Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-07-12

aHce Heutu act with The convention.
Under these circumstances, regard
ing the convention as no longer ma.
tional or calculated TO accomplish the
object Of its creation, and that our
remaining in our seats to ballot for
candidates would only be to register
the nomination Of MIR. Douglas, nine
Teen of those representing the State
sof Tennessee Withdrew from the con.
lyention. Subsequently TO our with
frawal, and before the balloting was
closed, two more Of our Represent
ltatives retired, leaving only three
who finally acted with Convention.
We regretted exceedingly the dis.
ruption Of the Convention. we felt
tho novel and weighty responsibility
thrown upon Us, and 1t was only in
the last resort that We felt it our
duty not to compromise the Demo
cracy Of Tennessee in nomination
of such Convention, believing then
as We do now that another nomina-
ton was inevitable, and when made
lyou would have supported it, OF We
lshould have been rent in twain by
the clash Of rival claimants. We
have no complaint to urge against
those of our delegation who acted
differently. Thew are accountable
to their own constituents and with
them We leave the matter.
T 1t became very serious question
. with Us, after our retirement from
, tho Convention, what course We
! sboula pursue: Whether we should re.
turn to Tennessee and refer the mat.
ter TO Stale Convention or cooper
[ ate in another nomination. We
carfassed the matter anxiously, and
!; after ascertaiEing that delegates from
Q all the Southern States except South
o Carolina and many from the North
Y ern or Free States would join in
Q making a proper platform and ac-
/, oeptable nominations, and that Dir
=. Gushing would resign his position
: in the other convention and join in
0 oui movement, We decided that il
. would be most expedient for us te
+ participate in the Convention to be
Q Immediately organized at Baltimore
}. We came to this result from the
J. following considerations: The sea
9 con was far advanced for nominations
'. and by the time a State convention
: was assembled 10 Tennessee it would
7 be too late for yen to participate il
J. a new selection and you could only
9 be left to participate il one made
without your concurrence. The I'D
e vooacy of the claims Of rival nomi
nees in our different counties would
: have eDgendsred bitter animositie'
o that might never have been recon
' ciled by the action Of the Convention
/. and in the interim our opponents il
T. Tennessee would have been actively
e prosecuting the campaign before oul
leaders were chosen. For these an(
e other reasons, TOO numerous to b
: urged 10 On address Of this desorip
{ ton, We decided to unite in the con
;. irention to be Immediately organized
( at Baltimore. Our authority val
we'll known 10 the men with whom
we sctsd, 10 he candidates WHOM
We nominated and TO our friends q
home. If our power had technical
ly expired, this was we'll known ape
, understood; no pe,Son could be de-
csiysd and no farther bound By oul
action than the facts exhibited to th,
: world would justify. II you shoult
r believe that We exceeded our powers
r and acted unwisely. it is for you IL
, decide and the result will be accepted
8 by us as final and obligatory.
We adopted the platform offered
, by the majority Of the States as rep.
resented q. Charleston and already
, recited in the address. We nomina
ted IS candidate for The Presidency,
the accomplished statesman Of Ken.
, lucky, John G. Breckinridge. and
for the Vice Presidency, General
Joseph Lane, Ct Oregon, the Marion
, of the Mexican War, and we earnest.
, ly recommend them to Jour support
They sre National men, identified
with the glory and honor Of our com
mon country and deeply pledged to
/. the perpetuaiion Of its admirable
Government.
+ ANDREW EWING,
i SAN. MILEGAR,
ALFRED RoBB.