The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-11-10


THE LATE CANVASS IN TENNESSEE
Perhaps in the whole history of politicsi
parties in Tennessee, where of all places
political excitement runs highest there nev.
er was more thorough and vigorous can.
vass than the recent one, which resulted 4
the election of Andrew johnson. Not on.
ly did every candidate for the Legislature
stump his county, but almost every man N
the state who had ever participated in poll
tics made one or more speeches. MANY a.
the able speeches which this state Of afain
elected we have published, and from Others
we have taken extracts; yet we have by no
means exhausted them. We have just G.
ished reading on excellent one delivered
by Colonel Hiram Tilman. Of Memphis n
which know nothingism is dissected IN
most mastery style. 1t would afford NJ
pleasure to lay the whole speech before our
readers, but it is impossible for us to repub
lish all the good things that have been and
are being said upon this subject; we must
content ourself therefore, with the follow
ing extract, appealing to the democracy %
stand firm and retain the ground they have
gained; also paying just and well-merited
compliment to President Pierce and his ad
ministration: 5t4 .W
But, whatever course our opponents
may see proper to pursue, let me say 70
you, democrats, stand by your colors.'--
Never desert your noble old party and Id
glorious principles, for the party Of The
country. 1t has carried US safely through
many trials, and it will carry MS through
many more. Beware ofall federal and d.
clifton tricks gotten up to deceive and mis-.
lead you. And let Us, by all means; gentle
men, stand by the present glorious and pa.
triotic administration Of the country. Il
has been eminently sound upon all the great
questions Of the day, both of foreign and
domestic policy. II is an administration
worthy of the earlier and purer days Of
the republic. Franklin Pierce, aided by
patriotic cabinet, has taken the constitution
for his guide, and has kept the ship Of state
consistently on the republican tack. He
deserves well of the south and of the whole
country. When unwarranted attempts
were made to deplete the treasury, wheth
or by the Collins line of steamers, the in.
digent-insane, or the French-spoliation bills,
he promptly interposed his veto, and thus
saved the people from being defrauded out
of millions of their hard earnings. When
the honor of the country was threatened
with insult by the forciblc seizure and i'm.
prsonment Of one of her citizens by for
eign power, he promptly interposed the
strong arm OF government, causing his i'm.
mediate and unconditional release; thus
showing to the world, in the beautiful Ian
guage of his inaugural, that American cit
zenship, must be regarded everywhere as
an inviolable panoply for the security Of
American rights 1s5
!" 1t is mainly to the power and Influence
of the present administration that we Of
the south are indebted for the repeal Of
the Missouri restriction, which opens the
Territories Of the government to the south
and her institutions, thus in all probability
giving us new slave state in Kansas, and
restoring the equilibrium between the north
and the south. And yet southern politi.
clans and southern journals are found op
posing this administration. In some quar-
ters they seem to have exhausted the vocab
ulary or billingsgate in slandering and abu
sing it. Well, perhaps it is their vocation
SO to do. Let them rave, for the great body
of the southern people have decided other.
wise. Yes, the southern states, in the re
cent elections, show by their increased dem.
ocratic majorities that they endorse the ad
ministration of Franklin Pierce and Ten
nessee, that went against us three years
ago, is now for us by ten thousand majority.
1t is believed that she will like the demo
cratic family so well that the will never
again part company with u.s." mss
ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY.