Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-15
SATURDAY MORNING. SEPT. Is. ISG
Hon. VIM. If. sneed.

The Knoxville Register of the I2ih inst;
publishes a letter from Hon. W H. SSEED
announcing his intention to support the
BBECKISRIDGE-TA NCET ticket. He gives his
reasons for attaching himself to the secession
wing of the democracy at some length. We
do not object to the honorable gentleman
course. He is OF age. freeman, aud has the
right to choose his political associate with
out thereby mourning the ccnsure OF those
who may not admire his taste OF Judgment.
Bat Mr.. SSEED does injustice not only 10 the
candidates OF the Constitutional Union Party,
but to the Convention which nominated them.
He does notregard JOHN BELL and EDwARD
EVERETT as men worthy to be trusted by the
South !; and he declares
~ A large majority of the Convention were
from the North and it is hazarding nothing
to assert that there was not single mem.
Der of ii from the North who does not assert
The power of Congress to prohibit slavery in
the Territories-the power Of Congress TO
abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia
in the Dock yards, Navy yards, and Arsenals
though within the SiaIes-and cOnCurTing
in the opinion that slavery is u moral and
social evil and sin before God; most Ol
them believe that whenever and wherever
the power exists Congress should eXterminate
il. And in this view many of them doubtless
supported the action of the Black Republi-
eau Committee of the present Congress at the
last session. TO create five new Territories
"a hereafter to be made free States-iust the
number necessary when added to the present
free States, to give majority of two thirds,
thereby to amend the Constitution. and thus
the supporters OF the main line of isrgu-
ment' III Summers speech, will support the
Constitution, the Union, and the enforce
ment of the Laws, when they abolish the III
sttutiOn in the States. Whatever OF South
ern conservatism existed III the Convention
Was simply sunk in this majority IRON the
North.
Now, this is entirely gratuitous. Ii i mere
suspicion. He thought Mr.. SNEEp may re
gard it as ''hazarding nothing" for him to
make the assertion, we think it would b. very
difficult for him 10 sustain his allegation by
proof. If upon such suspicious as these
Northern men are to be condemned, thereaT
-. ~, -d,,=.,rIot-
&c, unreasOning opponent might start up and
put down the most patriotic and trustworthy.
There was nothing in the proceedings OF the
Convention to justify Mr.. SNEED's suspicious.
A more conservative body never met in This
country, nor a more patriotic one. The menu
bers were impelled by noble desire to free
the country of the little sectional strife. the
angry controversies, and unfraternal feuds
which were fast Graduating from the hearts
of the people that affection for the Union
and the Constitution. without which onr
republican form of government cannot ex-
list, and well did they do their work. Ii
Mr. SNEED don't like such work, WHY Be can
dislike It. But he need not, to shield him
self, attempt by unjust suspicious to condemn
men quite as honorable, quite as intelligent.
and not less patriotic and devoted to the
country than himself Mr. BELL and Mr..
EVERETT have lived quite as long in the land
as Mr.. SNEED. They have rendered the State
sOme service; and Mr.. SNEED will discover
that he is not yet the AutOcrat who can blast
them by stroke of his pen. And now. fare
well Mr. SSEED, the Constitutional Union
- Party can manage to get along 17jtk0lt you;
the Breckinridge-Yancey disunionists may
manage to get along ruth you