Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-01
The voice OF Tennessee.

The Cleveland Banner which was a strong DoUG-
LAS paper before the assembling of the Baltimore
Convention, has run up the BRECxINRIDGE and LANE
ticket and strongly urges its DOUGLAS friends to sup
port only that ticket. The Banner says:
We have Iabored too long and zealousy to reclaim
! the State from the opposition to now throw away
our majority of ten thousand by guarreling about
particular fayorites, and running double ticket
But one ticket must be run by the Democracy of
Tennessee. The next question is which of tine two
tickets should concentrate upon? All our readers
know that we have been strong advocate of Judge
Douglas-we preferred him to any other man in the
Union for the Presidency-we think he has been
treated badly-we look upon him as being one of
the greatest statesmen and truest patriots that
lives in this Unon-he has many warm and ardent
friends in this portion of the State who prefer him
all others for the Presdency-his early defence
of Andrew Jackson, and his uniform and consistent
course since he has been in public fe-hs advocacy
and defence of the institutions of the South has given
him hold upon the affections of the people that is
deep and lasting and they long for opportunity to
repay him for all. But STILL in humble opinion,
under all the circumstances and surroundings now
is not the proper time for that-t would be bad pol
icy in his friends to get him up ticket in this State
There is earthly power which can prevent
Breckenridge and Lane from having ticket in this
State--the friends of Mr.. Douglas prevent and
have it in their power to withhold ticket from him.
thereby giving the vote of the State to the former
Should they hesitate in such crisis as this to do so?
No. The democracy of Tennessee are too loval to |
the cause to be guilty of folly that will disrupt the
party and throw 1t into minority in the State. We
are frank enough, as friend of Mr. Douglas to ad- |
NIT that it would have been hard and close contest
for him to have carried Tennessee with clear
track, because portion Of the Democratic press
and many prominent men of the party, had com
mitted themselves against him. throughout the State
This state of affairs Mr. Breckenridge will not have
to contend with, and can start off with every Demo-
crat IN the State for him. which vantage ground |
sill give him at least $4,000 majority in November
next Hence the democracy of Tennessee TO q
man, should unite upon Breckenridge and Lane, not
that they like Douglas less, but because they like
their party and its success better. We Douglas men
in Tennessee are powerless let us go where our
weight can be felt-et us act with those of our
friends who are for Breckenridge and Lane. As far
IS we are concerned. we have nailed 70 our mast
lead the names of John c. Breckinridge and Joseph
lane, for President and VicePresident of the United
dates-they are both good and true men-and we
Intend to do what we can to elect them. If Qua
friends will not go with us we will 90 with them
We are that much of Democrat
The Lewsburg Messenger runs up the BREcKD-
RIDGE and LANE ticket and will give it cordial
support
We have received sixteen Democratic papers pub
lished in this State, since the nominations were
mlde, and thirteen of these have up the BROCK
TNRIDGE and LANE ticket two have indicated pref
ersnce for DOUGLASS and one has taken position.
There are still ten Democratic papers in this State,
that have issued paper that has been received at
this Office since the action of the Convention, but
we think all these with perhaps single exception,
will support the BRECKENRIDGE ticket.
The Bristol Nelos runs up the BRECKIxRIDGE and !
LANE ticket and says: This ticket viii be aeceps
able to every National Democrat who regards the
-ime-hOnored principles Of the party as paramount
70 the bigotry of mere man-worshIp or the r9oils-
mems doctrine of availability"