Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-06
President Making.


Fin transferring the following article from the
tri- weekly to the daily edition yesterday morning,
a considerable portion was omitted. We therefore
republish it entire.
We do not remember ever having known as much
industry in this line now eharactsriEes the poll
ticians of the country This activity prevails in all
parties, rather among these who consider them
selves the"leadag" and managing" men Of all par
ties Agreat deal of very active slthOughwe ihuknOt
very efficient work is being done By and for JoHS
BELL, of our own State, and ChIrTEKDsN, of Ken
lucky, in the hope of making one or the other of
:hem the candidate of the conservatives Of the
country-which means Of the Southern Know-Noth-
ings and the Northern AbOlitionsts But the ut
most that can be done for them only develops their
weakness. The Opposition to the Democracy Is
Black RepublicaDism. It has no other formidable
antagonist and WILLIAM II. SEWARD, the incsr-
nation of that trasona able organization will sssu-I
eily be its candidate at the next Presidential cleo
ton. ~
In The Democratic ranks, We have, also, many
candidates, whose 'c!sm3,'' as they some times
called, are being energeticslly pressed. We take
no part, as editors of Democratic press, in any
attempt to make any man the candidate We have
entire confidence in the adherence to principle OF
the Democratic mcsses, and equal confidence
that their repre sves at Charleston will select
as cur candidate sound National Democrat. Ike
Democratic party of the South, at least, will insist
on this and will consent to adopt any man Of
doubtful sCundness great constitutional questions
for mere availability. 1t is Of little consequence
what man administers the Government, go he faith
fully administers Ga the principles Of the COnsiitu
ton. By sdhering steadily to their PRINCIPLES,
the Democr party has administered the Govern
meut four-fifhs OF the time since its establishment
Our opponents, by constant changes Of name and
principles by catching at every new ism which
promised momentary success, and by becoming all
things to all men each election have degenerated
to a system of mere factions, pOwerless for good,
and dangerous only when they are able TO eoncen-
trate their forces They have been able to do this
but twice since the days Of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS;
once when Democrats yielded to oOon-skins and
bsrd-cder and permitted the election of HARRISON,
and again when the South, from considerations in
mart at least sectional permitted the election Of
Gen. TAYLoE as q nO-psrty man.
With such q history Of parties ss the past pre- !
sents, can it be expected that the Democracy will
disregard eli the lessons Of experience, and now,
for the first time, inquire only Whst is Vzpedsn and
who will get the most votes! Shall we consent 10
admit that all We have coutendsd for, as to the
rights of the South for the past twenty years, was
error. and yield to the new construction which is
pressed by some Of our former political associates
of the north west? Such course would be neither
honorable nor polite. We can safely speak for the
Democracy Of Tennessee that they will not do thif,
A defeat, adhering firmly to the principles Of the
Constitution and to the ancient landmarks Of the
party, is preferable and infinitely better than
success obtained by yielding to the fanaticism Of
the hour. and abandoning the path lit up by the ez'