Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-15
. southern Convention.

On the subject of the propriety of holding
a Convention of delegates from all the
Southern States, with aview of devising
some course by which our present troubles
and dangers may be met and overcome. the
Lynchbnrg Yirginian discourses as follows
"a SOUTHERN CONVENTION. = Whilst
we have never been friendly to so-calitd
Southern Commercial Conven;i,ns, and OPP
posed earnestly the proposition that came
from South Carolina to Virginia last winter,
we have been inclined to think that, in
view of the present condition Of public sem
timent in the South, it might be well for all
the Southern States TO select their best, most
able and patriotic citizens, for the purpose OF
comforting with each other in convention, as
to the duty of the South, in the event of
LincOln's inaugurating policy adverse to
our interests and rights under the Constitu-
ton. But we would not be willing TO clothe
such Convention with absolute powers, and
would hold its action subject to the ratifca-
ton of the people" @
On the same subject the Washington States
and Union says:
1.-The convention suggested by Gov. Gist
ought not to be confined to the State OfScuth
Carolina. For the fertilization of peace and
an expression of the whole opinion of the
Southern States, we would like to see them
meet tOgether-as some such movement ap-
pears to be necessary. Let them come calm
ly together-Iet good, sound, mature men,
representing their best interests and their
dearest rights, meet in cOuHcil--as their IA
theirs did when founding the Independence
now so rccklessly irified with, and when al
most all of the thirteen were slave States.
Let them be actuated by desire for the
pGblc weliare, and the same abnegation of
svlf-interest-lei them meet the represen-
tatives of living, breathing and patriotic peO-
pie, not as the mere representatives OF them
selves and their own views and ends; and let
them drtermlnp like The noble men who en-
tered the old SiaIe House of Philadelphia,
on the night of the 81 of July, Ito come
To an understanding. To Yield their personal
frenzies to the popular voicr, as indicated by
the will of the mtjpriiy; and though they
90 into council with differing views and poll
cieS. to come out with united faith. and an
identity of purpose suitable for ihe defence
and preservation of the identity of interests
they represent
Such a convention--if held in a spirit of
wisdOm-if convened not for the pnrp"se Of
issuing infammatOry manif stoes and the dis
play of pyrotrchaic speeches, but 10 ponder
On the st means of self preservation instrad
of suicide would. We firmly believe. result
in a healthy consnlidari"n of conservative
opinion, such as would be a standing barrier
in the wav of all wild and reasonable pro-
tets in future.
If such convention should BE- thought Of,
as il doubtless will, we implure The people 10
permit themselves to be- represented only by
m II OF culture, maturity, and experience
by men whose heads attract more attention
for what is in them, than the cockade outside
OF them-by men who are familiar with the
!, of thair the.
wants. condition. and resolution of their peO-
pie. From such men who would BE- above
the vanities OF display and che necessities of
intrigue, we could expect fair and impair
tial, diguiied and decided basis for public
action in the South" ~ =