Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-12
Party DEssensfous.

By the acknowledgement of the Democratic or
gans the party in this State is greatly disorganiz d.
The fatal schism in the Third Congressional Dis
trc has destroyed Democratic unity, and threatens
70 extend its pernieous influence 10 other quarters
It IS not disagreement respecting the quail
hcatons and popularity OF Mr.. DAVID ON, but Bit
ter, unFelenting feud which has deepensd aud
broadened until it involves almost every Democrat
ic voter in the district The quarrel seems to be
wholly irreconcable, the friends of Mr. DAVID
SON. adhering to the opinion that be was fairly
mated, viii not listen to the proposition for new
convention, while the anti-Davldson men, persist
ing in regarding the nomination as irregular and il
legal, declare that new convention can alone t
tie the difficulty. Thus the schismatics hope
lessiy divided, and whether another convention is
called or not Mr.. Davidson viii not withdraw, and
party cohesion is therefore fatally impaired and
in all similar cases where discussions prevail re-
spectng the leading Office, the masses are apathet-
ic aud Indifferent touching other candidates. The
Democratic press of New Orleans Is fully convers
ant with this TACT, and is entirely rational in its APP
prehrnsion of losn three members of Congress,
the State officers and the Legislature, in conse-
quence CT this intestine warfare.
The quarrel in the Third District does not, how
ever constitute the only trouble of the Democracy
The Kansas question, the conduct OF Gov. WALKER,
and the unreserVed approval 1t obtains from the
administration, are prolific sources OF dissatisfac-
ton. To what extent this will affect the party Is
not easily determined. We have no very definite
Flea of the numerical strength Of the Southern
Rights wing of the party, nor can we say whether
the attitude it has assumed in reference to WALKER
will enlist its members in solid opposition to the
| Democratic party At this time almost every Dem
Ocratic sheet in Louisiana which is cOgnizant of the
/ Kansas imbrogliO, has denounced and rtpudiated
| WALKER; but most of them endeavor, with pecu-
| liar ingenuity, to trace shadowy line of demarca-
| ton between the Executive and his agent-tO
shield the former while freely surrendering the lat
| ter to popular indignation. From circumstances of
which cognizant, we may safely infer that
| the Democratic masses highly incensed at
| WALKERS course, and little disposed to side with
those who seek to protect the President from cen
/ sure. The inevitable result of this feeling is to
generate lukewarmness and this exists to cOnsd-
cradle extent in all directions. There is to be
but little political excitement of any kind the
canvass is scarcely opened, but there is evident
| GOODNESS among the Democracy which the leaders
fnd impossible to dispel, and which does not prom
| Use to give way to a better and warmer sentiment
| hereafter.
The injunction which srspends the operation Of
the Election law will probably exert untavorable
effect on the Democracy. We presume the Board
| OF Commissioners will take rule to set aside
| the inunctioB; but in whatever manner the case
| may be decided before the lower Court, an appeal
| will be taken to the Supreme Court. The case
cannot therefore, be finally settled until after the
November elections, as the next term Of the Su-
| preme Court does not commence till then. The
consequence must necessarily be that the election
| in our city will be conducted in virtue of the old
law; that the paraphernalia of general, special and
| extraordinary deputies will be dispensed with, and
that the inspectors and clerks of the several polls
will be appointed by the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil, instead OF by the Superintendent Of Elections
and Board OF Commissioners. The party having
the control of the Machinery of the election will,
as matter of course, derive some benefit from the
| exercise OF the power.
| These various considerations have not escaped
the attention of the faithful organs of the DemOcra-
| cy, and IN recapitulating them We do lutte else
| than echo their own language. The Courier OF
last Saturday has elaborate and able article on
| the subject, in the outset of which it frankly ac-
knowledges that the disSensions in Colonel David
sons district "have cast a damper upon Democrat
| ic ardOr, not only there, but in every parish in
Louisiana, and threaten to defeat tue State ticket
to give legislative majority to our opponents, and
to enfanger the election of three out of four OF our
Congressional candidates." Such is the language OF
the State paper In reference to the present position
! OF the Democracy. Although we DO not precisely
coincide With 1t IN limiting the of the gloomy
prospects of tue party to the feud in the Third Dis
trict, we have every to believe that it has
! not exaggerated the danger. But, after al, the
! election Is three months off. The Democrats have
way CT arranging their most violent quarrels; Sc
that it is never perfectly safe for an antagonist to
| base his hopes of success on their chickering's an
alterations. They may yet coalesce and march
| shoulder to shoulder to the polls. All can say
Is that things az this time look extremely blue fol
our Democratic friends.-N. o. Bee.