Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-25


saying that the slug of war" in 1872
viii be in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia. As to Virginia there is not par
ticle Of doubt. She will give any Presi-
dental candidate against Gen. Grant not
less than 10000 majority. We doubt,
with the exception of South Caronha,
whether single one Of the old slave
STATES, from Delaware 10 Texas inclusive,
will vote sgsinst the Democratic fresl-
DENTAL candidate. This, with New Iork,
New Jersey, Indiana, California ana of-
egop, we believe will elect. FennsylVa-
MIA and Ohio can be carried by the noml-
nation of the right man, and the conduct
iap of the canvass ppcn the right Issues
Altogether, it looks as il we were to have
the old contest OF 1856 over again, then,
as now, with the chances in our favor
Cincinnati Enquirer.
We are convinced, from all the lights
before US, whether obtained from the
reading of our exchanges, by minglipg
with the people, or communication with
leading politicians, that the Democracy
need fear no dangers of defeat, except
from the action Of individuals who claim
to be considered as potent in the COUNCILS
of the party. There is now no man sc
great that he can dictate the principles or
the policy of this great organization,
upon the success of which depends the
future success of our experiment of re-
publican government. The National
Democratic platform Of 1865 recognized
"the questions of slavery eud secession
as having been settled for all time
to come by the war, or the
voluntary action of the Southern
States in Constitutional Conventions as
sembled, and never to be renewed or re-
Ggitated. The Constitutional Conven-
ton elected by the overwhelming voice
of the people of Tennessee last year, or
dsined that Slavery and involuntary ser
yitude, except IS a punishment for crime
whereof the party shall have been duly
convicted, are forever prohibited il this
State Tia, Constitution, adopted by
the vote of the people, we might say by
the unanimous voice of the Democracy,
conferred upon the negro all the political
rights, privileges and immunities which
were thereby conferred upon tie white
man. This was not done by those
who voted fer the adoption OF
the Consultation because they believed
that the negro population of the South
were The equals in intelligence OF The
whites, or that the former were as capa-
bic the latter of deciding upon meas-
ures Of government or the rights OF their
fellow citizens. 1t was done and accepted
under The circumstances attendant upon
the chs9ged condition Of the Union, pro
duced by the war, as the least OF many
evils. l. was done and accepted in 60. q
faith as fiual and irrevoczble. There is
no political organization which will ever
attempt revocation. The Democracy
are especially bound by this ordinance
because of the votes Of their representa-
tjves in convention, and by their indiVid-
ual votes 81 the bsllo.-box.
"Tne questions of slavery and seces-
sion having been settled for all time ID
come By The war, OF the voluntary action
of the Southern States in Constitutional
Conventions assembled and never to be
renewed OF re-sgija!ed, - the Democracy
are untrsmmCled By any OF thoss issues
They are Lett free to wage war upon the
present incompetent and corrupt admins
uation. The halo OF glory which enclr-
clcd The head Of the present Cuief Msgis-
tra.e, in consequence Of the triumph of
The Federal armies in the late war, hes
been dissipate5, and instead thereof hang
the dark and sombre clouds of avarice
and ambition. The people feel that they
have been taxed beyond reasonable endu.
rance 10 give ccIat 10 an administra-
don for paying an immense debt
rot yet due. They have seen their earn
ings taken by countless host Of tax
gatherers, who have appropriated large
proportion of their collections to their
own private useF. They have seen the pub
lie good yielded TO personal faVori.ism.
They have seen him, who should have so
conducted himself a. to be above the
rymotes. suspicion of bribery, the con-
slant recipient of gifts, and the giVeTs OF
those gifts the constant recipients of his
official faY0Ts. They have scen venality
and corruption among his own kindred 50
unycbuked They have seen all in this
administration that cannot bat make the
judicious grieyo. Thousands and tens
Of thousands who supported Gen. Grant
at the last election will oppose his re-
election unless the Radical leaders sue
coed in convincing them that j. is the
pmpos1 Of the Democracy 70 re-cstablish
the doctrines of Secession and Slavery.
We cannot believe that the Democracy
of the South will by any imprudence Of
theirs GO encouragement. and assistance
TO this effort of Radical leaders.
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WHOSE OX Is GOHED!
Sunday we mentioned the gIeat dis