Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-12
SUNDAY MORNING., JULY ~, 1857
THE LEGISLATURE.


friend writes us from Camden, in Benton coun-
ty, under date of the 9th inst, follows:
"Mr Sylvester Adams who was running as an
independent ndidate for the lower house of the
Legislature, for Humphreys and Benton counties,
has Withdrawn, and is supporting Col Mickey, the
regular nominee. So we have but one candidate on
the Democratic ticket, and the K MS one. We will
elect Mickey by large majority. So all is right
in Benton and Humphreys. Gen. Harris will make
large gain over Buchsnan's majority in Benton. l
have taken great deal Of pains to ascertain and
find numbers of men who voted for Fillmore, who
will now vote for Gen Harris, and l find all the
Buchanan men for Harris also. If all the counties
in the State will make large gains in proportion
10 population as Benton, Gen. Harris will be elected
by majority of fifteen or twenty thousand votes.
The old Jackson Democrats are all up and doing
their duty in Benton, and making perfect
case Of Sam Bell HattOn and his distribution hum
bug"
We hear of the settlement of the conflict in Ben
ton and Humphreys with great pleasure. There
was no doubt of the election of Democrat as Rep.
resentative but the division was calculated to Sc
riOusy njure the rest of the ticket. We thank Mr..
Adams, in behalf of the Democracy of the State for
his concession, and hope his example may be imta-
ted wherever divisions may exist.
- Perhaps on the whole. we are about as well
off usual in the contests for seats in the Legisla-
ture. There some two or three counties where
diseords and divisions have become chronic and
where election without fight among political
friends would be as impossible as an Irish fair
without row.
In Cannon county, for instance, you couldn't
make them believe they had election at all with
out fight among at least half dozen asprants for
the one in the House TO which the county is en-
titled. Their usual fight is going on, to the
prejudice of Gen. Harris, the still greater injury of
Col. Guild, perhaps to the loss of member of the
House, and, the Democracy of that county per-
NIT to add the utter and most scandalous dis
credit of themselves.
In Bradley county friends ingeniously contrive
to lose their Representative twice out of three
times; and they have thus, at least occa-
sion, given opponents control of the Legislature
We hear that again in a fair way TO lose the
county, although candidate for representatives
as sound Democrat is to be found in the State.
There is no use in arguing with the blind and reek
less Obstinacy which would permit mere personal
feeling to control result which may decide the
complexion of the Legislature We appeal to the
solid men of the party there to take this matter in
hand and expose the trick on which Mr.. Lea expects
to be elected. Or, if they s0U continue to send op
ponents of the Democratic party to the Legislature
for Heavens sake, let them go over bodily to Know
Nothingism and save the Democracy of the rest of
the State from the disappointment and annoyance
which results from baseless expectations.
In HaUEiHs they are excellent Democrats, who
have long maintained desperate struggle with their
opponents. We glad to hear that the contest
which had endangered that county, is about to be
settled We that the Fains, and Powels,
and Millers, and Herds, and their associates, will
do all that men can do to secure right representa-
ton of that county.
We have not lately heard from La,crence Our
last accounts were not creditable to some of the
heretofore trusted men of the party who seem to
have forgotten that " it is time to indulge in per-
sonal griefs when the enemy is front" The county
has heretofore acted so nObly and gallantly, and
stands SO high in Democratic regard that we cannot
but indulge the strongest hopes that all will yet be
right. Lawrence will not surely, in this crisis,
prove untrue to the great cause to crafty the mere
personal spleen and spite Of any man. No man has
he right to use the Democratic party for any such
purposes. The Democracy of the State expect to
see their brethren of Lawrence refuse to be thus
used
In the county of Mauvy we have, Also had some
dissatisfaction. Though never so serious as to
make us doubt the success of the regular nominee,
Mai Polk it Is well calculated prevent that cor
dial and unanimous action necessary to win the
doubtful contest now being waged for joint repre-
sentative in the district composed of Williamson,
Maury and Lewis No county in the State owes
more to the Democratic party than Msury, and no
county has furnished more gallant TO battle for
her cause. Her influence extends beyond her own
limits and, therefore, instead of wasting her ener-
ges in difficulties about men, she should have set
an example for imitation in the other counties oft the
State. The Democracy of Maury have yet time to
do much for the cause, and will, we trust, exert
themselves the untiringly from this until the
last hour of the election. If Thompson is not cleo
ted we are assured that the fault will lie the
door of Williamson or Lewis.
There are a few other counties in which conflicts
exist, but as they endanger nothing, have not
referred to them. We have pointed out the princi-
pal dangers before us because there is yet time for
these dangers to be avoided. The Legislature is
ours if we do not tiroU II array in these counties
And if it is thus lost we pledge ourselves that the
factious dsorganizers who produce the result shall
bear the responsibility, and find their names recor-
ded as men whose individual griefs ndpersonal am
btion defeated great party battling for great prin-
eiples,-as men
"WhoSe treachpry like a deadly blight,
the councils Of the brave.
To blast them in their hour might"