Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-09
rhe next Gubernasor,.r CANVAS.

ing political preferment. or making office
hunting calling. 1t is professed politicians
who have brought trouble upon the country.
Those of us in Tennessee who are de-
termined to stand by the Constitution as it
is, and maintain our rights under the Consti-
tuition, needing the admouitiou of our fathers
and disregarding the bowlings of Black Re-
publieans at the North; the threatenings of
extremists at the South, or the vancouver
ing of sensationists at home. will soon have
to choose Standard bearer, whose duty it
will be TO make the race for Governor,
through, perhaps, the most terrible storm
that the people of Tennessee have ever wit
messed.
We have in the mountain country of Ten
ARTHUR s. CoLYAR, who never held or asked
Office, but who, at all times, for the last
twelve years, has laid down his private bust
ness aud an extensive and laborious practice
in the law, gone forth willingly and cheerful
ly into the field, without the hope or promise
of reward, and upon every stump where he
has been heard, has made bis friends rejoice,
aud moved the honest masses by his earnest
elOquence and patriotic appeals.
Mr.. Colyar, from bis first speeches in 1913,
has been regarded by many as prematurely
alarmed about the preservation of the Union.
Over and over again he has warned the
people of the mountain district against the
terrible consequences of Disunion aud civil
war; placing the responsibility where it
properly belonged, with the political dema-
gogues and trieksters both North and South.
No man more thoroughly understood and
forcibly presented, in advance, the great is
sue now upon US than Arthur S. Colyar.
He is an out and out pro-slavery man, and
the great point with him has always been
and which be now firmly believes-that
separation of the slave-holding States from
the free States, aud of necessity, destruc-
ton of our present Constitution, would be
death TO the institution of slavery, first in
the border States, and then in the States
further South until slavery would be de-
stroyed.
His speeches at all times have been strong
convincing argument that secession was not
only unlawful, but that it was remedy for
no existing evil, and that it would entail up
on US incalculable evils.
1t is true that Mr. Colyar lives in one of
the most extreme disunion counties in the
State-FraRklin. He was raised in that
county and remained with bis father Ga very
poor. yet honorable and honest man, at the
pillow handles without being at all known I'M
til he reached bis twenty-tbird or fourth
year. Young Arthur then, (having acquir-
ed fair English education, mainly at home,)
while teaching country school, borrow ed
some books and read law, and what his sue
cess has been in his profession, the people of
Middle Tennessee, at least, generally know.
Mr.. Colyar is one of the few men in Ten
nesse who depends, whether at the bar, or Oh
the stump, not upon his native ability alone
to handle the subject, but upon a thorough
Investigation of the question at issue. His
numerous friends in this county have, on
many occasions, done him the honor to in
vite him to their public political meetings,
and they have always felt that no matter who
his competitor was, they had nothing to risk,
and nothing to fear.
Mr.. Colyar is always courteous and respect
full, and yet he possesses that characteristic
which distinguishes Tennesseans, in an emf
nent degree; while he recognizes no law in
social intercourse, or upon the stump, but the
law of kindness; yet he is bold and fearless,
and stands by his rights like true man.
When Mr.. Colyar grew up and commenced |
his profession, without single friend who |
had means to aid him-and without the |
money TO pay his board for week-he at |
,aehed himself TO the party who had only |
about 800 voters in his county, while the 9TH
IT party had about 1900; and though his
county was one of the few that voted the Sc
ession ticket in the late election, yet there
S no county in the State where the same ar
ay of circumstances was brought to bear in
hat election.
Besides the unparalleled effort to array old
,arty prejudices, the University of the South
vas made powerful lever to control men,
md by it were controlled, as it was every
lay taught that the University would be re-
moved if Tennessee did not secede. And in
edition, some large Female Schools, mostly
by southerners. were used with
much success. The Hon. II. L. Turney had
avassed the county upon the question of Sc
ession in 1851, and he then got a, reputabie
'oie. Looking 10 all these circumstances,
be devoted working friends of secession ac-
ually proclaimed and believed up to the day
# the election, that they would carry the
county by at least 1000 votes, but the result
vas only 800.
Mr.. Editor, L must close this communica-
ion Much more could be said iu advocacy
f the claims of MIR. Colyar TO the position
is friends now desire to place him. ii
tolerance and patriotism, taken
d connection with his devotion to the Union,
him highly to the Union-loving
len of Tennessee, as the most suitable man
-e could nominate as our standard-b bearer in
ne next Gubernatorial canvass; he has no iu-
ividual record to defend that would con-
1me the time assigned to him in debate, but
ould devote his whole time to the discus
ion of the questions that now distract and
lreaten the future of this once great and
loriors country No man of my acquain-
ance has more ability, natural or acquired,
nergy and zeal. In Mr.. Colysr is combined q
II the material qualifications necessary for
lccess. His heart is true, we can trust him.
BEDFORD.
he National InteIligencer ON the !