Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-07
Did the Bellies Invite Mr.. Douglas TO
Come to Nashville!
The Louisville Courier of yesterday contains the
following article

The Louisville Courier of yesterday contains the
following article: .
A day or two since mentioned that Commit
tee from Tennessee waited on Mr.. Douglas while he
was in this city, and urged him to visit and speak in
that States" that this committee was composed of
Bell men and that one of them stated to a friend
that they wanted Douglas to speak there in order to
distract the Democracy and enable them to carry
the State for Bell.
Thereupon, the Nashville Banner the Bell organ
in Tennessee opened Its mouth and said
1--WE understand that the only invitation extended
to Mr. Douglas to visit this city was written by a
Douglas man in this city. No committee lohdterer
from this city called upon him a committee. The
whole of the above Is a gross misrepresentation
The Courier should show up its nformants They
have basely lied to him from beginning to end"
And right here, we would be pleased to ask the
Banner question or two: How do you, Bell organ
as you are. know what, or how many. invitations
Mr.. Douglas received from Tennessee while he
here! How do you know who wrote these invita-
tions, or any one of them? How do you know that
no committee from your State 1--WE didn't say any
thing about your Ci,y) waited on Mr.. Douglas? And
do you know what you were writing about?
Here is exactly what said, and repeat it,
not so much ~ show the qUbbe in the response, as
to keep before the public fact of some Importance
indicating the drift of matters and the object of
certain parties:
A committee from Tennessee waited on Mr.. Doug
las while he was in this city and urged him to visit
and speak in that State before the election. Mr. Doug
las, informed, made appointment, but
promised to do so if he could make his arrangements
to fill IL. The gentlemen comprising this commit
Tee all Bel and erpect TO UOte for Bel IN No
CemJeT! We learn, also, upon unquestiOnablc auth
GRITTY, that of this committee said. while in the
city, TO some friends with whom he was talking
about the matter that the reason they wanted Doug
las III Tennessee was that Bell in tight place.
and Douglas could distract the Democracy and thus
enable them (the Belgerines) to carry the State -
Having read this carefully look at the very small
bubble of the BInaer. We spoke of a committee
of Bell men from Tennessee, who waited on Mr..
Douglas to visit Tennessee, &c astmentioning Nash
vile The denial of the Banner extends only
to Nashville, to a committee from Nashville. In
other lCOrdS denies and eUen that Usrg lUdrdedLV
tobat 1cGS not charged at ALL
Look at the denial in another light. 1t don't deny
that number Of gentlemen from Nashville waited
Mr.. Douglas with an invitation to visit Tennessee
it don't deny that these men are supporters of Bell;
it don't deny that Mr.. Douglas was urged by them to
speak in Tennessce-nothIng of the kind it only
asserts that the invitation addressed to Mr.. Douglas
was written by Douglas man. and that the gen
temen who presented it did not act las COM
mittee"
Then, whether our statement pertained to the
State of Tennessee, according to our understanding
of our language. to the city of Nashville, as the
Banner apparently reads it, the denial emphatic and
strong it appears to be, amounts to just nothing
at all.
The fact Is as we stated it. Our Informant, a
Democrat, but not politician, is a man of honor
and position. He neither lied" nor was mistaken.
And if the Banner is exceedingly anxious 10 have
the public, here and elsewhere, convinced that there
is no mistake or misunderstanding about the matter
it can we doubt not, be accommodated.