Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-03-11
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Friday, March 18th, 1859.

s6y- The District Convention, of the
opposition, will convene in Nashville, on
Monday next, and upon it, devolves a
most important duty. The campaign now
about to open, will array, on opposing
sides, the conservative and the radical ele
ments of the country the former, striving
to restore corrupt and licencious govern
ment to the purity of its earlier days; and
latter seeking to continue it in dishonest
and incompetent hands that knaves may
grow fat by feeding from the Treasury
So glazing has become the corruption of
the party in power, that not few leading
democrats have become Disguised, and
join in the cry for reform; and, but few
days ago, Senator Cameron, from his place
on the floor, charged upon the President
specific act Of fraud upon the Treasury,
that would, in the commercial circle, con-
sign a man to the Penitentiary. Commit
tees Of investigation are constantly at
a, work, and at a heavy cost, upon charges
3 of corruption against government officials,
and with all the whitewashing those COM
mittees can do, an amount Of thieving is
disclosed that ought to arouse the indigna-
ton of the masses, and nerve them to a
strenuous and united effort to hurl from
power the miscreants who have betrayed
their trust, and would pull down the temple
of liberty itself for the gleanings of its
wreck.
Such is the party with which the op
position has to contend. We have truth
justice, principle, charlottesville
thing commendable, on our side, and, il
addition, we have the proofs to establish
the guilt of democracy, upon every coun
in the indictment against it. But will
all these advantages, we can not hope fo
success unless we put forward, for Office
men able and willing to turn these ad
vantages to the best account and to selec
such men, is the duty that devolves upoI
the Convention. There are, in the rank
OF the opposition, men in every way quail
fed to bear our standard onward to victory
and we appeal to the patriotism of tn
Convention to suffer no considerations o
personal preference or of sectional jealous,
to interpose any obstacle to the nomina
ton of the best men for every position
We are all one people, with a common in
terest, and a common country, and that i
a narrow policy, and narrower patriot
ism, that makes the locality of candidat
leading consideration. Every one O
the opposition will readily concede til
importance of placing upon the ticket tn
very strongest men and to ascertain VIII
is the strongest, is the object and bushes
of the Convention. Is it right, or polite
then, to carry into that body sectiona
prejudices, or to carry away from it feel
ings of discomfort because this or tina
man, from this or that locality, was no
by the majority, deemed the strongest? ?
AS an individual, We have no such pre-
judices, and it matters not to us, fror
what point in the District a candidate ma
be selected, provided he is the right sol
of a man. That is the first, last, and onl
question that ought to be asked and W
should be sorry to think there is a man i
the opposition ranks who is willing
make this leading question second in in
portance to that of locality, or of mer
personal preference.
Then let the delegates divcst themselve
of every feeling but that of devotion to
holy cause, and go into Convention, re
solved to do their whole duty. Such
course will give dignity and strength t
the ticket, impart confidence to the people
and inculcate broad patriotism that de'
pises mere local prejudices and individui
preferences, when in conflict with the gre;
interests Of the country.