Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-20
Hon. Ii. II. Holmes for breckenridge
and Lane.

The Hon. B. z. Holmes, formerly a menu
Der of our State Legislature. and a leading
and influential politician of YazOO county.
has openly, and without evasion or qualilica-
ton, severed his political relations with the
enemies of the Democratic party. and has
come out boldly in favor OF Breckenridge and
Lane. His letter announcing this purpose.
teens with sound thoughts and words of burn
ing patriotism 1t will be found in our co..
umns to-day, and will richly repay perusal.-
AlSsissigpiDl.
We find the above republished in the Union
and american of yesterday. We take it for
granted that our contemporary, after inform
ing Us that it "has never held that the cleo
ton of the Black Republican candidate for
the Presidency would be sufficient cause fol
disunion or secession" dos not mean TO en-
dorse the Aississippian's opinion of the lc:tel
of Mr.. HOLMES. What object, then, can it
have for republishing the MlssissigpiIl's re-
marks2 We presume the object was to &C
quaint its readers with the fact that lead
ing and influential opponent of the demOc-
racy in Mississippi had joined the Breckin-
ridge-Yancey faction If SO, why not give
the readers Of the Lni0n and AHaeJicH Che
reasons Of Mr. HOLMES for his change of Pc
sitiOn-the " sound thoughts and words OF
burning patriotism" which he brings to bcaI
to sustain the cause which be has esPoused >
Mr. HOLMES is a 6isUniOHist. In the Con
stitutiOnal Union party he was out of place
He sought that party, or fraction Of party
whose objects and principles are most nearly
allied to his own. He did not do so becaus,
he thought there was a chance for the sue
cess of the Breckenridge men in the
Presidential election; for he admits that tbey
will be defeated. He believes that LINCOLN
is bound 10 be elected, and in that event he
is for preventing his Inauguration ia the
Union, If possible, out of the Union if neccs-
sary. Rather than submit to a republican
administration he would ''grapple with the
pillars that support this lettering fabric
called the Union, and drag it down. 1t Is
but natural, therefore, that he abandons his
old allies and musters under the flag which
flies above the disuIiOnists. No doubt he
feels at home there. But our contemporary
mnst feel little odd in such company.
For the benefit of such of the Union aud
Aneicag's readers as also read the PATRIOT,
we republish the conclusion of the letter of
Mr.. HOLMES. Here it is:
Ibelieve, however, that the Republicans
will elect the President. What then Once
in authority, the Republicans have vowed
they would acknowledge no Constitution that
shields the institution Of African slavery, and
having openly sworn thus, they should never
be permitted to stain, by their touch, the pub
lie institutions of the country, the keys of
the Federal Treasury, to our forts and arse
mails, to violate the Federal Court or pollute
the Federal chair, by placing in it the repre-
sentative of party who openly swears there
is a law higher than the Constitution of their
country. This should be prevented in the
Union, if we can, out of il ii we must. The
Inauguration of Black Republican as Presi-
dent of these States, would be an overt act
for the overthrow and utter destruction OF
the Southern States, to prevent which, self
professionalism first law of nature-bids us
resist; resist # TO the cost Of the Union Itself;
though it should involve the Republic in civil
war. Yes sirs, rather than submit to a GiSgrace
so Mack and daDaHing, ars should gr0Pple the pG-
lars that support this totterag .fabric called The
Union, and drag Il d0hcn about their heads, burr
ing those he'll Emps beneath us runs. 4,
Respectfully yours,
b. X. HOLMES
To Messrs. Armistead, EppersOn and Phil