Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-15

from the Lebanon Herald, Memphis Eagle and
Enquirer, and Jackson Wing. Below we
fepuoiish the opinions of other journals:
q From The .sSeIbyvilie EzpositOr.
THE CAMPAIGN NEXT YEAR IN TENNESSEE
The Nashville Potriot. GAINESVILLE Chronicle
Lebanon Herald, and Jackson Wing, concur
In recommending the 22nd of February next
as suitable time to hold State Convention
70 nominate an opposition candidate for
Governor. We are glad TO notice this move
ment. Bedford county last year protested
against the policy of putting off the convcn-
ton until May. and the result proved that
she was far from being wrong. No one can
make a successful contest here, in the face Of
d scouragements and reverses such as the
American Party in Tennessee have experien-
ced, unless the canvass be commenced early,
so as to afford ample time to arouse the
masses in every county. 1t is our opinion
that the candidate for Governor should be on
the stump at least soon as the first of
April. If the convention should be held on
the day proposed, time would be given to
make appointments and have them generally
known so as to begin to fill them at the time
we have indicated. We trust it will be so
held.
The next campaign must be conducted
actively. An able candidate for Governor
selected, he must not be expected to fight the
battle single-handed aud alone. Every nook
and corner of the State must be organized,
and he backed up by all the influence of all
the leading men on our side in the
State. The necessities of the case will
require this. With the vantage ground Gov.
HARRIS and his caucus have given us on the
question of currency and banks-a question
In which every voter in the State is interested
directly-we shall have no fear of success if
this be done. We presume the currency and
banking policy Of the State will be the chief
topics of discussion, inasmuch as the Govern
or and his trusty council have determined
that this subject shall be submitted to party
acbitrament. We are not disposed, on our
part, 10 shrink from the issue, for if the sham
democratic party is determined to coerce the
people into choice between the notes of
their own or those of other States, we are
willing to give them the chance.
From The Columbia Mirror.
LET Us WoRK-The Nashville Patriot sug-
gests the 22nd day of February as proper
time for the meeting of the American and
Wing Convention. with view of nominating
q candidate for Governor and determining
what course our party shall pursue in the
next canvass. The Banner is of the opinion
that the time should be postponed until
later day.
We do not know which will be the better
policy, and shall therefore be governed alto
gether by more experienced heads, willing as
we are to acquiesce in whatever may be done
in the matter. We remark, however, that
inactivity has always been prominent char
acteristic of our party in Tennessee. While
Our opponents are always at work, with I'M
flrlng energy and vigilance for the purpose of
securing the success of their candidate, we
are resting calmly on our oars, and never
aroused to the importance of working until
few weeks Previous to the election In 1855,
when politics We're so high and both parties
so much excited, Democratic orators were
stumping the State, making speeches, villfy-
ing and abusing our principles, thereby pre-
JUDGING the minds of the people against them
before our speakers would go out and meet
them in debate, and discuss the principles
which our party proposed to adopt. The con-
sequence was, we were most shamefully
defeated, when, if we had gone into the can
vass with the spirit and energy that we
should have done, the result might have been
different.
We cannot expect to succeed against so
cunning and persevering an enemy as the
Democratic party unless we labor diligently.
Already have some of its leaders held IA pre-
liminary meeting in which they Swallowed
forth what will be the issue of the ensuing
canvass. They are preparing the minds of
the people daily to submit to the proposed
hard money currency.-Their journals are
urging upon them the necessity of its adop-
ton and endeavoring to point out the mex
pedience of having banks OF any kind what
ever. They are always on the alert and
never tire in their efforts to advance the
interest and prosperity of their party.
Each one of the party, from a corporal to a
generalssimo, does his part faithfully. 1t
behooves us then to be up and doing. We
ought to organize, go to work and give
Democracy just such another thrashing as it
richly merits and we are able to administer
upon the issues that will be presented in the
next cOntest-We will be in for the fight
with hearty good will whenever it commen-
ces. and we feel an abiding confidence in the
success of our candidate whoever he may be.
the sneers and gibes of our
opponents. They have been defeated. 1t
has been demonstrated recently that De
mOcracy is not the invincible thing it is said
to be, and we can teach them salutary
lesson which they will not soon forget. Let
US then go to work.