Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-06-05

New York Convention, it is not unu-
3, sual to see, in Northern Democratic
papers, the broad ground taken that
defeat, in November, will be prcfera-
bic to victory that falls short of the
popular endorsement of the broadcast
principles of Democracy represented
by the sternest advocates of those
principles. The cry of "a whole loaf,
or no bread" may be vastly patriotic
in those whose franchises are not vi
olated and whose political necks are
not yet under the heel of the gizzord-
footed negro. But such shouldneith-
er be the feeling nor the policy of the
South, whose first prayer should be
for deliverancc from combined Radi-
cal and Ethiopian bondage. This be-
ing accomplished, the way is made
easy for the adoption of such measures
as the wisdom acquired by experience
and the exigcncies of the times may
suggest for the restorationnn perma-
nent security of the rights and privi-
leges now completely broken down
in one section, and Immediately en-
dangered in the other.
Situated rs are the people of the
South, in pressing need of relief, if it
be only partial, we can not but feel
that half a loaf is better than no
bread. Partial relief if prompt, will
bring life and hope to the Southern
people; but defeat will be ruin in all
its forms, political, social and COM
mercial. In such a crisis, the cry
from us, that we will have no candi-
date but Pendlcton, and no platform
without his plan of paying the ma
tional debt, might pass for proof of
true grit, but, in our opinion, would
be of the sort that distinguished the
two-year-old that fought the locomo-
tive.
The doctrine Of availability, we
know, is secuted rs cowardly and I'M
wise. True political wisdom consists
in Selling, at the right moment, upon
the right means for the ACCOMPLISH
ment of n just end, and the statesman
who, amid the storm of revolution,
should refuse to save portion of the
wreck because his title once was good
TO the whole, would be esteemed
neither brave nor wise. Wisdom is
an abstract idea-is without form and
void, until made visible in the effects
of the fortunate adaptation of means
to ends. 1t may never be wise to sac
rifice principles, still it can never be
unwisc to compromise men and meas
ures, when by so doing the uplifted
arm Of despotlsm can be paralyzed
and the fundamental principles of
liberty secured against the iuroads o
corrupt license.
1t IS apparent to all just anddispas-
sionate minds, that the continued SUI
prcmacy of Radicalism is equivalent
TO national ruin. The government
can not survive four years more of
Radicalusurpation, and nothing short
of the overthrow of that party can
save the country from financial, po-
litical and moral ruin. And if, with
liberty, honor and prosperity hanging
upon the issue of the canvass, the
Democrats are not patriotic and nm
selfish enough to yield mere personal
preference and postpone fnvoritc
measures for the sake of harmony and
unity of action in so great n cause,
they arc little less culpable than the
party of destructives-to fail TO pre-
vent wrong Is to commit wrong, and
every selfish and DISCONTINUED Demo-
crat Is an ally of the Radical party,
to the extent Of his personal influence.
The nominee OF the Convention should
he the first choice of every friend 10
the country. We intend to shape our
course by these considerations, and
believing that the Democrats of the
North have the battle to fight, insist
upon their right to choose their own
leaders and their own ground.
,...-
COUNTY MEErING.-The meeting
on MONDAY TO appoint delegates to
the state Convention was an earnest
and harmonious one. Speeches were
made by G., \. Henry, J. L. Bailey, |
j. G. Hornhcrgcr, WIN. a. Quarles. |
and {. G., Smith, all OF which were |
in the right spirit-prudcnt, patriot
ic and Jealous for the right. The
delegates will so up uninstucted,
and we hope the Convention will, by
lis wisdom, reflect credit ON the state
and pnvc the way for the restoration
of Its violated honor AMI broken pros
pority.
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Tue Chicago Convention, ms nearly
ne possible, hSed up blank ticket,
with intent TO inscrlbe upon
l., from time 10 time, whatever doc,
trincs the changing fortunes Of the
party may dictate, The platform is
without point, made so lt ,guedly,
hut its want of distinctive features is
likely 20 lose .' t'o support OF lhc
Wendell Phillips wing, whilst ovas-
i've cunning viii deceive none Gml-
lar with the past h!.tory Of the Rall-
cal party,
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