Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-16

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WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1859.
The state Convention.
We hone our friends will all rememoer the State
COuvenlion on Thursday next, andthatevery Demo-
crat who can possibly do 50 will attend
We call the attention of our readers to the resolu-
lions Of the Stewart county meeting which We pub,
lisb 10 day. They breathe the true Democratic
epiril and win he cordially endorsed ly he party
throughout he State
The Candidates OF the COnventiOn-.LeIu us
hear from Them.
Inasmueh as the convention Monday failed
to frame platform for It's candidates, we should be
pleased to lea,n from the gentleme nominated what
are their individual views or some important ques-
tiops Of State and national Icliiics. Have General
QuARLEs aud NIr. CHEATHAM any principles of their
own, they waiting for The State convention IN
the goth to dictate Toliiical creed which they are
to advocate We anxious to learn in advance Of
the convention Wheeler they coincide with Mr. BELL
or with Gen. ZoLLIcoFFER on the Ksnsssand Iecoup-
ton question: Are they in favor Of the acquisition
of Cuba, DO they endorse Mr.. BEbL's views on
that subject? We would be glad to know of Gen.
QUABLEs particularly whether he concurs with Mr.
Bell in condemniDg he Texas policy CT Mr.. Polk,
which he (Alr. 3. cok occasion 10 denounee in bis
late speech in the Senate? Is Gen Q in favor of a
high protective Tariff and q national Bank2 Does
he now claim in 1855, that the Democratic Banrer
is still f1atiBg over his head Does he stil think
as in 1852, that Tennessee disgraeed herself by vot
ing for Gen. ScoTr? Does be still adhere TO the
Democratic platform on which President PIERcE YES
a1a al nd rhs 10 Fds " rted9 {
elected to Congress will he feel bound BY his oath
to vote for members of the Ku0w Nothing order in
preference to all others and would he supper! GROW
WINTER DAVIS or any other Kuow-NOthiDg Black
Republican, in preference to Democrat for Speak
er? Win be vote for Democrat for Speaker in or
der to defeat Black Republican, or will he stand
aloof as his party did in 1866, aud allow abo-
Itionist to be elected We should like to know from
both the nominees of the Know-Nothing convention,
whether or not they are in favor of a charter of
the Union and Planters Banks and the Bank Of Ten
nessee?
Come, gentlemen, ifyou .Iave any Independent
opinions of your own let us have them. If you are
mere erea ures of q convention and puppets Of your
party you viii OF course, wait until your rulers tell
yOu what you must believe.
Gen. QUARLEs in his speech on Monday spoke
somewhat at large Of the evils Of Democratic ads
mnistTation and expressed bis anxiety for change
The General is fond Of change, as his past course
pretty clearly indicates, and as the only choice is
now between Democratic and Black Republican
government, we are compelled TO conclude that the
General would prefer abolition rule to the ascend
ency of the party in power The proclvi'ies of his
party seem to be running in that direction, for
willingly accent the aid Of free negroes to defeat
the Democracy.
If Gen. QUARLEs is elected, he will of course be
found cheek by jowl, with HUMPHREY MARSHALL,
HENBY WINTER DAVIS, and AssoN BURLNGANE,
who eonspiriug to hUrl the Democratic
party from poWer-a contamination which the Cen
eral devcutly desires, and says he will aid
plish. We should be sorry see the representative
from the Hermitage district voting for a Black Re,
publican Speaker and Clerk, but should certainly
anticipate that event If General QUARLEs should he
elected, and should carry out his professions
of hostility to The Democratic party. The
choice will he between Democrat and an Abolition
let. Gen. QUABLEs Gays that anything would be
better than Democracy, and will conse quently iden
fy himself with the SEWARD party, who constitute
the only formidable opposition to the admiDistra-
ton. Tha people Of this District will choose in
August next, between the BELL GREELEY candidate
and Scuhern-righs Democrat.
Democratic Nomination for Joint Repre-
sentative and senator in the counties OF
summer, Smi Ih and Macon.
At convention hsld HartsviIle on the 5tb DR..
James Frfnkln, OF Sumner, was called to the Chair
and Richard Saunders OF Smith, was appointed
Secretary. DR.. James L. Thompson, of Smith, was
nominated as the Democratic candidate for the SEN
ate in the District composed Of Sumner and Smith,
and VIM II BARKsDsLE, Of Sumner, was nOmiI a,ed
as a candidate for Representative in the FOstorial
District consisting of Sumner, Smith aud Macon.
The follow ing resolutions were adopted:
Eesolred That the Sumner delegates earnestly re-
commeld, for the consideration OF The Democracy Of
Sumner, he first McHdsy ia April as a suitable I
time, and Gillarin a suitable Ilgce nominate a (
candidate represent he county IN the GeEeT-
a ASS mhly.
Resoired, That a cory Of the proceedings Of this /
convention be FURNISHED the Erammrr, and that the 1
Nashville Union and Imc5lcgH be requested TO copy
the same.
At the clcse Of the preceding, Mr.. BarEsdale /
being loud called for, made his appearance upon
the floor aLd made very pertinent aud eloquent
remark; teTdsrrg his slUce est thanks for he high
honor ConierICd Ia choosing him TO bear the Dsm5-
clauc seudard IN tbIs Fioasirg District, Aad pledg
ing himself 20 exert his mort 10 preserve unim-
impaired AID uHJarnishId, the responsible trust
mItted 10 his care
Union County Meeting.