Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-08

We arg upon the Threshold Of another exciting
Presidential contest II is no exaggeralion to say
that it viii exceed IN importance any similar contest
in the history Of our country The preservation Of
our free and republican Institutions, new guaranteed
b. WRITTEN compact is unquesdOnably involved;
and upoa the determination OF this issue depends
everything that is dear and sacred TO US as people.
Every patriot every Democrat however humble
his sphere in life, has duties to perform in this com
ing aguggie. Every one can do something, aad
the extent Of each ones ability is the measure Of
bis duty.
It is our pride and satisfaction to know that for
many years past the UNION AND American as the
central organ of the Democratic party, has perform
ed inealculable and invaluable services IN the fur
therance Of the great mission for which it es
tabished. These services, though duly appreciated
by party friends, have, probably, been more fully
realized by party opponents. The labors of this
Office have been no holiday-Work or idle task. They
have brought with them grave responsibilities and
severe trials. We think we have right to say THAI
in each and every particular, these responsibilities
and duties have been discharged to the fun measure
Of the ability Of all connected with the paper, and
to the general satisfaction Of all interested with
in the furtherance Of Democratic principles, and
the maintenance Of our constitutional Republic
What the UNION AND AMEHIcAN he's beea to the Dem
ocratic party in the past nten5 it shall be in the
future We have an enthusiastic desire beyond
any mere personal considerations, to maintain the
character and usefulness Of this journal. We can
erect no prOuder monument to the memory Of the
good men who have given their lives a willing sac
rifce faithful and manly discharge of its duties,
than TO maintain it shey LEFT it, and to FIX it upon
basis from which it can never be shaken
We desire to send our paper to the fre-side Of
every Democratic family in Tennessee, that its in
huence may be felt In every household. We want
to talk with every humble man who follows the pillow,
drives the plane OF otherwise contributes to the la
Dor o. the country, and who of all Others are most
interested in maintaining the Constitution and the
laws Of the land. We want access to the sober
judgment Of every honest patriot, whatever may
have been his preiudices who desires the success of
sound principles and the maintenance Of good gov
ernmen. against the Vaccinations Of the wicked and
fanatca Upon the shoulders Of the rising genera
ton soon must rest the responsibility of maintaining
and perpetuatng all that is valuable and sacred in
government, hence we wish to talk to the moth
ers and the children. We want those who sympa-
thize with rs in the dissemination of truth and
the support Of sound principles to aid US in extend
ing, as far as it is possible the circulation of our
paper, in order thereby increase its usefulness and
efficiency in the ensuing contest.
Friends VIII you do it? Let each reader an
swer the interrogatory. We believe that you can
devise no better way Of serving your party and
thus serving the country. The regular visits of our
paper will be far moro servIceable than any cam
paign documents we can send out. In order to
bring the weekly paper within the reach of every
man, We adopted the cash sy.tem and reduced the
subscription price to two dollars. No man is too poor
to take a paper at two dollars per aunum. Il is
economy to have one or two good papers in every
family. Aside from their political character and
importance, they are the best school teachers that
man can place before his children. by inducing
them 20 read. furnishing them with an amount
Of general Information no where else to be found
and constituting the most accurate and proita lie
history Of the times. Aside from all these they are
valusDle to the farmer the mechanic and the trades
man. as the source Of earliest information concern
ing the general condition of crops. the probable le-
mani and supply determining prices the latest
quotations, the constant changes, and the progress
and improvement in the various departments II
business in the different portions Of the world. We
believe that commercial column is not equalled
by that Of any other paper published in the State.
There is no good reason why every Democrat in
the State shoud not be a regular reader CT our pa
per and in view Of the ensuing Presidential con-
g.. ard the Importance OF energetic action on the
part Of the Democracy Of Tennessee; in view. also,
Of the continued efforts which we shall make to
discharge our whole duty to the common cause in
which we are engaged, we appeal to oue readers
A.
e give an unprecedented increase to our circulation
from this time until the opening Of the canvass.
Friends we shall look anxiously for yolr response.