Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-11
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The Next President.

ment, has our country been in such imminent
danger as at the present time. The storm
has been gathering for years; but never until
now has it assumed so dark and threa ening
an aspect 1t seems as if matters had come
10 crisis, and few months will determine
whether our hitherto happy Union will lie
sustained, or whether it will crumbIe and fall
to the dust, and thus prove a warning to all
the nations of the earth, and verify the pre-
dietion that Republican government cam
not stand. An event fraught with such dis
astrous consequences should be deprecated
by every true lover of his country.
But notwithstanding the gloomy prospects
which threaten our Uaion, we have not lost
hope that those dangers will yet be averted.
We can not believe that those who have so
long enjoyed the blessings of this glorious
Union would now he willing 10 give them up
and trample them under their feet a, least
we cannot believe that sufficient number
can be found So selfish, so r, ckleSs of their
eountry's safety, so destitute of patriotic feel
ings, as to be willing to sever the bond
that uEites our country in one glorious con-
f-deracy.
Il is most generally The case that where a
quarrel originates between two individuals.
or between TWO nations, there is fault on both
sides. and if a reconciliation is effected there
must be mutual concession 1t would not be
reasonable to expect that one party should
yield everything
There is no doubt. that the safety Of our
country under God depends on the selection
We make of a President
There are four candidates for the office now
ia the field. each Of whom prof-sses to occupy
4 platform distinct from the others Lincoln.
Republican: Douglas, Northern Democrat ;
Breckenridge, Southern Democrat; Bell,
Union. Lincoln and Breckenridge occupy
the most autagOnistic points--Norih and
Soulh-while the other two claim a middle
position. The Breckenridge party are an OFF
shoot from the Democrats. who have been the
dominant party in the United States for sew
eral years. The prolessed object OF The Brech-
inridge party IS TO secedc and dissolve the
Union If Lincoln should BE elected.
Let US consider the claims OF Breckenridge
on the people. He has been in Office for four
years as ce-President and would no doubt
carry out the corrupt administration of Bu-
chanan, the present incumbent. And can
any one point out one laudablo act which he
has performed Tor his country? He has done
nothing absolutely nothing. On the contra
~, he has been the weakest President We
have ever had. His administration will long
be remembered for it6 extravaganza. and
waste of the public revenue. Even his best
friends believe that lie has betrayed their
trust, aud would not again give him their
suffrages. Aud will they now support his
favorile candidate: If they do, what better
can they expect from him than from his mas
ter, whom be has served so long? Every
mau, therefore, who votes for Breckenridge
will vote for dissolution of the Union, aud
may expect TO see the same scenes acted over
again. Who, then, that has any regard for
his c0untry's welfare, and would wish 10 see
those blessings perpetuated which were pur-
chased by the blood and treasure of our IA
theirs, would cast his vote in favor of Brock
iuridge?
OF all the candidates for this high and re-
sponsblc Office, we think Bell has the best
claim upon the people. He is a party man
no further than the good of his country i con-
cernCd. He wo1ld not sacrifice the Union
for the qualification of any selfish principle.
FL would crafty 10 party at the expense OF
our confederacy. He has the advantage Of
all the candidates in point of age and expe
rirnce. The greater part Of his life has been
spent in the service Of his country, and We
may suppose he is well ycrsed in political
matters. He knows the condition of the
| country and the wants of the people. He
has not only Judgment to discern, but he has
honesty and firmness TO execute any plan best
adapted to the good of the country and toe
Preservation of the Union. He is the most
conservative of all the candidates, aud in
al respects is just the man that we need III
the present crisis. He is the man who would
most likely be the means of restoring peace
and harmony TO our country, aud saving our
Union disgraceful dissolution. J. r. 3.