Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-18

The Nashville Patriot Of yesterday, after speak
ing somewhat in detail Of the past record of Mr..
BATES, says:
So far the puEick record Of Mr. Bates, though
rather meagl,c of fruit does not present anything
Objectionable 10 Southern men. But. OF lat2, his
peculiar frendshave beer assiduous in their attempts
10 place HIM IN q position TO command the nominal
tion of the Black Republican Convention at Chicago
To accomplish this. they have published what they
20 be his opinions upon the question OF slave
~. and seemingly with his authority, make good
enough" republican of him 10 satisfy the demands Of
all except the ultas Of the party. As yet nothing
has been published from The pen Of Mr. Bates, show
inc that he has departed from the conservative posi-
ton he occupied in $50. and continued to occupy
when he wrote his letter 10 the New York Wings.
I'm the state of doubt TO his real opinions upon the
slavery question, which his friends has caused, we
think ID due 20 the Opposition and to the country
that le should, previous TO the meeting OF the Bal
timore Convention, place himself fairly and square
~ on the record, so that no one can De mistaken.
VIII he not speak out frankly!
The Boltimore Patriot in an article on the Balti-
more Convention, says;
We venture to express the hope the ardent hope,
even ar the risk Of offending certain parties at the
North who seem to be engineering so as TO convert
the Baltimore Convention into Third EParty Con
ventiOn. that this Convention viii present Judge
Bates as their choice for President and leave 1t TO
the Chicago Convention to take him or not as they
please Such nomination from Baltimore would
be the olive branch of peace and the signal of
United Opposition Such a nomination would ylndi-
cate the authors of the Baltimore Convention from
the charge of getting mp division IN favor OF the
Charleston nominee which the Democratic press Is
every where laboring TO fix upon them, and which
II Is so anxious should be the case.
The Patriot has been accused by certain Of the
papers in the North IS being opposed to the Balt-
more Convention. If it is TO be a Third Party Con-
yenuon, the charge is true. We are opposed to any
such policy and shall continue 70 Oppose1t BUT II us
purposes be TO harmonic the conflicting elements OF
the National Opposition 10 present someone al Ccdgo
who, II they take him. can and Will be elected, Lneh
we say, all hail to the Baltimore Convention! IRON
recent Developments. not yet publicly h-nO11R pe hdOs
good reason 90 bejere that Ills lcH Be the ruling POLICY
Of this t0Urc8t0B, 1--WE itaicse and that Judge Bates
viii be ITS nominee upon the platform Of the Constr
tuition and Mr. Clays construction thereof. If 50,
the rOUt Of the Democracy will be certain and COM
plete for in thaJ event his nomination by the Chi
cage Convention on the same platform would follow
as a matter of necessity.
Whether il would be deemed advisable for the
Baltmor6 Convention to nominate a candidate for
Vice President is Questionable. Il would be no
more than lust deterrng 10 the Northern OppO-
sitiouists to leave this selection TO them if Chca-
90 should take Bates and 1t would be no more than
fr for Baltimore 10 signify its acceptance of such
selection provided he should be man Of the same
conservative and moderate character as Judge
Bates himself IN such an event, we should not be
,,,rrised 10 see the name of some such man
en- Judge John NJ. Read, Of Pennnsylyama, OF
cneaker Pennington. of New Jersey, upon the tick
cf such a man would be voted for in every State
az me Union with Bates for President
The question OF success Is after al narrowed
s-,1 ~ n question of a union of the Opposiuonists
of tbe whole country upon the ticket If the Bal
tore Convention shall address itself as we hope II
nav earne,rlv and honestly to achieve this result
their labors will not be in vain.