Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-02-26
snImportant Suggestion.

We received The suh50lned communication
from Spring Hill yesterday, and take
pleasure in indorsing as, in our estimation.
eminenily proper. Although the State has
rsfus by popular vote TO call Cohven-
ton, the people have elected delegates by
overwhelming uajoriiies TO Convention, and
jim DUNG so have said that these gentlemen re-
feet their opinions and sentiments. In view
of the failure to call Convention. We know
of no better means of expressing and de-
fnipg ibe true feeling of the State on the ex-
traordinary condition of public affairs 10y
which we are now surrounded than through
meeting Of these Delegates 1t is slso known
that next August, v hatever may occur in TIM,
meantime The people, under our State Con-
stifutioD, are 10 elect Governor and mem
bers to the State Legislature, which should
be done, in our opinion, gardless of the
party diff rences of the past, and with an eye
single to the present emergency which
presses US on both sidrs. To do this etectually
we must have unanimity, and to have thai
we should have, as nearly as practicable, a
true and fair expression Of the real views al
-fDe people. 1HlS NC dOEC ~ 49, 80
gales elected on the 9th inst
We desire particularly not 10 be nlisun-
derstood in this matter. Since the day
the Presidential election, we have endeavOr
ed to eschew party predictions, aid 10 liv,
and speak as disinterested patriots. seeking
alone the honor and prosperity of the PEE.
nile. We have regretfully seen tendency
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issue rendered in the recent election, and
have. 40 far as We have been able, exeTf,6
ourselves TO convince our readers OF all par
lies. that there ought to be no substantial dis
agreement among the patriotic people o.
Tennessee, on the questions We may DE mex
called upon to meet and determine. Tkrs,
questions concern not so much the proper
policy of administering the Government. a.
the existence of the Government. in Its pres
eut and future relations On such issues we
think we should all stand a. one man. Then.
whatever may happen, Tenness,e will be
unit. and powerful enough for the protection
of her own honor and her own rights. II
she Is divided, she will lose her SIR ngih aud
herinfucnce, and her children may soon b.
come the sutjecis Of alienation and suffering.
However they may have been elected. the
delegates chosen on the 9th inst. ought TO
agree. II they shall meet according 10 the sub
Joined suggestion, they should by all means
consider the feelings ard wishes Of all, and
present a line of policy, which under all the
circumstances, should meet the ready accept
ance OF The patriotic masses of all parties.
In that event our next Governor will be the
governor of the people and not of a part,
and the Leg stature will be the representa-
tive ola united and concurrent people. Thus
Tennessee will occupy position 10 exert her
entire moral iufiuenc, and If need be, her
entire physical power, in one direction, for
the protection of herself and the peace of the
Republic.
With these views aHd with the further re-
mark that the signatures to the communion
ton below, comprise men who are the most
substantial and patriotic citizens, and have
no .axes 10 grind"-have no .stub-m 10
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Government, We invite the attention of the
people to the subject We will add, that if
the proposed meetings cannot De held at the
time proposed. that they could be soon after
wards, and thus the whole object be accom-
plsbed =
SPRING HILL, Feb. 81, 1861
We the undrrgigned. citiz ms Of Maury
county, Tennessee, irrespective of polite Il
or party bias, would most respectfully sug-
ge~t the propriety of each County in the
State holding primary meeting at its Coun
ty-seat, on the first Monday in March, to in
sirGct and urge its delegates to meet at the
Capitol in Nashville, on or before the third
Monday of the afor said month of March. |
that they may define the position of the
SIate'Of Tenn ssee in relation to the CUES
tions that are di>traeiing his once happy
and united but now distressed and di,ided ma
ton. in language not to be nlistdkea or mis- |
construed. either in or out OF the State.
5. I. McMuTray, Mart 7. Cbeairs,
Henry p. Wade, Thos B. Bond,
A Z. Alexander, Israel McCarroll,
Nat. +. Cheairs, ThOs. G.. Shannon,
Jno. w. Cheairs, John l.. Dunlap,
Henry p Pointer. j. V. ChIders,
ThOs- u. Wade, j. w. Sharber.
A G. White.