Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-23


luton, t'the dirty thing" as the Banner
calls it, the fullest extent of the cause
which the Herald has for presuming that
this was, or that there is, an attempt to
re-organize ''the Buchanan-Breckin-
ridge Isham G. Harris-Democracy of
1860" 1t will be seen that the
object of the resolution was to
secure organization and cooperation in
the judicial as well as in the fall elections.
1t will be remembered that the resolution,
'the dirty thing" was introduced after
the nominations were made and declared
unanimous by the convention. =
1t is fact which was well known to
the convention, and is well known to the
people of Tennessee, that four of the six
nominees of that convention, were old
line Wings. Then, we have, according
to the Lebanon Herald, the remarkable
fact that an attempt was made to reor-
ganize 'tAe Buchanan eckinridge- Isham
G.-Harris Democracy of $780," by or
ganizing for the election of ticket, four
out of six of whom were old line Wings.
By application at its university, the Her
aid will learn that there is such thing
in logic as non sequitttr, and that it has
in its Wholesome reasons as the Ban
ger calls the HeraldS editorial, palpably
illustrated just what non SeQuitur it.
But, few more words on this subject
There are few, papers in this State, a
very few who have recently taken every
occasion to express their adherence of
the Democratic name and the Democratic
party. They have permitted no oppor-
tunity to pass of reminding the preju-
dices of old Wings against the ante-6eL-
Inn Democracy. They have again and
again asserted that the old Democracy
were recognizing upon a strictly ante
6elLunt basis. We emphatically deny
these assertions and call upon the papers
which make them to attempt the establish
ment of them by scintilla of proof.
Is this proof to be found in any party
platform, county or State Is it to be
found in the assertion of any Democratic
paper, or any Democratic politician of
any prominence2 Is it to be found in the
fact that two-thirds of the candidates
supported since the war by the old Demo
Gratis were old Wings 2 1t is true, that
some of the papers in the State, edited
by old Democrats, and some edited by old
Wings, have called the party opposed to
Radicalism, the Democratic party. We
have again and again said that we gave
ourselves but little concern about mere
names. We have been so robbed, abused,
oppressed by this horrid political
monster, called Radicalism; we have
been so anxious for its over
throw and the establishment of correct
principle, that we have endeayored to
utter no word that would be cause of
offense to any party associate, however
fastidiOus. But it is nevertheless a fact
that in every other State in the Union, the
of Radicalism are known by
no other name than that of Democrat.
In no other State have old Wings OBJ
jected to this name. The national party
which opposes Radicalism in Congress
and out of it is known only as the Demo
cratic party. The question then presents
itself, What do these journals,
who devote so much of their space
to the abuse of the old Democ-
racy and so little to modern Radicalism,
propose to do with regard to the Demo-
cratic party of the nation. DO they in
tend to be found fighting in Inc with it,
under its banner, bearing its name, or
do they intend to be found fighting in the
ranks of radiCalism, because of their alb
hOrrence of the Democratic name2 1t
may be, from their denunciation of the
old Democracy, that they believe them
selves strong enough, single-handed,
to defeat Radicalism. If so, they
are wofully mistaken. Radicalism is
not a "disarmed and surrendered
Adversary 1t is a compact, well dis
ciplined organization. 1t will require all
the strength which its opponents can
bring to bear against it, after the thor
oughest organization and strictest dis
cipline, to accomplish that complete tri-
umph in the fall elections which our il
terests require and which the Democracy
of the Union expect and demand of us.
Whenever it sin all become necessary to
defend ''the Buchanan Breckenridge
Isham-G G. Harris Democracy of 1862 for
the part they took in the struggle, which
we believed just then and regard as holy
now, it will be found that we still have
an arrow in our culver. But we beseech
the Herald and its coadjutors to cease
their back-handed efforts to apply the
party lash to old Wings. We beseeCh
them to cease their revilings and denun-
Citations of the Democracy, without whom
they cannot beat Radicslism. In the lam
guage of the Democratic Congressional
Address:
Let no blunders be committed by the
friends of reform. If they do their duty
and act wisely, if they throw off all
apathy and act with vigor and steadfast-
ness, there is every reason to hope their
efforts will be rewarded by success. Let
there be no dissensions about minor mat
tiers; no time lost in the discussion of
dead wants; no manifestation of narrow
or proscriptive feeling; no sacrifice of
the cause to crafty personal ambition or
resentment; and let the best men be
chosen for candidates, and we may hope
to see our country redeemed from mis-
rule.