Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-04-28

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which are noH ri ming duplicate can
didatcs will RI colI Gle their differen-
ces, and have but one candidate, each
III the field:
Tennessee Elef lions. The. State
in Tenne sspe comes off the
first Monday, in August next, at
which time a Cd vernon Legislature
and members Of Congress, under the
newapportionmen is will be chosen
The Democrats lave State Conven-
ton at Nashville to nominate can
didate for Cove rnor on the 9th
inst. Tennessee used to be, in old
Jackson times, on of the most thor
oughly democra lid States in the
Union, but the detection of Hugh
[. IThtfc, in lSd 80, carried her over
to the opposition p; and though the
Democrats have succeeded several
times since in Gu ernatorial canvass
IS, she has been, on the whole, deci-
dedly against us In 1886, she vo-
ted for White, himself, for President,
in opposition to ubtia Fan Buren,,
thenthe regular i Democratic nominee.
In 1910, she gave her electoral vote
Ito Harrison, Eby more than twelve
Thousand majority; and in 1914, al
though her own distinguished and
popular citizen James Il. P0lk, was
1.-THE Democratic nhtional standard
IIbearar r, and was materially aided by
1.-The question of Texas annexation,
iIthen leading issue in the canvass
Ishe adhered to her Wing allegiance
.by casting her electoral vote for Hen.
Hry Clay.
InlS4S Gen. Cass, was beaten il
the Presidential struggle S o m
10000 by Taylor, who ran on Whis
ticket, and last fall, to the surprise
Of almost every body, Tennessee wa
found in company with the Abolitioi
5 States of Vermont and Massachu
r sets, in her support of Gen. SCOT
iwho beat Pierce some 600. Bu
ia the State elections the Wings hay
not been as uniformly successful, a
is shown by the history of past can
t vases, In 1889 Polk, democrat
y was elected Governor after an anima
5 ted contest, and in 1915 4. = Brow
r Democrat, beat bis Wig eompetitc
for the same Office. and like resnl
was witnessed in lS49. when the ga
S liant Troutdole, Demo eral, WAS chose
d Governor. The Dem pcrats there al
! much mortified at their failure |
!, contribute anythiHg to the gloriou
!, national triumph Of last Novembe
:, and viii use every eHertion, we al
=! confident, to put the State upon til
j right track at the com ling election
IS 1t is a burning di sgface to see tn
d land of Jackson and Of PolF actin
politically with Vermont AMI Mass;
ie chusetts, and the Democr 4cy a
'e4 over the Union feel a great d al Of il
d terest ii its redemption. Out flient
n however, labor under some decide
. disadvantages il tho coming canvas
which may prove fatal to their gel
eral success. The last whig Legisl;
IS ture gerrymandered the Sta te mos
: shamefully in constructing lie Lee
IS islative and Congressional district
+ so that in case there should be a lare
q majority against that party on ii
!, popular vote they would still retail
r their ascendency in the Legislator,
e and choose more than one-half {
e the Congressman. While we thinl
/ therefore, that the Democracy wi
II elect their Governor, we are by II
6 means confident in regard to the Les
e, islature, although we hope for til
e best. There is a gallant band {
working and devoted Democrats i
n Tennessee who will strive hard fc
e, success, and will richly deserve eve
L Iif they do not attain it.