Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-22

proof. of the determination OF the RepHhli-.
cans 20 take possession, 1T possible. OF tue
| government, for the purposes L have ce-
scrbed. And I have seen in the Representa-
lives of the lower Southers States, most
| resolate and determined spirit of resistance,
/ La the meantime perceive sensible loss of
| that spirit of brotherhood feeling OF
love for a common -co1ntry-that -favof-of-
Ioyalty-which are at last the surest cement
of the Union: so that in the present unhappy
state of affairs, l was almost tempted 10 eX-
claim that we are dissolying. week by week,
| and month by month. The threads are grad
ually fretting themselves asunder; and
stranger visiting Washington might imagine
that the Executive of thu United States was
the President of 40 hostile republics. Our
| wisest and best men observe this growing
feeling of alienation, and it has become with
them the subject of anxious thou ht aud con-
versation. They are alarmed, butit is not
craven terror; it Is the noble fear that patri-
OTIS feel for an imperilled country
Perhaps the most Imminent danger springs
from the possible action of certain members
of the contederacy. The representatives from
South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi not to mention other Southern States,
say that they represent their constituents
nay. that they scarcely go SO far as their con-
stituents-and most of them declare that they
are ready at any moment for a separate or
/
lures have passed resolves of this character
and we may safely assume that it is the true
feeling of the people,"
Watcher he was Intentionally casting sop
to the fire-eating Cerberus in this indignant
outblrst, we, of course, cannot say but that
it had this result is amply shown by the re-
suit of the democratic conventions of April
and June, and he is now the candidate of the
extremists, on an issue originally put forth
and urged by them, the issue of COngression-
al protection. At a ratification meeting in
Charleston. South Carolina, on the 9Th July,
Mr.. W. E. MARTIN claimed that he was pri-
marty the nominee of the Richmond Conven-
ton in these terms ''Is is remarkable fact
that the choice for President and Vice Presi-
dent made at the Maryland Institute was the
same which our delegation had informally
made one hour before at Richmond" The
character of the Richmond Convention is SUE
from telegraphic report of its proceedings
Col. Baldwin,.of Syracuse, said that New
York came here to assist to throw oil on
the troubled waters, to urge you 10 do as you
have, to take no decisive action. but to go to
Baltimore. The commissioners, he said,
agreed with this convention in deploring the
nomination of an individual whose selection
would be as injurious to himself, as It would |
be destructive to the democratic party and
dangerous to the Union. MFR. Baldwin
proceeded, at some length, TO deprecate the |
dissolution of the Union, and to say that he |
was one of those who could not see how the |
Union could be dissolved. |
Mr.. Dawson. of Ga, called the gentleman |
to order.
Mr.. Baldwin resumed and continued for |
few minutes in the same strain, when
Mr.. Barry, of Miss, arose and said-While |
we of the South have avoided all discussion |
of the question, we cannot permit Others to |
open the discussion. We have allowed the |
gentleman from New York to speak by cOur- |
tesy, and he has abused that courtesy.
MIR. Baldwin resumed, and was speaking,
when motion to adjourn was made and car
ried unanimously"
1t is only necessary to add that Mr.. BRICK
INRIDGE formally accepted that nomination
on the 26th July. He is also the candidate
of the seeeders at Baltimore, and is supported
by number of honest and patriotic but mis-
guided democrats.
We had intended to examine the charge
which has been made against Mr. BRECK-
INRIDGE of once sympathising with the
Know NOthings, and to conclude with a
review of his powers as a statesman as IL
Illustrated in the record we have given above;
but are prevented from pursuing the sub
iect further to-day by want Of space. We
have endeavored to be faithful in our re-
productions of facts, and to deal justly by
the unfortunate subject of our memoir.