The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-12-14
The Only Hone for the South,

We take the following from TIE Nash
vile Republican Baniicr, Of . 'rtceht
date: Vv1iE q -
The proposition to withdraw the Demo.
cratic party from the Presidential contest
next year, is not confined to the West.
The propricty of such a policy is seriously
entertained in New York and WS,hing-
ton. a Washington dispatch sags:
Several Democratic Congressman, from
Illinois aud Indiana, have a slate made up
with the names OF Greeley and Groesheck.
Southern Democrats, however are dissat.
iSied with this arrangement, and think
that if such ticket is absolutely necossa-
ry, it would be much better to reverse the
names. There is an immense amount Of
this kind Of Pre>idout-making going on
here, but it is without system. The Dem.
ocrats propose to hold a caucus, either
Just before or after the recess, in order to
discuss the political situation, and ugree
upon some programme for the approach
my Presidential canvass.
The New York Euening Post contains
a surprising statement from Albany with
reference to the political attitude Of Gov
ernor Hoffman. After announcing that
he is no longer;a Presidential candidate,
the Post says;
long cherished adherence to the Democrat
ic party He is unreserved in his conyic-
ton that the arty must be dissolved
Dor long time he looked for its simple
reorganization upon the basis of the exist
ing State and national organize ion, hut
the utter overthrow Of it in New York
and its popular defeat in other States, too
late, %to-rally for the next years election,
satisfy him that the final jud gment of the
people has been pronounce upon the par
ty, under its present leaders, without re.
gsrd,to "new departures" or "ancient
usages," "passiye polices," or "rcconstuct.
ed platforms" Heis for u new Isrty
out and out, and is ready to act with Ilor-
ace Greeley, Carl SchnIz and Charles
Sumner in forming one on the basis Of ma
t;onnl reform, a strict construc,io aud
the supremacy Of the civil over the mill.
tary power.
What, however, it may be asked, does
Sumner know about strict construction,
except, perhaps, in the St. Domingo mat
ter? A letter from New York says:
Though the Post is u Republican
journal, and not the best authority, there.
fore, to speak for a Democratic Governor.
yet the fact that Samuel j. Tilden and
Charles O'Conor have intimate relation.
with it, and that both these prominent
Democrats are now in Albany, lmpart t
its statements a peculiar importance, which
the city politicians down here are not dis
posed to ignore.
Ifthe p ess of the South also is th'
best exponent of the political sentimen
of this %ection. the Banner is far from be
ing the emily Southern Journal favoring
this proposition, though it may have beer
the first. To ascertain the drift Of South
ern opinion on the Presidency, the Mem
phis .Araianche groups and prints therein
tbe..views of quite a number Of conserv
papers, indicative that the prevailing sep
tjment is one of willingness tOsadopt an,
policy which promises good government
aud of as general a disbelief in the .Abili
ty of the Democracy, as a party, town
To which the Avalanche adds:
Our exchange list comprises nearl.
every Southern Journal of prominenc'
with IT'D local sphere, aud those iron
which we have quoted may be taken as
pretty fair reflex Of the whole. Whether
the proposed policy would be a wise one
IS question 10 be solved only by time
Pohricsl Hh''ory ii heing rapidly made
aud the oplbi5ns Of to-day may be unteua