Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-05
President Making.


We do not remember ever hav:ag known IS much
industry in this line as now charactsrizes the poll
tieians of the country This activity prevails in all
parties. or rather snoog these who consider them
selves the"leadine'' and managing men Of all par
ties. Agrest deal of very active alboughwe hinknot
very efficient work is being done by and for JomS
BELL, Of cur own State, aud CRITTESDEN, of Ken
tuoky, In the hope Of making one or the other of
them the candidate of The conservatives of the
sountry-which means Of the Southern Know-Noth-
ings and the Northern Abolitonists. But the ut
most that can be done for them Only develops their
weakness. The Opposition to the Democracy is
Black RepublicSnism. Il has no other formidable
antagonist; and WILLIAM II. SEWARD, the incar-
nation Of that reasonable organization, will assu-I
eddy be its candidate at the next Presidential cleo
ton.
In The Democratic ranks, we have, also, many
candidates, whose ''clsims.' they are some times
called, sre being energetically 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 masses, and an equal confidence
that their representatives. at Charleston will select
- our candidate q sound National Democrat Tie
Democratic party of the South at least will insist
this, and will never consent to adopt any man Of
doubtful sOundness great constitutional questions
Ter mere availability. Il is of little consequence
what administers the Government, so he faith
fully administers principles of the consitu-
tion. By adhering steadily to their principles,
the Democratic party has administered the Govern
msnt four ifhs of the time since its establishment
Democracy OF Tennessee that they will not do this.
A defeat, adhering frmlytO 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 fsnstioism Of
the hour, and abandoning the path lit up by the e1
Perence the Of past, for the untried ways to which
any gHiS StUus may attempt to beguile rs with the
promise Of easier victories. For nearly twenty
years the Democracy of Tennessee fought fer the
principles Of the party with but occasional success
and at times in 8 minority which would have been
hopeless to any men but those with whom to be
right was Of more consequence than to be success
full. 1t cannot be expected of a party Of such
history and Of men of such life that now with the
Tag Of victory streaming over the field as the re-
ward Of steadfast adherence TO principle, they will
adopt new policy, and hereafter discard prizcipIes
and follow men.
WeknoW the Democratic people of Tennessee well.
And no man who knows them as well as we do will
persist in s foolish attempt to manage" ard
''contrOl" them for the advantage of any Presi-
Dental aspirant least Of all for any aspirant who
has proved uns0uEd and unsafe on those great car
dnsl principles, which it has been the glory Of the
Democratic Party to insuguraIe and maintain, and
on the success Of which depends not only the as
oend sncy of orr Iatiy, but the PerPetuity of the
Union