Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-18
COMMUNICATIONS.
WAvEELT, Jan. IS, 1887

NAVEBLTg Jan TO- ls5i-
/ MEssRs EDlrcHs We have mott Ced with pleasure q
short editorial in your issue Of the 29h u and Of more
recent date calling attention to a timely warning in rela.
ton to the praccability calling County Conventions
throughout the entire State for the purpose Of securing
efficient union in the democratic party, during theme
Gubernat0rial canvass We say that is with pleasure
have noticed these timely warnngs-yea, with pride
have we read them because it betokens that have faith
full sentnels the hitherto mpregnabe rampars of the
ODsde democracy in The personages of the Editors Of
the UNION AND AMERCAN"-sentnels who with kind of
prophetic vision look through the misty horoscope Of the
future and point 20 the the breakers ahead and
the safe path victory Who ready to sound the
note Of alarm and thereby enable the leaders issue that
ever memorable command up guards, and at them" in
time 10 hWart the designs Of their antagonists. Much
has been lost Sirs, by unnatural rspacy among the
members of the democratic party and where has there
been more danger attending such rHpaciy than in the
county of Humphreys, and heregtimate daughter Ben
ton. Time and again, have best been forced of
the track beaten shamefuy beaten, by two three
men, who hold themselves ready every occasion the
proper persons speak 5 cqra for the party and who
think that the people Of both counties them PrOdi
gous debts Of gratitude for their constant adherence
the skirts of the party and who will positively not per-
any to judge of their claims upon the people but
themselves.
Now gentlemen, An aspirant for the legislature is the
poorest judge Of his claims conceivable because like all Of
Us mortsls he likes be aered and to hear that he Is
the exactly for the people, There latent vein Of
vanity and seove in the most of US which when touch
ed, either directly indirectly, produces feeling Of
pleasure in the posess0 and unhappy for some gets the
better control Of their discretion and makes them puff
themselves up into great and personages without
which society could not possibly exist an hour,
You very Justly remark that that arch traitor and willy
Caaliue of the Souh-JOhn Bell the Southern Senator
concerning whose official course the TillanOus New York
TrJaas loves to write complimentary noticss-Owes his
present elevation to Office the unfortunate division in
the democratic party and to their regscs of union in
running their strongest No where, Messrs Editors
have the party had to contend senuousy against div
sion, and want Of concentration one candidate
itbas had to do in this and Benton county; therefore,
have undertaken in our humble way present these facts
prominently before the two countless through your Obhg
ing columns and to try and bring about convention be-
tween the two Counties convention rightly gotten up;
and politely tell certain for the party that their
vices can be dispensed with in this race. We think that
each civil district of both counties ought send one
three men, represent them in such convention and let
the candidates be proposed in the rsgularway by some
memberand when the sense convention properly to
ken ana candidate given the nomination. that each and
every member OF the convention pledge himself regard
less of preferences and Of residing in either county, to
support said nominee the exclusion of all other pretsn
ders be he friend or brother Any democrat who would
not be willing permit his claims to go before such
sembage oil his political brethren and who would accept
the nomination of contemplate little village caucus is
not worthy Of the ennObling Of democrat Demo
Gratis gbt for principe-they take measures not men,
and are truthfy speaking band Of brothers, all cen
tendng fer the supremacy of the constitution, and the
equality Of the different States democrat who loves
self and the "spos of Office" better than his principles,
ami who has no spirit Of self sacrifice about him. is but
poor defender advocate of the principles he processes
james E. Micky is not such democrat but is sound and
consistent advocate of Jackson democracy. He is willing
to permit his to 60 before such convention as the
one named above and if he should not be successful in
obtaining the nomination he will cheerfully submit hum
bly, bow to their Dss rather the partys and sup
port the successful candidate with zeal commendsbe in
all good and legal democrats Of these facts certain
Now according to BentOns pet ides democrat
on this side Of the river should this time. We hum
bv think he is the only that would be acceptable
the people TheoW and bat party brought about divi
sion in the perry the last canvass and tried to their
man IN By thus dividing the democracy. Their plan is
the same now-it is plain to the meres tyro in politics.
In fact they have already ntimated that the pear" Is
rpe" and they have blusterously told the democratic
party, that they intended send Mr. N, of Benton,
the legislature We cannot prevent this any other
way than BY Oaugs convention, and irecOUcing differ