Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-25
From the Ssg Yock Herald.
The Prince OF Wales Invited TO visit
the Cotton States

the Cotton States.
Copies of the following correspondence be-
tween a number of Southern gentlemen and
Lord Lyons have been handed TO Us for pub
iication:-.s- 800 $50.
TIE SOUTHERN COMMITTEE TO LORD
LYONS.
To The RIGHT HoS. LORD Lyons, III. 3. Ms.
Envoy. EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLE-
NoPorESTIARy IN THE UNITED STATEs:--
The undersigned, citizens of Southern
States OF the Union, learning that it Is the
purpose Of his Royal Highnees, the Prince of
Wales, TO visit some parts of our country, re-
specially request your Excellency to tender
TO him cordial Invitation on our part to ex-
tend his tour through the several States
which We represent. 1t is true we hold no
Official relation to those States In extending
the invitation. We are private citizens,
brought together in this city. casually in our
travels, seeking recreation aud health; but
we are confident that we represent the true
sentiment of our section in inviting his Royal
Highness to visit US, and in assuring him that
be will fiud with US warm welcome and a
foil appreciation Of his claims 10 considera-
ton as the son of Queen entitled TO our
highest respect for her own virtues, and as
the sovereign OF great aud kindred nation,
from which we derive our lineage, our laws
and our religion, and as Prince destined TO
rule that great realm at some future day.
That broad and fertile agricultural region
where we reside will present to the Prince
an extended picture of wealth, prosperity and
happiness, such as he has not observed else
where; for the spectacle of great planting
region, Inhabited by gentlemen who own the
soil and the laborers who cultivate il, is not
to be seen outside of the Souther States OF
! the Union. The plantations OF t. South,
with their peculiar system VI labor, aud their
abuunding wealth, may we be looked upon
By the future sovereign OF the British empire
with deep interest The Cotton fields of that
fertile and extensive region supply the mate
rial from which much oil the wealth and pow
er of the British empire Is derived, and We
are confident that, nowhere III this republic
does there exist 81 higher appreciatio . that
great nation than In the plantation States.
We regard without jealousy the power anf
prosperity OF o kindred people, with whom ,
Is our wish at all times to live on friendly
terms.
By visiting US the Prince will be able 10
Judge for himself of our social condition, and
he will, we trust, bear with him when he
quits our shores all increased respect for our
institutions. 1t is a most happy result when
the leading minds of the great nations are
fully instructed as to the real condition OF
their respective States; when they overthrow
the barriers which prejudice or misguided
philanthropy seeks 10 build up, and wuen
they exert their energies TO bring about AS
far as possible friendly and unrestricted
commerce between the people of each.
We should be happy TO receive the Prince
Of Wales and his suite in our midst, and we
repeat our request that your Lordship will
extend TO him, in our behalf, an invitation
to visit US at such time as he may ind ii
agreeable to do so.
We tender to your Excellency the assur-
ance of our high consideration.
Fl w billiard, Montgomery, Ala.
r Collins, Macon, Ga.
II w Couner, Charleston, S G.
Joseph A Ackiin, Nashville, Team.
r Jennings, Nashville, Tenn.
u Courtney, Louisiana.
I'M Matthews, Alab ana.
W H Wittberger, Savannah.
Jas L Flewellen, Georgia.
Rufus NJ Johnson, South Carolina.
Walter Goodman, Mississippi.
W r Robertson, Sonth Carolina.
II Ward, Texas.
Robert A Smith, Georgia.
BIB Lewis, Alabama.
II Tillman, Tennessee.
CT Nelson, Arkansas.
E B Carlile, Alabama.
John A Miller, Mississippi.
John II Howard, Columbus, Ga.
VK Stevenson, Nashville, Tenn.
VIM NJ Martin, Charleston, S c.
Nv Sappington, Mississippi.
John NJ Bass, Nashville.
Henry G. Smith, Memphis.
New York, August 2s, 1850.