Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-14

SCov. H4zRas.- "a most Of the rapere il this
State see the name Of I G. Harris the head Of
their columns as the Peoples candidate for GoTer-
nor. Weh&ve never admired Gov. Harris pcllti-
callE. nor do we believe II c0ntnuinga man always
il Cce; but, re cannot help to admire bis far aee
ing seeaoity aad the Craftsmanship displayed In
iurtheFing the Southern cause procuring arms for
tne South de-, her legislature refused do so.
Hence, 10 show hun he appreciated for this good
We offer him support IN the coming canvass.
Let it be remembered that had not Gov Harris
acted the part Of patriot and sage, il furnishing
the State with arms out Of his own private fun
Tennessee to-day would be under military despot-
ism as Is Maryland and Kentucky. We were anx-
iOus for Ex Governor CamPbel to be the peoples
candidate, thinking him the man most likely to re-
move the unhappy feeling existing between the
people Of East Tennessee and other divisions of the
State. But, as he has refused TO let his name 90
before the people, we know no one who would be
likely 70 coneiate and restore that unity Of SEN
timent that existed IN Tennessee but short time
sgo, than the present incumbent in office.
The people of brsEe old Tennessee are right
when they baye had time TO reflect aud to shake of
party ties, VIII not hesitate to rally around the
Southern Flag. and fight Tor Southern Rights and
Southern homes. Then let US have but one candi-
date and let him be the peoples candidate and all
will Be we'll.
From the ClsEsyflle Chr ricle, July r.
Gov. Harris has been the Chief actor in all that
has been done from the beginning OF the revolution
up to this moment, and possesses a knowledge of
ali the machinery Of the complex move rnent that
another can not acquire without close application
and long expel fence, and yet the people are asked
To set HIM aside and take up untried man whose
history has developed no qualities Of such marked
superiority as TO author the belief that the change
can be tor the better, that the experiment can be
safely tried IN the face of the dangers that threaten
US tIom without, md the difficulties that meet at
every stage OF our progress towards an efficient
preparation for defence.
Influenced by these conservative views, and anx-
ious tor the greatest possible unanimty are for
the recollection of Gov Harris; and whilst we can
didly acknowledge that he is not our first choice,
had We the power TO choose, our preferenee-pre
Judice, If you will-shall not stand in the way of
such action we deem best for the advancement
Of the common good, under the circumstances that
surround us. We would do much TO conciate East
iennessee, but we must know that the means pro
posed will have the desired feet and be satisfied
that the mOI ement in favor of Col Polk does not
cover some scheme Of party aggrandizement as OBJ
nUXious TO our serse of justice and true wisdom
any to which we have heretofore adverted. Our
contempt for mere party amounts to loathng. and
when we remember that it has owe. thrown one gov
ernment and inaugurated civil war we can not but
view every attempt to perpetuate its corrupting in
huence decidedly inimica TO the best interests of
the country. But pOwerless TO abate the enormous
evil all can do is to try to make the most of the
material offered, and to demonstrate against di-
vision which smacks more of a contest between the
tRSand outs than generous and patriotic rivalry for
the maintenance of Southern Rights and the purity
of the government based thereon. We are for Har-
ris for the sake of unanimity, and for unanimity
for the sake of the Confederate States.