Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-13
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVE !

WASHINGTON, April Both, 1850.
My dear Sir:-Your letter Of the 18th inst,
containing quotation from some Boston pa
per, has been this moment handed me at my
seat. / will answer il before lay it down.
The quotation lie as follows: 1T lie now conced-
ed that Mr.. Fillmore will decline the nomina-
ton Of the American party. learn from
what consider good authority, that he has
written TO his friends in New York that be is
not an American in the party sense of that
word, that he cannot accept the nomination.
and that ss soon as he arrives in New York, he
will make his decision known
have not seen the paper from which YOU
make the extract, but have seen much SINH
lar nonsense IN free circulation in the anti
American press. Surprising the sensible men
Of the country knew fully how TO appreciate
it, no one has taken occasion to reply to it.
Ny dear cir, the wish of these meu is father
to the thought, and they will be disappointed
in all their calculations.
Mr.. Fillmore was not nominated to decline
His nomination was the result of the debera-
tons Of as intelligent, warm-hearted, cool
headed, discreet, and patriotic a body of men
as has met in this country since the convention
that framed the constitution.
Mr.. Fillmore will not decline. He has not
to decline he would prove a traitor to that
sentiment in the country which so nobly, so
generously sustained him in the very trying
times of his previous administration, and to
those Just and comprehensive American senti-
ments which incalculate and insist upon exact
Justice to every section of our common ooun-
try, with all it's diversified institutions, inter
ests prejudices and pursuits.
Mr.. Fillmore has not yet received official ad-
vice Of his nomination-he had not, at least
on the 3lst of March, when at Florence; but in
q letter from there of that date, to me, after
regreting the necessity Of so early a nomina-
ton, and that the choice had not fallen upon
another, he says, 81 am fully prepared for any
sacrifice which it may be necessary TO make,
and any responsibility it may be necessary to
take"
His original intention, when he went abroad,
included visit to Russia. suppose he is 10
St. Petersbnrgh now, and will be home be,
tween the middle and latter part of June. He
can then speak for himself
have given you my own information and
belief and briefly my reasons for il. This is
fortified by bis declaration in another place,
since bis nomination, where he said, II am de-
ternined to sink or swim, live or die, with my
friends Our cause is just, for it is the cause
of our common country and every part of it,
and we ought To triumph; but If We fail, we
shall atieast have the consolation of knowing
that we were engaged ia q righteous cause and
deserved success" As the outlines of the fu-
ture become more apparent you will be able
TO judge whether u am correct or not in be-
leving that the American masses, the great
middle classes-men WHO love their country
for its own sake, and not for the spOs of office
will rally openly to his standard and mark
him as the man of their choice.
You know, quite as well as do, how much
confidence is to be put In the Republican and
Abolition outory Of men of that class at the
North, who swear they hold the destinies Of
the country in their breeches pocket, but who
show on every popular test, as in the late cleo
tons in Rhode Island, and Connecticut, at Al
bsny, &c., DC, thatIthey now number about
one vote in eleven of the entire masses of the
country, and are growing ''small by degrees
and beautifully less"
As have no political secrets, or opinions
that am unwilling the world should See if it
desire, / have no wish TO prevent you from
showing this to your friends.
/ have written 10 the midst Of debate in the
House, and have not time to read over, but am
Very truly, yours
S. G. HAVEN.
F " Prescott Ear Rrook line