Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30

! We find the following in the Richmond En-
quirer OF Tuesday last
"7he Administration and the Nashville Conven-
fion.-The w ashington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Bulletin gives the following:
''The National Ltegencer denies that orders have
soen issued by the President Naval and Military Com
anders South, in reference the coming Nashville Conven
ton. The Republic you will observe silent upon the sub
jcct. Without being how the New York Herald oo-
tanned the information, know it be correct Or at least
that such proposition discussed in the Cabinet The
Integencer is quite prompt in this instance 1t should
await developments before it deny what may be
known to others, if not to it," ....
Nothing more clearly shows the lhischievous
designs of the Disorganizers, both South and North
ahan the eagerness with which they seize upon
every incident and statement true or false, that
seems likely to aggravate excitement IN parts
of the country already sufficiently inflamed.
Why the " Richmond Enquirer should suppose
that contradiction by an anonymous correspondent
of any other paper is to balance, and even out
weigh, any statement of fact made by the National
Intelligencer, we are at a loss to understand. The
National Intelligencer has never made statement
f faa., Ito authority, that any other print
can truthfully deny. We now peremptorily re-
affirm the statement, which we have heretofore
made that no orders, secret otherwise, have been
given to our Naval and Military Commanders
South Tor elsewhere) in reference to the proposed
Nashville Convention, or to any other popular
movement . 4
We notice, also, in the Washington Correspon-
dence of the ColumJia(S. c. Telegraph (not from
the Editor Of that journaD Of late date, the fol-
lowing:
tThe South to meet at Nashville in Convention |
doubt very much whether the Executive will permit it, unless
guarantees given that there shall he reasonable dis
union proceedings. President TAYLOR will issue Proca
nation calling upon all lovers of the Union go there,
and TO stand by him and the country. General Scorr will
be ordered the Southern command with power call upon
the Military which will be sent to the neighborhood of Nash
vile act in of emergency This plan is all arranged
here What will States the Southern sec ion do Re-
ss submit the only alternative which is left them That
they will find for submission is the general belief
among the Northern members al the Capitol and may add
OF the Executive and Cabinet There coming times and
coming rapidly too when the South will have to make its
CHOICE
The statements contained in this extract are as
little entitled to credit is the contradiction just
noticed The PRESIDENT has no intention to issue
a Proclamation. No purpose is entertained by the
President of ordering General ScoTT or any other
General TO the South, with or without power to
call upon the Military, to send the Military to
the neighborhood of Nashville &c. There is no
" plan" arranged. The whole statement is sheer
fabrication, and, if not wickedly devised means
of exasperating the People and Public Authorities
of the South, cannot be otherwise than of mis-
chievous tendency.
That the PRESIDENT will take care that the law
full authority of the United States shall be sustain
ed, in conformity to his oath Of Office, no man will
doubt who has any just appreciation of his fidelity
70 every trust he undertakes, and of his decision
and irmness in the discharge of his duty. But we
wholly mistake his character if he be the man TO
entertain moments thought Of undertaking to
suppress any popular Convention by force Of arms.
His sentiment would rather be, we are persuaded,
in reference to the threats of Dsunion $50 feebly
seconded by the general opinion) in certain quar-
tiers, that when the Union of the States cannot be
sustained but by the shedding of BLOOD it will have
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