The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-10-01
THE DEMOCRACY IN TROUBLE
THE SAVANS IN COUNCIL


THE DEMOCRACY IN TROUBLE
THE Swans IN COUNCIL
For day or two past we have observed in
our city the presence of quite a number
of leading democrats from various portions
of the State, circumstance which is ex-
pained by the following publication, which
appeared in the Union and American Of yes
terday:
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
A respectable number of intelligent Dem
ocrats, from various portions of the State,
assembled at the Capitol Yesterday, for the
purpose of consulting and comparing views
on the subject of currency. The meeting
was primary in its character, and only intend
ed as n cOnsu tation Of friends with n view
to the general harmony of the party. Dr..
SAM'L Moore, of Hickman, acted as Chair
man of the meeting, and Ii. l.. claiborne,
OF Davidson, as Secretary. We were highly
gratifed with the good feeling and spirit of
cancellation which pervaded the great body
of the meeting, and especially with the well
timed and numerous remarks of our old
friend from Hawkins. After full and fair
comparison of views the following report
was adopted as embodying the sense of "a
majority of the meeting. Ii is moderate and
conservative in toue, and we doubt not will
meet the general acquiescence of our party
throughout the State:
The Committee have agreed to the fol-
lowing propositions for the adoption of the
meeting:
!. That, it would be unwse policy to re-
charter any of the existing Banks
9. That such reforms should be made in
our currency during the existence of the
present Banks as will insure a sound circula-
ting medium, convertible at all times into
gold and silver.
8. That the several Banks rs their respcc-
tive charters shall expire, should go out of
existence, and such steps should be taken,
consistently with the public interest, as vii!
secure the liquidation of the Bank of Ten
nessoe at the expiration of IFS charter.
s. A. SMITH,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
A. O. p. NICHOLSON,
EDwlN A. KEEBLE,
JOHN X. Howard,
Committee.
from the Eastern and Middle divisions of the
State. Why the Western District was left
out we are not quite able to divine. 1t is
true that The leading representatives from
that section in the last Legislature opposed
the idea of an exclusive metallic currency;
but inasmuch as this meeting "was only in
tended as consultation of friends with a
view to the general harmony of the party"
we imagine that ordinary courtesy, not to
say policy, would have required an invitation
TO those who oppose the specie theory. tits
possible, however, that the programme, OF
which the above is the head line, is to crush
out bank democrats, and utterly ignore such
men us Dunlap and King, and Walker, of
West Tennessee, and others Of Middle and
East Tennessee, who hold that an honest
banking system is not inconsistent with pub.
lie interest. We cannot say. Of one thing,
however, there seems to be no doubt, that
there are radical differences Of opinion on the
question of currency among the democracy.
These may be recoucied by the supcrcllious
dictation of one portion to the other, or they
may not. We shall see. AS To the sub
stance of the propositions adopted by the
'meeing" we snail have something TO say
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