The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-04

Such a victory as this would be a most disastrous
defeat and desire to guard against such pos
sibility. IL sometimes happens that In Congress
sional and Senatorial districts, and in counties
which send one more representatives TO the Le-
gislature, and in which there are decided Demo-
cratic najorities ardent and jealous Whigs, anx-
ious to serve the Wing cause, become candidates
for Congress, for the Senate of the State or for
seat in the House of Representatives, producing no
other effect thereby than to up and excite the
Democratic majorty-unite them when they are
divided bring all their forces to the polls, and cna
bic them TO cast larger Democratic vote than
they could otherwise do, meanwhile accomplishing
nothing for the Wing party. Our opponents never
make such mistakes. On the contrary, they sys'
tematicaly derive advantagcn the general election
by the absence of Democratic opposition IN coun-
ties and districts where the Wing majorities are
large, by reason of the apathy which generally OBJ
tains when there Is no party opposition, and by
reason Of the feuds and rivalres which generally,
under such circumstances, occur among multi
tude of Wing candidates. If could hope that the
advice Of one 50 humble as myself would have
weight with the Wing party, would advise the
Wings of every Democratic county and district,
such have described, to take the question
promptly into consideration, whether or not 1t Is
best to make opposition, or to initiate the pohcy
which our opponents practice towards US, and APP
propriate to ourselves such advantages as result
from it, 1t is impossible to lay down rule of uni
versal application but, in most cases, give 1t as
my opinion that this Will be found productive oil
most advantages
The observance of these and other prudent pre-
cautions which will readily suggest themselves to
| every Wing, will, in my opinion, secure the cleo
ton, by large majority, OF our candidate Tor
Governor. the election of Wing Legislature, and
the election OF two Wing Senators to Congress !;
and thus Tennessee will be redeemed from her
present position, and placed permanently where she
ought to stand-anfong the first and foremost con-
servativc Wing States in the Union. Where Is the
recreant who bears the glorious name OF Wing
that is not willing to struggle with energy and
vigilance, for few short months, TO accomplish
such object as this?
But hear the remark almost every day, s'there
is much anarchy and confusion in both parties
Wings and Democrats arc acting SO badly-nei-
Their party governed by patriotic motives states
| manlike purposes-that it seems to me to be mat
ter Of little consequence to the country whether the
one or the other party prevails, and, therefore,
| take no interest in the election Sentiments and
opinions like these are getting to be common
| among the people, and am not surprised at the
fact. They too true applied to the two great
political parties in national point of view, The
Wing and Democratic parties, as at present formed
and organized, taking them in the whole extent of
tho Union, MA ormati0ns,snnatural monsters.
Both parties embrace sound and unsound elements.
The disruption of both is inevitable at no very
mote day. Present organizations may possibly
continue until the next Presidential election they
Fcertainly will not long survive after that event.
IL the sound elements of each should unite, that
union must be upon the platform on which the
Wings of Tennessee, and southern Wings gene
| rally, have stood from the beginning. We have
never committed ourselves to extreme and danger
Gus theories Of any sort, either with respect to Ella
very any other subject relating to the proper adj
ministration OF the Government or the powers that
| belong to it. We are for the Constitution in it's
ampitudes and restrictions denying the exist
ence of no power which it Confers, but insisting
that, in the administration of its powers wise dis
cretion and prudent moderation shall be regarded.
| Firmly resolved TO maintain, under all circum-
stances, all rights we have nevertheless refused
to cooperate in any measure that tended to plunge
tho Republic into civil and dissolve the Union.
| We are for upholding the Constitution and the
Government it establishes in full efficiency, and
for preserving the Union unimpaired, as the
only reliable mode of maintaining our rights, and
preserving public liberty, peace and happiness. If
the public tranquility is disturbed by civil commo
ton, and by the apprehension of great impending
dangers, we are not responsible for this state of
| things For ten years past we have opposed those
measures of policy which all candid men now adj
nit have brought the country into its present diff
cuties; and in defiance of fierce popular passions
and loud popular clamor we have warned our
lie was being precpitatcd. Whoever will take the
trouble to look over the Congressional debates upon
the annexation of Texas and the Mexican war, will
find in the speeches of Wing stat0rNen life-likc
| portraitures Of the present state IRIS in our
country. Some OF those public md were fore
most in denouncing, deriding, ana opposing our
views Of public policy, it would seem are now seek
ing to escape the responsibility of their acts by
proposing extreme remedies for the evils which
| they have brought upon the country-remedies
which involve dissolution of the Union and civil
| war. We are struggling by other means to extri-
cate country from the consequences OF policy
which we strove in vain to avert, and to save the
Union from the pers into which it has been brought
| by councils adverse to our own. In view Of
| these indisputable facts, why should Tennessee
Wing, or any true Wing, falter in his party fdeli
! ty, or grow lukewarm in his party zeal? II he
needs additional stimulants to awake his patriot.
ism, let him contemplate the lofty bearing of those
distinguished representatives of Wing principles
| / need not say that allude to Mr.. Clay and MIR.
| Webster. refer to them with the most exultng
pride. am proud Of them as American patriots,
| orators, and STATESMEN. ! am proud of them the
most illustrious representatives Of political party
of which am an humble member. How glorious
| ly they have borne themselves If they were both
to die to- day. they have achieved enough for fame
| History would eternize their patriotic Deeds and
| remote ages would hail them great and glorious
| When the sectional controversy, growing out of
the acquisition Of territory from Mexico, began to
! assume portentous and alarming aspect, MIR.
Clay had Withdrawn himself from public cares to
spend the evening Of his illustrious life in retire
ment. But the roar Of civil discord and the nut
tcring thunders of disunion penetrated the quiet
| shades of Ashland and reused him from his re-
pose, the sound of the trumpet rouses the war
horse. Ashland lost its charms. Retirement, and
quiet and rcpose, could no longer solace the vete
ran statesman. His country in danger-thc
| Union was menaced-thc fair fabric of Freedom
erected by sages and patriots, threatened with
demolition. He accepted commission from Ken
lucky to reappear upon the theatre Of public af
| in the Senate chamber, the scene Of so many for
mer triumphs. That clarion voice, which 80 often
before "enchained the listening Senate,' again
rings through its chamber, and resounds through
the country striking terror to the hearts of consp
rators, and imparting confidence, courage and
hope to Responding patriots everywhere. How
eloquently and pereuasivcy he pleads for harmo-
ny and Cancellation, and that spirit of mutual con-
cession and compromise in which the Union was
formed, and which alone preserve it With
what power does he portray the advantages of the
Union, and the inappreciabe evils that will follow
its dissolution How terrible his denunciations of
those who conspirc against il Abolition and dis
union stand rcbukcd and abashed in his presence,
and cover under his patriotic Indignation.
Towering in intellectual proportions above other
men, Atlas towers above the mole hills at it's base
Mr.. Webster rises to follow in the debate. Hc is
northern man, and the North ia deeply infected
with fnpaticism. He is Senator from Massachu-
sets, and the favoritc and most honorcd citizen of
that State; and Massachusetts, is the hot bed of abo
lition. What course will he take? What will he
saw Will he forfeit his position in Massac busets