Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-31

pay this dafy, for il win be put upoa
the price of the article. Aud The same re-
ply. With ike reason. may be made to all of
! their arguments IN teTroreR-all of their ar
| guments TO Brighten US into their basty and
nconsiderate course. Be on your guard. as
f-tefhe true position of your cahdidstes Vote
| for no man who viii not uneuuivocaIly
pledge himself to use his influence in the
| Convention, and vote TO submit the action of
the Convention, If it proposes to change the
| relation OF Tennessee to the General Govern
ment or to her sister States. to fair vote of
the people of the State Be not deceived by
those who say they are for the Union If they
can get their righls-but at the same time
are unwilling to give time TO obtain their
rights. Do-they agree to the compromise
proposed by Senator Crttenden or to any
other like PROPOSE ions IN substance, and are
they willing to give lime to have the Ameri-
can people pass a deliberate judgment upon
them? Rely upon it, if they are not. they
are for the immediate secession of Tennes-
see. Be not deceived by names. We are no
more submissionisis than are our opponents
nor as much So We are no more for the
coercion of seeding State than they are.
We are as far from The wish to coerce South
Carolina as they Gamble. We are for peace
and not for civil war. Ave are ready to throw
ourselves in the breach between the North
and the South and prevent bloedshed Aud
at the same time, we will not ourselves, he
coerced into line of policy, which. in the
eye of calm reason, and cool RI lection and
judgment, will be destructive to all that is
dear to US. We have an interest in this great
Government of ours-in its past glory and
in its future hopes and proSpects--in its civil
institutions and benign legislaiion--in its
strength aud permanency at home, and in its
character abroad, and We cannot consent to
give it up for anything save our dearest
rights and our sacred honor. We claim too.
the privilege of Judging of these things for
ourselves; we will take all reasonable aud
proper time to make up our judgment, and,
iellow-citiZ rs, We know you are with US in
these feelings and sentiments.
We beg the liberty of appealing to you
once more, and 10 ask you: are you ready
noao-to dry, or before the 4th IF Harch. 20 join
an excited people aid renounce, spurn and
tear to pieces, in few weeks, confessedly
the freest, best and most prosperous Govern
ment on the globe, and launch out in an open
sea OF confusion upon untried. unknown and
undigested plans aud schemes of government,
suggested aud advocated by men under the
highest state oil excitement. Will you be
controlled by men, whose acts in this matter
you wholly conference.-the will not consult
with yOu-who will not listen to you-who
would spurn your counsel-are you ready to
join them and throw ''yOur arms around The
pillars of the Constituton''-wrest from the
Government its firmest foundat tons, aud sin
vove our whole country in one common
ruins' We cannot believe it.
This is no party movement. The names
appended to this address iltly contradict
the idea. 1t is no trick of any kind-it is no
maneuver. 1t is movement OF the masses
of the people of all the old parties, to pre-
serve their rights and their liberties.
EEIIy poREpTS0N fg,a;-
j. L. MANLOVE, W. r. HURLEY.
JAMES WALKER, JOHN PENNINGTON
w f. BANG, JNO. HUGH SMITH.
A. l. DEMOSS JOHN SHANE
, r AMENT, GEO c. RICHARTtS
HORACE II. HARRISON f. FLEMING
JOHN +. GREER, J. H BUDkkE.
ISAAC PAUL, C. W. NAM f,
SAMUEL, ID MORGAN NJ MCCORMACK