Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-11
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The Radical ship in Davidson Run
by Radical Pfrafes-CReek Enough
for n Drove Of Governments Mules
seaIaWag vs.. CarPetBagger.

NasnNDie bulletin OF yesterday.
The county Of Davidson, including the
city of Nashville, if fairly tested, is proba-
bly, Republican. Its majority for Greeley
over Grant, two years ago, was only six
teen, and there were at least that many
Liberal Republicans in the county voting
for Greeley who hare since acted with the
Republican party, and who never had n
sympathy with Democracy in n shane or
form whatever. Yet in the late election for
county officers; the majOrities in favor
Of the Democratic ticket ranged from I,6OO
to 5000 votes. Whilst the Civil Rights bill
was in some degree the cause Of this Won
derful change, it was owing in a much
greater degree to the fact that certain DO
litieal bushwhackers and bounty-iumpers
had assumed control of the party in the
county, and were determined to dictate its
action in their own personal interest, and
without regard to the general welfare. The
course taken by the well known though
disreputable firm Of Harrison, Dillin, Abe
Smith & Co., has been such as to ruin the
party, to disgust deeeHt Republicans, and
secure the success Of the Democracy. A
more shameless disregard Of public in. er-
ests has never been shown than that mani
tested by these ~unprincipled mountebanks,
who have been ready to 90 to any lengths,
ann - act with any party, which might
conduce to che success Of their selfish pur-
poses.
One of the members Of this n1sserupulous
firm, we are told, denied that he was a n
publican four On i've years ago, and was a
delegate 10 the Cincinnati Convention, but
Inc is altogether the proper person to det rs
the Man FRIDAY for his more accomplished
and cunning principal, whist the junior
member has not hesitated TO labor in tls
interests of the Democratic party, whilst
pretending to be a Thoroughbred Republic
can, and occupying a prominent place on
the county committee. 1t is not often that
the interests of a great party have been so
o~utrageously butchered by its own pro-
fessed friends, and it is unfortunate hat
the principles which lie at the foundation
Of the Republican government, including
not only the ordinary rights Of citizenship,
but even the sweet boon Of life ITSELF
should have been utterly disregarded by
those who were invested with the sacred re-
spOusibilities Of caring for and preserv-
ing them. That there should be in the
Republican party men so utterly reckless
Of the first principles Of duty, honesty and
patriotism, is Of itself a misfortune, but
that they should presume TO control its
action and dictate its policy in their own
personal interest, is a public calamity. If
the party would succeed or deserve success
it must throw overheard these political pi-
rates, and put forward men worthy of pub
lie confidence. That the names of any Of
this 'set'' should have been mentioned in
connection with the Office of Governor,
only goes to show that their "cheek" IS I'M
equaled, but il is impossible TO make up
for lack Of principle by any amount Of pre-
sumption. IL IS quite time that the Repub-
lican party should learn the lesson, how
ever difficult it may be, that success can
only be secured by constant devotion to
public and not private interests.