The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-06
From the Wa hingtou American Organ, June 30.
Col. John q. Savage, of Tennessee.

We ara required, by resolution OF the Sixth
Ward Council Of this city, to publish the following
proceedings of that body, in relation to the gen.
tleman whose name heads this article OF course,
we comply with the resolution Of the council. We
were present when it passed, and take occasion
to state, tat the utmost surprise and indignant n
were manifested when it was shown, by satisfactory
proof, that Col Savage had denounced the order.
Fifty persons distinctly remember his speech on
the 23d Of January last, the anniversary of the
opening OF this council, and several of them stated
many of the points which he made in it.
One gentleman Of high character and OF accurate
memory, has given US the following written state.
ment of remarks made to him by Col. Savage on
the evening he made the speech above referred to,
as follows:
81 was introduced to Col Savage by the Presi.
dent of the CounciI-sat by his side, and during
the conversation with him elected the following
facts-that he resided in Gen. Culom's district and
expected to be nominated bv the Democratic party
in opposition TO Cullom l remarked that Cullom
was expected at council during the evening to
make speech, and he Immediately responded that
! he (Savage) did not wish Cullom TO krosC that lie
belonged 10 the order.
81 inquired Of him how he and Culom, both
belonging to the order, could run in opposition to
each other. He replied that he supposed they
would both be recommended by their respective
parties and that the order would vote according to
the former political predictions of its members
| and consequently they would secure certainly the
election Of a member OF the orderl
$50 much for the conversation In his speech
he denounced foreigners, criticised very severely
the Catholic Church, and made this distinct decla
ration: that he never had voted for either for
eigner or a Catholic, and never would; and that
whenever the Democatie party had nominated either
a foreigner Catholic for Office, he had refused
to vote, or he had voted for the Wing candidates,
If they Americans and Protestants.' He claim
ed to have been a Know Nothing all his life"
Such is the distinct and emphatic statement of
the gentleman referred to- to the remarks of Col.
Savage Fifty credible men will bear testimony to
the declarations made in ais speech.
With the motives of Colonel Savage we have
nothing to do We publish the authorized facts,
the resolution the letter of Colonel Savage and the
answer thereto, leaving the people of Tennessee
form their own judgment in the matter. We voucL
for the honesty integrity and truthfulness, of our
friends of the Sixth Ward Council. The following
are the proceedings Of the Council, the letter and
! the answer:
WAsHISGroN, D. c., June 20, 1855.
At meeting of the Sixth Ward Council, OF Wash
ington, d. c., held on the 2Sth instant the follow
ing resolution was unanimously passed by that
Council, and ordered to be published, viz
Resolued, That Col John H. Savage, OF Tenn,
who was initiated into this Council the 18th day
of January last, and who on the 2Sd OF the same
month"; addressed this Council in behalf of its princi
pies, having recently denounced the order and VIC
lated his obligations is hereby expelled from the
order, and il is ordered that copy of letter ad.
dressed by said Savage to the President of this
Council, with the answer thereto, and the fact of
the above expulsion be published in the american
! Oroan," and also communicated to the Councils Of
our order in Tennessee.
By order: ROBERT CLARK,
President of Sixth Ward Council.
THOMAS E. JACOBS, Acting Secretary.