Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-06
BILL SNYDER.
He Airs His Views ON the Political
Situation.
The gravest beast Is an ass,
The gravest bird an owl,
The gravest fish an oyster,
The praVeSt man a fool

The gravest beast Is an ass,
The gravest bird an owl,
The gravest fish an oyster,
The gravest man fool.
So said the poet many years ago, before
Nashville was ever discovered, and | reite-
STYLED variOusly. Some call it the age Of
intellect, others the age Of steam, others
the age Of crime, but Bill Snyder dubbs it
the age of impudenee. Yes, impudeace is
the word. Ii takes its stalt from the grave
ass, who occupies the Presidential chair
looks as wise as an owl, yet, at certain peri
DDS, is as dumb as an oyster; and is the very
embodiment of a fool upon all occasions,
and finds its way down all the arteries and
veins of the great body polite, (Radical)
even 10 the little squirt who stands with
pen behind his ear,' ,'in the office of a mule
corral. Impudence, nowadays, is taken for
genius, and should Socrates arouse himself
from his deep sleep, and make his appear
ance upon the streets Of this goOdly city,
every bobtailed newspaper reporter and
jack-leged lawyers clerk, would dispute
with him upon the various philosophical
truths which he has handed down to pos
terity. We have spiritualists disputing
with learned theolOgians, the great truths
of the Bible. Scientists quarreling over
the efficacy of prayer with d. DIS,
who have been practicing it for
years with the most beneficial results, and
white men quarreling with their bre thren,
because they are opposed to the Civil Rights
bill, which is the very apex of impudence.
Pause, gentle reader, and ask yourself
that same old question which has so often
been propOunded in by-gOne days, whittier
are we drifting? Amt the whole pOpula-
tiOn of these dis-United States first class
asses? Listen, wisdom may be sometimes
gained from fool, for did not an ass, at
one time, instruct prophet? But truce
to my preface, and will tell you what |
am driving at. There will never be such
a thing as peace known throughout this, at
present, GOdforsaken land, until The negro
is gathered into some place where he can
be master Of the situation. Let him be
cOlonized. Let the State of Arkansas or
Louisiana or Mississippi be purchased by
the United States Government and paid for
bytlevying tax upon the Northern States,
at whose door lies the entire cause OF all
the trouble forced upon this unhappy coun-
try by the emancipation of the slave. Let
Maynard and his negro worshipping hordes
reside there if they choose, and marry and
intermary with the gourd- vine-scented
fairies, where amalgation will be popu-
lar, and there will be no mixed
schools or law suits against railroads or
hotel keepers on account of distinction
made in the color of the cuticle. Old
Shack, too, could take a front seat and
manufacture thunder for the new deal.
Perhaps he'd like a judgeship; or, in case
the occasion should arise, he might
be induced to again occupy the ex-
ceedingly honorable position of Sc
questratiOn agent, which he held in
1861 with so much honor to himself and so
little profit to Northern creditors under the
Confederate government at Clarksvillo.
Bill Stokes would make handsome Brig
adler General Jf the militia and depend
upon the pay-rolls for his salary. Dave
Nelson, the degenerate son of an illustrious
sire, could keep the penitentiary TO gerfec-
tion. Old Barbour Lewis could run the
Legislative branch, and High Wines, who
is now stirring up strife at Clarksville
among his fellow Servants-while he is at
the same time drawing pay from one Of the