Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-11

| these words or caution 10 heart, and, III
every instance select the best and strong
est men, by convention, or some other
proper mode, to lead US in the coming
struggle.
"DemocratIc Candidate for Governor"
Under the above caption the Union q.
american Of yesterday makes the following
remarks
"The gentlemen most prominent for the nomi.
nation, our readers aware, are Gen. HARRIS,
of Memphis, and Hon ANDREW EWING, of Nash
vile. Between these gentlemen and their friends
there possibly be conflict involving personal
feeling They are both strong men, in themselves
and with the people. The strongest friends of one
are almost equally the strong friends of the other
Either would make good Governor; and neither,
to the best of our knowledge a9d belief, has any
desire for the nomination. They no doubt regard
the place one to be neither sought nor declined,
and will await the action of the people in eonven-
ton and abide the result
1--WE make these remarks 10 consequence OF the
course of the Patriot in persistng to represent
Gen. HARRIS as determined not 10 accept a nomi-
nation if rendered him. That paper seems unwil-
ling to credit the Memphis appeal, which certainly
should know better than the Patriot can know the
feelings OF Gen. HARRIS, when that paper states
that he would not refuse nomination. We are
in the habit Of looking with some degree Of suspi
cion upon interference in our arrangements by our
opponents, and we doubt if the Patriot is as sin
cere friend to Mr.. EWING as it tries to appear
1t happens fortunately in any event. that its friend
ship can DO him no injury. There will be no hard
feelings in the democratic convention, and the
nominee will be either the first or second choice of
every member of it,"
We beg our contemporary to understand
u.s. We have never said that Gen. Har-
rS would mot accept the democratic NOM
nation, if rendered him." What we said
was that eff it be true, as rumored, that
"Gen. l. G. HARRIS is disinclned to accept
''the nomination, we presume there will be
mo serious opposition to the nomination of
"Mr. Ewing; and our friends may as well
make their arrangements with this proba-
"bilty in view"
When the Memphis Appeal in response
to this remark, said it "felt authorized" to
say Gen. Harris would accept we re-
garded it as devolving upon us to indicate
the source of the rumor alluded to by us.
We did so as follows
at will be noticed that the appeal does not PREF
tend 10 have the authority of Gen. Harris for
making the above statement; which we presume is
based upon ITS beIisf that Gen Harris, though dis
inclined, would accept the nomination if his party
insist npon it. Thus believing it "leels authors
lied" to say what it does say. We do not doubt
tha, the Ap5.e1T leais rart ain that Con popld
accept; nevertheless, the rumor noted by us came
in a shape so notwithstanding originated with
democrat who declared he had seen a letter from
Gen. II. to that effective could not disregard it,
and therefore warned our party friends that they
might take into consideration the probability of
the nomination of a more dangerous antagonist"
So much in regard to what we have
said.
We presume now, that, notwithstanding
Gen. Harris may have felt disinclined to
accept the Misunderstanding private
business to call him out of the State, as ru-
NOR further alledged--he is ready to make
a sacrifice and bear the democratic stan
dard if his party shall insist upon his doing
SO. If his party force him into the field,
well and good. He made an able and er-
fective canvass in behalf of Mr.. Buchanan
last year; but he had the advantages grow
ing out of the apprehensiOns of the people
of the election of Fremont, and of the par.
rot cry Fillmore has no chance" He
will have severer work before him next
summer. He will then be on trial himself,
and he will find that it was much easier to
mislead the people in regard to Fremont,
the sounduess Of Mr.. Buchanan, and the
cessation of the agitation Of slavery which
was to follow his election, than to defend
his own political record, made up whilst in
Congress. 1t viii give the American can
didate and the American press a much
lighter and more exhilarating campaign
than they might, under other circumstances,
anticipate.
In conclusion, we hope our contempt
rary will not think we desire to interfere
in the domestic arrangements Of the DEM
ocratic family. We only wish to keep our
side posted in regard TO the indications of
what the harmonious are doing, and what
gentleman we may expect to encounter in
the gubernatorial field As it is confessed
that the most prominent of the gentlemen
mentioned are Ewing and Harris, will our
contemporary object if we tell our friends
to make their arrangements TO meet one or
the other; or shall We make calculations to
see the most prominent" sacked and
pitched into the BoSphorus as sacrifice
TO the Moloch OF Expediency.
vi. G. BRiES, Esq, in the BaMzer of
yesterday, announces himself candidate
to represent Davidson county in the next
Legislature; subject TO the viii OF the
party, whenever they see Et to express it,
through convention or otherwise" Mr..
Brien is one Of the young men who have
been actively employed in pushing forward
the American column. If selected by the
party as one Of It's nominees his election
will be certain; aud he win have an oppor-