Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1856-08-15
ARKSvILLE TENNESSEE FRID NY. AUGUST Is. 1856

4 verT curious anomaly hrs presented itSell
IN the last election throughout Keutucky.-Ir In
very few instances have the Sag Nichts rrr ono
of their number in any county where the ma
oritv was against them, bot great mary IN.
dererdent American and whig candidates have
bren II tic field in all the American strcrE
holds I he Sag Nichts have already comren.
ccd claiming the foremost candidates, whether
whIg or Amcicar, aad it is very we'd that they
should have a crumb Jf c3rfC-t, as in NOvem
her there will not be rrase-spot left Of them
The American Order has beer charged With
introducing party politics into tlo Judicial
elections. The recent electio3 shc Us this to
be false In several of-tSa ilfsio;ei aistr!cl
n which there IS ,iouji,5 - a re America:
majority. the American party declined C nom
mate candidates for judicial Offices, aid the
Americans cast their votes in the election,
without any reference whatever to parties
Whi!s. such has been the course Of the Amer
lean party, the Sag NIGHTS invariably voted in
solid column for one of their own number
This has been most evident in the contest be-
tween DugaIk aud Marshall. The Americans
had no nominee in the feh The Sag NIGHTS
20 a man have voted for DuVail, end the Amer
leans, having no nomination 10 bind them have
not only in p7r. voted for Dlva.l. but prom
inrnt member Of our party, from personal con.
ssieraljons, has elect DDeered for him through
the district. Consequently, in district which
last wear gave AlOrehead 600 mai inritv, ) udge
Duvali is doubtless elected, and the Sag NIGHTS
have the impudence to claim this as great
falling off from the American party. We can
assure our friends everywhere that such is rot
the case; the Sag NIGHTS have poled their en-
tire strength, whilst our psrty, not considering
it party contest, have divided their votes be-
tween the candidates, ami thousands huve not
voted at oil
In Judge Kincbeloe's district, member af
the American party was an Independent can
d.dare against him. Though we have there.
2GnO majority, the Americans would not make
n nomination II was not party vo'e Judge
Kincheloe is whie and a supporter Of Fillmore
Oaublless the Sag NIGHTS will also claim vcrv
large gain IN that district, al the race bids fair
10 he yery close but we presume they will
entirely overlook such instances as Narinn
county, where the independent candidate for
sheriff, Supported by Americans, has beaten
he regular sag nicht nominee in the srounty
in which Clark peat Morehead 740 vores.
Jndre Pryor was not nominated by The A
nerican party, but ran RS IN independent can
diiue against the regular nominee Of the SAG
nIchta His district went for Clark last year
end it was 20 be presumed that he would be
beaten il as they have deue, that party should
sustain their nominees.
In the Mason district our oPponents have
claimed the foremost uf two wings, VINO
were running for crcr., dge, and doubtless
wo3li have claimed the her if be had be en-
successful. in Hart t3u1ty two wings were
candidates for clerk, and ue spai, doubtless.
iud the Antics clajmn& the successful candi-
la,e ~ "lge Goddess district, the meri-
can patty held con an-ion and 5ecIiued 10
nominate candidate fer Judge. Goodloe De
rame an independent ClndiAate for re election
Capt. Hawes, whig, was aIsU-an Independent
candidate, but finding that ne would be defeated,
u Uhdrew ami left the field clear to G1odloe
Il awCs had continued : candidate, although
'oodioe is member cf the American party.
we should have found the sag NIGHTS procl aim
ing his success, rs an independent candidate,
.c be an anti American triumph.
The party liucs have been strictly drawn in
but few counties in the Sta'e Wherever this
has been done there have been large gains for
the American party. There have been more
Nhig candidates in The fed than sag nichrs -.
That here shall be no msappTene nsiC1 on the.
part of cur friends e.awhere, We tell them that
his election can rot show The relative strength
lf the parties, and tnat however great a gain
he sag NIGHTS may CLAI VI and chuckle oyer,
oar party is stronger by many thousands tlsn
It was last August. and in Navembnr will give
ln ovewhelmiug majority for Fillmore and
DUnelson LoH. jour.