Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-07-30

mas read certain class or papers IN
this State, for the last six weeks,
that n concerted effort is making to os-
tracize all who formerly belonged to
the Democratic party. Witness, for
example, the pnerile pretext that they
give for rejecting the name Of that
party, when, as intelligent men, they
must know that the Democratic is the
only party, North or South, which
is, today, arrayed against Radicalism.
Witness, again, their gross inconsis-
tency when they declare their reason
for their no-name-organization, to
be, that, thereby, all the elements of
opposition to Radicalism, can unite
in the work, and in the next breath,
read Andrew Johnson, virtually, out
of the ranks and make the pretext
for doing So, speech of his made in
the support of the candidates for the
Supreme Bench, and in which he
hits, with his Coeur de'Lion strokes,
both Radicalism and its cousin Ger
man, third partyism.
Witness the gusto with which they
publish and re-publish, in their lead
ing organs, sneers at such life long
Democrats and honored citizens as
John C.. Breckenridge and Isharn G..
Harris, and declare they want no
more of the Buchanan-B recken-
ridge-Harris Democracy. A sneer
like this, in n village paper, penned
by some ambitious youth, might be
passed over as the fledgling flight of
wings unacustomed to soar; but when
we find such papers as the Banner,
with its prestige of thirty years ex-
istence, its Metropolitan position, in
tellectually and locally, publishing
such filings and sneers at J. G.. Harris
and ]. G. Breckenridge and their de-
mocracy, what other conclusions can
we reach than that there is q sinister
effort to expel all who formerly be-
longed to the democracy, from the
post of honor, or to lead the people
of Tennessee, by cunning device,
into the camp of Radicalism Not
only is it fact that Andrew Johnson
is read out of the present onward
movement OF the BANNER ct id on,
ne genus, but, in plain English, they
say to "Isham G.. Harris and his De-
mocraoy," we want no more of you;
not only these, but let any democrat
aspire to any position of honor or
profit in the State, and with pretexts
as ingenious as they have heretofore
been successful, he is made to take his
seat till the big boys get through, and
this, too, In view Of the fact, that al
most every Office of honor or profit
in the State, which has been filled
since the franchise has been restored,
has been given, with the cheerful
consent and aid of democrats, to per-
sons who were wings before the war.
Look around you, and let your own
knowledge of facts convince you.
The Governor of the State was n
whig,-the Secretary of State was q
whig-the Treasurer was whig-the
Senator elect, to the U. S. Congress
was whig-four, Of the six, candi-
dates for the Supreme Bench were
wings, and the BANNER is dissatis.
fed, because fifth, Mr.. Ewing, was
not nominated, but not a tear has he
to shed over the gallant, gifted, whole
hearted Turner alas he was moth.
ing but democrat. In the Memphis
District, where judicial elections were
held, by special act, in June last-wt
think, both of the Chancellors anC
Circuit Judges elected, were whigs.-
Look at the candidature of the Nash
vile District. Jackson B. White ant
Thos. East, both old line wings
Frayser, Temple and billiard, TO
Criminal Judge, formerly wings; Bax
ter, for Circuit Judge, wing. Look a
our own District; Rice and Stark
formerly wings. But we will moi
pursue the enquiry any farther
it is sufficient to appeal to the person
; al knowledge Of any man in any di
vision, county, or corporation to sus
tain the point we make. We do not
!. of course, object to the gentlemen
NOMINATED, but do think it strang
that, in all the length and breadth q
the State, merit and capacity for thes
public positions, could so rarely b.
found in those who were formerl,
democrats. Can IL be, that there is
wheel within wheel? a cabal VIII,
run the machine by democratic voting
/. power, yet think IL quite enough t
permit them to vote-feeding them OIL
I pert platitudes and lashing them vi
\ to their work when they dare shoy
r symptoms of DISGUST, with threats l.
!. bolt conventions, form third partie
: and moaning jeremiades over tn
4 terrible results, should the old lin
: wings become offended.
A Disdaining even the name Of Dem
# crat and yet with a heavenly com
: placency, and sanctimonious vote,
q saying to the members Oft that party
: "you may hand around the dishes
q but must not eat the food" For on
b. we are tired of this and, though
T. life long wing, we condemn an
repudiate line of policy so ungenel
= Gus, so selfish and so unwise.
4 Would to God, we had moro {
=, Isham G.. Harris aud his democracy
ri 1t Is the want of such men in tn
-, public councils of the nation that Ia