Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-22

OH Lille ONlON n.
issue, now that we are permitted.so see the
trump cards IN each hand Of The players,
we can more safely hazard our little on The
outside, than by vaineibriously and con-
ceitedly demanding TO ''play the hand our
selves" Otherwise there will be trouble.
From the Nashviiis Banner. June e.
SPARE US, GOOD LORD.
Republicans viii. fnrnisA q majority of
the Assembly. Who'll send US sharp,
active minority and Times.
If any body does. We shall begin to be-
lieye the fools are not all dead yet, and
pray very earnestly for an epidemic.
We have had I enough OF minorities-
enough Of minority reports, and the gas 4
copade and rhetorical vaporings of cham.
,pions whe could do US no earthly good
but talk. I'VE do not need any talk.
We've had enough Let the minority
20 into the woods and bay, the
moon. The humbugs and shams who
may be fondlyli looking forward
to . good N time in the next
Assembly, syentilating their beautiful
records to the, admiring galleries and
through the newspapers, will be disap-
pointed So far as this. Journal is con-
cerned, we announce at the outset that
we shall not be guilty of the. sin Of en-
couraging demagoguesi even on our own
side of the question, by occupying our
columns with their platitudes and coms
monplaces., If it is all the same to the
Press and Times, we prefer no minority
we prefer ne opposition. Factious OPP
position is losing game to US, hence We
have abandoned it. If there is any mi
nority in the Assembly, let it be one in
favor of perpetual disfranchisement, and
as little ofthat minority as possible.
se,If A WICKED SELL ATTEMPTED. - I9t
From the Nashville Banner, June 20.
Our old and inevitable friend, 'sMany
Voters" yesterday attempted to perps.
trate wicked sell upon US and upon
our friend the Chairman of the State
Central Executive Committee for Sey.
mour and Blair, by inducing us to an
| nounce the latter as candidate for the
State Senate, No doubt it was WELL
meant, yet ill-advised compliment to one
| of the cleverest men in Davidson county.
"Many Voters" we fancy, is not quite
many enough just yet, for such purpose,
and we are satisfied our friend would not
| sanction the use of his name in a man
ner which could not but be hurtful to
the interests of his fellow citizens, nor
agree that those interests should be
periled by any other, for reasons that
must be apparent to the least reflective
observer. 1t is subject almost too
serious to joke about, yet there is a neat
bit ofirony and vein of satire conveyed
in the expression MANY Voters" which
Irresistible, adm --vofi.f fa- E-rTs5sg
1 -7r From the Nashville Banner. June22
IE-.4-,s ID. q OUR DANGER. ..---l.- - 3
We once more repeat, that just as certain
as the abstinence of the DISTINGUISHED and
Conservative masses from the intoxica ton
and excitement of politics has brought
about the presen. disintegration of the
dominant party in the pending canvass
land would have accomplished the same
result long ago)-just SO certain will the
Interference of the DISTINGUISHED and Con.
eervatives now, unite and cement the di.
vide households which, divided, are com.
PEELED TO save us, in order to save them.
selves. A few days ago we put forth
this simultaneous warning and adjuratiop
"Just so certain as the DISTINGUISHED
and Conservatives permit themselves to
be guiled to commit this preposterous
folly, we will fallIback to the point from
which we started, and all the exercise o.
ali the wisdom, moderation, discretion,
tact and patience which has characterized
the attitude Of the people thus far, will
have gene for naught, and the brightest
hope this State has known for eight dark
cruel and oppressive years, will be OBJ
scured again by the dark fogs of an i'm,
measurable despair"
| When we are free it will be time
enough to talk Of parties, and politics
and division of Offices among the merito-
rious. But for the present we say again
aud we repeat in all earnestness and
sincerity, that it is our sober and DELHI
crate conviction that it would be best for
US all if the next Legislature should be
exclusively Republican, provided it is
decently and periodically Republican, or
as nearly so as possible, than that il
should be a miscellaneous chaos of all
creeds and dogmas. As we said,
in a previous issue, "better to let
the old firm assume TIE liabilities, close
the books and settle up the old bust
ness, before we begin to rush up the
new sign. Since we are stalking so
heavily on the issue, now that we are
permitted to see the trump cards in each
hand Of the players, we can more safely
| hazard our little on the outside, than
by vaingloriously and conceitedly de-
manding to play the hand ourselves !"
If we lose the vantage ground we
have at length almost Providentially
attained, it will be by our own indiscre.
| ton alone. If we must be destroyed,
at least let not the verdict be self de-
| struction.
| CASE FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY.
Prom the Nashville Banner, JULY.
We owe it to ourselves to stand by those
members of the same party, who, late or
early, have had the moral courage to ar
ray themselves against the advancing hosts
of prescription, in our behalf We need
all the strength We can possibly comma and.
We cannot afford to lose single man,
much less, in effect, to lose two, by driving
one friend and an ally from our own side
into the ranks Of the common
enemy. We are gratifed, encouraged,
lifted M, and strengthened, in The
fact that so many Republi, aus have
announced themselves for the Legis
lature upon the universal suffrage plat
form. 1t is our gain, infinitely more than
theirs, to elect every one of them. And
in this connection, here is case in point,
which demands the especial considera.
ton Of the disfranchised people, not only
OF our county and of Shelby, but of every
other dlSfranchiSed county of the State.
Our readers will remember that
at the last election for members
of the Legislature, before the ses
sion. soon then to close, Mr.. VIM.
K. Moore, prominent merchant and an
influential Republican of Memphis, WAS,
on account of a technical inlormality.
elected-though by minority vote. They
will also remember, that though legally
elected, Mr.. Moore choose 10 resign, and
did resign, for the purpose of giving his
opponent, Capt. Dan. Able, a chance to
run the race again, SO that the people of
Memphis might have an opportunity TO be
represented by their choice. 1t is no more
than even-handed and simple Justice to
credit the account Of Mr.. Moore with that
act, and return him to the Legislature, Bg
being just to others we surely can do no
injustice to ourselves. The case of E. S.
Williams, Of Smith, is another case in
point, and of a dozen OF others, whose
consistent course upon the suffrage ques,
ton in the past, is security enough for
the people as to their patriotism in the
future. There are scores of new converts
too, who are equally reliable We are