Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-06
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Col. Pickett, in speech, delivered during
the sitting of the American State Conven-
ton, took occasion to refer to portion of
the personal history of the nominee. The
Union and American, protesting Ito kmOaO
Mr. HATToN," undertakes under the above
caption, to correct the facts stated by Col.
Pickett, bygiving its version of his history.
The following is its most pointed para
graph:
"Mr. HATToN was born in Sumner county
sometime about the year 1925. His parents
although not blessed with great store of this
worlds goods, were yet able by economy to
raise and educate their children in the best So
cety. The young candidate, Is more fortunate
than most orphans. for he has the good luck
to have father still living-s talented and &C
ceptable minister of the Gospel of Truth, 10
public connection as such for, now something
more than quarter of q century, with one of
the most numerous and wealthy denOmina-
tions of Christians in this State Nor is this
the only respect in which Mr.. HATToN has been
particularly favored. Il has also, happened
to him to make his way from obacurity,'
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by friends and money! without edncation,'
(only such as could be obtained 10 a Universi-
ty.) to his present high position of honor and
fortune, by dint of energy alonep
In this paragraph our neighbor has
shown more than his usual ignorance of
the public men of the American party. We
collated and published in our paper Of
yesterday, true statement Of the leading
events in the career of Mr.. HATroN, every
leading fact of which was contrary to the
assertions and insinuations of the Union and
american. In order to cast ridicule upon
the facts themselves, it describes the "young
candidate" as more fortunate than most
Orphans-for he has the good luck to have
father still living" In order to deprive
Mr. HATToN of the credit, which is so emf
nently his due. for the resolute and per-
versing efforts which he exerted, to over
come the obstacles in his pathway, it in
sinuates that he had at his command money
and friends, that his education was ac-
quired at the University without difficulty
or exertion on his own part, and even the
number and wealth of the christian de-
nomination to which his father is attached,
are referred to as if to prove that he was
surrounded by all the comforts and luxu-
ries which wealth and friends could bestow.
Unquestionably, Mr.. HATroN moved in
the best society. his intellect, his purity of
character, his elevated tone and sentiment,
not only entitled him to a place in the
highest sphere, but made him an ornament
of that sphere. But this was not obtained
by the adventitious aids of the purse. He
is man whose every impulse disdains the
miserable and disgusting and sycophant'c
snoJbery which courts the smiles of the OPP
ulent, and has its ephemeral existence in
the sunshine of wealth. We have no wish
to pursue an idle controversy about the
personal merits of Boa HATroN. Inas-
much as he was personally unknown to
many Of his political friends in this and
other States, we felt it due to him and
them, to make them acquainted with the
man who has been presented for their con-
6dence and support. No effort from any
quarter can mar the beauty and purity Of
his character But we are decidedly
averse so our opponents manufacturing
spurious Capital" under the impress
Of the genuine basis, and attempting to
give it currency, to the detriment of the
public. We shall always feel bound to ex.
pose such essays, and to guard the people
against imposture.