The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-15
POLITICAL.

Well, the election is over, and the
"boby.wakers" Of Democracy are boom.
ing in tones Of victory, They have elect.
cd majority Of members TO tho State
Legislature, both to the Senate and to the
House, while it is probable that cigh, out
their ten candidates for Congress are
elected, besides carrying the State by
about 10000 for Harris. There will be
two Senators elected at the coming ses.
sion OF the Legislature, and the current
belief is ,ha. Andy Johnson will be one,
and some other Democrat the other. We
have heard several Democrats favorng
the reelection OF Hon James C. Jones,
bu, we guess he'll not "come in" This
time, as he is rather novice in the ranks
OF Democracy--a probaloner-- disiiking
the party, but clinging to it as the only
relief from the wdowhool that berell
him when the GLORIOUS oil Wing party"
made its sad exit into the land OF the de,
parted. Besides, re organization Of the
old Wing party is being talked Of quite
extensively now, and should such trans.
pire, the "sturdy Democracy" might find
the Governor like the lrishman's flea,
when called upon to do battle for the
party that has now the power Of placing
/ him in the Senatorial chair. We predict
@that Tennessee will soon be represented
by two new Senators-ono a Democrat,
and the other-a Democrat too,
But these are Specu!a atoms, and we
come to the plain facts. Harris is the
Governor elect. and Hatton is not. We
anticipated this result, but did not think |
it would be so one sided, for nearly every
one must admit that the candidate Of the |
American party was abou, the best man
they could have brou6h, out, and that his
character and qualifications were clni.
nentIy such IS to merit The hearty and un
divided support Of his party. And per.
haps he did get their whole numerical
strength, which, if true, must leave the
clear conception upon the minds OF all
that Tennessee is now a Democratic
State, having gone, in four consecutive
elections, for the Democratic nominees,
and this time by an increased ma Ioriy.-
Well, one thing We are certain Of: cur
vote didn't help to elect Harris--nor did
it assist Hatton. In fact, we didn't vote }
at all-not that we disIiked the one, or
objected particularly to the other, but be- i
cause the law says we are not yet natu
ralizod--that we must stay here few V
years longer before we can claim the
right Of suffrage, But any way, Tennes.
see is our birth. place, and has been our
home ever since that memorable event,
and had we been few years further on {
the journey TO the valley, no one could l
have prevented us from voting for Har. I
ris--or Hatton one,
The election, as we said before, is over. b
Politics are stale. Excitement is on the |
decline. with bIt poor prospects for its
revival. The newspaper organs of both =
parties are lost. IT'S said that AIexan. I
der wept because there were no more 3
worlds for him to conquer. And it seems
10 rs that the Democrats are sorrowing =
because there is no longer opposition SUI. i
fclen, to make them fight for supremacy. ,
Their granarjcs are full, and it now re. .
mains for them to be watchful only +
against the insi@uous and ussassin.like O
attacks Of AbOIiionSm, Tor time to US 8
this truth hath taught: that success makes r
friends oil enemies, who always come I
prepared to serve for the hope Of 'loaves s
and fishes but being disappointed, their
fend'llke treachery knows no bound h
And while the Democratic organs arc thus
glutted with success, the American party I
are rendered nervous by defeat, !
Whether or not the South will now
unite 10 protect one common brother.
hood agains. the lelhiferous wlo'So $
Northern fanaiicism remains for the fu. L
ture to determine. Already the trtachery
of Walker in Kansas is calling forth our
just suspicious, and warning Us that the
South cannot be too firm and undivided
in their actions. With the assistance Of
tew remaining States in the North, we
may yet be able to crush set of fanatics
who would deprive us of an institution
for which we ourselves are responsible,
and the equity Of which we regard as