The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-09
TENNEssEE.
SENTIMENTS or 4 orSrNr PATRIOT.
The Wing State Convention Of the


SENTIMENTS or GENUINE PATRIOT.
The Whig State Convention Of the
State OF Tennessee. This body Assem-.
hle,l in the city of Nashville few days
ago. 1 here was but one sentiment amongs,
the delegates. and that was fnr the reno
mina,i0n Of Ncill ;. Brown for The office
Oi Governor. lie was arenrdinsly, by the
unanimuus ,nie Of the Convention, selrr-
ted Il hear the Wing standard 10 victory
in the ensuing canvass. Al The instance
Of the Convention Gov. Brown appeared
aud responded 10 The nomination IN a
speech Of some length. lie said The Con-
,eniinn Ind shcen pleased 10 confer upon
him nomination for re- election, an honor
the more enhauccd because il was unsh-
lriied. lie had wished 10 asind the
position. lad expressed his wishes. and
could M, have expected the result 10 which
Tie Convention had come. lie had desir.
ell, sincerely desired, 10 retire 10 private
life a. The end Of his present Term Of Office.
bur he, as well as others, owed duty 10
the people, and he only regretted thai he
could no, do moie for the public good.
He said he fell and cherished the high
compliment which had been paid him in
The invitation 10 renew the relations exist.
ing between him and the people; and, al.
though he wished 10 retire, il was his du-
~ 10 accept the nomination, and he did
accept il. In accepting the nomination.,
he said he had no pledges Of any kind To
make, aud he expressed hope that he
might receive The hearty and jealous co.
operation Of his party, without which il
was in vain FOR candidate 10 leave his
business aud family. andranvass the State.
III The contest Of 1917 he met The gene.
rnus aid and sustaining cheers OF his friends
every where; il was thai which revived
aud animated him in the contest, and he
hoped To receive il again.
lie congratulated the Wings upon their
success in The Presidential cam a'gn, and
remarked thai some questions had recently
arisen. IL ore of which he would lude--
the slavery question. arising from The ac-
QUESTION ii new territories. lie SAID that
On question such as this he need give no
pledges he had in his birth and education
something hell.r than pledges. lie was
in favor ollhe institutions ntthe South, but
he valued the Union above every thing
else. lie deprecated the fanaiiei>m that
seeks 10 array one portion Of Ibis glorious
Union against anoiher; was opposed 10 the
proposition, made III some quarters, OF
non.lniercnurse with the North IN case
Of the passage Of the Vilmot provis,;
said he would not give one foot Of ground
on Bunker Hill, or Saratoga. or Yorktown,
Tor all the land west OF the Rio Grande,
though all lis hills were studded with gold,
aud lis valleys filled with slaves. He was
oppasedn lhnsc whowouiddeny the South
ern people their rights in The new y-arquir-
ed territories. and thought that, in the pre-
sent threatening aspect Of things. COM
promise should be made; but he" was for
the Union al all hazards" for the South
So long as he could he consistently with
the preservation OF Union, but iuf the
union al all events. Here the speaker
passed on IN The question Of Internal In
provPmenis and Common Schools, on both
Of which he expressed views which must
secure the esteem and confidence OF all
! who love Tennessee, aud desire 10 see
her attain the high destiny for which Na-
iure intended her; and allcr extending his
thanks To The Convention. and soliciting
tile active exerlions Of all, old and Young
men and women, in his behalf, closed his
, remarks.
For one Says the Nashville Banner)
we admire and applaud Gov. Brown fol
the noble stand lie has taken on the side
Of the Union, and, sink or swim, we are
with him 10 the end. His triumph we
look upon as certain before he makes a
blow.