Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-08
THATTHIRD PARTY.

To the Editors of the Union and American:
BATTLE HOUSE, NASHVILLE, Tenn,
Oct. Z, 1871.-Looking TO your excellent
journal as the steady representative of pub
lie opinion throughout the length and
breadth of this proud old commonwealth,
desire to address a brief note to you ex-
pressive of grave apprehension felt on
the part of every true patriot Of the land on
subject of much moment just at this par
ticular juncture of public affairs. Ere this,
it has been trumpeted to the world that
there is a movement on foot in this city TO
form new party, a third party.
Well now Messrs. Editors, the great source
of anxiety is that the hgaments or bonds
that bind that new party together will not
be strong enough for certain purposes. You
know that new parties like all new and I'M
tried institutions may not be Iheld together
with very great cohesive power. But you
inquire what special purpose is il for which
the new party may not be strong enough.
Why, i answer, it is patriotic purpose OF
course and when | give its details every pa
triOt will fully concur with me that it is a
patriotic purpose.
The great apprehension with us is, that
certain sore-headed politicians, disappointed
Oftice-seekerS, the authors Of that august
movement that looks to the formation of a
new party, cannot be held in it after they
get it up. For instance, there are at least
three men in this State who never were sat
isfied with any one party long at a time.
They were all three active in the movement
that produced the death of that noble old
party-the Wing party. At least
two of them deserted their party
and Iwhat they had conceived to be the
cause Of their country during the war. One
has been disappointed by the Democratic
party in not promoting him to the United
States Senate recently; another failed of
a nomination by the party for Governor ;
and the other has been completely over
looked by the party. and has not even been
invited to make speeches for the party, and
to neglect his garrulity is nearly as bad as to
refuse to give him office.
Ifthis new party can just be made strong
enough to hold these men together, thus re-
lieving the great Democratic party of a
nuisance, they will have performed ser
vice to their country. As the prospect en-
hances, Of accomplishing that object, the
true men Of the country every where, will
be relieved of this serious apprehension l
have apprised you Of. 1t would be cOnsO.
lation TO all good men to know that these
men were bound in heavy bonds to take
care of their bantling when it comes to
life. But we seriously apprehend they
will be found gully of infanticide
so deformed will their offspring be. How
FESTIVE some men are. How ridiculous for
small men, scrub stock, to think of new
party within the short time ere the crisis
/ comes upon us, the Presidential contest of
~, sufficient to meet that crisis, if the great
Democratic party, conceived by Jefferson's
brain, with a history cOexistent with the
Republic ITSELF is lacking for that coming
crisis. A party is to be conceived, brought
! forth, and nurtured into full grown strength
! in less than year, and take the place of a
party that has an existence of at least three
quarters of a century, and to which the
I country owes so much for its unparalleled
prosperity up to the period when, by a
strange fatuity of the gods it was mis-
placed by the present monstrous incubus.
Yours, A DEMOCRAT EVER.