Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-27


NsssTs. BRADIsH, KrNosLAED. EvARTs, DRAPER, &c
GEETLEMEE Your letter of the 9th inst, address
ed to the Hon. John Bell and myself, inviting us
to meet you ct q public dinner in the city Of New
York on such day might be agreeable to us after
the adjournment Of Congress, was not received till
yesterday.
In associating my name with that Of the justly
distinguished Senator from Tennessee you have ad-
ded to the great qualification which your invitation
has afforded me-
1 thank you, gentlemen most cordially, for the
expressions Of regard and appreciation contained in
your letter of invitation Such commentator
might well reward much higher services than
mine.
Circumstances viii oblige me to return to Keatuc-
ky as soon as / can after the adjournment OF Con-
gress, and must, therefore, though with great re-
greet, decline your hOnored invitation,
Be pleased to accept my very sincere acknOwl-
edgments
l am, very respectfully, yours, &c,
J. J. CRITTENDEE.
Washington, June 10, 1858.
Greeley, Truman Smith d Co., share contemplated
through years, ,Oith profound and Increasing aairu
ti0n," the ''slineaty patriotic statssmaabs and tTu
national course" Of these Senator's Sin the Councils
Of orr common country "and especially in late
critical and dangerous emergency" to wit: the admis
sion Of 8 slave State into the Union, in opposing
which measure the Black Republican brotherhood
think Messrs BEIL and CRITTEEDEN have exhibited
their ''losdom justice and moderation" The Patriot
expresses its admiration for these pets of GREELEY
in very nearly the same terms It says in its issue
of June 2lst: "They are Distinguished statesmen
sDhO hare given their best gears and services to their
country, who have, so far as we know, ever been
governed By patriotism is comprehensive the boun
dariss Of the republic
The Patriot again says, in the same article from
which the above extract is taken: ave shall
be content to maintain friendly relations '0ith
them and those Americans aOhO think as they do, so
long as they make no war upon US. We are willing
to conoede, as we shall take the largest lease upon
the exercise Of the right Of individual opinion !;
and shall not unless forced to do 50, prove the
weapons in our armOry in contest against political
friends We are for peace Nth party friends, and
aetiUs l0ar upon the cohorts Of shaul-dsmoeraey. We
take it, that both LsoOmptOn and anti-LecomptOn
Americans can find enough to employ them in this
war, and we doubt not they will have judgment
enough to avoid the pitfalls into which the enemy
would lead them, through the instrumentality Of
the LecOmptOn question"
This is all that Aboltionists of the North desire.
If the Patriot and other KnoW-Nothing organs
which united with the Democracy in supporting
the admission Of Kansas, will now unite with them
in breaking down the Democratic party, which is
the only enemy the AbolitiOnists have to contend
with, then GREELEY's object viii have been accom-
plished and the Black Republican party will obtain
possession Of the government He is already max
ing oyertures to them in the following language,
which is copied by the Patriot of yesterday, from
the Tribune, without one word of dissent or disap-
probation. We copy the entire paragraph from the
Patriot:
"The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune says, under date Of the 18th inst;
.sCiroulars have been issued from this city and
distributed over the Union, urging Mr.. Crittenden
as the candidate for the Presidency irrespective Of
party or platform and on the ground of his person
al popularity with all the elements of the OpPOsi-
ton, and his sccePtability to the Democracy"
We rather think these political intriguers are
counting without their host in calculating on Mr..
Crittenden's "acoeptability to the Democracy The
Democracy support men on principle, and not on
their personal popularity-even should we cOncede
that Mr. CR1rTEEDEN possesses it. But he does not.
His milk and water course all subjects throughout
his political career, has protected him from any
very active opposition; but he never was a popular
man. The people admire men Of nerve and deci-
sion-men Of stern, undinching principle. Mr.
CR1rTENDEN never was such a man, and be never
had the heart Of the people. At present, no man is
more odious to the Southern Democracy, except his
partner in treaehery-Mr. BELL He has deserted
the cause OF the South in its greatest necessity and
has gone over, 'horse, foot, and dragons" to the
enemy. The basene.s of his recreancy will never
be forgotten or forgiven. We cannot say, either,
that the favor he has received from GREELEY, and
the other Aboitionists of the North, cOmmends him
very strongly to our support. What says our
neighbOr? win he accept the proposition contain
ed in this paragraph from the Tri6uHsF viii the
Patriot unite with GREELEY s. Co., in supporting
Mr.. CRIrTENDEN for the Presidency?