Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-07

The official position Of men often gives to their
opinions an importance and influence, although
those opinions may not be sanctioned By WISDOM
nor approved upon mature deliberatiou. When,
to such position, the wiles and arts of a consum-
mate demagogue are added, they grow to be mis-
chievous and highly dangerous. 1t, therefore,
sometimes becomes matter of some import TO the
sober patriotic and conscientious citizen, and per-
hsps to the country to have the utterances of such
men, delivered in times Of popular excitement and
party enthusiasm, printed and put into shape to
be critically read and precisely understood. I'll
Hth view to see this desirable object accomplish.
ed with reference TO the speech OF Governor John
son, of Tennessee, made in Nashville, on the night
Of the 18th ult, that the repeated call of the press
and the people for its publication is now reiterated
The speech is wanted, as IL wds dehvered its poll
tics; it's morals its philosophy its rhetoric and
if the Governor graciously pleases its mythology.
As it has been suggested in promissory para
grsph by the Governors organ, that he has been
arduously employed in his official duties since the
speech was delivered, we take the liberty to guard
the Governor against any inadvertent omissions in
his writing it We wish the typography to be ex-
plicit and unequivocal in its position and argu-
ments on the following propositions:
l. That M;llard Fillmore, is roOrss dboitiOrlist,
more sectional, and more dangerous to the South
than John Charles Fremont.
q That Daniel Webster Uds a freesotieT and a
secoRds of so violent character, that the fact OF
his selection as a Cabinet officer by Mr. Fillmore,
was evidence of the latter's abolitionisIn.
g. That the people of territory havs tie right, at
any and oil times, to make all needful laws for their
own government, and may admit or exclude slavery
at their option That this doctrine is the very es-
sence of free government and any other is irrepub'
lican and tyranical.
4. That Henry Clay wGs gully cfths corrupt bar
gain in the presidential contest of 1926 charged
upon him by James Buchanan.
Governor Johnson is understood, by large
number of his audience to have taken substantial
ly the above positions in the speech in question.
He was not understood to have uttered the 4th
proposition in so many words but by darky hint
ing that if the present contest was carried to the
House of Representatives there might be another
bargain etc, etc, whereby the substance OF the
proposition was impressed upon his hearers. If he
has been Misunderstood it is due to himse If and
the public that he should correct such msappre-
hension. Let the speech be full and explicit on
the above four propositions. The people must
understand their chief Executive on these points.
Its very much desired by many of the Gov
ernor'S admirers and friends, that he should not
fail to repeat his confidence that the people, if
asked, would elevate him to any office in their gift
They also wish him to detail plainly all the cir
cumstsnces Of that stao be received from pre-.
tended friend The myth Of Pandora's box will not
fail give elegant classical 6nish to the Grafton
In short, the speech it ia, not line erased, a
syllable misplaced, nor letter omitted is demand
ed-and that speedily.
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