Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-05-16

CLARKsvILLE, MAY rs, 1851


CLARKsvILLE. May 10. 1857.
To THE EDrroRs OF TIE PArRIor:-Gen. ZOl-
Golfer addressed the people present at she Crcui:
Court here to-day.
de made statement of facts in regard TO the
positions taken by part'e, in the late Convention
here upon the question to therue of voting and
reference to bis own position as candidate for
Congress, which. l sure, gave general sstisfac-
ton to the people present. Judging from theex
pressious msde by the hearers afterwards, think
this will 60 far toward removing all dissatisfaction in
Montgomery. A partial view Of the facts, added to
some, what would seem to have been siDgulary r
roneous, rumors had made the impression upon ma
ny minds, that the Davidson comfy delegation had
acted offsnsively In the Convention, and that be
bad shown spirit Of fIctous dictation in becoming
candidate. These impressions think we're re-
| moved.
Such feelings had led to active efforts to get up
signatures to call, for second nominating Con-
venton, notwithstanding there is no other
name before the people than his He alluded TO
this, and said be had the utmost disposition to de-
fer to the feelings of any portion of his political
friends but had pursued the course taken, in view
of the general reply Of mutual friends to the joint
proposition OF himself and Gen. Quarts at the 6rst
Convention, to adjourn without action, and Call a
second convention a month afterwards; which re-
! ply was, that second convention would be far
more ex' ting and dangerous than tn, frs. be
said be had plso believed that the field would ce am
| -. 4 III,
ability, turn out to be the safest which could
/ be pursued for the harmony Of the party. II had
turned out that there no Other name before the
people but his. But there was still some diEsatis,-
faction, and portion of his political friends desir-
ed second Convention.
Were such convention called, under present
circumstances, his name, he said, you'd be the on.
~ target to be shot at and should there by chance
be two or three little masked batteiIas in different
localities of the district firing on him, prepared
to fire on him in Convention, and should there be
those behind them working the guus, who have a
fancy that If he fell under this masked fire, one of
them might step out from the cover and rec i've the
laurel Of vctory-he would say, that in that sort Of
ntesthe could not stand, and into such Conven-
ton his name could not go. No man, whatever his
strength, could stand masked fire, such as under
such circumstances, might be brought to bear upon
him. But il there any man in the whole dis
trict who wanted to run for Congress- or who would
say that he would accept nomination, let him
come out and take his position, and be would not
decline to go into convention with him. He said
were political friends, aud should in our little
rvalries, fight each other political friends in the
sunlight of fair and equal contest. We had already
once nominated distinguished and worthy gentle
man, who has declined. The mistake of nominal
ing who will not accept, ought certainly not to
will the nomination OF convention, let them
say so to the people. He had adopted the course
taken, believing it to be approved by Urge MI
jOrily OF his political friends. II he thought be we're
not the choice Of majority he would in no event,
desire to be a candidate. he wished, if possible,
to give satisfaction to all bis political friends at
all events he wished to give no reasonable cause
for dissatisfaction, &c.
lie TOOK up, and corrected in detail several erro-
neous rumors upon different subjects, which II seems
had been set to work.
III called attention to the probable agency Of the
democrats in sowing the seeds of this dissatisfac-
ton. In short, do not doubt that the effect was
to correct the dissatisfaction in the minds of nearly
| all who heard him. B.