Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-07-26
Friday, July Goth, 1851.
FOR GOVERNOR.
ISHAM G.. HARRIS.

psn- What is the nature of the under
standing between the Union men Of East
Tennessee and the Polkites of the balance
of the State? There is mystery about it
which we cannot solve. His organs, this
side of the mountains, run him as an orig
inal Union man and great paciicator, and
would have US believe that if he is elected
the East Tennesseeans will all be disun-
ionists-southern men, and we are at loss
to know how the success Of Union man
is to produce an effect so at variance with
its cause. Nor is this the only difficulty
growing out of the anomalous position of
these allies. The East Teunesseeans ac-
cept Col Polk as a Union candidate, there
by holding out the idea that by his success
made glorious summer" but while holding
out the olive branch in one hand, the 9TH
err grasps the red flag of war, and they
proclaim their treachery by running can
didates for the abolition Congress. For
one, we have no patience with this sort of
duplicity. If they make the election Of
Col. Polk the condition of their allegiance
to the South, common honesty demands
that their entire conduct shall conform to
that understanding but when they SO
shape their course as to try to secure a
friend in the Executive of the State, and
Representatives in the Lincoln Congress,
at one and the same time, it is folly to talk
about conciliating them, and greater folly
still to trust to their integrity. Duplicity
and factious discomfort are the peculiar
characteristics upon which they base their
claim to particular consideration and
whilst they take no pains to conceal their
double-dealing, the patriotism, loyalty, and
patience of Middle and West Tennessee
must be heavily taxed under the false plea
of Cancellation. Let the East Tennessee
ans withdraw their candidates for the Lin
coin Congress if they wish us to believe
that the election of Col Polk, will make
them loyal patriots. When they have done
this, we will give them credit for honesty,
however deficient in sense they may be; but
until they do this, they must not expect
Middle and West Tennessee to turn trait
ors to the >outh in order TO concilate trait
ors at home.
We have not desired to make any issue
with East Tennessee in this canvass--be-
lieving that silence is the best treatment of
it's mental and moral malady; but it is not
easy-perhaps not wise-to be silent when
the uncaused and unreasoning discomfort
of its people is made the basis Of political
Vaccinations dangerous alike to the peace
and best interests of the whole State. If
East Tennessee chooses to send delegates to
the Northern Congress- let it do so if it
wishes to organize an Independent State,
let it 60 to work upon its dollhouse and
anuse itself with the childish sport until
the irail fabric tumbles of itself, or is de-
mSishcd by the strong arm of manifest
destiny. Causes are at work which will
assign that section its true position in the
State and in the Southern Confederacy, and
in the meantime let us push forward the
great work of revolution regardless of the
freaks of harmless discomfort, and the
feeble appeals of tendcr-h hearted sympathi-
GERS.