Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-04

THE COMING STATE NONNENAAON.
The response from the various counties
If this State TO the call Cor State Demo~
cratic Convention has been unusually
prompt, general, and hearty, and if as
snranee were needed that the people of
are profoundly stirred with a
sense Of the Importance Of the election
in November, il fully affords It IL is, |
indeed, too true, sthat by an infamous
policy they are emasenlated t0.a great
extent; and they know full well, that even
in the peaceful assembling to manifest an
interest in the struggle about 70 open,
and signalize their adherence TO the
principles whose triumph would emanei-
pate them from political thraldom, they
win be denounced Bat they are not
deferred, and propose, in every manner
compatible with their duties as law>abid-
ing citizens, to give actual and moral as
ststance in the great work Of retrieving
the government We are in receipt OF
large number ofsrepers from county
meetings, but limited space forbids their
publication. On tie morning Of the con-
Sention we will give full list Of the dele
gates appointed.
In regSSd 70 the action Of the body,
we reiteratel the opinion expressed on
Tuesday, that after due consultation and
thorough canvassing Of the sentiment
Of the people as reflected through the
delegates, it will be wise for the conyena
ton to distinctly indicate preference as
to the candidate for President. Such
course will not be construed AS dictatioh,
nor win It be an unseemly attempt to
anticipate or control the choice Of the
New York ConEenti0n. IL will be an
entirely proper and legitimate mode Of
assisting the convention TO make choice
in harmony with the wishes Of the peo-
pie. Ii would be well if every delegation
should 90 with instructions. The first
ballot if there should be need for more
than one, would then fairly indicate The
real strength Of each name offered Nor
would instructions improperly trammel,
and by no means preclude delegates from
exercising a fall discretion after the
strength of each aspiranthad been shown.
We can conceive no more untoward result
of the deliberations Of that assemblage
than the putting forward Of a candidate
whom the people will have to be educated
to receive and support-sOme one whose
history will require TO be written for
their information; and q not less UNI
fortunate result would be the nomination
OF some candidate on a basis of cOmprOm-
Use, and after repeated ballotingshad exc
cited more or less warmth of feeling
There is no name yet mentioned, whom
the people Of Tennessee will not accept,
but while they concede to the Democrats
of the Northern States the right to select
the candidate, we do not regard it a
violation ofpropriety in our State Com
vention TO manifest preference among
the distinguished men whose names have
been proposed We repeat, therefore,
cur opinion that ii would. be safer, and
wiser, and a more certain mode Of attains
ing harmony and unanimity, that the
preliminary balloting should be done at
the State Conventions, than in the caucus
rooms of Tammany Hall. The blandish-
ments, bibulous and otherwise, and
button holing, which characterize such
places, are not the best means Ofselecting
a candidate whose nomination will CONS
mand that instant and complete conf
dence which is necessary to unite all
the elements of anti Radicalsm.