The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-12
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There is nothing new under tho sun
A celebrated orator once delivered a
lecture in different portions Of the
country, on the lost arts, in which he
attempted TO prove that all Of the arts
Of the day were known TO the aneients;
but we never listened to the discourse,
and therefore don't know whether he
succeeded in his purpose or not.
There was an Alexander the Great
and there ought to be a second edition,
revised and improved; at least Alexdn-
der Long, NJ q from Ohio, thinks so,
and lac IS trying 10 get the situation for
himself The original made his fortunes
out of the intestine strife Of his native
country the would-be copy IS trying 70
ID the same thing.
We recollect well when Alexander
the Copy-surnamed the Long, which
is nearly as distinguished title to start
upon as Great-was candidate for
Congress. 1t was during the dark days
Of 1862, when Mcclellan retreated from
the Peninsula; when Pope transferred
his headquarters from the saddle to the
Notifications at Washington, after hay
ing made a retreat for which he refused
to make preparations; and when Kirby
Smith was besieging Cincinnati-Alex-
ander's home. lie was wonderfully pa
triotic; was a member of the military
committee Of Hamilton county, and
gave literally toward the payment Of
bounties forrecruits; he made speeches
urging men to enlist in the glorious
cause Of his country; talked war, and
declared lac was prepared to act war, if
his bleeding country demanded such a
sacrifice; and by way Of earnest, in
duced young law partner to enter the
army; he went around among his re
ligious brethren - for Alexander the
Long is devoted member Of the church
and urged them to support him from
personal considerations, as he was as
good war man as his competitor-Gur-
ley, the then sitting member
lie held tickets all day at the polls,
in his own ward-the eighth-in Gin
cinnati, and persisten!ly importuned all
his friends and acquaintance to vote
for him, pledging his word that he was
for the suppression of the rebellion, at
all hazards; and declaring that to com
promise with traitors would be dishon-
orable in the highest degree
Gurley had many enemies among
members ofhis own party and the conse-
quence was, that Alexander the Long
overreached his rival, and was accredi
ted representative from the second
Congressional district of Cincinnati, by
a majority of l3l votes, out Of poll Of
10000.
A few days after his election, a broth
er in Alexander's church, who had al
ways been a republican, but who had
voted for him out of personal consid~
erations, upon solicitation, and a pledge
that he was a good war man, called
upon him to offer congratulations Al
exander proffered his hand, and voucl =
edsafe one of his best smiles; but was a
little Mortified when asked something
about his views relative to the details
of the war.
had better not talk with you"
said he "you are for war; for peace
we cant agree, and as brethren in the
church, we should not quarrel
The gentleman left the Congressman,
feeling that he had been completely
sold, and conveyed the intelligence to
Others, who, like himself, had been de-
eeiyed and they all resolved that new
er again should personal considerations
induce them to vote for doubtful can
didate The result was at the last fall
election, Gov. Brough carried the dis
trict by about 1000 majority.
\ very brief synopsis Of the speech
will be found elsewhere; and from it,
we learn that he was for an immediate
recognition of the Southern Confedera-
cy. He takes ground with Fernando
Wood, and Harris, of Maryland, and
Vallandigham, and repudiates, entirely,
all utilization with the war democrats.
We hope he viii be expelled from the
House; he has rendered himself as in
famous as Benedict Arnold