Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-10

and returned to the Convention. Thus, at the mo
ment of going into the nomination OF candidates
for President and Vice President, two Southern
men we're invited to come in and cast twelve South
votes, when the vote objection OF one North
ern man would have prevented our return, and re-
jected them all.
lam happy to relate this incident, SO Illustrative
of the virtue and nationality of the creed OF the
American Party II vindicates our Northern broth
ers from the unfounded charge of illiberality and
unkindness to the South. 1t is practical result
from the theory of our principles and our organiza
tion and il proves that however sectional and fac
ousiother parties may be- the American Party knows
no geographical determinations sectional linz
its and that It's affections embrace our whole country
from the centre to every extremity. am happy
to say that although the commencement OF our ses
sion was stormy and exciting, yet 1t closed in the
most perfect peace and harmony And that ala
though the North greatly superior in num-
bers and quite equal in spirit and talent to the
South yet she yielded freely to all the just requisl-
tons of the South. And return among you with
renovated confidence in the stability OF our Cow
eminent | am now more than ever convinced
that there is patriotic and conservative spirit in
the people, both of the North and the South, which
will save our glorious Union and all our institutions
from the rage of faction and fahaticism, and will
ever restrain the disloyal hand that would rend it
ssunder.
No higher evidence could be required of the
harmony with which the Convention closed its pro-.
ceedings, than the unanmity with which the can
didates for President and Vice President were no.
minated OF these distinguished citizens little need
be said
Mr. Fillmore stands before you a well known,
well tried, faithful public servant. His high moral-
~ a man. and his distinguished ability as state
man are unrivaed, and all should remember with
admiration and gratitude, the frmness, and saga
cisy with which he governed the ship of State in
the threatening storm of 1850. His virtues, his
talents and his faithful services, commend him to
your confidence and support.
of Major DonelsOn, | may say he grew up under
the hand and the example of General jackson, and
that he adheres to all his political maxms. He Is
gentleman of high talent high cultivation, and OF
the highest honor and integrity. He too is not IN
known to his country. For eight years he was the
Private Secretary OF President Jackson, and aided
him more than any other man in his brilliant admin
istration of the Government. He was afterwards
for four wears the American Ambassador at the
Court OF Berlin where he did credit TO himself and
honor 10 his country. On his return to Europe,
when Texas refused to listen to the overtures OF
Mr. Polk and Mr.. Calhoun, Major DOnelson was
sent as the representative of his Government to
that Republic, and by his address and energy Tex
as became annexed to the Unit"d States Had he
remained in the Democratic party he might have
aspired to the highest honors within lis gift, and
the whole Democratic press would then have been
quite as loud in his praise it is now bitter in his
denunciation Your fellow-citzeu,
r. K CALL