Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-28
Letter from Mai. w. p. Hickerson.

hAfENsWooD, Aprl 20, 1891.
EDITORS OF THE PArRIor-Dear Sirs:-Permit
me to say through your paper that, while cor
rectly appreciate the fltterng terms in which my
name has been mentioned in connection with the
approaching canvass for Governor, in this State,
cannot permit it to go before the nominating
ing convention of the American party which Is soon
to meet in your city. Ny private affairs are of
such nature as to preclude the possibility of my
accepting the nomination if rendered should not
have felt called upon thus publicly, to have with
drawn my name from the consideration of the con-
ventOn but for the fact that on reaching home yes
terday, noticed in your paper of the 22nd the pro-
ceedings Of a meeting of the American party held
in Manchester, in this county, in which my name
is recommended as one suitable to be submitted to
the Gubernatorial Convention. This might induce
some of the members of the party to believe con-
trary to my uniform declarations,) that l desired
the nomination, or would, if rendered, accept it.
While it is as above stated impossible for me to
be candidate for any Office, still private citi-
zen, feel deeply the importance OF the approach
ing canvass and In that character am ready and
willing to contribute in any way honorable to the
success of the American party for feel that our in
situations can only be preserved upon the princi-
pies they advocate. feel that success is within
their reach. Give US candidate for Governor,
man of undoubted ability, and who can and will
present fairly and fully the necessity-the absolute
necessity-of giving to Tennessee in common with
the other older States their portion of the proceeds
of the public lands, instead of keeping them
in the public treasury as corruption fund.-" or
in paying to Members Of Congress about thirty dol
lars per day, who agreed to serve for eight or still
worse 10 giving it to the Northwestern States to
build railroads and enrich corporations--whie we
here in Tennessee are taxed 10 build ours Give
US a man who believes that the right of suffrage in
the territories should be confined to "the native
born and naturalized citizens permanently residing
10 the territory" and who and will present in its
proper light the monstrous doctrine OF Buchanan,
Seward 4 Co., that unnaturalized aliens have the
right by their votes to exclude the STAKEHOLDER
from all the new States hereafter to be formed out
of territory acquired by the blood aud treasure of
the whole country, and to which Tennessee has
contributed at least her portion. Give US 10 adei-
ton to this, union aud harmony,-let men forget
themselves, and 60 for the good of the party and
our common country-or il we have aspiring
men whose individual wishes conflict 18th the sue
cess of our party, let Us forget them-''men are
nothing, principle every thing"
Let have full attendance at our Conven-
ton in your city. Let us meet aud confer to-
gether. Let the delegates every one of them,
attend 10 person. We c.nall give one, two, three,
or four days to such eluss. II we oan thus meet
aud confer together, we can harmonise conflicting
interests, we arouse spirit of enthusas m that
knows no such word rs fail. Let us meet, then,
from every portion of the State, and With but one
purpose-sHccess.
Yours respectfully,
w. P. HICKERsoN.