Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-04

The Opposition members Of our LeEisia-
ture, some two weeks since, Hominatei the
Hon. JOIN BILL as the Union Candidate. OF
Tennessee, for the Presidency. The CnBser-
yative papers of The State have all responded
approvingly to the nomination, and most Of
them have placed his name at the head OF
their columns. In making this nomination,
the conservative men of Tennessee have in
tended no foressallment of opinion at their
National Convention. They are willing to
support any national, CONSTITUTIONAL law
abiding man, who may be the choice OF that
Convention. They consider that the claims
which their country has upon them n this
hour Of her travail, are superior to, and above
all considerations az 10 the man by whom
then principles of national reform may be
carried out. But believing that Mr. BILL il
prominently ssited to the present jniicture
and crisis Of affairs. and that Rom his Romi-
nation, success wiii be as certain as that from
his election will come peace. they have taken
this occasion and these means publicly TO
bring to the consideration of the whole ma
ton, his superior claims to the nomination.
all OF which are based upon the good results
that would follow to the country
The sentiment Of the Union ard CoDserva-
tive men of Tennessee, is unit upon the sub
jet IF Mr.. BILL S nomination There never
was probably in the history of the STATE, a
time when any party looked TO one man with
more confidence than nov do the Opposition
to JnIIN BELL Mr.. BELL. today. as a States
man. occupies the most enviabie position OF
any man in America For period extend
ing over quarter of q century, be has been
In public lie. thoroughly identified with the
history and great questions of that inferno
tiiate time-and when one year ago he laid
down his badge # public service and retired
to private life be carried with him as he had
always borne. the character of man Of III
corruptibe integrity, profound sagaciiy. and
broad. national feeling. He has proven him
self to be man whom Kings could not buy.
In all the high positions in which be- has
been plac, d, he has ever borne himself with
clean hands. having wholly escaped the cor
ruptiDg Influences of power and place, which
now seem almost TO be inseparabIy connect
ed with the name OF a national Office hold r.
The record of his public lf. Is before the
cOuntry-lst the pitiful SANDER rs who have
barked at bis heels for past years, scan IL as
closely as they may-thcy will find in il m
single part in which, whether in advocating
or opposiag. he was not guided by the most
national seniimrnis. and by devotion to The
cause OF his whole country which never f.1
tered His long experience, his sDeat prac-
teal wisdom, bis unyielding Grmness, aud
statesmaLlike sagaciiy, eminenily qualify
him 10 rule in these stirring times. Mr.. Bill
has never been trimmer or a iime-server
CoIstancy to principle has marked he whole
career. With a devotion and attachment tn
principle. which dins the lustre of antique
patriotism. Il man as be was. he once threw
himself into the breach, Voluntarily sacriic-
ing himself, for a time, TO what he ID ljeyed
10 be the e cd of the country. In that. His
tory has fully indicated the wi'dom and
patriotism of his course. We are Row in
the very midst of the evils predicted by him
on that memorable occasion. and resulting
from The course he condemned. All that h.
predicted and warned against has come TO
pas The great sectional party, the excite
meut and strife ca ST. by the r Opening of
the slavery agitatiOn-the>e have all b ca
realized. History, We repeat, has vindicatcd
the wisdom of his course, aud has done him
quick Justice
We believe Mr.. Bell to be the most availa-
BILE man who can lie found in the ranks of the
Opposition; and that with him "a their next
Union Cand date for the Presidency, the con
seTvatiye element of the country Will tri-
umph over the wild, reckless spirit OF Agiia-
ton and Rev olution. now existing both North
and SOJ.th.
The Opposition of Tennessee may we'll be
proud that they have man tn offer. who Is
80 well suited in ability. sagacily, courage
and purity, to the demands of the times. aud
should be receive the nomination from the
National Convention, Tennessee will do her
part in his electiOn--MduTy Press.