The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-23
A CARD.
To my FellorO- Citizens Of the C0HHl'es y
Meigs. of Polk, and MeMinH'

Meigs, Of Polk, and MchinH;
Already nv name has been announced rs
candidate for the joint representation u
these counties, in tn. lower branc" o. ."e
approaching State Legislature. In peFm,''"S
Il to 90 before you, am re'n'h'su u "f 70
fact am personally unknown to many o.
IA ,horsfore feel the necessity OF thus
Introducing myself more particularly to your
,o,;co Il is true that, during the canvass !
no"s n have the pleasure of seeing the most
- ror and making known my views upon
sa.b ou.stions as may seem legtimately to
,o,,nd a notice, and therefore might avoid
,bi, precpitancy. Yctwe know that aspl-
rants for political honors are ever ready to
outrun discretion. However, ms this is the
frat time have ever intruded myself upon
YOU, hope you will the more readily aPpre-
eiate the motives that have prompted me
thus carly to claim your attention.
1t is not unnatural to suppose that in this
canvass free expression Of opinion will be
eracted, by the people, from those who may
be aspiring to their sufirages. For that reason
I will take this occasion 10 say that it is
known, and might seem sufficient for the
present 10 state, that have ever acted with
The Democratic Party; and [ have done so
with the conviction that the leading Princi-
ples BY which it has been governed would
secure TO the American people all tho bless
ings that could reasonably be expected to
arise from legislation. II is true that many
questions of vital importance have arisen,
upon which its wisest members have differed
in opinion; yet by that concilatory spirit
ahst should exist in every true patriots DO.
som, these differences have been adjusted
And it i. most devoutly to be hoped the!
such may ever be the case.
There has nri.sa- 4 question lately that
threatens in higher degree than usual to
disturb our quiet Iallude to thegreat Ameri'
can movement that has SO suddenly develop.
ed itself throughout the length and breadth
Of our land. But what effect II may produce
10 vet to be seen. II il true, that Mt this time
there are strong appearances that the demo
cratic party; Of this State at least, will meet
1t with determined resistance. This is evil
denced in the tone Of the numerous County
Conventions that have lately been held, pre-
para,ory to the State Convention that is to
meet in the city of Nashville, on tho 9th
instant But whether the action of the lat
ter has been foreshadowed by those meet
ings, is yet to be seen. If it has, none will
regret it moro than myself: for, however
strong my attachment has been to the Demo
cratic party, and however unbounded has
been my faith in the wisdom and the purity
of the principles by which il has been gov.
erned, | have no hesitancy in declaring that
] am impressed with the conviction that to
Americans should belong the exclusive priv.
lege of governing America. Nor am lcss
backward in asserting that union, however
slight, between civil government and ecce
siastical authority, is Ms dangerous to one as
j, is corrupting to the other.
There is another question that will doubt.
lessly be dragged into the present canvass,
which, though it proposes to remedya great
evil, is not, think, proper subject for leg
islation. But most assuredly this need not
alarm our fears. Yet il is no less our duty to
meet it at the Threshold. But | feel that
my admonitions are useless; for am sure,
with all due respect to the opinions of Others
that Tennessee is not prepared to receive,
without n struggle, the saackles of n Prohi-
bitory Liquor Law.
Gentlemen, M these two questions are most
likely to engross the greater portion Of the
attention Of aspirants during tho present
canvass, it becomes necessary for you to
weigh them well that you may act with such
discrimination as shall secure to your coun.
try the greatest amount of good.
Other questions there arc Of local ma.
ture that, though seemingly overshadowed
at the present, no less will require your at
:ention. Upon these, ia due time aud place,
you shall have the opinion of your humble
servant JOHN F. POWER.
Pine Knobs, Nc MINI co., MsrcL, 1855.
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