Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-25

Commenting upon a remark of ours to the
effect that the Tennessee delegation TO the
Charleston Convention had pledged itself, in
the event Of the rejection of the HowAED ul-
timstnm. so bolt the convention aud join the
s-eedeT-, led by YASCEY, the E.i0s and Ancr-
IcsEn says
We were not 81 The delegation and there
fore cannot state by authority what occurred
in II. But cur understanding on the ground.
was that the Tennessee delegation made M
pledges among themselves. or to any Others,
and hey made no threats Ia the language
or Mr.. Howard, AS they woHld not be dTiy-
IN by threats. they would ScOrn to make
any" The Tennessee delegation were fully
aware Of the responsibility o. the position
they occupied. and calmly d-lIherSied upon
each -.ep as they took IL Thy made no
premature decisions. Whether or not the
Tennessee delegates woald have seeded in
the event OF the REJECTION Of the proposition
offered by Mr.. Howard, we are unable 20 say,
because, they had not determined for them
selves what they would do. THIS was the at
iitude Of the Virginia and Kentucky delega-
tons a. understood. Mr.. Howard stated
that IL vas his individual opinion that a
i1rity of the Kentucky, Virginia aud Tennss
see delegates would withdraw. IL bis rcss,iu-
lions were defeated bat that no action bad
been taken by them upon that subject. ID
they had secs ded whether or not they would
have jlined in convention with the other del
egate-, who had already seeded. Was never
diseu-sed.
We are somewhat surprised At this. We
have been under the impression. aud We b.
lieve the country generally have been under
abe impression. that il was the intention OF
the delegation from Tennessee and other
Southern States. IL Mr. HowAKD's resolution
had been rejected, 10 withdraw from the Con-
vcntion. aud join the Southern delegates that
had already bolted. II this was not the in
teniion, why did Mr.. llOwIRp present his res
olution as f.e sihm1fsIa al ne Soisih II 10 was
not the intention OF the remaining Southern
delegations 10 withdraw. lhe resolution could
not have been an "ultimaium,r and The term
was employed ~ sham. We do not believe
there WAS any sham about The NATTER; but
that th- resolution was really The "sii,astass
Of tas Soa.h." Presented ~ such. the South
ern delegations were hound 10 withdraw in
case OF is rejection. or degrade themselves
Ivy remaining. To show what our eolcmpo-
rary though, about their intentions. We re-
mind him of the despatch he sent to his IA.
per commencing thus
CHARLESTON. May MIR Howard, Of Ten
nes-e-., pre-eatcd the following revolutions on
behalf OF Tennessee and kenlaeky. IL they
are not accepted. the Delegation from Tennrs-
sse. Kentucky aud Virginia will probably
withdraw from the COW rntion.
Aud, having Withdrawn from the Convrn-
tion. what would have been the next step.
az coar-e. slihoagh the point "sss never dis-
easscd." II would have beeu IL participate ia
ths Conveniioa OF seecslers. They eoald not
have goitea round thsi-lhe atmosphere Of
Charleston Was too seatheEn feF any thing
else II our contemporary Is right. and xe
doubt not be IL. we were in error ia saying
The Tennessee delegation was pledged. TO
do this; nevertheless, We do not see how they
could have avoided IL.