Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-04

NASHVILLE, Oct 81, 1871.
Messrs. SAMUEL TURStT, }. L. llAIDwIcEE, and
Gentemen:-I have to acknowledge your letter
OF The 18Th instant, pfopoundIng for my considera
ton sundry grave questions Of public policy, and
requiring me 10 cnnghten your minds, by "fun
ana satisfactory" reply, or ~ the opposite aterna-
tive, leaving me to anticipate the indefinite postpone
meni Of election which involves the sacred RIGHTS
OF the people Of Tennessee IN the PRINCIPAL counscIs
Of the nation, and IS imperatIvey enloned by the
letter Of the Constitution.
| may lament, gentlemen, but fear canno, re-.
heve the unXIetIes which seem 20 emblrrass your
movements and threaten TO dIs1ppoint the public
expectation, by retarjIng the execution Of q great
and important duty. To promise Otherwise would
be 10 speak against "thc lights before mo - anil IN
iaUor against nope itssf.-For years past, IL has
been my lot to struggle IN a warfare where as the
country will bear me Witness scofned alike 10
stoop TO concea.ment or beg for quarters. During
that eventiul conflict, IN the length and fctvencv OF
the repeated interviews / had the honor OF hold NJ
WIKI some Of you, and IN tho frequent orpottuni-
ties you oil had OF reading and hearing nv ssnti.
ments, ! cndeayOred TO proc. m my opinions and
declare roy political associations IT, after all this
wc DO not yet sufficiently understand each o,bcr II
must certainly lie the result Of i1eorugiJls dulnsss
somewhere, and nsl make II point never 70 be
ouldons ~ manners. must, suppose as matter
Of PoItenoss, take the fault to myself and secure
you against an Imputat1n which would wound the
pfidc oi your constituents and deTugste from the
| dignity Of the Senatorial gown. But excuse mo
nov, gentlemen, ii yon please. Frure55 labor IL
apt % discourage further tolls, no mlter where the
difficulty lies, and feel myself compelled, IN oil
l due humility, TO decline the explanations | have
hitherto failed 70 impress upon your iniel'cc.s.
/ Nevertheless, by your leave, gentlemen NAV ten
der my profound ncknow Judgments f1r the disinter-
esicd candor which dictated your communication,
. and IN behalf oi my own mbccrIrty, imp'ofe that
charity would he the lest 10 impeach or ossai.
a word or Two more, gentlemen, IN ali good 20.
Jsrncss, shall close what have 10 say on the pro.
sent occasion. They ire called for Ivy cOnsi.
dc1'ions altogether foreign 10 my political creed
whatever u may be- md cannot be omitted by any
one who feels that Office can never DO honofnbl )
held, unless Il be honorable sought for and honora-
5 bly, obtained.
q Considering that aro incorporating poll,ica
adVcrs1ries-ior such 70 me you will admit are WI
whole THIRTEEE Of the selfcons.iluted and angus
inquest ! arm now Addressing you have decent,
!, yelled but hardly excused an extraordinary ibcrrt
by tho elevated position you have been pleased q
d assign me. II remains 70 hc sees whether STAN
p ALONE before PATRIOTIC irqusition, or who it i'
e friend Or foe, thit shares with me the honors d
j.. your scrutiny. You doubtless know Of some VIII
n have placed themselves stcalthuy, II not publicly
. IN tie category you hnva imposed upon me, and q
am bound TO believe that you are 'aI-aI honor
ablo men, trust you will not have failed 70 Wis
8 these with similar searchngs. Although some ,
, them may he az the botIOm-thc Vory bottom {
. your counses-the sacred office you have uoHop
ABLY and voluntarily assumed, will not excuse N
ef least Partially. They should be held on hieh as
! am, W that Just and equal exposure NAV ,oay
ie the public Of their men, and enable mid dny nmb
., ton To by times the steel II may have 10 er
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