Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-30
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

FOOh4h COEdhESSlONAL DISTRICT.
Our political adversaries are songratulating them
selves over supposed dsafection and probable rp-
taTs in the Democratic party in the fourth Congress
sional district growing cut Of the recent contest be-
tween Messrs, GARDENHIRE and SAVAGE for the Con-
gressiOnal nomination. They represent most VIC
lent state Of feeling to exist between the respective
personal friends Of these gentlemen and that Know
Nothingism has only to exercise its ordinary dupl-
city and cunning to place the entire Democratic par
~ Of the district beneath their feet. The Banner
of yesterday referring to the rumored nomination Of
Col SAVAGE by the recent Convention, says:
I've shall look with confidence to the defeat Of
Col Savage in the coming contest. With the proper
effort on the part Of our friends it can be accom-
plished with the greatest ease. American and Wings
of the Fourth District rally in your strength, and
redeem your District! J."
We beg our friends in the Mountain district to
mark the language and take warning from it. Know
NOthingsm is ehuckling over your and are pre-
pairing to mock at your calamity. They accuse you,
BY implication, of willingness to sacrifice principle
to blind subservieney of men. How do you like
their taunts and their jeers
Democrats of the Fourth District there is much
depending upon your action. Upon your fidelity
and zeal may depend incaIculabe benefit, or injury
to our party throughout the State. The complexion
Of the next legislature the election Of two United
States Senators, and the innumerable other conse-
quences that are to follow, may all be determined,
for good for evil by the prudent imprudent ma
ture of your action in the next few weeks relative
to personal matters between men.
We say this much, not that we anticipate trouble
in your district, but that you may be placed upon
your guard against the willy purposes of the enemy.
We know but little If the comparative claims Of
the two recent contestants for your nomination
We have received no official announcement of the
result of your Convention. Whatever that result
may be, there are many, no doubt who viii regret
that it could not have been different, and who may
honestly believe that in justice to others ought to
have been different. BE this as it may p yom
minds the great matter with US is to shape thing,
as they are to the best advantage and not make
them a thousand times worse by dsorganising the
Democracy Of the different counties in such a man.
ner as hazard the result of every other election
before the people.
The Democratic party is pre-eminently, party
Of trsemsa-not man wOrshippers. The leaders be
| long to the party-nOt the party to the leaders -
Let, therefore, the people determine to act with
view to their own success and not sacrifice the whole
for any supposed or real injustice to an individual
We SUPP ose the report Of Col. SAvAGE's nomina
ton to be TT e. If SO, we have no hestancy in say
| ing from our personal knowledge of the man, tina
| Col GARDENHIRE, whatever lliberality he may sup
pose has been done him, will take no step to cripple
| party to which he has so long and faithfully
adhered, and the successful principles Of which are
with all true democrats superior to the qualification
Of personal ends or the redress of private wrongs
We believe, and shall look anxiously for the assn
rance, that the and stedfast Democracy of thu
Mountain District equal to any emergency, AM
that rising in their might, they will scatter to- thu
winds the trivial disafection upon which adver
sares are hopefully calculating political de
/ truction