Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-23
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER %, 1850.
re Prospects.

SYN EAE, Ss5PFE1N5 BIER 23s 1860
Eae Prospects.
The Opposition press and speakers are very an
gently engaged in attempting TO produce the oeiiei
NJ. BE11. is tllc man with whom 20 beat LE'-
cola, Ne wiz not say that they wonld vi'iuiy ue-
eevc n this matter simply for the purpose OF M
,rear.ng tho;r chances CT carrying the state, and
hus ry possibility give Them the next Legs starl'
ana thus. again. enable them To HENRT-man3er tls
etste But aDpcaln, in the present and the pat more
20 lie pa sor. pre- udice fears of the people han e.
their calm sober judgment it is but reasoaanie 70
suracse that they are controlled more by ther own
passions and preju6ices than by calm, sober 5uas-
mcut At any rate the history Of a not distan past
rro-es a shcv ure bad caculators Of the results Of
approaching elections. Go back to l853-Who does
MOI rene ber their accounts OF the victories gained
on every stump ~ the Eagle Orator. over 1.-The little
G-eanviIs Tabor" Who does notremember the nat
5sr.ug accounts that poured in upon the oppos ton
ress from every portion OF the state announcing the
-banpes from Democracy to the opposition? Who
does not 9elneIber how wofully the actual results
bslied the urq-figurings Of the Henry men: Again
in 1855 according 10 their accounts they started ut
with an earolsS majority of ten fifteen thousand
and it grew larger and larger by every mail until
the results Of the election sent Know Nothlagisn
whipped and bowling to is den.
In 1856 extravaganza, corruption and the Pope,
and the foreigners were again the cries used to ex-
cite the fears Of the people and prejudice them
against the Democracy. Again the same extrava-
can't calculations were made based upon like extrav-
arant reports. FnINoaE was going to sweep every
thing South and nearly everything North Later IN
the canvass than this they paraded at the head and
foot of their columns in imposing blac. letter THE
NORTH DESERTS BUCHANAN. HIS CHANCE
FOR ELECTIONS GONE IF THE SOUTH WILL
VOTE FOR FILLMORE FREMONT CAN BE DE
FEATED.'' We give inanother columnan illustration
If this mode ofelectonecrug. But again more dis
,strous route than ever followed their gloomy prog
postications Of victory. Again, in 1857 their press
tecmcl with tie triumphs OF "Our Bob over the
indomitable Harris They told OF their gains in
every county, from Garter 10 Shelby. But alas for
the uncertainty Of Know Nothing prophecies, another
en1nbatic defeat overwhelmed them. In 1888 they
again uudeavered to fIighen the masses into the sup
mort OF their ticket All overtha State the Bank qucs-
ton was used as scare crow 20 drive the democracy
from their allegiance to principle. From every
stump the peoplc were told that ifthc Democratic
ticket was successful. tae banks would be wound
up few hard silver dollars would be all the money
in circulation. produce and property would decline
in value, and rain and devastation would come up
en- theland 4 few of the tmid 5ehe' ca their ctoa-
frrs but still the Democracy trIumphed hy mays
afs0UO. Inthe preseuJc .uEas jhe Ua' .a '.' '.'.'
ia- been disposed Of, 'hag temp E" scare -'. '-
democratic hosts into aport Of III. "' enemy '2
shouting YANCEY and 5,-a'iOn. 'e .aae .A
t~lragapt reports III ia-r da5'g .'ss assn
--rrn.,tb i. circu.at.l 1al lcrcu' rel t1I ans
wide with q; aal9s AVID ~. "Bsl sN'
Ing the e.a.t ara il rapid gaining in tine N2r.l
.rr -... -.rr. srfu vote far BEI. LINCOLN can b,
sse. ar. .le..., s. 4.r ated arguments d" .a'.
Ben-. No.s- = .@cats put Ea-r U ..-
.ae,, p obheci. r. are again doom. q 20 ..
a- ~-a lca.e.sg lose policy i.-
ID To- -g. crowd. an. ,sperity Of our 5ar'rF as
ss--,-..' e.. nr.zc-5e from Threatened '-a. ih
a- --.- .~.eru-a-. nave done all il o.2'l '.'.
.....-,..- ELL nr. IS detection "a, distant points
--r --.. F.. --e-sHr- induce the belle. '.... ,..
-4re.-r. IRE -3rs-.ess Be notalarwe. n" J's
5.t-. faar y.als alty and we shall az 7.H -i'a.'a-
,-,. en- .,7.,.-.i-s With proper olg-ti.a -G and
-.,...r p. p. Br-.v.SIsIDGE and LA2-r can a- H.l
he elected hy ire people and they e.. 81. '-3
candidates tia, ga2 fs thus elected. "'" 's
ssh I'd sos De 5o'a. sctoral ticket again. ..|..--
~. have every rs france that Penn7yi'.'..
..-r ,-- ..eetora, v.t for BEESSHmncE n1-'" INC
.---r-.-rapn- L1ada IN that State. IL tie
-r..fs he made in New York and Connscuc'' N.
nav re7-gaah yalrect a portion Of the VOC ..
.. California and Oregon viii stan. -".i
ale. =..s-r. rsgurIf ,an strength IN Naryiau. aa.
... r-.a rs they claim their weaA "7-
.-,..----. viii give both those State q
srl..e,a.ss IA enaucly the DoUGIAs siren ID
-sg-s and less We expect hcr F..
.--.-a .. she'd son, and the whole So
--.. ..-.,f. say none cf this in spirit ID
n.r. ..a Y TO assure our trieEds al .
-.. con t. -lom al tla information t:'-J 20.
stb.- ~s- all ausr-e-s tia, industry Is d
.-. as Nee L-iug about a triumphant res--.
81 Lae polls. gs BsLL has not TIE remotcs' A..-
CARRYING &c Southern state. II BE- were r.
-et ev,ry S1r.. a--, state lie cs-.t rot be elected
rn5giug fro The numbers .t bis old party asso-
Citations ali over inc Unia, lbat are gong for on
or the other @. IN, other caaaiGatas he rs NeaNei
Khan ever FnIvaaa was. -fcn,at DIE Democracy Re
true TO thcmslrsz ana an VIII h' vol For tie lcIn
nv. Victorious u rha -"s,- we Know %" sHeA
word as I-g IN the present
see sts thc goR and tsotloHA o. the
second columns ghs 1AaoEy-NoEs-iz'a.
luode OF persuaGlIRs sssc ~s"p's that
,nc y. =. candidate w"s til@ strong
maj, in 1856.
-rssa .t-etnss, and Ez-ztuclss siesoia' ea9
Of 1883.
te- readers have Sc often E2ard Tire ce'e-T"s-a
....- .r z-.-.-.l--, Ero,lr.iau- referred % that