Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-07

Missouri, ihoneh often kindly invited. } and
| couft-s that il is very painful to me TO with
draw from that broad f,lI OF congpnial Labor
TO hr, al the thuruy and haEkieSs paths o
| politics.
Apart from the pecuniary aspects Of tbs
| case. which. however. are OF considerable i'm
portance, Will candidiy say. that in hold
| Jag up to the admiring veneratiol of the
| An, rican people tue peerless name of Wash
| ingtnn, (almnst the only bond of fraternal
| sentiment which the bitterness of our section
| al controversies has Lett ~ feel as if was
doing more good, as far Us | am able to do
I any good. and contributing more 10 revive
| the kindly feeling which once existed be-
| tween Nth and SIntlI and which is nov,
| grieve to say. nearly extinct, than l could
| possibly do bv engaging III the wretch d
scramble for office-whch is one great source
OF he dangers that threaten III country
Thesr co Isideratinus. and others OF still
more personal nature. have necessarily oc-
casioned me to r' Fl ct long and ahxiously,
before accepting the nomination with which!
the Union Convention has h0nDrcd me. In
yielding at length TO the earnest sole tations
which have been addressed to M, from The,
most re- p ctabie sources in almost every part
| of the Union, | make a painful sacrifice OF in
ciinatiOn 10 what | am led believe pub
llc duty. II has been rrg 4 upon ne, and
Cannot deny that such l. my own feeling. that
Ne have i'llru upon times which cali upon
| all good citiZ rs, ut whatever cost of person
al conyCuruce. TO Contribute their share,
however hum de. to the pubic service.
| suppO~,; ii to b. the aim st univ, rsal i'm
pfes-iun--it i r.iaimly mGe-ihat tn. ex-
listing state OF affairs Is tx rrm-ly critical.
Oar political controversies have subsian-
tally ass smcd an aiusst purely sectional
CHAR tctcr-thaf ol . fearful struggle between
the North and the South. IL would not be
difsuit to show at length ne pcr.ious I'M
ture and tendency al This struggle, but can
ouv say, on this occasion, that, in my UpIn.
ION. il cannot b. much longer kept up with.
out rending the Uaun. ] do not All that
either of The great parties iT thu country
desires or aims at separation OF the States
a. iiGal object. although there are TX rem
its in considerable Numbers who hive tual
object in view Wuile potent aud a bale
| ful inf tencc is eX rci9rd by men of this class
in both sections OF the Uiiou p0l ton II
| the conservative Masses are iGSensibly aud
gradually guud, d into concurrence with
opinions and sentiments with which. in the
Ottsct, they bad no sympathy. Meantime,
| almost wholly neg.ccIug the ma'a public
Interests. our political con rOveTsies turn
| more and mure Gu questions III reference e.
| :. hIch. abstract / rmul8, the great sec
! lion OF the country differ rreconcii. bly,
| taut at s. axe which qtiteS IN discussion
| t. BE- kept up. These contrUy, r>ies are car
| rici on with steadily Increasing bitterness
| AID ,xa-l e alton. Ihc passions tnuS kiudieh
| l1,yr air ady Il 10 acts of violence aud
| siuod>h,d, "pnrua ca ug 10 I vil war in th
! frrrilurics aid attempted sersilc il.nrr, C.
! tI"n in the States. THe great religious aud
| phianil.ru, IL associations Ut th'. cnnnfry ar,
| ,;nd red. aud thr hin iiy soc al +, LAT ous o
/ North and ) south seriously impaired. The
| House Of Il pyy>Cula'ives, lowering "u IN,
| verge ui unaicHy. requires weeks To II CT Ih,
| urganiztriup, wu'ch ought To be tn. work o
/ an hOur, aud il holds is ssions (many o
| it, mrmher>. | am loId, ann d with cuncedIeC
| arlp.usI GA The crust al = " lcauC. Tn,
| candidates tor the Presidency rcprescn
| ting resp, ciiyc!y the dominant sccii0na
IDEAS will, 1t the ensuing elect,OI, Ia
all probability. be Supported by FUR, /,
| g.ugrl lhicai vote. In otn' words, We ar,
already drought 10 pass at winch Norii
and South cannot AMI viii no, Cooperate il
| The periodical TcOrgIuiZ alton Of tue Govern
| m,ut.
