Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-09

GALLArrs, June Sd, 1857.

GALLArIS June Sd, 1857.
EDIToRs OF rHE PATRIoT:- was really refre-h-
ing to witness, as we did here on Monday last.
Prsctcal illustration OF the operations of "harmo-
NOUS democracy"
Al convection held on the first Monday in May
i'st Two persons we're appointed in each civil dis
ulrt to ascertain the wishes of their respective
oalh"icks for democratic candidate for the Leg
stature from old Sumntr In pursuance of that
oenest, about two4hirds of the county up.
the LIST inst, and together 10 secret session. to
Mark this step in the history of this matter as it
shows the base hypocricy of all the Democracy's
anthemas against secret political meetings. When
it suits their purposes they hold their secret
ses, but it is the objectionable sin in the opposi-
ton to them TO do 50.
But to proceed in the order of the events of the
| day. The delegates failed to make nomination,
| it was soon und, rstood after the adjournment of
thtir secret meeting on account of the conflicting
claims" Of numerous aspiraDts before that body.
a phbIc meeting was coon after called ostensibly,
! TO sppont delegates to Democratic Congressional
Convention at Murfresboro' on the 9th inst. After
this had been done, the crowd in attendance seemed
to be awsiting some action 10 rlition to a county
| candidate. Thy we're not long IN suspense, when
| Gen. Dontl-on arose and announced himself, re-
viewing bis course in the last Legislature, and OF
his past services in the Democratic psrty-spesk-
ing oft II and frequently of his 'clanis upon the
Democracy for support. This rather took US OF the
10. l. L 49, odd
devil" Of the concern Democlaty in Tennessee, the
! U"ion and american, sowe time age, that no
! man, good Democrat rather, coald say he had
claims upon the Democratic p,rty; particularly go,
when the distinguished gentleman announced that
he was born Democrat. The general was two or
three times interrupted in relation to his statements
a. to what had taken place in the aforesaid secret
nominating convention (he not being privileged /
suppose \ but be managed to get through before
the tumult bad reached its acme, signifying his
willingness to be inundated upon the altar Of De-
mocracy, if 10 the progress of the canvass it aP-
peared to be for the good of the cause.
| xt came B F. Allen Esq, another as )irantf)r
The lace, and stated that he yielded to none in his
| loyalty to the great Democratic party-that al
though young he 1t that he too had "claims" upon
the democracy and had good right to as Gen.
| D. When this second announcement was made of
a man having claims" up,n the Democracy, our
wonderment was considerably heightened. Mr.. A.
then offered Gen D. to leave the matter to another
| Convention or to the great ''unwashed' that
present. Voices were then heard from various
| quarters making divers propositions, no two being
alike. At length distinguished Democrat from
the upper end of the county arose and spoke Of
the 'caims" of his Ond of the county to the can6i-
date, aud then suggested the name of DR.. Dyer,
and offered to "lcave it to tie crowd" He too,
like nearly oil the speakers, interrupt in regard
to some st temsnt relative to the "secret" Con-
vention, as it appears he didn't get in either. "Con
fusion worse cOufounded" increased and prospects
seemed fair to "a up tree" for the convention
to break mp 10 a general row, or in disgust. The
chairman, mil hammered gentleman, made sever
al efforts TO call the house to order but his voice
was not heard above the din Various propositions
were M d. TO no eff c.. ellis were then made for
one or two names 10 address the crowd. when final
ly young gent man mounted the stand, and SEEM
|
when he announced that, although young, he had
lived long enough TO zee the rise and fall Of Know
NOthingism. The writer thought that things would
be settled then sure. But after grandioquent
speech, he wound up with proposition which was
/ emphatically voted down-in remsrking upon which
being interrupted, once twice, he qlitin disgust
81 he had lived long enough to see another rise
and fall"
Another outsider finally got the att 'ntion of the
house, sitter repeated efforts in conjunction with
the chairman and offered resoIu;ioa, tn nothing
further be done on the occasion toward the sIec
ton of a candi late This resolution prevailed, as
every body seemed to feel that there was nothing
to he gained for his side.
Then came another scene in this "hurmonous'
meeting. Mr.. Allen this time got The bulge" on
the other aspirlnts and arose FIRST saying that as
nothing was done towards nominating a candidate,
ne before the people for the Office, and stated
that he no: to be uuceremoniously thrust aside
by Gen. Don.son, or "a clique" as was done two
Yeas ago. He again spoke OF his ring de.
votion TO Democracy, aud of is Chi MS" upon that
parry. Calls were then made for Don,lson. He
stated that be was the last to produce d cord
in his party and like the other candidates, discl i'm
ed any desire to be elected only in pursuance Of the
with, aud for the good of democrscy-that he had
b. en- strongly urged BY MANY to max. the race, nd
couldn't 6nh il in heart to refuse, he was on the
track. Being interIupte 10 the progress of bis
remarks the G neral #, thu stand.
D.. Deer then came upon the stand, making some
happy hits at the 9th ndidsies, and parlicu ry
so, when he sail, like the other gentlemen, he had
been urged to rur, aud be Couldn't find il 10 hi
he art to refuse" lie wound up hy speaking of hi-
claims upon the party--intimating that they might
plead the statute OF limitation upon hiu If he didn't
make Il il race And linus closed the most remark
ably bosterous political meeting ever held 10 these
p.rts.
This much attention has been bestowed upon Il.
for the pup OF showing the hoowns s, of the
professions # Den ocraey TO harmony and Of tn il
organ at Ms vile, al lining that no good Democra,
could say that he had 'cl,ims" upon the party and
OF the gooi harmony OF said plry. Here was prsc-
tice again prof sson with vengeance in old Sum-
ner, which contains the very backbone of Democra-
cy IN Tenn, ssee. Yours
VERITAS.
Extract of a Private etfer received I'm
this City steTdsy.