Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-24
JABEZ CANDOR.
One of the s.NatIonaI,' Democrats.

One of the ''NatiOnaI'' Democrats.
The democratic members of the Indiana
Legislature q short time since, in most it,
legal and revolutionary manner, met in con-
vention and went through the mock cere-
mony Of electing Senators to the Congress
of the United States DR.. G. N. Fitch and
Hon. Jesse D. Bright were the honored re-
cipients of their favors. Mr.. Bright is pref
ty well known. DIR. Fitch has not had as
many advantages to make his mark. He
has, however, served in Congress, and, in
his canvass, was not over serupulous as to
the means used to achieve success. His first
essay to tweed his way" to Congress was
in lS49, time when Wilmot Provisoism
had run like an epidemic over the Free
States. Towards the close of the canvass,
a brother abolitionist, Grove Pomeroy, an
Indiana Director on the Underground Rail
road, wrote him the following letter..
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 4, lS49.
SIR:-As there are a few who think you
have not been quite definite enough on some
of the questions involved in the present can
vass, wish you to answer the following ques-
tions, to witt
LIST. Will you, if elected, vote for the uncon-
dtiopal repeal Of slavery in the District of Co..
lumbia2
I'd. viii you vote for the abolition of inter-
State slave trade?
3D.. VIII you vote for the Wilmot Proviso
being extended over the territory of California
and New Mexico, and against any law author
izing slaves to be taken there as property?
Please answer the above questions yes or no,
without comment. GROVE POMER0Y.
To this the Doctor gave the following
prompt reply -
With pleasure answer yes to the above
questions.
GRAHAM N. FITCH.
Not content with this, he added -
Entertaining the view indicated in my an
swer above, Ishall not only vote "yes" on these
measures, but if no older or ADLER member,
whose influence would be greater than mine,
Introduce them into Congress, | shall do so my
self II have the honor of holding seat there.
.. G. N. FITCH.
If there is an abolitionist, or negro wor-
shipper of any degree, outside of the Gar
rison organization, more inimical to the
rights Of the South on the slavery ques-
ton, we should like to know it. This ma
tional" democrat not only arows boldly that
he will "vote for the unconditional re-
peal of slavery in the District Of Columbia !"
for the abolition of the interstate slave
trade, for extending the Wilmot provisO
over the territory of California and New
Mexico; but pledges himself, if elected to
Congress, TO introduce these revolving
propositions into that body. Yet, he has
gone to Washington and not only do mem
bers of his party welcome him, bat the
Washington Union, the organ of the party,
urges the Senate, in defiance Of its late de-
cision in the case Of Harlan, of Iowa, TO
take him into fellowship and admit him as
a member elected constitutonally. Verify
the revolutionary tendencies Of democracy
are being still further developed. In ls4l-
the Immortal thirteen" Of the Tennessee
Legislature began this peculiar phase Of
revolution, but the Indiana democracy have
gone TO stin greater lengths, and the rec.
ognized organ Of the party at the Federal
Capital endorses and approves their high
handed usarpati0n Of power. What shall
be the next scene In the drama