Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-12-04
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81 w.
iilTlfis day our Convention meets Mt
the Court House, tenominate cam
didate to represent the county of
Montgomery in the Constitutional
Convention soon TO meet Ina Nash
Vile. The Importance of the sub
jects 10 beconsidered by that body
the magnitude Of the interests which
will be confided to its deliberations
the paramount influence, for good or
evil, which the measures it may
adopt twill exert upon every interest
OF the State, adnonisl us to see to It,
that one OF our very best men is des-
ignated to FIJI that honorable and
important trust. In this Convention
of the delegates of the people, auth
Ofizcd for them to speak, each dele
gate will, doubtless, he actuated by
tho single object to select the man
who will, by hts learning, experience,
talents and character, carry into the
Constitutional !, Convention the
weight and Influence TO which the
county Of Montgomery is fully enti-
tied, from Its wealth and the intelli-
gence and high character of its citi-
zens. There is ample material, both
in town and country, for such Sc
lection, and We most earnestly en-
treat the delegates to meet each other
in the spirit OF men who have a COM
mon Interest to- subserve; whose
dearest hopes are freighted in COM
mon bottom, and not with a view
to build up one interest on the ruins
Of another, or to cherish fancied and
fictitious ailtagonisms of one interest
as against another, for none such ex-
ist., Nor can the organic law of the
State, by its provisions, which are
necessarily general, promote one in
terest of our common country, Or re-
tard another. Let US then meet to-
day rs brothers, sinking the pollti-
clan into thepatri0t--lifting our aims
far above the 'vapors of partisan pre-
judice and political intrigue, into the
clearer atmosphere Of reason and
common sense. Let us not ask the
question, What shall be the occupa-
ton Of our candidate, or what may
Z have been heretofore the hue of his
party politics? But the simple one,
Is he faithful, IS he honest, is he ca
; pable? nn,f BID l.G a..
We are to select man, who, 80 far
~ Montgomery county is concerned,
isto adopt the old Constitution, of
1884, to the present times; who is to
adjust our organic law to the altered
condition in which the war and its
consequences have left us; to rebuild
our lost and broken credit, and lift
from the shoulders of our over-bur-
.thened people the terrible weight OF
taxes which now Cypress them, and
place our State again on the road to
prosperity and greatness. This is no
ordinary task, and will demand the
highest effort of the statesman, the
profoundest sagacity of the philoso-
pher, and the most extensive expe-
rlence Of our commercial men and
planters. Then let US look alone to
the man, who can achieve for us this
great good, sinking all other ques-
tlons, and permit no petty jealousies,
or faneied diverslties of interests OF
sentiments, to divert Us from this
polar star Of our duty. The right
man in the right place, regardless OF
avocation, or partisan politics.
70 no the honor of our people and
county be it said, that none of oul
citizens (while many are eminently
qualified have intruded their claims
upon the people. This Is the proper
spirit-let the Convention catch tn,
inspiration, and meet in a spirit o
harmony and concession, and nomi,
nate unanimously some one of oul
distinguished citizens, and not dis
turb the harmony of its deliberation,
by n too persistent advocacy of the
claims Of any one candidate.