Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-02
THE SPIRIT THAT WINS.

From the jackson (Tenn.) Herald, Sept 30.
There is some discussion At present going
| on in this STATE in regard to the pr sani
| condition and prospective changes of parties
| There is diff renee between three or fouI
of the leading papers of tennessee in re-
| gsrd to this matter, but when this difference
| IS closely analyZ9d it has but little to rest
| upon except prejudices that to IS seem
child like. 1t Is sgreed that we are under
the control of enersl government that
plumbers and misrules the country. l. is
agreed in view Of this admitted fact, that
the highest interests of the country demand
| the unity Of thu opposition. l. is further
| agreed that personal considerations, dead
issues, and minor details ought not 10 pre-
vent this unity. In view of tEis statement
CT the case which is certsiDly fair, l. is
our duty TO eB5eSvor 10 prevent the
scattering or breaking up of that oppo-
sition upon trivial grounds. Before we
60 into the State canvass for Governor and
members Of the Legislature, it is not unwise
for US to make provision, if possible, agains.
the antagoaisms and dissentions that
brought disaster to US in 1872. That battle
we are not willing to fight over sgain, either
on paper or on the hustings. There were
some senseless cstchwords that played q
conspicuous part in it. Men came out as
the peoples candidates, and there was op-
position announced against conventions.
Now these 'people's candidates" are gene
rally their own candid stes and no. the pso-
Pies, and their dresd Of conventions is per-
fectly natural. A man WHO hss real strength
need have 10 fear of a properly constituted
convention. If it be announced that
meeting OF the people will be held at o
given time, and that all who glucose 10 at
tend shall have an equal voice in cboosiug
the e,ndidstes-Dot Iesving the matter u
any committee not permitting it 10 be COL
trolled by any ring or clique-tbere will be
no oppos ton o conventions. IL they are
not conducted on this pan they
viii fail, and ought to fail. Ten
neSsee is n s bad condition rpon this
question, for we must be united in order to
retain control of the State. In convention
we can unite upon general line of policy,
ard, if necessary, reconcile all the branches
OF the opposition. As 10 party name we
care nothing. In the Northwest, in the
Northeast, in the South, and on the Pacific
slope there is wearin: IS of the rule of q mere
military ring, and Of the bespangled and
epauletted birds Of prey that ape statesmen,
and pre;e~d TO know how to construe laws
and constitutions. This glitts ring, but
careless and unsympathizing band, care for
nobody except those who have the wealth
to give them land and houses, horses aud
dogs, cigsrs and wine, aud the people are
tired of the masquerade. G n. Grant was
never popular wi the American people.
He is our master Der ause the majority of the
voters Of The republic cannot be united. The
majority cannot even be united in Tennes-
see or anywhere else, and hence it is that
our government drifts hopelsssly, holplessy
towards the rocks of Capitalization and
what is commonly called Cesarism-some-
times spelled SeizeriSnl. We have no bigot-
ed preference for party names or party men,
but are willing to fight anywhere if we can
do aught against the injustice ard misrule
under which we labor. The money panic
is the work of the United States Govern
ment, and is the result of the general demon
of the North, growing out of a
successful war, and we will certainly be |
ruined and our Liberties lost, unless there |
can be unity of the opposition. This is ou-
platform for the present, and as we said in |
the first issue of the Herald, let us ascer-
tain wherein we can agree with other men, /
and then organize party in behalf Of a |
purified government, and until our COM |
mon peril is overpast, let our differences re-
main undisturbed. sufficient for the day, |
etc.