Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-30
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1859.
Every Man TO his Post.

Elsewhere we publish a circular, issued by a
democratic Committee OF Greene county, urg-
iug the importance of energy and full vote on
the part of their friends We have no doubt that
similar appeals aret being made in every
county throughout the State. We invite the
attention of our friends to it. From it they
will learn what OF effort is being put forth by
our adyersaries; and from it they may learn
lesson of the duties that dev olive upon them.
The Democracy are active and vigilant-they
will leave nG means unused to secure the
success OF tBeir candidates in all parts of the
field. AS 1--WE hope for success it is our
duty to meet those efforts by exertions of
equal potency. Let our forces be thoroughly
organized in every civil district, and let ev-
cry friend of the Union and OF a correct, hon
et, aEd economical administration of
public affairs determine to make one united
and vigorous effort to secure those ends. We
feel assured that the popular judgment and
the popular heart of Tennessee are with us in
this struggle. Let us secure their full and
free expression.
The apparent majority against US in the
election two years ago is merely nominal.
1t did not represent the Jul vote of the State.
Nearly nine thousand of those who voted in
1856, failed to vote in 1857. If that vote is
brought out now il will suffice to make the
contest close for Governor. And with the
terrible exposures which have been made of
the corruption and profigacy of the admins
tration, which the party in this State gene
raIlyv endorses, and the radical and bloody
warfare which is being made on the currency
system of the State, there are hundreds and
thousands of those who have hitherto acted
with the Democratic party who will not fol-
low that lead any longer. Our information
iustifes this conclusion to the fullest extent;
and if it should prove only partially true it
is sufficient to convince our friends that our
cause is by no means desperate. 1t is in
our power to elect the Governor. Col.
NErHERIAND has made profound
impression wherever he has appeared.
He is by nature education and habit one OF
the people. He meets kindred hearts at all
points. His honesty, sincerity and plain,
straightforward course are irresistible. He
East Tennessee home. The people there
k,,o,o him, and they will rally to his support
with a zeal, ardor and generous enthusiasm,
not witnessed there since the days of WHITE.
Will Middle and West Tennessee stand up to
him? We think we hear a universal alhrma-
tive response.
Neither let us forget our candidates for
Congress and for the State Legislature. We
can carry one or both branches of the Gen
eral Assembly aud seven out Of the ten men,
bers to Congress, if every man will
but do his whole duty. But this
depends alone on the energy, activity and
firmness of our friends. We have a willy and
a sleepless foe. We have cogent reasons for
believing that in several Of the Congressional
Districts the policy of the Democracy is to
swap off HARRIS for their candidates for Con-
gress. Where the majorities are small and
the result doubtful, they conclude they may
safely give up few votes for Gov. HARRIS
for the benefit of their Congressional can
didate and thus save both. We appeal TO
our friends not 10 be circumvented by such
a policy. By proper exertions we can
achieve general aud glorious triumph. We
want full vote OF our friends for our friends.
We want no mutiated tickets from any
quarter; but straight vote for those who
represent our principles and our sentiments,
who are opposed to the administration of Mr..
BUCHANAN, and who favor reform in the
management of our public affairs. For these
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