Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-08-28
From the New York World, August III
DEMOCRATIC CANVASS.

If IL were not that Democracy were
SO wida nwngc and hard at work
everywhere, we should have some
fear lest they might be lulled into
apathy by the quiescence of the Rad
ical foe. The Tribune calls this a
desperate conflict" yet the thined
majorities who read the Tribune
and papers Of its sort appear, instead
of making it u conflict at all, to he par
alyzed by the vigor and enthusiasm
which is manifest North, South, East
and West among Democratic voters.
Appearances indicate that
"Our enemies have fallen, have fallen,"
lalready, before the breach has been
assayed. Yet their flight seems to be
regarded, by the friends of the Union
and the Constitution, rs fresh in
centive to make their punishment
greater, and the triumph of the Un-
ion cause more complete.
The West is fairly aflame with DEM
ocratic enthusiasm. Reports of the
mass meetings held there abound
with proofs of overwhelming Access
sions TO the party from the other side,
paigner who has held fast to Demo
cratic principles through good and
evil times. The speakers are among
the ablest of American orators and
statesmen.
Pendleton, Thurman, Ward and
Others are organizing victory in Ohio.
The Germans are among the first to
join in the political revolution, and it
Is claimed that the change in the Ger
man vote alone will secure the State
for Seymour and Blair. Senator
Hendricks, in Indiana, and Senator
Doolittlc, in Wisconsin, are march
ing at the heads of the campaigners
i'm those States, conQuering and in
spring public opinion wherever they
go. Both these States are counted,
at this stage of the contest, as surely
Democratic by handsome majorities.
This will send Mr.. Doolittle back to
the Senate, as well as help to elect
our candidates for the Presidential
and Presidential chairs. Mich
igan is another State, where, accord
ing to the voice OF the local press and
all the news which comes to us, "the
work goes bravely on" The Detroit
Free Press declares that "never in the
history of political contests have the
indications thus early been so favor
able to the Democracy. We have
cheering accounts from all sections
Our friends are active and determin.
ed, and If the State Is not redeemed
! from the blight of Radicalism which
has so long been upon Ii, IL will not
be for the want of work." So i'm re-
gard to Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota.
Eden and his co-laborers In Iowa are
labOring with an ability and energy
that cannot fail 10 break the large
majority against us two years ago
and that may yet succeed in turning
/ the scale. The popular changes In
Illinois, and Minnesota lead oul
friends in those regions TO prophecy
certain victory.
California and Oregon have already
proved the stuff of which their popu
lati0ns are made. Headstrong ant
, Radical at the outset, like the popu'
lations of all new and adventurous
, commonwealths, they were the firs'
to resent, despise and rebel agains
, the false Republicanism which he
came tyranny, and are now working
with all their might to put down IL
power. Popular sentiment thus rev
olutiOnized gathers strength In sucl
4 communities as il flows. IL Is salts
, fled with nothing less than victory
, in November, the people of California
and Oregon are bound to win.
Here at the East we listen to AM
read nothing but good news. Penn
sylvania might be likened to a bat
tle-ground, were 1t not that the wa
Y cry Is the same everywhere, and tn
: cheers nearly all for seymour an
1 Blair 90 The Radicals Of the Key
r stone State are only less benumbe
and discouraged than those Of NeN