The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-04

From the Nashville Union, Sept. 10.

From the Nashville Union, sept H.
WHAT or THE NIGHT lit is unquestoDaby true that
many of our democratic friends in-is State were alarm
ed at the nomination of Taylor They thought mar e
scenes Of ls40 would be reenacted and lhey feared NE
effect OF such upon the minimizing II Is equaiiy
true that this alarm has now died away and that the de-
mocracy of State quite as sanguine OF carrying
as they have ever been within hs ass ,. Ss cause
have but fear and that is, the existence 9 e Guse
which defeated us last yearan apathy wheh saaii pre-
vent the democracy from polling their full strength mat
doubt whatever The work to be done is an organlza
ton which shall bring every voter to the polls Can zoe
effect his organization is the question whch we now
nronound 10 our democratic friends. zoe can, the State
IS snJs In NOT 1T That is the whole story.
Within the last week have received numerous pri-
.te letters from the best informed the different
divisions of the State. We vary from general rule,
and give few extracts from some OF these private letters
as Indicative of the hopes and fears OF friends An
exposure of our secrets to opponents cannot do
much harm as the good expect these extracts to
effect by arousing our friends to action;
Col Haynes elector in the first district, writes
"Al is well in this section of the State Rely upon this
with perfect confidence. But fear, from the manner in
which the wings boast, that you in Middle Tennessee
not fighting you can and ought Do your duty as
will do ours, and the State is safe beyond perad-
venture" -
Mr. Smith, our elecor in the Sd district, writes: 1--WE
will make considerable gain in this district over lhe
of lsi7 Indeed if this district holds its own and gives
the wings larger majority than It did IN Inc iasi eiec
ton the State is certainly safe Tor Cas- ana pmel Jy az
least thousand majority. will be recolected that
this district the only one IN the State that od nor
lose in the last election for governor and that In this
district, there gain OF 2l3 votes Ior aaron '.
Brown over the OF 1Si3. There is better spirit
and greater determination among the democracy OF inns
district now than there were during the last canvass
The signs are more favorable now than they were then
STILL it 10 not probable that district or county VIII MAKE
gain for at two successive elections; AS our gam
last year caused by voting our ul party strength
however favorable the signs may be, It Is not probable
that can do better at the coming election AS am
writing to you for your own private information, write
you my own private opinions. must, however, inform
you that in this opinion am opposed by nearly every
leading democrat in the dstrictneary all OF whom be-
leve we will make considerable gain over the last
election"
Col Harris of the sh district. writes 81 have Just
completed tour through my district making IRON three
TO five speeches in each county, and am assured that
will make gain in each county In my district, ex-
cept Stewart and even there claim for us gain
To this we may add the opinion of Gov Brown, on his
return from East Tennessee that he has never known
party there in good condition as now tie has
doubt that will make decided gam In that sec
ton over the last election
These are samples of more than twenty equally conf
dent letters which we received by the last two mails.
We copy from these three because they are written
by public men, they will not be likely to quarrel with
for printing extracts from private letters as others
would. 1t is such letters these which induce us to
say that the State of Tennessee can be carried Tor Cass
and Butler, if an effort is made to do It,
Shall that effort be made? Democratic reader, we ask
you the question. You have influence Will you ex-
e it The vote of Tennessee may decide the contest
True expect to elect Cass by majority three times
greater than the electoral vote OF Tennessee: But we
may be disappointed 1t was feeling OF confidence on
the part of The democracy which placed federal wing
in the gubenatoa chair of this State at the last election
Neil s. Brown derives his title governor of Tennessee
from the supineness Of democracy. Bitterly have
eight thousand democrats who stayed away from
the polls in 1si7 cursed their folly since then Let all
beware OF like fault in ls4s Let each democrat con-
slider himself committeeman from this day until the
election. The prize is worth the struggle Let 1t be
made, beginning with this hour.