Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-02
The speskership--Dem Trick

The Macon Citizen contains the following
extract of letter from the Bon. THos- HAIR
pEELs, Jr., Representative from the Sd Con-
zressional District of Georgia. which cannot
fail to interest and instruct all classes of read
srs. It pOrtrays the Democracy in their true
character, of seeking to make pnliiical CAPT
tai out Of the non-elec:ion of Speaker, and
ready to sacrifice the interests of the country
at the shrine of party Let it be read and
re-read by men Of all classes and parties:
1--WE cannot (and it is daily ard hourly
admitted here.) elect BocOck. could We give
him every vote They (the DemOcrats) can
only control for their candidate 90 votes
Add to that our whole vote. g. and you see
we only have til en- lib votes. net enough TO
elect and it has been definitely settled here.
that the moment We go to them. the Anti
LecomptOH Democrats who have been throw
ing their votes away will. in order to pre-
vent the election If an Administration Dem
ocrat, vote for Sherman. Thy have said
this IN ths floor, again and again. YOu sec
By the pap-r q sent You To-day that Eth
ridge. of Tennessee. made a distinct DTopcsi-
tion that we would 90 for Bocock, whenever
they could get enough votes. with ours. 10
elect him, provided they would sgr-e TO come
to one of our party, whenever We would
swell his vote. SO that. with u en-, he Cnuld u"
elected. Put this fair proposition is iudi,-
mainly rejected. tscIlLss we are not rccOgujz, j
81 a party. They surely should control their
own party. bclore are call. u on to AZ. II
don ours, to save their sinking fortunes Tie
tr1th i. every move mad by them Ias been.
not a. would be inferred at the Republicans
bat at the Southern OPpUsit;oLists. Thy
wish hy threats To drive into the Drnlo-
cratic ranks, and after We have voted far
their man. Use it to prove that We have dis
organize our own party.
Every Democrat herr admits tfiEt our votes
will avail them noting. unle-- they Can get
Eome Of their own 'ntn VINO are voting agatU~'
them. and they have no korc Of this aud So
sdmit- Still, they and their papers charge
upon Us delay cf tllc organization. l think
an Am, rican IRON the South O. Sherman will
be elect d. | would not be surprised t.
zee Mr.. BOieler. of Virginia settled upon as
a compromise man. Briggs. of New YORK.
l. as trs:c a. s.ed. he l. an cmucniIy con
serval;v" man, aud will vote Tor US to the
bitter end
You now have a little in. fgbt into the
management Of D. mocralic affairs here. The
Erst day of the session they Logan an iG.fitu-
n7ItcrT debate upon tn" slavery question. i'll
tended alone for home CONSUMPTION. and ih,y
are still consuming time, king to empty
benches l have heard the speakers den0uacr
Sherman rs unfit o live and a. unfit Iodieund
have seen them. at tae conclusion IF their rc-
marks, arm Sherman and walk of i'll social
el.e! S. much for their sincerity and honest
indig RATION.
Tell you the politicians Of the Democrat
tic purity are making Black Republicans exc
~ day, by menaCcs and threats, and the
South will yet learn that their representa-
tiyr-, :, ..ApTudence, have added fuel 20 the
flames i he moment you say you are No
Democrat, you are denounced as al enemy
10 Southern Rights. aHd ruled ont Of South
srn organization. But enough. l write in
haste.
Yours, DC, T.HARDEHAS, Jr.