Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-08

lHE AMERICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
IN TENEEsSEE.-We are informs ed by telegraph
that Col. Robert Hafton was unanimously cho-
zen as the American candidate for Governor
by the Convention assembled at Nashville on
Friday. We have not yet received the details
of the proceedings of the Convention. Col.
Hatton was one of the Fillmore electors last
year in Tennessee, and did yeoman's service
in the canvass. lie is gallant gentleman, an
eloquent speaker, and an able debater, and,
better still, be is A Jealous and enthusiastic ad-
vocste Of the principles and policy of the
American party. Gen. Haskell, Col. Pickett,
and other prominent Americans of our sister
State were present in the Convention, and
made speeches
The canvass in Tennessee is now fairly
opened. Col. Hatton il a worthy and gallant
standard-bearer Of the American cause, and
he will undoubtedly carry its banner in triumph
through the whole State. His ability as an
orator and statesman is greatly superior TO
that Of his opponent Mr. Harris, and it will!
need only thorough organization of the
American party of the State to make their
candidate the Governor, and to redeem Ten
Dessee from the grasp of the squatter -sove
reiRnty, alien-suffrage Democracy.
We are grati6ed to hear that the American
council fires are brightly burning in every dis
trict of The State. The West Tennessee Wing
says: During the last ten days we have met
with reliable and Influential political friends
from every county 10 West Tennessee, attend
ing the Federal aud Supreme Courts now in
session here. They all report to us that they
have never witnessed. SO early in canvass, q
more harmonious spirit than that which now
: prevails In our ranks. All are willing to make
sacrifices for the common good of the party.
If our Middle aad East Tennessee friends will
work as tremendously as their sister of the
West, Tennessee will be redeemed from Sag
Nchtism. We pledge West Tennessee To wipe
out her portion of the Lncofoco majority
against US in the State, according to the voting
population"
We hope that Middle and East Tennessee
will accept this friendly challenge, and will
at once put themselves in working condition
and vie with West Tennessee in the noble and
patriotic struggle to achieve an American vic
tory. The signs are right. The omens Of sue
cess are cheering and plentiful. Il needs only
q thorough and perfect organization on the
part of our friends 10 win glorious triumph
over the opponents of Americauism. The hid
eous features OF the so-called Democracy have
been unmasked. The frauds and decei which
were used by the Democratic leaders to cheat
the South into support of the Sag-Ncht can
dldates have been exposed. The yillainous
freesoilism of squatter-sovereignty, the corner
stone of Democratic faith, has begun to be un-
derstoOd by the masses of-the people, and even
the best and most consistent Democrats of the
South are appalled, at the rule-or-ruin, red re-
publican radicalism which has engrafted Alien
Suffrage upon their party platform, and made
il one of their cardinal principles.
Let the Americans ia every district and
county and precinct in Tennessee prepare
themselves for the contest. There never was
time when the justice and truth aud patriot
ism and eminent conservatism of the doctrines
Of the American party were more apparent.
The resultOf the recent Presidential campaign
has demonstrated to rejecting men and true
patriots throughout the country the necessity
for the adoption of these American principles,
and has shown TO the true friends Of the South
that in the successo of the American party alone
remains all the hope of the Sonth for the pro-
lection of its peculiar interests from the open
expressions and secret intrigues IF NOr.herI
snti-slavery agitators. A periect organ z IN
Of the party, an active, earnest, and Jealous
canvass on the part OF the Americans Of Ten
nessee, with the gallant Hatton as their stand
ard-bearer, will strike terror TO the heart of
their adversaries, who already feel their own
weakness, and will result in brilliant, gluri-
Gus American victory -
Let our friends in Tennessee push on the
column; let them arouse themselves and give
ell their energy TO the contest; let them emu
late the example of their prtriot sires of '76 and
prove to their brothers of the Union that their
defeat hitherto Las but eEnobled their cause
and added fresh courage to their hearts, new
FIRE TO their zeal, and filled them with the de-
termination TO win the viotoryin theappro CHI
ing battle of this, our second war Of American
Independence. -LOU. Jour.