Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-09

Our distinguished fellow-citizen. Judge R.
L. Carutbers, returned from Washington q
few days ago. where he had been for several
weeks as member of the Peace Conference.
de was waited on early Monday morning by
a number of his personal friends and request
ed to give, in q public speech, an account of
his stewardship during his representative ca
pacity. He complied with the request and
addressed large crowd at the Courthouse
for near two hours. zs
Judge c. is pleasant speaker, elegant in
address, impressive in manner, aud conducts
an argument and arrives at conclusions with
great clearness and ability. He is known
throughout the State as one of our first class
popular speakers. and the large crowd assem-
bled to hear him was not unexpected, and
the profound and almost uninterrupted at
tentiou which was given him was nothing
more than that proper respect which is or
shonld be at all times paid to distinguished
learning and ability.
Judge G. began by stating that be was ex-
ceedinely sorry the result of his mission was
such as wholly prevented him from stating
any material fact. tending to a settlement of
our difficulties. as positively certain. And
in the course of his remarks be pledged him.
self to do no more than give a simple synop-
sis of what occurred within his observation.
He gave to the anxious people, in bis pecu-
liar manner, full history Of each resolution
passed by the Conference, not forgetting to
state what this distinguished gentleman and
that had TO say in reference to each-all be-
ing interspersed here and there with his own
personal opinions, which at one time deman-
ded applause from the secessionists and at
others hearty approval from the Unionists
We refer the reader to another part of this
paper for correct copy of the Resolutions
passed by the Peace Conferenc for every
section of which Judge G. voted. And We
see no reason why every man insthe South
who reads them should not agree, with him,
in saying they contain sufficient guarantees
to justify settlement of all our difficulties.
We would like to give our readers, as an
interesting portion of the political history of
the times, Judge C.'s remarks in reference to
the passage of each one OF these measures,
but for the want of time and space we are IN
able to do so. The speech seemed to meet
with great deal Ofapprobation. There was
throughout his remarks an expressed devo-
ton to the Union which none could mistake
and, in the midst of the Earring elements Of
the political world, we were told there was
still some room for the patriot and the lover
of his country to hope for peace, and per-
feet restoration of our former prosperity.
Judge G. believed there were those in the
South who favored disunion for disunion's
sake. With such be had no sympathy. He
ardently desired settlement in the Union.
for until every remedy known to man has
been thoroughly tried and found Intellectual
it does not become patriot to speak of sep
aratiou-secessiOn he would not call it, for
that was an abominabe word aud not known
to the Constitution.
These are some of the sentiments of our
distinguished fellow-eitizen, and these we
cordially endorse. He prudently avoided
vituperation and abuse, and doubtless con-
sidering his official relations with the people
of Tennessee, refrained from a too free ex-
preston of his own views. And in conclu-
sion commended to our lips the gentle words
of peace, and to our communications con
ciliation and good feeling --Lebanon Herald. .