Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-01
ALABAMA,
The Territorial GoVernOrship-'fhe
Contestants in the eyes of one who
has no Voice Iu the selection.

The Territorial GsoyernOrship-'fhe
Contestants in the eyes of one who
has no Voice Iu the selection.
The Montgomery Nail thus discourses
on the pending canvass for the Governor
ship Of that State:
Two candidates appear prominent for the
position Of Governor of Alabama-Judge
Richard Busteed and Major General Wager
Swayne-their candidacy dependent OF
course upon the Standardization (pardon
the word Of the State. Thus far Judge
Busteed is ahead, having passed through
Montgomery a few days ago post haste to-
wards Washington, so soon as he heard Of
Ashley's impeachiDg resolution. We i'm
agined that the cork business had foored
the Judge, but we find that Richard is
himself again, and that he has rushed to-
wards Washington with a cry Of
Give me another horse; bind an my wounds
Have mercy Jesus !-Seft did but dream
y coward conscience, how dOst thou affiict me
The lights burn blue. 1t is now dead midnight.
Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh
What do / fearl there's none else by:
Richard loves Richard that is | am /. D"
Still we would inform Richard, that
although Richard loves Richard, and
although there is no doubt about he being
he, there is great room for suspicion that
Wager loves Wager, and that the race for
the Gubernatorial seat will be strongly con-
tested. As between Richard /, and Wager
/, the Nal is six for one, and half-a-dozen
for the other. Indeed, we might say that
we are in the quandary of Burke, who was
in doubt which 70 admire the more. Rich
ard the Lion hearted or Charles XII, or
like Macaulay, who hesitated between
Cromwell and Napoleon. Judge Richard
is the Napoleon of Alabama, and Gen.
Wager might be called the Cromwell OF
the Northwest Puritans. Napoleon was
the soldier Of fortune; so is Busteed. Ma
pOleOn combined the rudeness of the
guardsman with the polish of the courtier
so does Busteed. Napoleon rushed for
ward towards his object, struck coup Getdfs,
and placed his little heel upon constitu-
tions; so does Busted. Napoleon pooh
pOohed the opinions of statesmen, and
called anything, but destiny, bdqdtelic so
does Busteed. But Napolean was gener-
Gus, loved brave men, and was sociable,
and away from politics, was a kind-heart-
ed man; so is Busteed But the trouble
Abphb iFtitbtA " ~ AiiNl Nbu uGNtI GOuiu
tell upon which side Of the question he
would turn up. Just here Busteed re-
sembles him strongly, and in this consists
the single chance of Alabama when she
becomes territorifed
On the contrary, Swavne resembles CroIn-
well. Cromwell was a Puritan; so is
Swayne. Cromwell was a bold, intelligent
man, honest in the pursuit of a principle
so is Swayne. The devil could not turn
Cromwell from giving the widest equality
and the highest political privileges to "the
Lords anointed" the devil would have
hard work to turn Swayne from doing like
wise. Cromwell believed a thing entirely
and carried ont a principle entirely; SO
does Swayne. Cromwell considered torture
too good for those who differed from |" the
Lords anointed;" and we fear Swayne win
open the inquisiiion when he gets to be
Governor.
AS an enemy, we rather admire Swayne
the more of the two, just as We have al
ways had a higherrespect for the character
Of Cromwell over that ofNapoleon. Crom-
well went 10 the bottom of things on his
eide, Just as we Confederates went to the
bottom of things on our side, and Just as
Swayne will 60 to the bottom of things on
his side. But Napoleon never went to the
bottom Of things. he alwas swan on the
surface Of military glory, and at last fell
beneath the greatest wreck of modern times
and so Busted will fall fiat as a founder if
he gets TO the Gubernatorial chair.
Cromwell never fell, but stamped the
laws and glory Of the republic upon the
future Of English history, and, had his son
been a man Of ordinary intellect, would
have probably fixed his dynasty to the
diCtatorial chair. And 50 Swayne will not
| fall If he gets the seat. He will stick to
u7, ike the "old man of the sea" on the
back Of Sinbad, riding rs 10 death for the
amusement of "the Lords anointed."
Upon the whole, we rather prefer Busted
TO Swayne. Busteed may be driven right
or toasted right but Swayne will go wrong
il he has made up his mind TO 90 thai
way, in spite Of the devil There is no usC
in shooting corks at him. He won't come
| down
We shall watch with interest the Guber.
material race between Cromwell and Napo
| leon.