Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-02


National and Patriotic Sentiments
The following letter addr, ssed to the officers of
political meeting recently held in Boston, is full
of the national and patriotic sentiments which in
days gone b animated the great Whig party Of
which the author vas a prominent leader. The
events Of each succeeding day add their test imony
to the loss the country sustained by the extinction
of party which whether detected or triumphant al
ways recommended itselfto the respect of the peo-
pie. Recent elections have demonstrated that the
party that has risen the North upon the ruins Of
Whiggery is almost certain to prove nothing more
than an ephemeral faction, capable only OF exert
ing any strength 10 the midst of an unnatural ex-
element and dying rapidly out from inanition
when the constant impetus Of sectional agitation is
waiting. It's final disntegratioD, now matter Of
certain occurrence at no distant day. must increase
the desire to see estsb lished party represent
ing the conservative, national and intelligent sent-
ments which the masses of the Wing party have
been unable to recognise in any existing oFgsniza
tion In the meantime it is pleasant to read from
one who has never been betrayed INTO forgetfu-
ness of Wing principles so much that is admirable
compressed into brief space the SUI joined let
ter Of Mr.. W inthrop affords:
DU~IONs SCts 40 100 g.
DEAR SIR-Unavoidable engagements would
have rendered it mpracticable for me to be at
Faneui Hall this evening" even if had not preV-
ousIy resolved to attend political meeting during
the present season. have no desire, however to
conceal the views which will govern my vote at the
approaching election, and cannot refuse to COM
ply with your request for brief expression of
them.
can vote for DO one who stands before the peo-
pie as the avowed candidate of sectional party and
whose great end and obi ct would to be- TO
to array ga united North" against the other parts
of the country Others may go for 3 united North
shall continue to prefer united Nation.
| Nor can l vote for who plac' low es-
| innate on the value of an Independent Judiciary
that be would either remove State judge, or de-
nounce, reVie, and assa national bench of judges,
| for a decision decree, however unpslatabls,
which may have been given in the console ntiOus
discharge of duty.
Nor am / ready to sustain a party which is for
placing a hundred thousand dollars at executive
discretion, indiscretiOn, to be sent away err
rands of sympathy, while our State treasury Is in
such lamentable need Of ALL and more than all, its
resources.
1t is time, in my humble judgment, for inha-
ming and stimulating sectional sntpaJhies and an
imosities They have alrt ady caused more evil
than they cure. We shall need all the CO.
operation and mutual good will of the various parts
of the country to concert and carry out measures
for restoring the prosperity of commercial and
industrial pursuits.
The labor Of the North certainly requires some
better encouragement and relief than any which
can result from such wholesale and infammatOFy
denunciations of Southern labor as were heard at
the late Republican Convention.
Yours, respectfully aud truly,
ROBERT c. WINTHROP
Col. J. W. SEVER