Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-06
From the Cincinnati Gozette
Card from Minister Harvey.


| The Philadelphia North American publish
es card from Mr.. JAMES G. HARVEY, dated
Lisbon July, 7, 1861. 1t will be recollected
that Mr.. HARVEY is charged with having tele-
graphed to Judge MCGRATH that the Govern
ment proposed TO send provisions to Fort
Sumpter. Those whe have urged this most
warmly probably forget that the Government
notified the Governor OF South Carolina to
the same effect. Mr.. HARVEY weakens his
| case by talking great deal about his hum
| BILE and upright course. He is a well-known
| lobbyist, and it does not do well topretend
to an excess of virtue. We quote the ma
terial passages from his card
When the seizure of the kilograms in the
| large cities, was ordered, public purpose
| was contemplated, which every good citizen
could appreciate. The Government was
properly entitled to all such information
A board of commissioners was appointed
to guarantee the sanctty of a trust involv-
ing many of the most delicate private inter-
ests and relations. and the country was salts
fed that, while the original design would be
served, the most scrupulous protection wonld
be extended to everything else. The first
use made of the privilege is an attempt to
strike down and blast the reputation of an
absent citizen.
have taken the necessary steps to seek
the most searching Investigation at Washing
ton. Besides do not choose to utter word
at this time which would in any manner i'm
pair the action of the government, or subject
others to harsh and unjust comment, when |
know that their motives, ike my own, were
the priest and best. 1t is proper however
for me to state right here that the pretended
discovery of any information embarrassing to
me is deliberate deception contrived to
give force to the ISLANDERS. The fact is, the
government was In possession of every title
OF the evidences which had accumulated in
Washington long before the public seizure
was ordered, several weeks before L left there.
land before had received or accepted my
commission If there was anything to know
1t was known fully and entirely, as will be
shown whenever necessary. | assert the fact
distinctly without condition or reservation
1t Is perfectly true, as was well understood
by my friends, that labored zealously, con-
stantly, honestly, down to the last hour. to
avert the collision at Fort Sumpter. l had
good reason to hope that it might be preven-
ted, and adopted the best means to attain
the end.
ALI the Intelligence at the time took this
part threatened daily attack by the so call
ed Confederate army the sacrifice of Anderson
and his gallant garrison, and the inaugural
ton of the civil war which the reckless con-
spirators at Montgomery afterwards pecipit-
ated on the country, and for which they,
and they only, are responsible before God
and man.
The state of facts existing then at Washing
ton justified my efforts. such as they were,
ana winch were not only known to those
high in authority, but were commended as
useful and worthy. | submitted to their in
spection every line received by telegraph,
and never held any other correspondence
but that, direct or indirect. My whole ac-
ton was voluntary, and, if 1 know myself,
was inspired by the higheset impulses OF patri-
otism.
can appeal to God, truly and fearlessly,
Tor the rectitude of my intentions, and for
their purity and disinterestedness. And
when we all meet before the bar of eternal
justice, and our hearts are exposed, have
an abiding faith that the one act of my life
which will plead most successfully for mercy,
and for the forgiveness of many errors and
lniirmities, will be that which has so unjust
ly provoked this cruel ealumny.