Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SOUTH.

A silly and miscellaneous story has been passed
Though various Democratic papers of the South,
originating, we believe, in the VIGOROUSLY asso-
cryphal Washington correspondence of the New
York Herald, "that secret orders have been issued
by the PRESIDENT to our Naval and Military Com
manders'South, in reference to the coming Nash
vile Convention" This idle tale was reiterated
after one contradiction through the National Intel
lgencer, by a Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Bulletin The Enquirer, in Rich
mond, having quoted this letter-writers statement,
thee President, the National Intellgencer again
puts an emphatic contradiction upon the whole,
and the editors take the occasion to affirm, what
will not be gainsaid by any candid person in the
country, that "the National Intelligencer has never
made statement of fact, on its own authority,
that any other print can truthfully deny"
we now (says the Intelligencer) peremptoriy re-
affirm the statement, which have heretofore made,
that ORDERS secret otherwise have been given to
our Naval and Military Commanders South Tor else
where in reference to the proposed Nashville Conyen-
tlon, or to any other popular movement"
Another version OF the story has appeared in the
Washington correspondence of the Columbia Is.
CO. Telegraph to the effect shat Gen. Taylor in
tends to issue a proclamation calling upon all
lovers of the Union not to attend the Nashville
Convention, and that Gen. Scott will be ordered
TO the Southern command, with power to call out
the military, and instructions to take position of
observation near Nashville. To this the National
Intelligencer says:
"The Precedent has no intention to issue proclama-
w c W ma dante f
deng General Scott or any other General to the South
with without power to call upon the military or to
send the military to the neighborhood of Nashville, &c.
There is no ''pan arranged The whole statement is
sheer fabrication, and, il not wickedly devised as
means OF exasperatng the people and public authori-
ties OF the South, cannot be otherwise than Of mische
THAT the President will take that the lawful au-
thority OF the United States shall be sustained con-
tormity to his oath OF office, no man will doubt who
has any just appreciation OF his fidelity to every trust
he undertakes and of his decision and mness in the
discharge of his duty. But we wholly mistake his cha
racer it he be the man to entertain moments thought
force OF arms. His sentiment would rather be, we
persuaded in reference to the threats of Dsunon $50
teeby by the general OPP nion in certain quar-
ters that when the Union Of the States be sus-
tained but by the shedding Of blood it will have ceased
to be much worth fighting about"
The Republic also, in reference to the same ru-
mours remarks:
we can say lhat any ru'of report or assertion tial
Gen. Taylor has ever threatened the South in the
specified in any other, is without foundation His
messages to Congress contain the sum and substance
his private conversations in this connexon. 1t woult
be the labor of lifetime to reply the idle gossip which
finds its way from this city to the distant press Report
which bear upon their face this does, the ear-mar
of invention should be utterly disregarded. The Pre-
sden, when he desires to say any thing upon subec
OF this nature does not commission any to speak
for him.
Several of the interior papers in South Carroll
ma are boiling over with Indignation and wrath a
the alleged intentions of ''the Autocrat al Wash
ington." We suppose they will be grievously
disappointed to find that there is no occasion fol
their excitement.