Can s1ch stale oc things long continue
e-p caily with the ever present ri IL OF new
causes oi evaporation! l uAG that it seem
ia me Impossible. unlr>s some healing cours
il adoi {, d. that Tie catastrophe. which III
| mass ot good citizens 80 much drprccatt
snnuld bc much long delayed 4 spirit q
pairioiic moderation mast be allied into nc
lion throughout the Union, or il will assured
w b,. III, ken up. UHlcs> the wa fare of in
Il immaloty sp e,hcs aud iuccudiary publ
cJtions il abandoned. aud god citizens. II
in I7T6 aud 1881. North aud South, vii
aglee 10 dc Il wIh The same elements of dis
cord llor they X sted then IA now as ou
"a hers dealt with them. we shall bat for
| vplv few Wears longer be- cy-n nDminallt
Dr thrcn OF oe family. The suggestion tina
the Union can bv maintained 10y The numrr
itll Or, dominance aud military pro~ess O
| oue ;, elton. *, ricd to cuerce the other int
submission, is in my ] ,dgment. s,lt-cun
trad c cry "a Ii is dangerous. | comes 10 ID
ed with "a d'aIii-smeli irum fields vet witt
b-ulh.r's blood. II the vital principle of a
republican gnssrnm,nt Is 1.-THE Consent q
the gov. raed, - much more dues "a uuion q
co-eq iai sovereign States require. as IL bash
the harmJay Is IL m m mrs, aud tbg IL valun
tary G. b 1ara ion ia Hs organic iunctionS.
Belle, lag Gar Itlise rsstspus. that healinl
caunsels mast Lc listened Ia it Ae are muc
isnger 10 n main one p oplc, regard III
la,e Natioaal U4iion Convention "a NOV,
mcnt in the Tjght direction. | could wiz
bat Il had bee Earlier aS~. mbi Il, win H.
Xciu i've F-i,r ice to oliici.d uomina iOui
aud With a more cpmprch -nSive Teprs sen ID
tioH, II possible. al til conflicting option
al tn county On gen raj principle. aai
in ard macy LINES. sd.nli iha, laird pa. ii
are o. 'ctidassie, hat IA be existing state
afFsir-. /! there * ~ b. atss escape lrom u
present iil-s.mencd cuulict, u Nuuld seCl
has "A comm nceni-sit mssi lee fna'le vii
ruch a meeting a that oi the 9ih aHd luI
a. Baltimore. 1 was "A fur reprrsenttgio
of thc conScra ative opiaiou of tue eoaairy
and ihc ealmaeSs, gravity, aud good f.'eilal
with wAcu ils prscecdiass were c0ndaetc
,nnol b. to highly pvalse'i.
Ia adoptiag a. IT. platform the canstilI
tiua without nate UT eOniiRent, the Coi4vri
Ilur, a. IL ss-.iEs 10 me, ptrsued = wise 81
oaiftaiic course No osHcr course Was though
- IA the a lie days al sLe kspablic. EIes
iiaaceflRg platforms are aiasvsg itiIo0t q
/ co laI sau.goc,I aud decisive. II Is ebjre
ed t.sat "a sa diaer - 10 The N aning 80 a
fundamental IA but they dslisr n'st less
80 .sHy gioss or commentary Toe Coastiis
/ ton, 10 Us iair and aalaras tnie, pFeiaiis,a,
ms ocly IA Is On shich good clilxrns
rysTy part al tse eoaa.ry eaa aus unit
and an, atteHpt o. 90 iarteer Nlti asshAtl
haze AZ osagr II Ct tHaa 10 esure tbuSe !
sgles IN great practical pro eigles ~ daa'
ga lErtap y-scai sssb 8. tie, or 20 bEiEg =
griher, ~ a tIails construct phrases "a
/ frsins seifsh insfites, shoss. w.Io have nethie
els IA essnsasti.
Tue e.ssl dale i0r the p ssideney presenis
by us Css0a patty j. ese.y "a, verify
CO ldeB<s a3o sap ost. l speak frssn pa 30
al k1esssiss 49, lag s-sesisiloa vita 81