Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-30
DEMOCRATS. YOUR ATTENTION

DEMOCRATS. YOUR ATTENTION!
A few days and the result of this can
vas will have been determined for or
against us. The DAY FOR ARGUMENT HAS
PAssED-THE DAY FOR ACTION Is AT HAND
1t has been our pride and our boast to
battle for Democratic principles, believ-
ing them to constitute the true and only
reliable basis Of free government. In
past times we have gloried in their tri-
umphs, and have to-day, to cheer us on
every hand, the sublimest evidences of
their excellence and virtue. We have
itin everything that evidences thewOnder-
full growth and success of our country.
The plowman, who whistles over his fur
row-the cottager, happy in the enjoy
ment of his domestic peace-the me-
chanic, with his increasing store from
honest labor--the merchant and the
tradesman, with their reasonable gains
and the man of fortune, resting secure
ly under the protection of our laws
have each and all, reasons to love and
venerate the Democratic party for the
good government it has given them.
If the maintenance of this party and
the ascendancy of its principles have
been important in years that have
past, that Importance will increase with
the years that are to come. If it was
ever worth working for, it is not less so
now. What it has done for good gov
eminent, is but 1.-THE Of what it can do.
Its mission is ever upward and onward.
Its cause, in It's most comprehensive sense,
is the cause of humanity. 1t addresses
itself not only to the statesman, but to
the patriot and christian.
The Democratic party may at times
waver in its duty. The fault is the fault
of men; not of the cause. For all err
rors of omission or commission the rem
edy should be sought within its ranks,
not out of them.
The great mass of the people of Ten
nessee are essentially Democratic, and,
if true to themselves, the State will be
kept under Democratic rule, in both its
domestic and federal relations. The
question to be determined is, WILL THE
DEMOCRACY AROUSE THEMSELVES AND WORK
AS BECOMES THE OCCASION? Unless we do,
a trifing minority, by means of superior
discipline and effort may take away our
strength and usurp and abuse the high
powers of the State.
Let no one fatter himself that the enc
my are idle. They were never better
organized or working with greater zeal.
The waning fortunes of political adven-
turers,-the last hope of many time
serving Observation-Disclosures with
the chance of success from Democratic
dissensions--have prompted them to
efforts seldom equaled, and never surpass-
ed, in the political struggles of the State.
The secret appliances of Know Moth
ingism are all in play. Its superior and
subordinate officers, its councils, its
committees, with the plan of operations
before them, and their respective duties
assigned to each, give them advantages
in getting out their votes and in practic-
ing their receptions which will endanger
the Democratic party, with allits strength,
UNLESS WE AROUSE OURSELVES AND EVERY
MAN DETERMINES TO DO HIS DUTY.
We appeal to each individual Demo-
crat to determine at once upon full
discharge of his duty to his party, from
this hour on to the close Of the election.
Let no one excuse himself with the plea
that he can do nothing. The man is not
fit to live in world like this who can't
do something for good cause. EVERY
MAN CAN Do SOMETHING. Let
him do it, then, and he will feel the bet
ter for it the balance of his life.
Cast your eye around among your
acouaintances. Go and talk TO them.
See that their minds have not been
abused by the frauds and misrepresenta-
tons Of the enemy. Stimulate and en-
courage those who, heretofore having
acted against US, are inclined now to be
convinced that it is their duty to act with
and support the Democratic party. IT,
unfortunately, there is in your communi-
ty any of that uncertain character of