Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-01
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questisns-to wit:
I. Will you. if elected. rofe for The uncondi-
tionot repeal of slavery in the District of Co
lumbia?
2. Will you vote for the abolition of the
Interstate slave trader ; ia
B. Will youirote for the Wiimoti proviso
being extended over the territories of Cali
fornia and New Mexico. and against any law
authorizing slaves to be taken there as pro-
perry? alffrsFyfao
Please answer the shove questions. yes or
4l115s2s. = : GROVE POMEROY.
To DR.. G. n. FITeH.
- % ANSWER OF Mr.. FITCH. - a
With pleasure 1 answer yes'' to the above
questions -
Entertaining the views indicated in my
answer above. I shall not only Uote ''yes" in
these measures. but if no older or ADLER men,
Der, whose influence would be greater than
mine introduce them into Congress. L shall
do IL znuself if have the honor of holding a
seat there G. n. FITCH.
Mr.. CUSHING is an honored member OF the
democratic party, in full communion with
the Southern portion of it, and was chosen
to preside over the deliberations of the
Charleston Convention. Mr.. FITCH, though
far inferior in point of ability to Mr. Cushing,
is also leading Senator, ard a favorite of
the Southern democracy. Both of them sup
port the BRECKINRIDGE-YANCEY ticket. 1t
appears to US the height of injustice to ex-
cuse these gentlemen for their reprehensible
opinions, and to receive them into full fellow
ship, and yet condemn Mr.. EvERETT as I'M
sound. But, as we intnated in the outset of
this article. this is q characteristic Of demo-
cratic partisanism The injustice to Mr.. Ev
rnBrr is still more apparent when we remem-
Der that Mr.. BRECK1NRIDGE, on the 80 of
December last, bore witnrss to his sound
ness, and courted his alliance with the dem
oceatic party. Said Mr.. BREBKINRIDGE on
that day at frankfort There is ano. her
aelement at The North, not large, but NOBLE
SAND TREE. 1t CT visits / Lli scattered CO.
"horts of the old shia III ~, Of men like
EVERETT CHoAIe ar tneir associates,
whose CONSERVATISM. tJLTuRE. and PATRIOT
Ism REBELLED AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN ALL
"ANcE. Besides these, are many thousands
in the Northern States, who seldom attend
the polls, and whose voices have not been
/. card amid the clamors that surround them.
:" GALL THESE LET g APPEAL - Mr.. EVER
EFT is the same no. at he was on the 2lst
of December; he'll iet changed in any re-
spect. He is now the same '.noble and true''
man whose conservatism, culture and pa
triotism rebelled against the republican al
lance aud to whom Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE ap-
pealed for assistance against the .'pernicious
principles of the Northern enemies of the
country. '-i D. 30 $3.50 - 5e
But, it is urged against Mr.. EVERETT, to
show bis hostility to the South. that he sub
scribpd to a testimonial in honor of CHARLES
SUMNER, gotten up in Boston to express the
public condemnation of the assault made
upon him by Mr.. BROOKS of South Carolina.
The history of this transaction is crrdtable to
Mr.. EVERETT, instead of an Objection. In
1858 when this matter first attracted atten-
ton and comment in the South, the Charles
ton C5uria, a journalwhich iavors Mr.. BRECK
INRIDGE, defended Mr.. EVERETT and ex-
planned it as follows, whilst the Montgomery
Mail, another supporter of the secession tick
1T. emphaiically declared-"f he IEDwARD
EvERETTl is not worthy of Southern respect,
no other Northern statesman IS. -
lFrom the Charleston Courier. May. 1851
Shortly after the chastisement of the dastari-
ly Sumner in the Senate chamber. by the
impeiuous Brooks. sundry citizens of Boston
determined to get up subscription for a tes-
timoniai to the caned calumniator, by way of
consolng him, we suppose, in his crest-fallen
condition and most ptiable plight, and pre-
fatorv address attached 10 il. With nu-
merous or at least several. signatures.
already appended to it. it was brought by one
of the signers to Mr. Everett, when he was
sick in bed. and under the. confusing iniu-
ences of an anodyne, and he was asked to
subscribe to the testimonial. Seeing the sig
nature of the Mayor, of Boston and others to
The paper, and not supposing that itcontained
aught OF yiclent or offensive character, Mr..
Everett signed without reading it, and in en-
tire ignorance of, if not actually misled asto
its contents. On seeing the paper in print,
he was greatly panied, mortified. and
chagrined at perceiving the 9intemp rate and
vulgar slang to which his name had been I'M
consciously attached, and he soon after adj
| dressed letter to friend in Charleston,
! explaining and regretting the unteward oc-
curreuce,7 and disavowing the sentiments
contained in the paper, Here the matter rest
| ed without .furiber explanation, until our
visit TO Boston last autumn, to, restore the
| remains of the gifred Legare to bis mother
soil. when we called at Mr. Everett's resi-
Is
| his Grafton on Washington. in this city, as to
| the obj-ct of our mission. but We failed TO see
| him. as he was then absent from Boston. We
| subsequently, called on, and had deeply in-
| tpresting Interview, however, wi b "a distin-
| guished and bosom friend of Mr.. E. in whose
| house and whose arms the 1anented Legare
Sbreathed his last, and In the COURSE of CONVEX
sation we Glanced tomentfon our disappoint-
ment at Mr.. Els. absence, especially in refer
cnce to renewed invitation TO him ie visit
Charleston, and also alluded to the explana-
ton given above. Of Mr.. Els signature to a
| paper so offensive to South Carolina, which
our distinguished host fully confirmed, add
| ing, substantially. "Sir, 1 can tell you wha:
is much more TO the purpose; not only did
! my friend, Mr.. E sign the paper under the
| Circumstance stated lIy you, but be went
much farther. He made it point to express
| his discomfort to the gentleman who had pro
cured his signature 10 the document, and adj
| dressed letter TO Mr.. SUMMER himself, disa-
vowing the sentiments contained in the eX-
ceptionable document, to which his Mr.. E's]
| seeming sanction had been unconsciOusly
| given.,5 1--WE add further, that the proposed
testimonial proved a failure, aud the same
has never been presented or purchased
fsI So sa*sd - t-fa - a7g* "a ao7 r
We may, perhaps, take another opportuni-
ty to answer certain unf0unded charges
against Mr.. Everett, accusing him of aboli-
tOnism, Fremontism, and freesoiiism of the.
Sumne school,. For The present, however,
We content ourselves with saying. that we
kaosc him to hold The institution of SLAVERY 70 be
legal o,le e,iL ed 10 The protection Of The consit
tlOn, and 10 be neither SINFUL IN itsef nor 'an,
scrfpturat- asNf-sA3AA "ii7la
-Mr. EVERETT himself, in a letter published
in s5S, made on explanation substantially
The same as the above Itshews that he com
mitted an error, and Fundamentally endors d
sentiments heSdid not approves; but at The