Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-10
'Per why because the good old rule
Suffice h them, the simple plan,
That they should get ~ho have the pow
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That party is in the field with its candidates
have nought to say OF these candidates personally
for these questions that reach lower rise high
err and spread out in extent clear beyond personal
considerations, whether worthy unworthy. They
go beyond mere man or men, and have nothing to do
with them as such. Questions Of organization
movements of bodies principles, that underlie and
form the foundation OF all these matters fit sub
jects for discussion, and will treat of them and lay
| persons out of the question. Nor do dwell upon
the techncaties of regularity of convention del
egates, or this that, and the other start with this
bold, broad and defiant proposition that the party
the division opposed to us-is as sectional to-day
| as the Republican party, and ten times more mis-
chiev0ns. [Applause.l You need not tell me that
! it Is not sectional because 1t has small support
here and there in the Southern portion of the Con-
federacy. 1t conceived in 3ectOnalism. brought
forth in sectionalism and it has all the mischievOus
elements of sectionalism around 1t and about it,
whether you view it up and down, round about or
! diagonally T" GoodNl What was it that disrupt
ed the Charleston Convention? An effort to force
upon portion of the States a candidate whom they
would not accept. What was it that finally dlsmem
! bered the Baltimore Convention? 1t precisely
the same issue and then We find both Conventions
unequal to the task Of nominating Democratic
candidate for the presidency, in this time of extra
ordinary interest and extraordinary peril. because
a nominal majority held the rule OF the convention
in its hands and was determined TO force candi-
date upon it who was unacceptable to portion of
the States-even to a majority of the States
Of the Union l insist that it is essentially sec
tlOnal, and it has all the mischiefs of a section
al candidate. under whatever name it may be
called pretended. | nothing neither
for its particular PLATFORM real or pretended, Orig
nal or amended. 1t is an organization formed and
supported by portion of the States against another
portion, when numerous considerations, at this time
of all other times suggested that no such sectional
issue should be pressed upon the National COnVen-
ton or the country. l admit that great many of /
the elements enter into this that have entered INTO
9TH IL. mani
elements OF ordinary struggles, and that many who
participate in it do not believe 1t IS lnteHded Tor
sectional movement but it has one eiement IN II
that if it has been discovered, has not been as Iuy
exposed as it deserves to be- and winch IS the grea'
and controlling element in this opposition 10 the
Democratic party. And IT is this; laying aside All
other elements worthy o. unworthy that enter INTO
this campaign upon the part OF TINS OrsaiiNaion'
clearly has this-t has a secret mouVe POsei tia'
propels this terrible train OF evils that threatens
the Democratic marty and the country has not
every observing and rejecting man been surf I
that section of the Democratic party shouu is@'e
spent nearly two weeks at Charleston IN INC e1rI
to press upon the convention cAiiul1a So. -
presidency that was unacceptaO-e 70 ui"so Ss
Tat must give Democratic votes Has not every
rejecting and observing man Deeh SUI iI'ee NNS
when they came to Baltimore, after returning 10
their constituencies, all this eHOrt shouiu nave OeeI
renewed with re doubled power ana yfuiehee! =
qbera arc those who have belonged 10 the Demo-
cratic party who would rather reign IN hel than
serve in Heaven They have seen lOuf huIureu NH
hons of spos, and they have hungered and thirsted
for them ike fauished wolves. Many OF them are
lacking principle, wanting power and waiting bread;
and they have determined, If possible, TO take pos
o;o,, 81 the treasury of the country; and how are
thev TO do that! They unwilling TO serve under
! Seward. a Hale Sumner, and Giddings. They 2
lid not believe that with that platform and that
,ectionaI idea party can succeed: but they have
conceived, or renewed, rather the idea of a great
Northern barty to be controlled by what they call
Democratic influences, and they reviving the
,forts of 1913 to raise up great Northern party
hat shall absorb the Republican party, that shGl
lace themselves at the head Of it, aid that shall be