Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-30
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lowing language: q IF Won should continue to.
be a candidate, and some other person should
receive the nomination from convention
and under these circumstances, if you should
be elected, and if you were satisfied that by
the votes OF Democrats YOU were elected,
would you serve as Representative" He
replied. f.HE WOULD NOT" j then remarked,
he was made out of materials, out of which
democrat could not be made"
Very respectfully,
~ ~ - JOHN S. CLAYBROoKE.
We the undersigned, were present at the
above stated interview, and certify that the
statement of John S. Clay brooke, as to what
he said to Col. Ready and Col. Ready sain to
him in that interview. is correct. Our atten-
ton was directed to the conversation at the
time, and our recollection is distinct as to
its purport as above given. -.
fkE JOHN L. HOUSE,
M WM. EWING,
THos. w. BULLocK,
8 J. A. BoSTICK,
Ed. c. Cook.
Such Is the man for whom the Democracy
of the Fifth District are called upon TO vote.
For this man, untrue to his own party and
seeking to act the traitor to the Democracy
by voting for their favorite measure that he
might thereby destroy the party, you are
called ON by your leaders, after having dis
placed man you knew to be true, to come
up and sacrifice your principles and place
him in the halls of Congress.
Has be ever, by werd or deed. done aught
for you oryour party? If his 'horrible Know
Nothing oaths" disqualified him for your
support two years ago, is he not still more
disqualified now? BE is running son his re-
cordn and those oaths are part of his record.
The facts contained in the above correspon-
dence and certificates are also part of his
record, and you are expected to endorse it
all. $50 ftlfE iftt4 ~
But the only possible excuse that your
leaders can give why you should vote for
him is because be voted for the Kansas bill.
He has twice run for Congress since he cast
that vote, and your leaders never thought
him worthy of your support before, and If the
Opposition had allowed him to run on their
ticket think you that you would have been
called on to support him now?
You, as honest men, expressed a prefer
ence for Gen. Bate. Why were you not per-
mitted to make him your candidate? A few
democrats about Murfreesboro' told you NO,
and you are expected to bow meekly to the
dictation-to bare your backs like slaves and
be whipped into the support of man who
has all his life opposed you, and who, with a
sneer of contempt, said he would not accept
the Office at your hands. How any honest,
independent man can think of voting for Col
Ready after all that, passes our comprehen-
sion.
You have two alternatives-either to vote
for Col. Hatton or not vote at all. We know
that Mr.. Hatton is an open and avowed oppO-
nent of the Democratic party. but he is and
will be true to the South and her interests,
and it would be more manly to support an
open, honorable opponent than servile Office
seeker who would betray you with traitors
kiss. Col. Ready avows no principle he has
none. but simply seeks the spoils of office, no
matter what the means of success may be.
Vote for MIR. Ready, and you say to the world
that you would sacrifice your own friends,
your party principles, your independence as
voters, all, every thing, for the single purpose
of defeating your opponents. You gain moth
ing, not even political victory-you sim
ply defeat Mr.. Hatton if you elect Col. Rea-
dy. Is this enough to compensate for the
sacrifice of Gen. Bate, for the abapdonment
of the doctrines you hold as sacred, and for
the surrender of your own will as intelligent
freemen? If so, then vote for Col. Ready-if
not then help to elect Mr.. HattOn, either by
voting for him, or refusing to vote for his OPP