The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-08
TIE AMERICAN CANDIDATE.

BY reference to the proceedings of the
Convention which assembled ut Nashville, on |
Friday last, It will be seen that RoBT. HATTos,
ESQ, of Wilson county, was nominated rs the
candidate for Governor, at the ensuing cleo
ton. We copy below the remarks of the
Nashville Banner, upon the nomination
Our CANDIDATE FOR GovgRSoR.-It is a
gratifying indication in connection with the
approaching State canvass, that while many
of our political friends looked anxiously To the
selection by the State Convention of some
particular tavoritc as the standard bearer of
the party, and were earnest and Jealous in
pressing the names of distinguished gentle
men Us the most suitable under the c,rcum-
stances, now that the choice has been made,
n general and cordial ncquieseencc follows in
the action of the party, and determination is
manifested to 90 into the fight TO wn-aud
| only to win.
The American and Wing candidate for
Governor is gentleman of whom much can
| be iavOrably said and absolutely nothing dis
paraging. RoBERT lIATT0N is seli-madc
man. Upon the very Threshold of life lie
was met by those Formidable obstacles TO
Young ambition which comparatively so few
overcome-a lack of pccuniary means md
adventurous opportunities. Alone and un-
aided, except by She strong resolves and de-
termined purposes of laudable ambition, lie
struggled with these adverse circumstances.
The means Of his own education from com
parative boyhood were the hard canned pro-
cecds of his own labor lis native talent was
not long in making itself felt in the circle in
which il moved. Step by step he assembled
the toilsome steep--round after round Of the
ladder was pressed by his untiring and I'M
dnunted step. until to-day, aside from the
position assigned him by the great party
which he is called upon to lead, there is no
man of his age in Tennessee who more fully
fills the measure Of n Statesman. Through
all the scenes aud vcissitndes of his life,
while the natural cheeriuness and good ma
ture inherent in him has been unreslrained by
any affected nustcrty, he has ever remember
ed the lessons of morality which We're breath
ed in his willing ear bv beloved mother and
venerable father, and has happily preserved
an unspottcd and nntarnshed character
Justly gucrdon which he es,eems o: infinite
" more value than all the transient political
honors in the gift of his fcllow-ciizeps.
As fearless, gallant and able champion
and defender Of the political faith that is in
him, Robert Hatton will be found the first
among the foremost. Though young in years
compared to the men who are usually put
forward for offices of this kind, no one who
knows him will for moment distrust his
ability to fully meet the exirenci,s of this or
} any other emergency, if within the scope of
human prowess. We know that he will enter
upon the arduous duties of the canvass with
determination to win-wth IN ahid ny faith
in the justice and strength of his prime pies
: and so prepared to do battle that no device
nor stratagem shall cheat the people of Ten
nessee out of an opportunity to hear those
, principles fully calculated and learessly en-
forced.
Then let the friends of conservative Ameri.
D canism rally for the contest. Let personal
4 feelings be washed by the waters of Lethe-
let war to the knife and the knife to the Hit
be our battle cry, and for The canse-a great
' and glorious cause-let every opponent of the
= abuses, the articles and the insincrrties o
: modern democracy strike hands, and marcl
! on-march on to victory.