New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-21

pubicaps of Iowa County have just reason 70 be proud
Of the entire success Of their meeting. IL was DAY
which sent Lightning thrill of JOY from Rtpuolican
heart to Republican heart and Of terror 10 those VINO
are lying In the slough Of Democracy
How prominent Douglas man regards the efforts
touse the Bell men and the Democrats may be clearly
seen from the following letter written by b. Sloan:
NJ. NASHVILLE, Ang. 3, 1860.
mE; JoHs A. FIsnER, Presiden, Democratic Club:
De1 or: Yours Of tots date received, asking me
Tor sIopsis Of tbs speech delivered before the Dem
ocrstic Central Club for publication. have NJ no3es
oi ee there used, aud only give you the
reasons why am not for Mr.. Douglas a. this time.
beioie tne mnesnog Of the Charleston Convention I
was lOr MT: ~ uglas; was even for him after be
had received the nomination of bis nartsnJar friends
at Baltimore, and to-day would be- for him were +
satisfied that he was the choice Of oDs-half of the
Democracy OF Tennessee. l was for him because
believed him to be more entitled 10 the nomination
than any other contestant, and that the objections 10
him in the South were upon abstract questions
signed call for Douglas meeting 70 be held In lsb.
vile on Saturday. July II Tor the purpose Of hearing
"Col Carroll and other distinguished speakers" The
meeting came off; but 10, and behold, :" what change
was here, my countrymen." The principal regarders
and friends THE men that did the hOLering of Mr.
ported Fillmore in 1856, Hstton in 1857. and
Netherland in 1859; men who hsd denounced Mr..
Douglas as Black Republican king squatter and trail
tor to the South. What could il mean Were they
all deserving Bell and going for Douglas Were they
sincere OF was there something behind the curtain"
vet to be seen determined 10 wait and watch. A
Douglas Club of some forty or fifty members WAS
formed, of which L was member. That club made
delegate TO Convention ttat was 10 meet in
Nashville on Saturday the 18th Of July for the pur
pose of consulting understood il, az 70 toe best
means of securing the of the party IN the COM
ing contest. II TO be State Convention, and If
deemed expedient State Electoral ticket TO be
appointed. The Convention met at the State Capitol
tha morning anpointad hut oUinU slim
attendance the Convention adjourned until S
o'clock. But agaiu this State Convention OF
the National Democracy Of Tennessee could
not drum together twentyfour delegates from all the
counties in the State outside of Davidson. Where are
the delegates TO this great National partys Conyen-
ton Why are the friends of Mr.. Bell mere in such
numbers Why are they 80 anxious for Mr. Douglas
to have ticket in this State Why do they nave
such long and animated consultations with the dele
gates Of tbis Democratic Convention Why do they
suggest the names of in their particular localities
that viii make good Douglas Electors and why do the
delegates 10 this National Democratic Convention lend
lftenng ear to suggestions of their old political enc
mics could find but one answer or one suggestion.
/ was satisfied " hat something was rotten IN Den
mark" felt that it was Bell movement IN disguise,
and for the purpose of testing the truth OF my susp
cions drew up the following resolution:
Resored That the National Democracy Of Tennessee, behev
ing to throw their influence IN syor Of any 'eGona
favor OF the election Of Stephen Douglas and H. " Johnson
they cannot effect their object in their election they are
Not wishing 70 present the resolution In person, l.
went among the members and told them my suspicious,
and that wanted it introduced TO test the fact whether
or not the delegates to the Democratic Convention dd
not prefer giving the State of Tennessee TO Mr. Bell
over Mr. Breckenridge. Their answer was yes; we
don't want Mr.. Breckenridge 10 carry single State
but South Carolina. They would not introduce the
resolution because they said 1t would spt the party;
that there were Bell men enough in the Convention TO
carry the resolution and its adoption would ruin every
thing This was the first intimation that bad that
there were Bell men in the Convention and so ex-
pressed myself al the time to the gentlemen vito whom
was conyersing and they all said it would be impos-
sble to keen them from voting the resolution. Was
in oint-stock concern in which Bell men and Douglas
men were equally interested, and We're we working
for one and the same end Had the love for one
far carried us from the true landmarks OF DE,
mo- racy that we were prepared to sell out body and
baggage to the Opposition went into the Conven-
ton in good faith working for the elevation OF
Mr. Douglas not Mr.. Bell, and when found that the
leaders of the mOvemtnt were working Tor the sole
purpose of destroying the Democratic party In aiding
Mr. Bell and his friends, | could not longer remain,
when it was evident that the Carroll, Watterson a.
Company party working, not for the love OF Mr..
Douglas but Of revenge that their efforts were TO de-
stroy not TO build up the Democratic party eoald
not see how any Democrat could longer remain with
such faction for it is faction working against the
Democratic party, with purpose In view but Its de-
sruction And do not hesitate 10 say, and that TOO
without the fear of successful contradiction that the
leaders of this Douglas movement working Tor the
sole purpose of giving the State OF Tennessee 70 Mr..
Bell and that they have other earthly object In
view save and except their political advancement
in 1861 by and with the aid of the Bell men 10 whou
they trying to transfer portion OF the De-
mocracy of Tennessee