Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-10
" HOLD NO. llO.

wrong which has been done in this
! respect, by telling you what I know
: to be true, that there is not one
prominent statesman North of Ma
son and Di4on's line, who has longer,
or with a B raVer patriotism, exerted
his influence against the mad fana;-
icism of the North, than franklin
Pierce. To his immortal honor bo
it spoken, by bis speeches in Con-
lgress, and with his great popular
power at home, he has uniformly
thrown the whole weight OF bis char
Iacter and influence against sectional
ism and aboitionism, and in favor of
lthe Union rs it is, and the rights Of
all the States under the Union
Now, it seems to ME that we arc
ieriminaly regardless of cur own In
terests, when, instead of according
honor to such conduct, we SANDER
its author by making the people be-
lieve that lie is little better than m
Abolitioni st. If We thus act, what
motive q n Ee present to patriotic
Northern men to imperil themselves
for our sd dfety?''
Truths well and justly spoken. and
such as should mantle with the blush
of shame the checks Of thousand
Scott or htors in this State. Mr
| Gentry d pes up Jimmy Jones in this
wise
| "FeIlof-citizens, Tennessee is not
less prolific than her sister States in
spawning Presidential aspirants on
the coun try. One, at least, of her
citizens, perhaps more, now aspires
to the r Presideney. l need scarcely
say that | mean Ex. Gov James G.
Jones. J feel that in regard to him
J am not mistaken. He undouhted-
ly aspire to the Presidency. He
has many friends vino regard him az
the embodiment of truth, honor, ell
oquence, ,and craftsmanship, differ
with the m in all these particulars,
and that fact being known, it is cor
rebtly b4lieyed that l viii forever
refuse to cooperate in comforting on
him the Presidency or any other
office.
q de flare to you upon my honor,
that exc ept for the space of few
days, m hny years ago, when Coz.
Jones a hd myselfwere opposing can
dIdates o represent this district in
Congress She having iRvite1 me to
become d candidate, ana / accepting,
and he, before be received my reply
through the mail, haYing declare.l
himself ! candidate, and nlade sever
Al spec Fhes, soliciting Tie votes Of
the peop ple-I have never considered
myself bis rival for any public homer
And I must be per
mitted to add that according to my
cstimat E ofhis past career and pres
ent position, there is nothing irf ei-
ther to excite my envy: ana so.faras
his political future is involved.
think il need notexdite the envy Of
qpy mdp;; because it is my opinion
that wi len he shall have exhibited
his mea gre talents and vaulting am
bition Upon the theatre Of national
politics. during the reniainderof his
Senate Fial term, under the scrutiny
Of the great menof the nation, it will
becomf national jest that such Il
man " rs ever considered or thought
Of for he Presidency. Ii is
my opinion that, in the LIST Presi-
lentia canvass, lie played has hand,
and 10 bt irretrievably his Prcsiden-
tiaI st4Ie" "
Mr.. Gmfy's review of the part
Gov. Jones acted in the Baltimore
Gonreh htiQn, and before it, shows
most coaclusivdlE, the aFIaut and
5neaking duplidity With which he
'onduF Fted hiagsdlf, in pFoiessiag to
De th@ friend of .President Fillmore,
md Heaguing himself, and laboring
Ill tha While, with Seward, to proIaote
he nomination Of Gen. Scott