Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-24
"OLD FOSSILS" AND YOUNG AMER.
ICA.
From the Memphis Appeal. sept. q.

I From the Memphis Appeal, Sept. q.
1.-THE times demand new men, with
new ideas-young, vigorous intellects,
and young hearts uncorrupted by the
vices Of q lifetime wasted in political
gambling. Let young America have the
floor. The demand is universal for a
change of leadership. VIII the anti~
quated distinguished fossil; the chronic,
bilious spoils-hunter the venerable
weathereock; the irrepressible, insatiate
Office. seeker, please just stand aside out
of the sunshine We have had enough
of their sort. Have they not been
weighed in the balance and found want
ing2 +
Upon the younger school will fall the
the responsibility of government Let
them have hand in shaping its policy.
They are safest The war has made
practical statesmen Of many of them.
Older heads and sounder judgments
were never before born on younger
shoulders. Then, in the name Of decen.
ey, let the inevitable old party hack take
back seat, and ventilate and vindieate
his beautiful record to the owls and the
bats among the ruins Of the desolation
he has worked. Let US all turn over a
new leaf and rid ourselves of the insult
ferable nuisance"
The above is from the old Conservative
Wing Republican Banner, the former
follower and advocate of Henry CLAY
"Young America" has the reins now,
and tbs old Banner speaks for "Young
America. Several Of the ''old fossils
have been removed out of the way by
death, and the voices Of many of Ten
nessee's greatest living statesmen and pa.
triots are hushed by the fate of war,
and the "disqualifcations of tyranny"
and Young America has not the fear Of
them before his eyes. The Jacksons,
abe Grundys, the Folks, and the Bells
have gone to their rest, and the voice of
Young America is now heard in the
land. colder heads and sounder iudg-
ments" have been "bornon younger shouts
ders" Stand out of the way, all ye VEN
Grated sages Of the past and all the liv-
ing great of the present day, and let these
old heads which have been stuck on to
young shoulders take your places let
Young America crack his whip now,
smoke his cigar, and strut and curse,
where you would have only wisdom,
sage counsels, sorrowe and tears Young
America Is uppermost now-yOu are an
"insuherable nuisance" Hear again the
rejuvenated Banner with its old head on
young shoulders:
"These are new times-this is a new
era, a new age, and requires new mon at
the helm and wheel Men with live
ideas, catholic charity, Justice, truth.
1t is the age of progress and requires
progressive men. We must 90 forward,
and we cannot go forward if we must
carry any dead weights Old dogmas,
old heresies, old follies, have clogged our
heels too long The impatient spirit of
the times will not tolerate the incum-
brance farther Let the curtain of OBJ
livion that falls upon the dead past fur
nish kind retirement and shade for the
dead politicians and their dead issues"
Let US burn up the libraries and cease
to listen to the cOunsels Of experience
Old heads are "born" on young shoulL
ders-they rise like the Phoenix from the
ashes of the dead past and fling the
"curtain of oblivion" over it Instead
of the Goths. Carthage has come with le-
gions of Philippians, like a great cloud,
and the sunlight of intelligence is to be
shut out. Wisdom is servils and insig-
nifcantl Young America is omaipO-
tent
A case Of this kind OF precocity and
old headedness on Young shoulders inst
occurred at Chattanooga which is quite
in point. An urchin who was brought
before q magistrate as a witness was exs
amined as to his capacity to testify. "Do
you understand the nature Of an oath,
my SOM" asked the benevolent Justice
AUST you step out into the street and
give me a chance to curse you, and
you'll see if | don't" was the reply.
just give Young America fair chance,
and he will do all the cursing necessary
to curse the State. Get out of the way,
odd fnasila