Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-14


iDes in almost every portion Of The State Sac
cess, such Is has stended our party for yesrs Past
is calculated % Increase asprsnts and encourage
srrit Of rivalry and contention; but thar X to he
good influence Of genuine Democratic principles
ana the disiuterested patriotism Of the mas9es' we
are likely 10 avoid this evil and enter tho sPproaeh-
ipg CANVASS with thai unity Of action that always
carries with II the greatest assurance Of success
Everything flor prircPle-nothipg Tor men, /
sbould te the wGtchword Of our party everywhere /
IN the selection Of carddstes to represent them in
the approaching canvass. i should be borne in |
mind hat the Offices of the country were created
for the people's good, and not with any view Of |
6lpp the u1ees1re of personal ambition. Il should
,Iso be remembered that the great Democratic 1
marty Ct the ecu TRY ia composed Of The n sses
a ID Is based on great principles inseneed to pre-
serve and advance the public weai and net with
any purpose Of ministerirg TO the sppetite3 OF
that large class Of persons wLo seem ID think that
Offices were Intended for tie special benefit OF
those who chance to I'll them. The Democratic
party are not entirely exempt from the greed Tor
Office that row tflicts our opponents ike raging
pestisnce; and it may be that unlesswe are watch
full the distsmper will 50 rapidly spread itssh IS
10 seriously endsnger our cs1 e.
The approaching CANVASS will be one Of decided
Importance. Tennessee, go long misrepresanted
in the Senate Of the United States, has again 70
releet Ter reprssen tatives in that body. This in
wolves the whole question Of the politics of the
State. Shall we continue in tie blind sUbser-
viency to Mr.. BELL, stepped in Federalism and a.
he'd with Black RepubHcan-Know Nothirgism
of the North, the mere instruments of that gen
tlenan's dangerous ambition! or shall We present
ourselves in the Senate, as at homo, the enemy
10 these schemes ard iims, the interrupted
friends of the government, in the support OF the
administration of the present DemoeTste Presi
dent? We know the response that swells the
heart Of every honest democrat ia answer 10 these
questions. We have too recently passed through
severe ordeals-tco recently experienced the plea
sures of success and lsbor5d too arduously to st.
tain it to be unmndful Of the importsrce o. sssum
ing our true position before the country, through
our representatives in the Senate Of the United
States.
Added to these oc nsderRtions, is the corrupt and
tyraunicsl band under W hch we labor in not hsV-
ing an equal vol e, BY reason Of fraudulent ap-
portioument in the election Of the m smbers to our
State Legislature snd to Corgress. NotWith.
standing a majority Of the people of Tennessee
were Demoeratsin faith in 1853, as shown By h
vote or our Governor, ANDzEw JoHEsoE, thst same
msiority were represented by 8 minority Of toe
members of the Legislature, elected at The same
time. TIE same minority vote which consigned
GUsrA7Us A. Henry, tins opposition candidate FOL
Governor, to the shades of private life, elected
members sufficient 10 the Legislature to return Dir
BELL to the Senate Of the United States. Again
at the next succeeding election Of 1855, maJoTitj
Of the people Of T noesseo reelected Gov. JoHE
son, but were sgBiu compelled 10 submit 70 mi
nority representation il the Legislature Of the
State II the recent Presidential election we car
red the State by tho unprecedented majority C.
seven thousand AID upwards, and vet thesane vote
as tie State Is To- apPortioued, if given for mem
bsrs to the Legislature, would give tie Democrats
the asceudanoy by Only three il the House and
one in tie SeJata.
Shall we submit logger 70 such outEg-s2 Shsl
TIE prime pies Of repGbhcauism continue so TeVer
ssd that majority cf the IecPl5 ere, practically
denied the ugat o. government; sud fyrsnioS
minority permitted to ride, booted and spared
over the Constitutional rights OF the Psople2 Let
tie wGr.cIy ConmeLca. Lit az TRACED and il
dignant people rise in thsiT might-dencunce, CT
only freemen can deuource, tie usurpstion tia
trAmmels thsm-sni gathering strength from
the importance Of the issue, 50 forth TO battle il
the Ginning contest witt 8 zeal that makes oil sac
Iidcts 70 success.
It only by suth sn eF5rt Sc this that we car
hope to succeoj. We may have 10 difficulties il
electing our candidate Tor GyVernlr, whoever h,
may be. The Constitution provides that anpl
majority shall determine tint. There can be no ger
rymsniering 10 paTsbz3 the popular viii. Bat
we must rsmsmSer thstit is otherwise 10 the cleo
ton of Legislature. a msj Jriy, as we have
seen, is not sufficient. Seven thousand mi ,rity
10 the State is blrSly sufficient wiki organization
and would not be sglis,elt wighCu. it.
In view Of these facts, We invoke the Damocra'
cy thToughou: ct, to look ,7,R 70 heir organ
jsgtioB. Let COZ cling ssPha-tss settle their clas
Let all evince q willingness 10 wa,e, lor tie pre-.
sent, much Of what hey may consider due to them
for the harmony and Success Of orr party. Every
mans prt tensi1us should be made eu-o.dilale to
the general good. There is nc man, whatever his
services that does not owe more 70 the Democrat
ic party, than tee parry csn possibly owe him
i is to thst party rnss tie country, and oPFr S.
Ell humanity throughout tee world ae indebted
in the main, Tor the blessings Of The pass and tae
hopes Of tie future. Tie mar, therefore, who
would im9erl lts success !OE the grsu6csUou ci
private grcfs or to subsrTve Fe.so a. ends is uu'
worthy tie bouoTs If such party, Every gOOi
man, in an hour OF trsl, will show hs fidelity to
his faith by the sscrdcos lie is wiling to make fer
1t.
Where troubles arc likely to sP.iag Up between
rival sspirsn;s, Vh3 vii not agree among then
selves, we appeal to tie homes; aad uncorrupte1
masses to manage suJh matters fgr then. -
lis to The sovereign re )ple at laa5 that Demyc-
racy must look for protection and support. We
implore the psopc, therefore uo. to permit them
selves to be carried OF by their partially f5r men,
at the hazard OF 81 they bod dear in pTi5cipls
Let them frowu down 81 attempts at division
Let them discouutensucs OIL selfish ambition, Iy
positively reus ug to couutensuce the real or pre-
tended olaims Of any man only so far as it harmon
izes with the good Of their party and the conse-
quent success Of th,i, principles.
When peCes ssrv, let @ mentions be called Let