Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-02
JUDGE CArRoS,s POSITION.

Our fellow citizen, V. K. STEVENSON, an
intimate personal friend OF Judge CArRoN
publishes the snbjoined card In the Union
and Ansziear of yesterday. Whilst he thinks
the action of the Judge at st. Louis, ''result-
ed in saving our friends there" and that his
honor asfeelings are with the South he does
not hesitate to admit that he yet clings to
the hope that the Union may possibly be
preserved, or a reconstruction take place"
Col. STEVENSON also states that Judge CATRoN
twill not undertake to hold Federal
Court here again, NO matter what may occur"
We infer from this last statement that il is
the intention of the Judge to retain bis posi-
ton upon the Federal Bench, and to hold
courts outside of the Confederate States. This
would be giving the Federal Government the
advantage of his high character, vast inau-
ence and distinguished attachments, whilst
the South il put of with the poor boon of bis
feelings and sympathies. We trust that he
will change this state of things, and give to
the South what he now yields to the Federal
Government. Let him resign his position on
the Federal Bench, and thus show to the
fellowship with them. His old friends, his
kindred are in the South, aad are gallant
ly sustaining the cause of Southern indepen-
dence Some Of them are in the army aiding
in freeing our soil from the polluting feet of
the invader. Let them have all the benefit
of his influence and sympathies:
$50 the Editors Of the Ndd.riile Union and
4 lI,l Id Enf
after lis return from holding the Federal
court at St. Louis. and conversed with him
fully relative to bis position in the present
contest between the North and South, and
am fully satisfied that his mission to Mis-
souri resulted in saving our friends there, and
that Judge Catron's feelings with the
South. 1t is true that he yet clings to the
hope that the Union moy possibly be pre-
served, or reconstruction may take place, as
many other good citizens of his age still
hope for, and that revolution will occur in
nublic opinion at the North. when they will
coreede to the South all they ask There
are ,,ery few left in the South that sympathiZe
with Judge Catron in this wish, but at the
SAM time there is nothing in il Inconsistent
with his preference for the South In a final
division. L may add here that entertain no
doubs whatever, from my conference with
Judge Catron, that when the current of events
shall satisfy his mind that this Illusion is
without foundation, as surely Will occur, he
will take his natural position by the side OF
his kindred, friends and countrymen, and
will prove las bis feelings now indicate) one
of the stauncbest and truest friends oil the
Southern Government.
write this a. matter of justice to Judge
Catron, whose feelings are not generally un-
derstood. He wishes to live among his old
friends and acquaintances here, and after full
conference with him | can see nothing IN bis
wishes in this respect Inconsistent with the
interests OF our community. He CiH not uJl-
1,rtaEs to hold q Fed.raI Court hare Gg1in mat
ter lchat may occur, as he stated to me seUeTai
times.
Judge Catron is too old to firm new as
sociatiOns. Is earnest and honest, and better
and more reliable friend to our cause than
many among Us who are not excepted to by
anv. Y.K STEVENSON.