Five times. we E.leye,
the meeting ratfactory was postponed to await the
arrival of this Oratorical relic. He came at last,
ard the pre-Adamites ratified their bones IN kind
of frigid rapture for the Grandson OF Patrick Hen
nv proceeded to predict success to the Union Far
"ty" Thsn this. of course, nothing could be more
agreeable: for miserable men always find comfort
in the promises of professional wizards. Grandson
Henry's assertion, than which nothing could be
fairer seems to be substantially this If Lincoln Is
- not eIected-if the Democratic Candidate Is not
Helected-then Mr. Bell will be- We are pleased
to say-if we may humbly take the liberty OF agree
ing with the Grandson of Patrick Herry-that such
is also our opinion. Frankly to confess our appre-
tensions, whatever pain the confession may cause
us. we honestly believe that nothing can pre-
vent John Bell from being the next President,
except the lack Of sufficient number of votes so
far. we are Of Mr. Henry's mind but we cannot
forbear the expression Of grief at reading his
disrespectfu illusions to our political Old Parr-the
Ancient President of these states. II age mas no
respect for Age whatrespect for Age viii the young
people entertain? Yet Patrick Henrys grandson
charged the o. P. F. with wasting the country's
cash with neglectng to clear outthe Western waters
and with shameful inattentOn TO the erection OF new
| lighthouses.
This NAV be considered a kind Of indication Of
the public policy which will be pursued by Presl-
dent Bell Snags Will suffer, sawyers will vanish
and lighthouses be multiplied Should there, if we
may without violence suppose such contingency
be no President Bell snags viii stand, sawyers will
remain and the erection of new lighthouses be IN
definitely postponed, particularly upon dark 'and
dangerous shores" Does not this suggest new
name or two to party which invariably wears out
its old one in a twelvemOnth! The Anti Snag and
SAWYER Party. The Lighthouse Party. Either Of
these would be pretty, powerful pertinent There
is great deal in name, and too much caution
cannot be shown in selecting one for resurrection
lied party particularly when the existence of the
Government depends upon the triumph Of the party
in question Grandson Henry puts it very cOgently,
something after this fashion "Ihe Democrat party
succeeds. What then We go to the dogs. The
Republican party succeeds. What then? We go to
the dogs. The Pre-Adamite party succeeds. What
then ~ Really, we do not know what answer to
make unless we say, Then the dogs come to u.s.
The speeches Of Grandson Henry, of the Hon.
Samuel A. Eliot who Is also supposed to be the
grandson Of somebody, Of }. Thomas Stevenson
who Enthusiastically had a grandmother, OF the Hon.
George S. Hillard, who never charged with be-
ing deficient in ancestors-a these speeches, differ
ing as one star difereth from another in glory, had
points Of resemblance. Each orator seemed to be
labOring to see how many times he could without
lansing into sheer gibberish repeat the words Con
stitutiOnn and Union" They are very good words.
They are very pretty words. There no neater
words in the language. The only question is wheth-
err when the skies dark, when the winds are
|
course is lost when the captain is at his wits end,
when the first mate is bothered, when crew are half
frightened and half mutinOus, when the rocks are
in sight in felOnious cOpartnership with the break
ers when the rudder has deserted, when the pumps
have sucked when Bowditch is no longer blessing,
and the sextant is only metallic mOckery-the only
question is whether you can save the ship OF state
by jumping upon the poop, and bawng through
your best speaking trumpet Union Constitution"
Grandson Henry thinks you So thinks George
Hilard So thinks J. Thomas Stevenson. They are
very cid, and salt, and eminent navigators but we
cannot agree with them in their notion that we shall
be rid of all troubles if we resolutely deter
mine to say nothing about them. "0h no. we'll
never mention ii, " may be a very good determine
ton in minor matters which cannot be cured, and
must therefore be endured; but you cannot arrest
the multiplying evils of slavery by keeping silence
in respect to them. any more than you can arrest
yellow fever by voting never to name that unpleas
ant affection to your dearest friend.
We can imagine Constitutional Union Meeting,
held upon a rock on the second third day Of the
Deuge with Responsibility itself in the chair with
forty Vice-Presidents shivering under as many UNI
brelas and with all the Secretaries the place Will
accommodate. We can imagine the speeches; we
can conceive of the Kisses with which all illusions
to Noah are greeted; and can conjecture the
general drift of the resolutions Resolved That the
rain is very reprehensible ReSOlUed That the con-
duct of the clouds merits our just contempt Re
Soued That must put stop to this moist sort Of
things. ReSOlUed-
Here we can suppose the meeting to be dis
solved by natural causes The BelLan1-Everett
of the period goes under. TIE Hlard of the occa-
sion disappears with neat gurgle The dying strug
giles of the rapidly submerged Stevenson are noticed
not without merriment by the Noah family; and all
is over. The Constitutional Union Party of the
Deluge sinks not to rise again. until it shall rise in
Boston, A. D. 1860
Movements of the Japanese.
BALTIMORE. June S-This afternoon the Japanese
Embassy dned with the Mayor and members of the !
CITY Council at the Gilmore House. Atterward |
they took their station the portco to witness the
,.-..i.r- Of do M a fire nnartnant and the fire