Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-07-15
NO! a.
From tie 4 Ablagloh (IaD Deaioeru'
Tennessee.

1tilHtSStt'
Owing to her peculiar. inFtitutions,
to the chard dcter Of. her people, the
climate, or : ONE Other cause, or all
these eom5i bed, the people of this
gallant State during a pqlItical cam
vass, are ma re enthusiastic, jealous,
and if We m by be alIowedIthe ezpres-
sion, "up-roa arious than pephaps any
other people in the Union. Brave
and heroic i } the field of battle, de-
votedly att ;Eched to the American
Union, as e Eincedl in hd I hours Of
danger by q perfect rushl to lfer de-
fence, and dbedient 10 tic laws, In
consequence .of tbd possession Of ev-
cry civil and religious right necessa-
ry to make men sdree dnd equal,
their politi tal contests are, more
strictly speaking, contests Of Pr9a-
PIE, than thdse Of any other State ii
the confederh hey
In the mo dnth Of August next, the
people of 2 ennessee viii be called
upon to make a decision, which in
the language Of Some of her public
journals SIS 10 fix her political desti-
ny for the n ext ten years at least.
\ Governor representatives in Con
rgress, and Il hembers Of her own Gen
eral Assembly will have thca to be
elected; and on tho lattcr body viii
devolve the duty of elec5ing United
States Sen ator, of distrieting tho
State, &C. These all render the can
yass one Of great importance, not
among the last Of which are the Is
sues in the gubernator;al election.
The Dem mocracy have again chosen
the gallant 4rousd;,le as their stand
ard-bearer III tie contest, and against
him the whigs have pitt4d Hon. VIM
B. Campbelle TrousI.lle, at the
sound of VI hose name every the
TenhesseeaH will feel rrptd; the gal
liant hero Of three wars, who had
been "honest t, faithful and capable"
in the disch4 4rge of the high duties
pertaining to the Office of Governor
of Tennessee F, is now s6ught to be
struck down dishonorcH and ''rro-
scribed," an I for what and by ghom?
Has hc'been unfaitliul in the hour OF
his country Is danger? The sears.
produced by "a thousand wounds
would belle such a charge Has he
been unmindful of the b onor and in
terest of his own State? His faith
full and able successful discharge OF
his duties dispr0Ye this. Is hs
wanting in 7 ntriotism, or i'll an earn
est desire to sec Tennessee perform
her whote dakg as 4 member Of this
confederacy? No one prefers such a
charge. III S be nbt been 'honest,
faithful and darahle, and has he not
thus come a 10 the fall measure of
'.itness for th4 Office Of Governor"
according to tie rule Of his eppo-
nents? We have not seen ever this
denied Tn I'm WAY does the wlig
party Of Ter n2ssee seek his defeat?
lie IS DepF ForaH Those who Ut
tered homlid Is to us abo1t the evils Of
party spirit = have nothing but par
ty Jsetlng anl fqriy-dq'1iositY against
him, to iustitk themselve. in opposing
him. And bow does Judge Camp
bell stand in this con.os,? Occupy
ing high az d honorable position ur-
on the judicia al bench Of Tennessee,
he. consents 70 resign il, in or,ler to
array him5el II against Trousdale for
the office Of Governor. He stands
there as the candidate of the whig
party, having abandoned an honora-
bic and lderative Office, in Obedience
to the behests Of 'party spirit, and
mas CHOSEN 10 array himself against
a man, against whom the nahtmy
fon1e Of Dir. Campbell Is sought to be
arrayed, bat who has seen 1laeh '0ore
sernee in the field than Campbell has.
We feel pretty well assured that +the
gallant people Of Tennessee are not.
going to promote this comparatively.
young "leader, oy er the head of an
aged, brave and faithful public ser
want, who is now asking .thqm for
perhaps the last favor of the Kind he
will ever seek at their hands.
The result in August next viii
give their response to this.
A. GrD Nfrcu,1-5c Nv, Will. m