Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-05-15
AS the time approaches for the

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AS the time approaches for the
meeting of the National Convention
TO nominate candidate in opposition
to the party of usurpers and destruc-
tivcs, it bchoovcs the Democrats and
Conservatives, North and South, to
look into the representative charac-
ter Of those named for tho candidacy,
and into the motives Of the real or
pretended Democrats, who are con-
tinually, and we fear, with evil in
tent, suggesting new names to be
brought before said Convention.
AS we understand it, the true De-
mocracy make but two issued to be
decided In the next canvass: The one
Is the rights Of States and individuals
rs defined in the Constitution and
understood by the trainers of that doc
ument, and the other is, the propriety
and justice Of paying the national
debt in the same currency in which it
was contracted. The first of these is
sues embraces every consideration
connected with the preservation of
constitutional liberty and, as essen
tial thereto, the independence Of the
separate Departments into which the
administrative powers of the govern
ment were originally divided, form
ing, OF intended to form, mutual
checks upon the attempt by one to
encroach upon the powers of the
other, and thus establish balance for
the security Of the government, the
reserved sovereignty Of the States and
the rights Of the citizen. The other
is simple proposition, looking to the
relief Of the country from a burden
of taxation greater than labor can
bear and rltinous to evey pecuniary
interest, agricultural, commercial and
mechanical, and beneficial only to
bondholders and gamblers in stocks.
Both these issues are ably repre-
scented by George II. Pendlcton, to
whom the preference of the people
turns as if moved by n single impulse.
There are some, however, claiming
to be Democrats who oppose Mr.. Pen
dleton, not because he is the enemy
of the tyranical party in power, but
because they are interested in bonds
bearing gold interest, and because they
value those bonds and that gold above
liberty, peace, national prosperity and
impartial justice to every section of q
disrupted Union.
These are the mcn who secured New
York as the place for holding the Ma
tional Convention, and are now busy
in the effort to secure, from the dis
franchised States, delegates who will
MD them in defeating the popular
will Of the North, and foisting upon
the Democratic party Il candidate adj
verse to Pendleton's grcenback policy.
Against this dangerous policy, we
earnestly protest, and would remind
Southern delegates, that as they can
not pledge the Convention solitary
electoral vote, from a solitary South
crn state, it Is their duty to cooperate
with the majority of Northern Dom
ocrats, to defeat any distracting side
issue or the representative of any lo-
cal clique or interested money "ring.n
Pcndlcton is denounced by Radicals
and their cOadjutors, the war Demo-
crats, because he had the wisdom to
forcscc that the war could ruin, but
not rcunitc the States, because he
knew the original purpose of the war
and OWNED its results. This Is his
ollonsc. The war Dem Dcrats will per-
cecutc him for his condemnation Of
thcirinconsistcnt course and the bond
holders will dcnounce him rs the en-
envy of their private interests and the
instigGtor Of reputation. But Is there
anything in this to stimulate South
G n opposition 10 him? On the con-
trary, his whole course commands our
approval and invites our confidence,
and the Southern representative who
aids in his defeat before the Convcn-
ton, and in the choice Of q halfand-
half candidate, viii be responsible for
the Democratic defeat that will surely
follow. The people of the North
have to settle the great issues of the
day, and 10 them belongs the choice
of the candidate, and the legitimate
mission of Southern delegates Is to
aid them i'm making that choice by
ovcrbalanclng the votes of bondhold-
ers and other cliqUos that expect to
succeed 10y means Of the great outside
pressure that can be brought TO bear
upon tho Convention in the shape OF
the money power. of New York and
adjacent New England.
TENNESSEE has long been held up
10 the world rs Il model of infamous
tyranny aud corruption in every de-
pagtmcnt Of the government; but the
indications are that it viii not long
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