Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-14


ination, from motives not entirely political.
They believe he would make an upright
and dignihed President. with q will and
plenty OF brains Of his own, and With due
regard ior the interests Of the class they
represent IN comparison with the great
Iiass whose votes must be had to elect any
Democratic ticket, these men are not by
any means numerous, nor can they be called
influential in political sense. They are not
OF the people. They never go among the
people, and the masses have very little re-
gard for them. Besides these, there is an
other class, composed Of politicians, who
care more for success than principles. A
good many of these have given out, in one
way or another, their readiness to support
Chase and urge his nomination, be-
lleving that he would be an availa-
bic candidate. They do not pretend
that ne would stand on a platform Of pure
ly Democratic principles, but they think the
party should abste something in this re-
spect for the sake of beating Grant. They
may be honest mon, meaning we'll for the
whole country, but their proposition 10
even temporarily forsake the principles
which have been thus far the life Of the
party does not meet the approval Of the
masses. These are not without brains and
they see that sacrifice of the creed they
have always fought for may lead TO a very
bad state Of Generalization.
The opinion of some quasi Republican
journals that the contest will lie between
Chase and Pendleton, is not shared by
Democrats. At the outset it win probably
be between Hancock and Pendleton, though
the first vote will be pretty we'll scattered.
Gov. Seymour, Gov. English, Gov, Haight.
Gov. Parker and few others, will receive
complimentary votes, and the convention
viii then settle down to business. Any
thing like respectable strength for Chase
will be a surprise to outsiders. There is
no doubt that Pendleton viii come into the
convention with q stronger backing than
any other man, and that an earnest effort
will be made to give him the nomination.
But he will not be forced upon the party.
On the contrary, if his friends find that hiH
nomination would be disadyantageous to
the party, they viii, by his own inst rue
tons, withdraw his name.
Buell. and Adams.
Communicated to louisville Journal. Of 18th.
/ see it suggested by Federal soldier
in to-day's Courier that Gen. Buell. and ].
q. Adams will make a strong combination
to defeat the Chicago nominees. i am de-
lighted with the suggestion, and willingly
adopt Federal soldiers nomination, az |
believe it will be success. In the COM
ing campaign, we must, of necessity, nOmi-
nate military man, or, as he says, put gun
powder against gunpowder, al the millions
nf anlHlapa fhSxa s4afFaroIlrr hat1t.A -, f.
ternity, should have a comrade to vote for.
Hancock has been suggested. While he is
entitled to praise for his manly support Of
law and right at New Orleans, the Surratt
affair at Washington will attach an odium
that would check enthusiasm among the
masses. Besides, Buell. stood up manfully
for law and right during his whole
command. Read bis orders, and You
will find that while be fought the
rebel armies he did not Cypress in
diyiduals. He was. neither a plunderer
nor tyrant, and, possessing too much
ability and virtue to be made party tool
of, the administration found il necessary TO
destroy him. The contemplate conspiracy
that composed court for his trial, out Of
personal enemies and infOrmers, will ever
be blot OF disgrace upon the Radical re-
cord. Even then the virtue and services
of Buell. triumphed, aud the farcical court
was dissolved because exposure and just
contempt awaited their action. Grant can
claim no glory from his Eastern campaign,
in which he merely played the role of
butcher, and that with shocking extrava-
gance. Buell. planned the Western cam
paign and saved Grants army from total
destruction. So that with him as our nomi-
nee, the wind will be completely taken ont
of Grants sails. There is no military man
whose record would meet Grants SO d.
rectly and efectually, and we want the
man who can win the race.
We are for success more than for men,
for now is the day Of our nations necessity,
and she is struggling in the midst of great
peril The combination of Buell. and Adj
ams has the elements OF success, and we
hope the idea will grow and ripen on the
Fourth of July. CONSERVATIVES.