Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-13

THE WING CANDIDATE FOE GOV ERAOR-
Tie Athens Post thinks there should be a whig
State Convention fitis the intention oil The lesders
to keep up the whis oFganizatgR in Tenness ee.
All IvINsl that " II ~
We copy the following, from the Fist as we
copied paragraph from the Franklin Rere0 10
show that the wings are not unanimously LOT
GENTRY as their organs here would make us believe
See what The wing Post says on the other side:
Tur C.spIpArE FOR GovERNoR.-We have not
the lesst intention of trying to get up difficulties
nr m create discussions in regard to the man 10 be
nm for Goyernor-we have heretofore, during the
time we have been publishing thispaper acquleseed
in what seemed TO be the expression or desire Oh
the Inajority upon such occasions, and as long as
we profess to act with the party, we expect to do
this although the selection may sometimes fall up
| on the wrong one-upon one whose nomination,
| whether by convention or 'by acclamatlon though
| he may be competentand in many respects worthy,
| instead of victory, win ensure defeat We repeat
have no desire to stir up dissensons or cast oo-
structions in the way of harmonious concerted ac-
| ton, but we cannot and will not permit the I'M
preston 70 be made so far our particular section
of the State is concerned, that Mr.. Gentry IS the
choice of any considerable portion-yea, OF even
| an inconsiderable portion-lor Governor. tis not
true, and those who are aboring to make such I'M
preston are sadly deficient in the case. 1t IS not
true in the first place, because there has been but
little very little, agitation of the SUBJECT, ana con-
sequently but little expression-and, secondly,
what expression has been had Is aeciueuiy adverse
! to that talented and distinguished gentleman. We
have better opportunities for obtaining correct and
reliable information on the subject in this and the
counties Immediately adjoining, than persons who
live beyond their bounds, and we know what we
here say to be strictly true we are aware
that Mr. Gentry possesses great talents and power
that he is an eloquent DICTATOR and combines firm
ness and moral integrity-at the same time we
know there are hundreds in our section, still be-
lieyng in the soundness and purity of wing princ-
pies Ghev may be wrong, but none the less honest
who are opposed to his being run for the office OF
Governor. and who, if they can be brought to vote
for him at all, will do with GOODNESS and apathy
unerringly indicative of defeat. And we think the
presses and placed letter-wrters who so vehement
y urge his selection, are acting without that con-
sideration and mature elaboration which the i'm
portance OF the SUBJECT anu the hh'eresls h'olSeu,
demand.
We make these statements with reluctance, be-
cause we know we are liable to be misunderstood
but we know it is better to let the truth be canddy
spoken now, than that false impressions should go
abroad to be contradcted by results at the ballot
box, when it will be too late to remedy the evil
We are speaking in reference to our own section
| of course
As to the expediency of Convention to make
nomination-if the wing party is in a state Of
dissolution if it is dead, as the opposition some
times assert, and is sleeping the sleep that know:
no waking-if it is desirable that its unity and
identity should be lost entirely, why OF course II
would be the supreme of folly to call Convention
together for any purpose other than to shed few
tears over the adear defunct and to expunge the
: word "fealty" from the party calendar. Il, how
ever it is still living, breathing body-if it is de
srable that its unity and integrity should be main
tanned and preserved, and that we should keep II
condition to rally at any time when the necessi
ties and exigencies Of the occasion may demand
which we cannot do if we discard all the usage
and practices of party, it appears to our view tina
! the Formally of Convention cannot be dispensed
with even at this time without the penalty of ulti
mate disaster.