The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-07-07
Fitzpatrick.-His Nomination and with.
draWal.

The Washington correspondence OF the
st. Louis Republican throws some light on
this subject:
There are some facts connected with the
nomination Of Gov FITZPATRICK and his
subsequent action in declining to accept,
which it may be interesting, if not impor
tant for the public to know. Governor +.
was not the first choice OF the Convention
for the ice-Presidency, but Alabama
claimed the honor of the nomination. md
IL was yielded to her on condition that her
delegation would name man they could
pledge would accept 1t was known to
several that prominent member OF that
delegation had visited Washington the
evening previous, but il was not known
only to the delegation what the purpose
Of the visit was When the nomination
was yielded to Alabama, with the proriso
mentioned Mr. Parsons, the chairman OF
the delegation, stated that a member of it
| had just returned from Washington, where
he had consulted Gov Fitz- Patrick, who
not only desired the nomination, but who
had pledged himself to accept it if the
choice should fall upon himself These
We're the circumstances surrounding his
nomination, and the manner ii was brought
about.
When the dispatch reached the hotel in
W ashington, where the Governor was
boarding. announcing his nomination, Sc
verai A!aba,nians rushed TO his room and
there, together with IA squad Of Southern
ire caters, remained IN constant atten
dance upon him, playing upon his fears
making fair promises of an election as
President pro TEN Of the Senate---and
Threatening him with political death should
he accept When the crowd called on
Saturday evening, tive Governor, it was an
nounced, had retIrel-a most improbable
story IL siew Of the fact that ii was pub
licly known that the serenade would take
place aud he therefore could not respond
lie was sill! hcsitating what to do and not
until late on the following day. was the
conclusion positively arrived at - decline
the nomination. The result will be the
Governor election as President pr, TEN Of
the Senate, a. reward FOR turning his
back upon h.s friends and his former
ylel-es
But what viii be the result upon his fu-
ture al ho;ur, The very men who have
controlled him here defeated h.s re-eicC-
ton 10 he Senate last winter, by post pom
Ing the election They fought him late
and early, aud bat for the untiring energy
OI L!s lIi"H'!>. NNOul ne na> now deserted.
he would have been inundated upon the
alter Of secession The personal admirers
of Gov. +. arc -orely grleved at this exhi-
uii!oH Q! t'n,dl;y on MS part | say t.n.E
~, for no one vino knows the man can
suspect him OF corruption. He will live
10 see the day when he will as deeply re-
gret his course as his friends do now
This course of the Alabama nominee
however. has resulted in the selection Of 4
much stronger man. Gov. JoHNsoS Of Ga
who was. IN fact, the choice of the Natio.-
al Democracy The Governors speech Oh
accepting the nomination, was most hap
py, and was enthusiastically clIeered. He
present.. very clearly the only issue in tn.
contest between the TIVE tick cts nominal r. d
by the Democracy" Intervention or non,
Intervention and shows that the only
protection or security 10 the South lies IN
non-interventiOn by Congress. the Crea,
principle secured by the Com promi,. Inea
surss of $50, over which the whole De
mocracy then shouted in triumph. Inter
ven,ion, he contended, must lead 20 dis
: uaion