The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-08-29
THE LATE ELECTION.

The Democratic presses are very inter-
es'ingly "mpI"yed at present in trying 1"
account for the rpcen, defcat Of their patty
in this State. The mos, prominent OF the
pleas urged for The unexpected disaster IS
"dissffections and schsms in the demo-
cratic ranks" conceding nothing 10 the
soundness Of their opponents upon the most
important issue in the canvass. But they
forget 70 tell u. what produced "'he disof'
rec,ions and schisms in the democratic
ranks" The Wsshiugtt n Union the great
central organ Of The party. however. takes
up the subject. and attempts 10 account for
the "misfortune" on more rstionnl grounds.
And we commend IT'S remarks 10 the attcn'
ton Of those editors in Tennessee. who
seem to be painfully blind on the subject
The Union. after showing that Gov. Trous-
dale placed himself 10 a wrong position, or
suffered himself 10 be SO placed by others,
in regard 10 the Compromise, continues its
remarks as follows:
VT TtlHThS HuNr uVCU 'u''y
ed from all the counties in the State, and
We csnnot iherefose fix cer,ninly the pollti-
Gel complexion Of the legislature; hut we
have no, . doubt that the democrats have
shared the anme misfortune here that they
did in the canvass for the gube'natorial
election, I, vas not 10 be expected Tint. in
the con grcssional districts where the effhrls
Of the democratic candidates was to main.
tain and support the Compromise. the argn
man, Of Governor Trousdale, ana'yzng in
detail that measure, and charactcrlzing II
Throughout ne ore Of injustice and wrong
TO the South. sh"uld not hive weakened the
" hole ticket. Al individual. for example.
like Mr.. Jones, who had voted for the Com.
pr"m,se as the accessory means ct rector
ing peace Ia the country bv disarming the
fanatics Of the Nnrlh ard preventing future
aggression on the rights of the S"nh,
would feel his position, if not ossai'ed, al,
, lensi IN need uf explanation in the presence
If par,isans who NIGH, suggest that th'
South wonh have gained more if the mem
bers from Tennessee had voted TO the last
against the Compromise. Under such CIR
cums,ancps, the candidate supporting that
leading measure would overlook minor con.
Rferat1OnS, ana pP f1'lhu' VI hl' W wv gro
one which he had regarded in his rHpresen
iat,ve capacity as Of paramount importance
to III. highest Interests Of his country. he
would crrrnlnv not he in condition TO add
to hat momentum which belongs TO parry.
when it, members are animated by CONCUR
ring ami united en''men's. He would have
NJ time to explain 10 mon less acquainted
with The bearing Of vital public question
how TO distinguish between The certain at>
talnm"al Of ITS security, ana The accomplish
men, a, the sa ire time Of those local objects
which institute the grea, mass Of the sub
ec,s Of State Legislation. 1t is to this caus"
that nc mus, r,ier the success Of The wings
ia ob,sining the majority Of The Tennessee
Legislature Their gubernatoral candidate
/ hold no opinions in conflict with those of
their candidates for seats in the legislature.
! The democratic candidate On the subject IF
the PROMISE t""k a postum winch
checked the pn,hn.,n.m of his pariy, aud
fell short Of that portion IF the pnbllc opln.
ion which had been wounded bv the al
,-mp's Of such mcr a. Mr.. Cheves, Of s.
Carolina, to enlist Tennessee in the project
,r a sou,h,rn cOnfederncv,"