The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-08-26

a great and glorious revolution. In our DO
litical affairs. II is rctolpiion which
has been going on for sdine time and
we are drawn TO the consideration Of is
achievemenfs BY the results Of these late
Southern elections II > revolution
against these seli-constituted and u.iscru-
pulous party despotisms. under the va
rious names Of conventions, caucusess
committees, juntas, regepcies, and regu-
lar nominations. - Is areyolution which
Is breaking on these slhckles OF party
despotisn, and resior'ngfo the individual
his rightfni inheritancelof personal lib
erty' and TO the people ne genuine article
OF popular sovereigiff3s$
The revolutionary 1scovd @sof the last
four months in this direction is very en-
couraging. Beginning with the spring
elections in Virginia, where obedience to
the masters and the ''usages of the party"
has, from time out of mind, been the
law of the democracy, what do we sees---
-Four regular democratic candidates for.
Congress defeated by independenttse tseIi,o-
CRITIC candidates and votes; and one out
and-out opposition member elected from
a strong democratic district These re
suits in Virginia are very remarkable,
considering that there they adhere to yira
voce system OF voting, under which every
man can be spotted at the polls by the
experimenting party engineers.
We next find that in Kentucky, which
the democracy have carried by heavy ma
jorities for their State ticket and legisla-
tive candidates, the opposition have gain
.w an% ia tSs oS o RrSs Ss,v U oo
ing democratic maiorities and regular de
mocratic nominations. In Tennessee,
under a somewhat similar division of the
results, the opposition have elected seven
of Congressional delegation of ten
members-a gain of four. In North Caro-
lima the general result is four to four.--an
opposition gain of two. All these results
are mainly due to the spirit of revolution
among the rank and file of the democracy
against the despotism. here and there. of
the party regency, and against those
"ancient usages" recurring the servile
submission of the party to the edicts of a
knot of Juggling politicians.
prt tba n,ost sior;foon. ond ,o.o,;o,
ravo,t and victory of tbis cor, i that of
General uorston ooo;not ,ho don,oono4;o
dre-eotinp regency Of Texas Thew had
adopted their State ticket and platform.
including an awful We V<ing and blinking
at the African stn ~; and. looking
TO the overwhA FTsE dency of theil
1 party. they delp ~ hi Mt the
idea of any serio} In f!Yoh. The i'm
potent opposition Tx. N. J had been
disbanded and dismissed, and what had
the regency to fear? Let the election Of
Gen. Houston as Governor by the com.
bined opposition and independent demo
cratic elements of Texas answer the ques
ton. The result is truly astonishing; fol
notwithstanding the personal popularity
of Houston, party discipline in Texas wat
supposed to be equal to all demands
But the central regency, in winking il
their State Convention at the African
slave trade, and in requiring the party t.
endorse it, placed that last parcel upor
the good camel's back which breaks hin
down. The result is complete revolu
| ton in Texas, involving complete pros
) tration of their late regency despotism..
This nonular tr;umnb over Marty ca
: bal is all the better from the fact tha
{ Gen. Houston manfully placed himsel
. before the people as the defender of Mr.
Buchanan's administration. But we ar
, not vet through with our schedule. lie
!. us look next at Oregon. We dare sa,
S that. excepting the concern at Albany.
!, more dictatorial, impudent and corrup
a party regency could not be found in an
quarter than that of the highlands
spoils and plunder regency of Oregon
whose candidate for Congress in the lat
election there was Lansing Stout. H
|. was the regular democratic nominee, an
! the party ID Oregon was supposed 90 y
! invincible in Us blind obedience 70 fFR'
larity. But, 10 and behold stont ~
: feated and republican Cone'pssnaep
A elected from the very last place Nlei
e any outside politician had Counted upo
such thing. And why this election
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