The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1868-09-19
The Campaign I'm Tennessee.

In this issue We print an interesting
and we'll written communication from the
pen Of w. r. Mcdaniel, Esq, of this
county, upon the question of negro sys
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we do not appreciate. The condition OF
Tennessee is anomalous. 1t has no pa
ralel in American history, and the Demo-
Gratis, or perhaps more properly speaking,
the Conservatives of that State, must
adapt their efforts to the exigency of the
hour and the circumstances by which
they are surrounded. With this view
we can not encourage war upon the
position of the Conservative party of
that State, or upon those leaders who
have the moral courage to accept the
situation forced upon them by Brown
lows Legislature, and to use the only
possible means in their power to obtain
success. We could not claim that the
campaign in Tennessee is being conduct
ed upon good Democratic grounds, and,
vet, because we know those brave,
cbivai-nnS. down trodden people are
thoroughly in sympathy with us, we are
dfarmed of all censure toward them
Those people have decided to peaeeably
appeal to the ballot-box for redress OF
grievances under which Tennessee and
the whole nation labor. In that State
che negro is enfranchised, and is now
the controlling power at the ballot-box.
In the contest between Brownlow and
Etheridge the Tennessee Democracy ac-
cepted the enfranchisment of the negro,
and in advance of the Republicans guar
4 auted to them the right to hold Office, etc
The party in Tennessee have ever since
= been in this awkward dilemma. Never
theless, We fail to see any good which
can be accomplished by the discussion of
this situation. The Tennessee Conserv-
atives have only the question to decide,
whether the negro shall vote for oragainst
them They 14s-o decided him,
and not to disturb his present status in
that State, and through his aid to seek
The Democracy of Kentucky,
n .he Union, are not called upon to
- their position; but, to perform
duty upon the questions before us ;
ind, for them to discharge their duty
= without fainting or faltering, by every
means consistent with law, and with the
enduring principles of Republican lib
erty. The Democracy hold that for all
wrongs the theory of our government
provides remedies. The fountain of these
is the will of the people, inspired by a
prevailing sense of justice, and the spirit
of freemen, guided by wisdom. The
leaders in Tennessee have decided upon
making an active, thorough and vigor-
oes campaign for Gov. Seymour, and
to call upon the negro for help. This is
the position of the State Executive Com
mittee, and of every prominent leader in
the State. We think it would have been
best two years ago for the Tennessee Con-
seryatives to have assumed position of
"masterly inactivity, but with that we
now have nothing to do. The sole issue
before us, as Democrats is, whether we
shall encourage Browulow and his Radi-
calism or Gibbs and his Conservatism.
Let US not seek to discourage and abuse
the oppressed and own-trodden Con-
servatives of our sister State, but to en-
courage them in the use of every means
to rescue themselves and their children
from despotisn more intollerant and
CALLING than any on the face of the earth