Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-03-28

ruson Hna Am rican.

outset of this article that tboughtless and
mprudent fes days ago. as to propose friendly
discussion of the principles embraced in the Amer.
csn PLATFORM without consulting the editor Of the
Union anJ A1serican 10 my standing as gentle
nan. { worl thnt means snI thing,) with Mr. :
Davidson or any other man. The editor Of tn
Union aud American thinking he has patent right
und-r the P1pi.h anil foreign tiDctured government
nf the Uuitei States TO abuse Protestant minister's
il am to judge from The past and present, thus
noticeable matter: Rev J. l. Chapman. This
man, chow respectfully whose conduct and charac-
r afford the strongest argument in favor OF Know
Npthingism we have tv.r studied, has challenged
J ". DAVID son, E-q of Lincoln county, TO public
discussion Of Know Nnthingism. ChapmIn is AT
I,ishmsn ard VT bell, We be has set unsrttl ac
count with james Phelan, ESQ, of Mississippi"
This il susceptible of free translation, running
a. follows: "Chapn.au's conduct ard character
vile, low and dangerous. that if all foreigners
10y birth h - il is in time that all should
breomr Know Nnthings, contendug for an imm,di
change in the naturalization law. Moreover, he,
'hapnan, stl has unsettled account with Nr
PheIan. aud l. the editor Of the Nashville Union
and AmeYiean, will not specify-wiII leave INV
ers think that il may be Il libel, something
sorsu"
Pray. wat does the man mean by all this, and
" the fixtures thrown around the word Rev! We
hink, and cannot avoid thinking that a re-readirg
Of the article ought to make the author feel like
-aying: 81 did not write i'll vas from home at
he ii ne of it, publication
Respecting NV POSITION in = cietv shall saw but
title, being known from the center to the rircum>
terence of the land | have been nineteen wears
in the South, aud during this time ! have lahored
aud toeI, day and night, for the fn;ure happiness
of her sons and daughters. The graveyard- are
m,ny where sleep those opc- pointed to the home
of the blessed-the city f III, common Father of
the pure in heart. These mountaineering pl4ces
between two worlds hnllowPd by precious
m ,mores Nv interest in the 20, III is one pur-
chased by the death Of the Nan Of Calvary, written
with pen baptized in his blood aud honored by
Him. who. stti' G euthr onpd amid the adorng hosts
ahov-. said And let all the angels of God woro
-hip Him."
In vi'w Of alI this TO say nothing Of nv age, P1
ncrirncc and observation, | fonGly hope that nv
ght to talk on the great question nov sCitating
he American mind, will not he questioned bv any
reasonable man. II, la this. how yer, ! houId fud
mv-clf mistaken, shall feel the least 1scnur-
,ged. The father OF his country, Washington
Ought for the rights Of my tongue and pei aud no
man, whether hy abuse or otherwise, can d, ter me
from rh.ir exercise
II ee linglv regret the position occupy. Il il
Of necessity. | had To Ike it or give up Method
l-m and Professionalism. am only now what have
been for years-a Methodist in sentiment and prac
tice ! could not preach Metho dism in a Methodist
pulpis. Was to submit TO thir ? Never Were
l. resp CT reader, to communicate to you on pa
per what saw with my eyes and heard with nv
ears, you would certainly wonder that hundreds OF
preachers not leaning on their oars waiting 10
whether the trade will be perfected be tween
! foreigners and the Officsls Of this country For
ig.,m anl POpery now have such influence, thar
no editor OF religious journal dare publish extracts
that could he mad from the standard works, on
PrOtestani-m-no minister dare preach a. in past
lays. Let the proof Of this be demanded and
shall be read, to respond.
One word more in this connection II the editor
OF the UnjO, and american intends to convey the
idea to his rea'iers that there il cloud over NV
relation to the church, facts could at once be pro-
iuced showing the contrary. / an a minister still
IT the NJ f Church, South, and the church - Ter
-porsble TO the public for what say aud write and
vii so continue until the proper authorities con.
denim aud XcIude On the other hand, am re-
spOnsnle to the proper authorities of The Church
tor what do. say aud write. II will therefore toll.
low, that whatever abuses may he dashed at me
ln-ulted III mber, be- J ssh At the church ..
conclusion, b. & lave TO say, that wou .
contend CA every section Of tins great H. public,
aSAiust foreign influence; aud if beaten nom one
wOull retreat to another, hot ceasng until ,houd
make my stand tne last; aud il there defeated,
then would eIclAim, let me snk with it to risy nu
norc rather than live hear t e ton. us of III,
faiiUr aud the enemy say-Amenc4ns rhall no,
rule America. COGdiert DO | feel, however, tnst
the American heart must become colder than tn
snow that drank the brave ont. omerS's blood
before the mighty question OF she love and ndvo
racy OF every patriot, Win thrf OF native OF Tor
,igu birth. eau be ba.ely Yielded to the alrd 10,
am in earliest, aud | mean To make those Who
read wnst write feel AIN IN earne,l.
JAMES l. CHAPMAN.