Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-21
From the Columbia Herald.
Opposition MisrepresentaIions--G THar-
ris and characterization 70 Democrats.

Opposition TisrepresentatiOns--G FHar-
ris and characterization To Democrats.
The friends of Gov. Harris ought to be vixilsnt
and active in exposing the perversiOIs ami misrep-
reservations OF his position, to which seine Of the
less serupulous Of The Opposition are ready TO re-
sort. No ingenious msn who has heard the Discus
sions Of the two candidates for Governor can either
misunderstood or misrepresent the views of Gov
Harris On any Of the questions in issue between
them. He meets every subject with a direciness,
frankness and cleaTEess that leaves no excuse for
any Misunderstanding, and render any misrepresen-
tation wholly uDjGsthable Yet it is not TO be de
MED that efforts are occasionally made by some of
the more reckless Of the Opposition, to practice
gross impositions upon pensions who have not had
The opportunity to hear Governor Harris for them
selves.
Against this class OF eIectioneerers we wish to
give our Democratic friends special warning, and
We wish to guard them particularly against mis-
representations of Gov. Harris views on the cues
tion OF currency and banks We erediby in
formed that the day the candidates spoke in Co.
lumba one Of this order Of pariz3ns came from the
speaking into the town and declared broadly tba
Gov Harris came out in his speech fer The destrue-
ton Of all banks and for exclusive metallic cur
rency. lie happened to make the assertion in
hearing Of q Democrat who had also heard the
speech, and who Immediately denounced the asssr-
ton as a Misrepresentation AID thus prevented The
making Of false impression We commend the
prompt interpostion of the truth in this instance
example that ought 10 he followed wherever
such attempts at misrepresentation are msde. They
never made through ignorance BY those who
heard Gov. Harris, and those who make them under
false Impressions made ny others ought to be
promptly undeecyed
The great leading effect Of Gov. Harris, so far
as the currency is concerned is 10 secure such re
forms in the banking system will force the banks
TO rely on gold and silver The true basis of their
nd hc oil iua 10 20, ~
with specie. Following the lights Of experience
ia cur own aad ether States, he condemned and de-
noUDeed our present system of banking, as wholly
unreliable for sound convertible currency and op-
poses the re-eharter Of any existing institutions
except with such specific alterations aud modifca-
items will correct their known abuses, and will
secure to the people, through the Legislature, the
right, at all times TO apply such restrictions rs
time and experience shall prove 10 be necessary.
lie leaves no man TO mere conjecture as to the de-
tects Of cur banking system or to the reforms
which he advocates. lie specifies and defines both
with fearless boldness and unmis;akable clearness
He maintains that the creation, and regulation Of
currency are attributes Of sovereignty, which the
people ought never TO surrender to irresponsible
corporations, and hence he insists that in all future
bank charters, or re charters the right to alter,
modify amend them, at the will of the people
shall be reserved. With the restrictions and reser-
vatioEs which he points out, Gov Harris is willing
trust to the results of experience in the future and
INDUCES the hope that By these means our people
be secured in the enjoyment of currency equal
at all times to gold and silver. He discards and
repudiates the term" hard" and "soft as worse
than senseless catch words, having no definite
meaning but used by designing paItizans merely 10
create false Impressions and cheat the people out
their houest votes.
We repeat, in conclusion, that it is the duty of
every trus friend of Gov Harris to be watchful in
detecting aud exposing the misrepresentation to
which arlfu psrtissns resort in their efforts 60 dc.
feat his election If this is done by his friends with
half the industry with which hs labors for the
of Democracy Gov. Harris will double the majority
which he received at the last election