Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-05-22

Ebe justifablo in adopting, would not he
defensible inns. The success Of osf par.
~ and its principles is the only Legitimate
purpose Of our political efforts, and we are
NOT at liberty 70 ,endanger that success BY
directly or indirectly aiding locofocoismin
its cfTcrts to carry this District. Should a
Gonvcntion assemble and nominate cap-
didste, we Will give him all the hid in our
power; but should there be no Convention,
litzwill prove tacit acquiescencs in the
present condition of things, on the part Of
a majority Of the party, and having no
remedy for the evil complained of, the
question is, shall Ne make the best of that
evil, or add to it another7-the defeat of
the American party in this District. In
the decision of this question, each one
must exercise his own Judgment, consider
ing, well, how far his action may, or may
not, subserve his country's cause. M d
Re The American party has been pursued
with a vindictiyeness hitherto unknown
in the history of this country. 3 Its mem
bers and its principles have alike been as.
sailed with every weapon that malice and
falsehood could forge; and even bribery
and intimidation have been freely used
upon the less honest and more timid, too
many of whom, unluckily, had found
j place in the ranks of our party In this
Estate, the Executive, man who would not
be much misplaced in the darkest cell of
the Penitentiary, has exhausted isvocab-
tulary of abuseiu upon the American party;
and the partizans who uphold him, are
now actively fomenting the discord in this
District, hoping to make gallant sAmeri-
cans instrumental in elevating that same
Executive to q seatin the us. Senate
The very suggestion of such promotion
as revolving to dccency,s State pride and
common sense; and, for one, we are resolved
that no act Of ours shall tend to a result
chat must be deprecated as disgrace to
Tennessee and to the Union. etg
Gen. Zollicofer, in declaring his will
lingness to go into Convention with any
gentleman who may express desire for
the nomination, has rendered his position
far less Questionable than it has been un-
derstood to be; and if no Convention con-
venes-A most probable result-no alter
>
native is>left us but to support him. Our
determination to. pursue this course, has
been frequently expressed to our friends,
from the beginning of the difficulty, and in
the event that no farther action be taken
blythe party, we hope that most of the dis
affected members will agree to bury the
hatchet of internecine war, and for the
sake Of the country, rally to the American
standard, resolved that the black Gag o.
locofocoism shall not wave in triumph eyel
this, the Metropolitan District. Let Us
adjourn our family quarrel to future day
determined, in the meantime, to remoy,
all cause of future discorl by defining on
rights, and the mode by which they arr
to be obtained, in advance of any futur,
, Convention of the District. Let it b,
: agreed, for instance, that nominating Con
yentions shall vote by Civil Districts, ant
. that each District shall appoint its owl
. delegates, without the Intervention 0
: County meetings. Such a plan will dra,
out public sentiment, and if agreed upon
in advance, will afford no prctext for dis
sention, aud if any arise, it will be tn
result of factions opposition alone.
= R6- Gizzard foot Wise has published
letter, in which he declares that his cele
r brated Louisa Courthouse speech did no
f express his honest opinions. Upon this
the Richmond Wig very properly remark
N that the man is "either hopelessly dcrang
ed, or consummate knaye." Ebo.s hi
= further says that the speech was delivere
) lima time of high party excitement, an
> that what he said in favor Of Distribution
u was intended only to sustain Mr. Clay
: But the fact is, there was no canvass &c
81 ing on in 1889, and the speech was deliy
cred at dinner given to himself, and h
70 deliberately wrote il out and published
il in pamphlent form. If he deliberatel
: spoke and published opinions which he di
Il not entertain, and that too to friends VIII
4 were doing him honor, he was ga consuu
! mate knave" them and in publishing hi
i. past villainy now, he proves himselfto B
"a hardened knave, without sense enough
"a try to conceal his own disgrace. ''' = 7
OF ear We have received the April nun
p Der Of the Westminster Review, America
G. edition. by t. Scott & Co. 70. Fulton Sire,