Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-30

Mr.. Joaes,I or any. other democratic mem !
Der Of Congress, for having voted for the
compromise. lie always adanisies, that they
had done The best they could do His blame
was on the Norib for pressing upon US SO
bard. asio compel our members Of Congress
10 take this unjust compromise, or submit to
have some ching worse put upon lhern. He
considered The North as having placed them
in a state or lurcss or compulsion, where they
must take, moi what was righi, bul all they
would givelthem. He never once blamed
one Of them. How then can the Union
suppose Mr.. Jones, and others situated like /
him, should lake exceptions 10 Governor
1ronsdale, and become SO much excited in
doing away his arguments, as to Withdraw
their supparl and exerHons from the demo-
cratic candidates 10 the Legislaure2 We
who live here in Mr.. Jones' dislricl, know
very well dat Maj. Donqlson's illustration
Of his views, is bosh unfortunate in faciand |
nlpoorly Complimentary 10 oar Reprcken-
:a.iye.
The " a4hington Union adopts another
sentiments, wrong in fcl, and wholly upjus-
IiiabIq towards Gov. 1roasdale. lie says,
ITO this c4use we m pst refer The success of
the wings, id obiRining The majority of the
Tennqssqe Legislature Their Che whig)
gubernqt6lial candidate held no opinions in
confict with those of their candida,ss for
seats in The Legislature. The democratic
candidate onthe subject Of The compiopise,
took position which checked the ehsIlusi-
asrn of his pbrty, and fell shcrtof lhal por-
ZION Of public opinion, which had been
wounded by the attempts Of such men as
Mr. CATrfs, 70 enlist Tennessee in tie pro-
iec! of Spuih9ln Conlcderacy." Here the
idea is 100 distinctly presented, that Gov.
Trousdaie held opinions, in conflict with
the democratic candidates forlhe Legislature.
We deny he Fsscrtisn. and again aver that
every candidate who ran Tor The Legislature,
protested ID run expressly on the party plat
form, and in perlec. harmony with il and
with the sHnnnnents advanced by the Gov
4rnor. We heyer heard single exception
before the4 e@tion, at least. The other idea
Of this paragraph is, that Gov. Troasdale
,pok positipnsIlhat chilled .heenthusiasm Of
His party,H65e. This, if true. must indeed
! E strange. Ills party prepared the plat
lbrn, and unanimously placed him on it.
lie never went beyond il. How then could
lie have checked their enthusiasm!
Bul he ''lell short Of that portion Of public
opinions which had been wounded by The
attempts Of Mr.. Cheres and others, 10 enlist
Tennessee in the project of Southern
Confederacy.'' What portion was thal!--
Not tic qemocradc; for that had ioiled his
attempts at once, on the very spot, and MOI
single defnocrat of infuence in the State,
was knownto sympalhise with him. v hal
portion Of public opinion, then, had been
wounded? Why, The pdg portion! That
hypocriIica!.y protested 10 be greatly
wounded. Coy Trousdalc might and did
fall Short of that, for that wns The burden
Of The wig Song thfonghout the canvass.
/ '.Ihe Uniofl-7the -DissoIulionl -
Dissolulionl--the Southern Conventionl-
and Hartford Convention These were
The only sounds thai slIuted the cars of the
people throlghIthc canvass, and we hardly
DYER heard a single thing said by them aboul
lhe constitution, or the rights Of the South
Under il. GOV. Trousdu7e, Thank Godl did
fall short Of all this; and if he won n6t the
election, be Won undying laureS for himself
and his perry, by the slaleamah pike views
which he exhibited 10 his coun,ftmen. H.
Indeed, Iherd was any portion Of the demo-
craiic PUBLIC opinion ,ro1n,Jed by his posi-
lions, itlcas so small a share, as cbn bear no
serious proportion 10 the whole Parly
If the editor Of the Union had not been
So liIle in the State, We think he Would have
understood -afucIl better, he capsFs that led
10 our defeat. They were by DO means
uncommon ones For The last eight years,
victory has Perdhed alternately oh The ban
4er of both parties, and each successive tn-
qmph has fallen within The range Of a |
thousand OF fifteen hundred votes The
party laFi beatea comes 10 the polls with |
dxasperatod feelings; and in STATE SO nearly |
balanced as ibis, ten per cent. Of greater
zeal, will always garry The election. This is
enough to acc3un, for Gov Trousda4e's de- |
feat. HE thought, zee had the yea from,
ether causes, On pur side. ne tA4ngh
gr6a. many wings were dissatisfied " th the
position lheir party and its candidate had
taken on the greaI and critical questi bns Of
thd day. NE hbugM they bad hetrd The
peals of abolition, and free soil, and north.
GIN whig hi under, break over their heads
loud and Often enough, to wake them up, to /
a proper sense Of their danger. 1at nc |
,s9ete uitesEy mistaken. The wing party
was unmoved by every Thing iran |pirng
around them. and cast theif votes with their