Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-23

For The Parl0l.
To the Am orleans of The Eigs TN District.


To the Am g rican of The Eigsth District.
In common with the great majority OF you, !
hailed the nomination of Msj. G. A. Henry, under
the circumstances which led to it, as a happy ter
minstion OF the unfortunate controversy which had
arisen. But, as was feared, the good old soldier,
having private duties which cannot be sacrificed,
is compelled to decline the position unanimously
rendered him. What, therefore, are the American
masses TO do? Is il best to look to a new man, OF
to select one of those who were before the Con,
ton? l am clearly of the opinion that the
soundest and safest policy is to retrace steps,
and to place FELIX K. ZoLLIcoFFER in the field.
There Is no doubt there be none, that he is the
choice of the majority Of the party. This will
scarcely be contrOverted by any one acquainted
with the facts 1t is admitted, on all hands, that
he has made an able representative. No fault kas
been found with him-no reasonable objection
urged against him. What good excuse have We,
then for defeating the will OF the American masses?
Are they to have voice in the selection OF their
Candidate for the important Office of Representative,
IN Congress! Besides. do not the comments
the democratic press teach Us that il is suicidal,
TO throw aside this honored public servant agains,
whom no valid complaint has been mades Are We
to assume that there Will be no response, in the
hearts Of the Kansas ebraska Americans to the
charge that he is made an exception, aud is to ba
slaughtered, bcciuse, and only because, be APP
proved the repeal of the Missouri stnction-au
unconstitutional measure, and a violttion of the
spirit Of equaliy and justice in which our institu-
lions had birth! Have they not human feengss
Are they like step-children to be made stand aside
and wait dill more favored children are served! The
pressure upon the gallant RIvKRs, caused him to
decline. The same thing was attempted upon
READY; whilst ZjLLICOFTER, with the masses for
him, was constrained to YELL This is the expert
euce of our massachusetts men, sustained
preme Court. On the other hand TAYLOR blows
his bugle, and enters the LETS, without voice in
opposition In our ranks; and ETHERIDGE flies his
q x defntly, underAhe came circumstances. Til
difference is giving the Union and american ana
the democratic party weapon of offence, under
the blows of which, ID Is greatly to be feared, we
shalt fall, il we are not prudent WISE and cOnca-
tory.
The canvass into which we are now about TO
enter may rightly be regarded as the death strug-
gle Of the opposition to democracy in Tennessee
II we are beaten the noble achievement Of Mr..
Bell and his coaAjutors in Wrestling the State from
the possession Of the democracy the work done
by the Wing and the American Party, win be ashes
on our lps-the rich fruits all uroed over 10 the
enemy. Shall we permit this disastrous consum-
nation to be sided by bad policy, by unwise couu-
sells, our paIt; Heaven forbid Let Us then,
repeat. retracs our steps. The vigorous, skilliul
talented, magnanimous QUARLEs, can have no wish
to pnsh his claims to the injury Of the cause.-the
generous, chivalric. eloquent McEwES surely has
lost none OF the noble qaaiues which have hereto.
fore distinguished him. viii they not-they and
their riends-make sacrifice now, in this great cri-
sis OF the Party not for the elevation Of Z5LLicoT-
TER, not to aPpsase the snbitioo OF any man, but
Tor the prosperity Of the American eausel Let US
have more the services Of our Of leader, and
then, the hattie won, we can look to the future.
CharIotte, Aprl %, 1887. DICKSON.