Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-01
rROusnALE COUNTY.
the Editor of the Union and American:

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Huntsville, Oct. 20, 1S72.-At the
earnest solicitation of many of your most
influential readers in this section, and in
Justice to the Hon. Z. l. GOlladay and his
many friends assembled in Gallatin Con-
yentioD, it behoOYes the writer in view of
the approaching election, and who was
himself an humble delegate, to place Col.
Golladay and the action of his friends fair
" and honoraDly before the people of the
Fifth Congressional District. 1t has been
charged that the friends OF Col. Golladay
were uncompromisiDg, that their determl-
nation was to "rule or ruin.n This we ut,
terly repudiate IS untrue. There was new
er a time ia the proceedings of the ConveG-
ton, from its commencement at IL a. IN.
Thursday to its adjournment, sine de at
4:30 Friday morning, but the friends Of
Col. GoIladay would have come over solid,
as free as the refreshing rain to the parched
earth, had his opponents shown any degree
of appreciable strength over him, but as
long as he continued to stand in the ma
ioriIY, his friends felt like they would be
recreant to the duty of the hour, false
to the will of their constituents and
instead Of representing, would misrepre-
sent their people, by submitting as ma
iOrity to the will Of the piuOrity-sOme-
thing unknown before in the usages of the
Democratic party save in and through the
columns of the Gallatin TellpeSSeeGTl, and
(which is why, and the reason We remark"
thai, like the heather Chinee, it is peculiar,
and in its s'peculiarity" sees BIT to assail and
misrepresent, in an unguarded manner, the
pure motives of Col. Gollad4y's friends,
loh harvDnroizn tho
convention and effect a nomination.
The Galla.in Examiner, an independent
paper, and that supported neither of the
candidates at he time, remarked the morn
ing following the convention, that she
game was TO defeat GOladay, who was I'M
doubtedly the choice of the majority OF the
convention, and also, as between his COM
petitors, the choice OF a majority OF the
people,"
And yet bis neighbOr, the editor of the
TenneSSeedll, would make you believe that
the failure of the Gallatin convention to
make nomination was the fault Of Col.
Golladay's friends, to thrust him up
on this district. Now such talk as
this is puerile, and without founda-
ton, unworthy the consideration Of
an intelligent gentleman and not worthy
to be used in an honorable political can
yass. Col. GoDaday does not need to be
thrust upon this district-he is the peoples
choice, and they recognize his nomination
BY the State Central Executive COMMITTEES
as much so as they do the nomination Of
B. f. Cheatham by the Convention Of Au-
gust 81. Now this is bulcomo game
the TenneSSeedn is trying to play against
Col. Golladay, but il you will excuse
vulgarism, it is really ''tCO thin" 1t Cthe
TenneSSeedn) SAYS: "Fhe time is now too
short to hold another Convention, and in
view of the designating spirit 50 clearly
manifested recently and which We will not
endorse, we prefer as a candidate man
who was 9 candidate previous TO the Con-
vsntion." Now is not this the very princi-
pie upon which the Congressional Executive
Committee acted? Did they not conceive
the time was too short to call another Con
vention and in view thereof recommended
man who was a candidate previous to the
Convention? Most assuredly they did. Then
why all this talk? Why support W. G..
Brien and Gen. B. f. Cheatham on the one
hand and ignore entirely the claims OF An
drew johnson, E. |. Golladay and the &C
ton of the Congressional Com
mlttee on the OLl6Is VI, COiL-
sistency thou art a jewel, and
here | will remark that just such political
journalism, just such glaring inconsistent
cies, has made men credulous of the. wrongs
of their party and OF their best men-has
done more downright harm-hss worked
greater wrong and has exerted a greater
power to distract, disorganize and disinteg-
rate the party in Tennessee than all the
combined influence of its enemies. 1t is a
kind of journalism that is of no advantage
to any party, that gives neither strength in
political struggles, nor honor in peace.
From the very depth of our heart and from
the depths of thousand hearts all over
this Fifth congressional district, we feel
thousand times more respect for the Journ-
alist, who comes out fairly and squarely
against, plants himself upon the issues OF
the day, and advocates what he concien-
ciously believes to be right, than we do for
the two face journalism who ''straddles"
the fence with Organization" in one hand
and "disorganizatiOn" in the other. Cons
Mr.. TenneSseedn, either "blow hot or cold,
one" ANXIOUS.