Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-17
Harmony of the Democratic Party.

HARMONY Oh the
The Columbia Herald says that the recent
meeting held by the Democracy of that county, to
appoint delegates to the State Convention, was un-
usually large, and adds: Democrats from every
civil district in the county believe were present.
Never did we witness such real healthy feeling
among or party. All seemed conscious Of the re-
sponsibility which rests upon party in the cem>
ing contest, and each seemed ready and willing to
bear up bravely his share. This unsuimity while
it greatly gratifed, by no means surprised us-We
expected it."
We are pleased to observe evidences of similar
feeling pervading the Democracy in various POrh
tions of the State. They are awakening to the i'm
p,rtauos of the next canvass. They are beginning
10 realize the fact that the good evil resulting
from it will be of two~fOld character reaching be-
yond cur local affairs into the of the next
Presidential election. They have learned from the
indications of the last few months, that the cleo
tions in this and other Southern States will be
looked to by the Back Republicans Of the North
with an anxiety and interest equal 10 that Of our
Know Nothing opponents at home.
1t hiss been a pleasing task with the Opposition
press in Tennessee to misrepresent the differences
in the Democratic party touching the currency
question. They have magni6ed those differences
until they have learned TO credit their own story and
began to entertain strong hopes of profting by
detection. But they will live to learn, what sad
experience has already taught them more than
one OCCASION that it will not do to trust to disaec>
ton in the Democratic party on the mere ground of
supposed dissifsction among men claiming to be
leaders The Democratic masses constitute the
er that has shaped, and viii continue to shape, its
fortunes.
We trust cur Democratic brethren everywhere
will encourage the good feeling. Let them hold fast
10 principle and put their heels dissected Office
seekers that are willing to distract the party. We
never had canvass that there were not some such,
and the evil they have done has always been just in
the proportion they we're tolerated by the people.
But there is no class Of men who fear the people
60 much as the professional placeNhunter, and who
would cover sooner at their indignant tread. 1t is
OILY by the liberation and indifference of the people
they are enabled to prosper.
There many worthy and talented gentlemen in
different portions of the State who will be aspiring
to represent the people in the Legislature and in
Congress. 1t is a lsudable ambition, which every
citizen has the right 70 exercise; but no man Is
worthy to be trusted in such position who would
not, if necessary to save his principles willingly
sacrifice all considerations of self Let the people,
therefore, whenever they determination on The
part of an aspiring Democrat to hazard the
Of his party rather than forego his own ambitious
schemes, mark him as unworthy and as dangerous to
the party-let no such man be trusted. So long as
matters work so as to suit his private purposes
he may depOrt himself well enough before the pubs
lie; but when the time comes that something in a
party way is to be thrown across his path, he viii
be ready to desert disorganize it. Such have
been known to do more harm in q few months than
they had done good in life time.
Again we repeat, let the Democratic masses con-
tinue their efforts al organization. Let confer
with another-let public sentiment be ssCertained
and e1pressed-let good feeling be preserved, our
best men put forward in every county, differences
reconciled between rival aspirsnts, and when the
day of election shall have passed, we will have
cured the Governor, congressman, and Legislature;
and have administered to southern doughfaces such
rebuke as will shame them into silence, and teach
our sectional enemies At the North that they can get
no aid ct the South in their efforts to secure the
administration Of the government