Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-27
Card-John mnnso.


gomgy, Ste.,art, Dickson Humphreys and Hickman
CCuaties
FELLOW CITGzsss 4 few weeks since Announced
myself IS candidate for Congress in the counties
then com riaiDg the Eighth Congressional District,
in obedience TO what believed to be general de
sire for me to DO 20. When penned that card it
Sas thought tLat [ would have 10 opposition, and
Il the district had remained the same as when
elected, am satisfied that should have had none.
But, recently, yo1 are aware the State has been
-e-tia.-ict-1, ana IND myself in & district CON.
posed II part CT CHER CONT IS than those which
have the honor to represent in he Provisional Con
ess. According old party divisions the d5tric;
has now Democratic hsjority of nearly three
thousand. DR.. THOMAS MENEEs has announced lin
self candidate for Congress il ttiJ district He
has been connected prominently with the Damo-
cratic party, and hiss been known to the people Of
he district hitherto, as party leader. # is
kaoan to those Of you who know ne at
I'll, that I kave ksretofo-s bsen connected
with ths cd Ehts CT Opposition party
NJ Eaa Of ordinary Intelligence can fail to see that
= race between Dr.. IESEEs and myself would have
d.rec: tendency to draw old party lines AMI to re-
vive ala party feelings and predjudicas Il Is true
have served the people but very short time in
Congress. bu. would not be lnstrumsntaI. directly
or niireC,y, in ra&iFg rom tie ashes Of the past
tn dying embsrs Of party strife for forty seats II
Congress. The general idea. first becoming g con-
giction With the people, that old party lines should
be oblirersted coupled with the fact that MY term
Of service had been SO very brief, induced mo to
believe tia: should have no opposition the dis
triCt at Pressa: composed. Ihave endeaTored
to discharge my duty faithfully during the short
time have had the honor Of 4 seat IN Congress.
have herd 10 con- plant Of my cause as repre-
sentative from any quarter.
know tha: Dr.. EENEys deprccatcs. il the card
announcing himself the idea OF reviying cid party
feelings, ard says there ought 70 be unity ard hlTs
mony among tie people. cannot see how race
between him and myself would have tendency to
keep down party spirit or to produce harmony
among the people. But, l can see how such race
would have direct tendency to revive party preju-
dice and to kindIe the flames of discord among cur
people. Hence have determined not to be party
to any such a contest. IL shall never be said OF
NE, that whilst our yourg Republic was struggling
for existelce-whilst our gallant soldiers upon the
fed were cf1ring up their lives in its .fence-I
was engaged in contest calculated to arouse cid
party feelings and to ergender disco1d smCng the
people at homo. When 1 ran for Congress in the
August election my competitor and my self both be-
lorged to the same old party made the proposition
to him that We should make no speeches; he a.
sented to it and we me3e no canvass. Cur 1e-
spectiye merits were submitted to the people unin
fuenCed by any party feeling whatever. The REQ
pie went to the ballot box quietly aHJ 70 ei be-
tween u. have no reason TO complain Of tie re-
suit and take this occasion to return to those who
supported me my profound thanks for t houor con
ferel upon me. But l have not met naa since
&r. AESEEs' card appeared Who did rot deprecste
race between US on the ground haiti oo0uld excite old
party feelings. Many have urged ne to run any how
say irg thst had already announced myself-had
served but a few weeks in Congress, and tlat the
responsibility CT iuauguFapg the contest could not
be fixed on ne. But I knoJ0 such a contest would
do harm, and although the responsibility might not
attach TO me, yet the mischief would be done not
withstanding. Hence 1 ,si.hdraw my name, and
in doing so have thought it due you that should
frankly sta:e the reasons that imreled me to take
the step. JcHS f. House..
GAINESVILLE. Oct a. 1861.