Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-08-10
Fcrthe Chronicle.
Philadelphia Correspondence.



III PnLspmrrrs, Aug. Fad, 1880.
Notwithstanding tnidsslh.uer heal, Political es-
element runs high; nightly the streets ars iiumlna
ted by the torches and trsnspaaneies ofthe different
clubs as they march TO the Mas and Ward meet
ingA flag raisings &c. No politician Of national
eninence can remain in our city over night with,
out being complimented with screnade, cheers
and the inevitable "tiger" for which, the attending
crowd demand and need scarcely add, invariably
receive speeches encouraging them in the support
Of their candidates
| Col. A. @. Curtin, the Republican candidate for
Governor, opened the campaign at the .Girard
House, on Saturday night by delivering a straight
out Republican speech. Col. Curtin, you may re-
member, was the candidate of the Peoples party--a
fusion of the Americans and Republicans but since
the Peoples party committed the egregious error Of
sending candidates to the Republican Convention at
Chicago, where they claimed that Lincoln" the
exponent of the airrcpressible conflict doctrine"
was nominated mainly by them, the American
element has been lost sight Of and Andrew G.
Curtin stands before the people of Pennsylvania To-
day, as the candidate of the Republican party alone
having endorsed its candidates and platform. There
remains longer, then, in Pennsylvania, Peoples
party, except the name for inscriptions politicians
are hoodwinking many by keeping open what they
call ga Peoples Headquarters" in which there are
weekly delivered by Republican and Abolition lead
ers, speeches rank with doctrines that one wing oil
the Peoples party never would have endorsed. The
engulfment Of the American party Of this State
should be warning to all such organizations in fu-
ture. Ifa party has principles it should live and
die by them--no amalgamation-no fusion.
The contest in this city seems to be almost entire
ly between Bell and Lincoln. A few short week.
ago, the Republican speakers denounced the De
} mocracy only, il they did happen to mention th'
Union party, only to rub the fur the right way,
as to coax its members into the ranks paying high
, compliments to their candidates. Now, how chang
ed In the meanwhile the Union men have made
several imposing demonstrations, they have placed
before the people candidates for all the city offices
The different Congressional Districts are nominating
candidates for Congress. Their Headquarters ar
nightly filed with Intelligent, enthusiastic audiences
8 listening to eloquent and honest addresses from
: Merchants and Others who never before had an.
: 7 further part in politics than voting Everywher
in the city, Union men are rejoicing and gaining
t numerously daily-while venture TO wrte--Lin
coin has not received an additional voter since tn
0 week in which be was acknowledgements
nightly give in their adherence at headquarters
n Republican speakers no longer denounce Democrac
~ but pour their whole FIRE into the Union men; the
have ceased the cry of GLo chance" and desparing
9 cannot converse without loosing temper. They al
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n delphia Press gives the majority of the Souther
D States to Bell which would narrow the contest
tainly down to Bell and Lincoln; Breckenridge can
not carry a single Northern State, know he car
: not poll a respectable vote in Philadelphia. The
" ratification meeting, notwithstanding &C. Joe Lane
e was present, was ailure-since then, they hav
: not been able to hold meeting. The faction j
this city composed only of oce-hoders and othe
d Government employees, many of whom, to my pei
sonal knowledge, act with it only from compulsoi
:. The Douglas wing is much stronger-they ope
h their headquarters tomorrow night. The Brecl
inridge men have no general place of nesting, b.
i ing without leaders who, would command the II
spect of outsiders 1t seems to be the general opiI
n ion that Douglas cannot carry single State una
= ded by fusion; it becomes the duty then of ever
=, hater ofsectionasm and disunion TO vote for Bel
n and, speaking for Philadelphia, calmly write tbs
Sc I think her citizens will Enthusiastically express the
Il preference for him.
le The Zouave Cadets of Chicago have been spend
N ing few days with US. Their drill is acknowledge
to be unsurpassed. The corps is composed of youn
men, generally, from twenty to thirty years Of ag
re small in stature but very 1.-THE and muscular The
le drin and parade attracted almost as much atenO
/, as did the visit OF the Japanese Embassy.
10 The fall trade opened this week among the pacl
Of age houses with much spirit. The Hotels crow
p ded with strangers, there being two hundred an
twenty arrivals at the Continental alone yesterda
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