The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-28
Atheas Cost.
Athens, Friday, MAY ~. 1850.
The Radical Convention.

Inc lCauicaI convention.
We give up good deal of our space
to-day to the reports of the proceed
ings of the Radical State Convention,
held at Nashville last week. If these
are not too highly colored, and as they
all correspond we presume they are not.
it was by far the most turbulent and
disgraccful affair that ever occurred at
the Capitol of Tennessee, or the Capt.
toll of any State. There has been moth
ing that will approach it, if We en-
cept perhaps those occasional scenes pc
culiar to the House of Representatives
at Washington. After wranglng, quar-
rolling aud fighting for day and q
half, the Convention broke up amidst
the greatest din and confusion, without
having made regular nomination, or
effected any result other than to demon
strate the utter want of principle among
the leaders of the party. Hitherto the
Radical party of Tennessee, entrcnch-
cd in power won under peculiar cir
cumstances and retained by the disfran-
chisement of the substantial and intel
ligent classes, has been unit-tirm,
compact, impregnabe-a piece of ma
chinery, to be moved and handled at
pleasure by few designing, corrupt
and mcrcenary men. Banded and
welded together by the cohesive power
of plumber; knowing no principle but
the "tlvc loaves and two tishcs;' now
that the plumber is about exhausted,
and true to their instincts, they throw
OIL all disguise and restraint and turn
upon and devour each other. This en-
hibition at Nashville, pitiable though it
be, is graphically illustrative of the Or
ganization and progress of the party
which has had control of the State for
the last few years. Starting out with 4
great wrong and impeled altogether
by selfish and unjustitiablc motives, it
has gone OH from bad to worse, until it
eliminated its disgrace-and we hope
It's career-in the shameful and unpar-
alleled scenes at the State Capitol on
the Goth. Though enacted by our po-
litical opponents, the picture is one
over which we have no disposition to
exult; it is one, too, which ought to
convince the people, if any thing can,
that such party cannot endure and the
public interests survive.
After the termination of the Conven-
ton in the tumultuous manner iudicat-
ed, the friends of Col. Stokes proceeded
to nominate that gentleman; Governor
Senter was, also, nominated by his
friends. Both gentlemen have signitied
their acceptance, and both may be re-
garded as in the field, at least for the
present, for the gubernatorial contest.
Family ties when once broken are hard
to unite, and what is to be the result OF
the struggle between the fierce faction,
now warning upon each other, we must
await further Developments before ven.
tuTlllS W pIcuiCl' IL Is lClitcu VI III
honest sailor who OH his return from
a long voyage attended an exhibition
in London, that the performer, i'll get
ting Off some pyrotechnic displays &C
cidentally ignited keg of gunpowder
which blew the building to pieces ant
landed Jack among the debris in {
ne;ghboring garden. Gathering him
self up, though badly demoralized, Blu
imagining that the explosion was par
of the regular programme. he proianel.
wanted to know What in the hill tn
fellow would do neXtw The Radicals 0
Tennessee have done some eXtraordina
ry things since they attained to power
and it is not impossible for them evel
now to patch up hollow truce that will
at least cover the contingency of the can
vass. In any event, we propose hand
of; to watch the fight with a calm an,
impartial eye, and to keep our reader
fairly advised of its progress.