The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-12
The Tennessee RIec lions.

friend has sent copy OF the Fayetteville Oh,
server of the 30th instant, containing structures the
article Of the Washington Union. which appeared on the
goth August, in relation the Tennessee elections The
editor of the Observer to have entered upon the
task Of exposing "Major Donelsons views with a con-
sciousness that he could perform it for he says
commencing, that he expected "the leading organs Of
the democratic party to have taken the lead in this mat
ter. especially after the promise OF the Nashville Aner
can TO do SO" 1t is perhaps 10 be regretted that
such organs were found; for i is to be hoped tina,
there is no other which would make six weeks study
OF "Major Doneson's vlews," and then fill more than
two columns OF newspaper with pretended review of
them, without telling its readers what those views were
This is bad and is not good democracy We are
inclined, however. TO attribute these structures TO
spy who, by accident has peeped into the ed
toria of the Observer, and has by mistake pub
lished what not intended for publcaonthat is to
say the manufactured article Of which it was or
dered that certain editors scattered through the State of
Tennessee should inde expositons OF the OF the
wing in electing governor and majority OF
the legislature assaing "Maor Doneson's views" and
threatening him with democratic wrath. II Gov. Quit
had been elected, and then Gov Mcdonald OF Geor
ga had been elected and then the secession banner had
been planted VIGOROUSLY General Jacksons battle
ground in Alabama, Talledega and Emuckfau, we can
suppose it the design OF such heroes those that
talked OF fighting at the line OF 80 80 TO play the very
deuce with Major Doneson" for daring 70 intimate that
the political results OF the late election in Tennessee
TO be attributed in degree the fact tina, Gov
Campbell responded more fully than Gov Trousdale TO
that sentiment which had been wounded by the propo
son OF Messrs Cheves and others TO establish south
confederacy.
But it is no, in our nature TO quarrel with any one pro.
Tossing TO be democrat and therefore notice no
further the ill.timed structures Of the Fayetteville OBJ
server than to assure our readers that there is no, sin
gle intelligent mind in or of Tennessee which will
accuse as of being acuated, in the report gave OF
the Tennessee elections, by any spiri, Of hostility to
Gov Trousdale or the party he has long and faith
fully served We voted for him in the contest with Gov
Campbell and shall always expect TO vote for him when
he is candidate, and has the health 10 serve his
country. He is patriot known 10 us from infancy
the intimate friend and companion OF General Jackson
and incapable Of though, action adverse to what
he deems the true interests Of his country But this did
not render the less to the fact that his argu
ments in reconcng the people OF Tennessee the sup
port OF the Compromise less decisive than those of
his competitor in exposing to the public scorn the dis
union which would have been produced If the schemes
of resistance advocated by the Nashville convention
had been sanctioned by the voice of the South The
great effort of the Jefferson and Jackson democrats is to
promote the union Of the South to enforce the a,n and
not TO seeede from the iops not to impair, in crisis
like this the unity Of the people in urging the
ton of which is aaked the existence OF the
Unon but 10 strengthen tina, unity by surrounding 1t
with walls OF adamani II has no, been alleged by US
that this patriotic desire did not animate Governor
TrousJae when he canvassing the State, and
when he analysed the deiails Of the Compromise as
being fraugh with injury the South Our only idea on
this subject was that his Of argument was not so
the people OF Tennessee as one that hailed
the Compromise the patriotic solution OF dangerous
in its spirit because il was but carry
ing out plain provision OF the constitutions and demo
cratic ALSO being in harmony with the past action Of