Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-06
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
MONDAY. JUNE 6, 1859.
The stxth Congressional District.

W l.arn from the Lincoln Journal that
Messrs Polk and THOMAS. the candidates for
Congress in the 9th Congressional District,
spok at Fayetteville on the 30th nit. The
Jeerrsl 'Ues not appear to have been pleased
with b effort of either gentleman. 1t says
1.-THE l-adiug feature of the contest seems to
be an + fort on the part of each, to convict
the o her, If being a disorganizer, and to
satisfy the people of his unfitness to serve
them Upon this score we have no doubt
whatever of the correctness of the opinion
entertained by the gentlemen. Neither OF
them i at TO serve in Congress-both are
blind partisans-active members of the worst
faction If the great conglomerate of factions
dubb,A the National Democracy" If the
people "f the district could be induced to do
the right thing they would throw them both
overheard. and elect some other person. This
the Jo'unaI, we suspect. earnestly desires
Further we would not be surprised if it
coincided with the n. Y. Tribune which de-
clares that the country cannot afford to lose,
at thi -juncture. the services of such men as
GEO. w. JONES. As "why and wherefore"
for this opinion the Tribune says Mr.. JONES. in
n long public life, has shown that he has con-
scientious scruples against the democratic
principle of stealing from the public treasury.
But it does not appear that third party is
to have hearing in the district. Neither Mr..
Pork nor Mr.. THOMAS, in their speeches, we
Learn from the Journal. made any allusion to
the proposed convention or made any suggest
ton toward harmOnizing the party, excep-
the ropo-ilinn submitted by Maj Polk at
the rl"-e # his speech, to end the contest by
pact.ug mp their papers and going home,
wbic Col. THOMAS declined" We presume
tina hes. gentlemen will be permitted to
run the race through. The Journal adopts
this cbnc fusion. and closes its article in the
following melancholy strain:
A. the other counties in the district have
reflrs, d to call meetings to appoint dele
gates, I will be unnecessary for Lincoln to do
sOn"xt Monday; and Notwithstanding all the
flourish of trumpets and high sounding de-
claratinns about the necessity to harmonize
the party in this district, we are forced to the
conclu lou that they do not desire a cOnven-
ton and will not unite their efforts to restore
the party 10 its former harmony. II this is
their d,sir. so let it be- but let them remem-
Der, that in deciding To run out the race be-
tween the present candidates that should the
contest between tn IN grow iercer and angry
every day until they have reached a point
from which there is no receding, and then
when in the midst Of confusion and excite
ment indifference and dissatisfaction. should
the Oppo-itiOn bring out candidate just on
the eve of the election, concentrate their
vote upon him and succeed by the aid of
swapping votes, &c, TO elect him, they will
have all the qualification that such a result
will afford. OF knowing that they did it, hut
let them not have the hardihoOd to TeprOach
Lincoln, for the responsibilities can In no
wise attach to her.
Wa trust that our contemporary of the
Journal may not suffer much from the horrible
night mar, of an Opposition candidate just on
the eve of the election 1t need have no
fears The Opposition have no desire TO dis
turb the illustrations Of fratcrnal harmony
which Messrs Polk and THOMAS are exhibit
ting before the people of the district. For
once hey are satisfied that the refrain of "no
chance has something in it; and il not,
that he four thousand majority against them
has; aud are willing that the democracy
shall take which they please of their candid
ates. It's b. ar fight in (which they can't
take sd :. If YOU have a better man, bring
him our al-o, aud they can aid you to put him
througn ov,r the heads OF both Polk and
THOMAS.