Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-30
From the Memphis Avalanche.
Hon IShavn & Harris,


This gentlemen, who has been spending few
days with his family in this vicinity, leaves to-
morrow preparatory 10 assuming, for a second term
the duties of the Chief Magistrate of the Common
wealth. We congratulate the people Of Tennessee
on this event Few States in the Union have been
80 fortunate in the selection Of executive officer
Gov. Harris, though yet young man, ranks among
| the first statesmen of the nation. Ten years ago,
! when the struggle which resulted in the adoption
| OF the compromise measures agitated The country,
he represented his State in Congress, and was
| among the sblest, the b0ldest, and the most IN
| hnchiRg advocates and defenders of States Rights
| and Southern Independence the floor of the Ma
| tional Legislature. 10 1856, his party appointed
him elsctOr for the State at large the Buehsn-
! an aud Breckenridge ticket. He promptly accepted
the position, and ex-Gov Neil s. Brown, of the
ablest, Jst eloquent and best trained debsters Of
| the Know Nothing party, was pitled against him
| Aa sIduOus, lRbOrOus and XcItiug canvass follow
| ed, in which, upsn every stump, from johnson to
Shelby, Gov. Harris brilliant victories for HE
party and new laurels for msef and out of Whit h
be came with reputation for eGqUeuee, ability
powers of debate, Cqualed by few and suIpa sed
| by no man in the SIaJe. The Oext year he was
chosen by seclam4ton, the Democratic candid
ate Ior Governor and, af er spirited contest won
| his election by the almost unprecedented majority
Of eleven thousand votes.
These services, coup ed with the msnDer in which
he discharged his duties Cnief Magistrate Of the
State go clearly iHd sted him as The candidate Of
his party for reelection that his nomination ny the
State Convention Was nothing more than formal
expression of the choice everywhere held by the
d Democratic masses With the history of his can
yass with Col NetheTlaud the Opposition caud date
all are familiar Ii was the most brilliant of his
political career and, considering tie Tcumstances
under Whioh it was made, does him infinitely more
hoEsr than ell others put together. Hmijly sup
ported by some and almost directly opposed has
position by others Of the candidates On the same
tickIt with himself, be boldly took his stand upon
the platform of his party and without variabeness
or shadow Of turn lag advocated at ell times snd in
every locality the principles aud doctrines therein
endorsed. However stupidity and timidly others
may have acted land caDdor compels us TO say that
there we're some candidates, calling themselves
Democrats, who yielded to popular clsmOr, and
made principle subservieut TO personal success) he
was always bold, Straightforward and msnly--al-
ways ready and willing TO assume every just res
possibility and 10 mset and repel every assault di
rected against himself or the party and principles
he represented
On the currency issue there was, on his part,
none Of that timid, oringing question begging pol
icy which marked the course of some of cand-
dates and too often sacrificed principle to expedien
cy. SooTning TO
Crook the pregnant hinges Of the knee
That thrift might follow fswnng
he planted himself upon the right and to the last
std everywhere, boldly Rssaiied and dehed the mon
eyed Gristocracies and chartered monopolies that
had so long fsttened unon the wants and misfor-
tunes of the people, aud that we're seeking his and
the defeat Of his party.
Nor was be less bold and decided in his course
upon the great question of slavery. Every day
and in every locality OF the State he arrscaed his
competitor and his party upon the issue, aud ex-
oosed their trucking subserviency 10 Northern Sen
timsnt and prejudice. The cry of agitator, dema-
yoeus. and disun0bism, which was every where
raissd against him by the Opposition press, had no
mower To change or modify his course He felt il
70 be his duty to expose the plans aud installations
Of the political demsgogues and tricksters at the
North and the South, Wbs are plotting the over
throw of the Democratic party, the Constitution
and the South and he performed that duty fearless
~, boldly, and effeotually.
II was by the course we have Indicated that Gov.
Harris won his election. To him the victory is in
iniIely more honorable, and 70 his party Infinitely
more important than if il had been secured by that
compromising, conciliating, expedienoy policy.
Which is becoming SO common among cur public
men. Il has secured for him the highest place in
the affections of the people Of his Own State, and
won the respect and admiration Of good men In eve
~ portion Of the Republic. That higher honors
yet await him there can be d1ubt. Already we have
frequently beard his name mentioned in connection
with the second place on the ticket in leoG; and
,hould the Charleston Convention select Presiden-
'isl candidate from the North, we know Of no man
II the South whose nomination for the Vice Prssl-
Iency would be more acceptable than l4hsm g.
Harris. Vita Lane and Harris We could whip all
our enemies confined