Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-03
Hon. Robert 4. Caruthers for Com
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To THE EDuUKs OF THE PATRIOT.-In these
perilOus ard stirring times of revolution and
civil war, it is all-impOrtant to our success
| that we should have wise and patriotic states
men in civil council, as well as brave aud
daring military chieftains in the field. We
should have in our legislative bodies the
| abest, wisest, purest, and best men of the
nation. As in the days of the great and glo
TiOus Revolution when our liberties were
achieved, men were selected as our legisia-
lators from their fitness for the position; so let
il be now, and let no man be selected for that
place who is or ever was a mere party poll
tician. Let the People, who have alike the
pO1ger and the right, frown down all these
miserable and most contemplate of all spec
linens of degraded and drpraVed humanity,
hucbstering party politicians, and put for
ward the good, true and patriotic men of the
country. We want no bTOken-dOwn, jaded,
spawned party hack. Parties have all pass
ed away, and let these party jackals be con-
signed with them to everlasting oblivion.
For Representative in the Confederate
Congress, from the district comprised of the
counties of Wilson, Sumner, Cannon, Ruth
erfOrd and Williamson, would suggest the
name of Hon. ROBERT l.. CARUTHERs, one of
the present able and distinguished Chief JUS
tees of Tennessee. Judge CARUTHERs is at
present on the Supreme Bench, and we do
not know that he would like to give up such
a position for the one we have reference
to; but he is a man who is always ready
and willing to serve his country in what
yer position he can do so to the greatest
advantage.
Judge CARuTHERs has not been engaged in
party politics for great number of years
not since he was an elector for the great and
good and glorious HENRY CLAY, in 1914.
In that campaign he ranked second to no
man in the State. He was member of Con-
gress from 184l to 1913, and declined re-elec-
ton. In lS4l he made the speech of the ses-
sion. Political honors have frequently been
rendered him, but always declined. Great
and good as he is by nature, he is totally
and wholly unfit to be modern politician. He
has none OF that kind of capacity about hun.
lie is too far removed above the low, vile
and contemplate means so often and so ne
cessaTily resOrted to by the trafficking and
unprincipled politicians who have ruled and
ruined our once great, happy and prosperous
country, ever to get into place or power
upon such conditions. Let the people of the
district speak out and elect him, and we have
no doubt that he will not decline the honor
under such circumstances. What say our CO.
temporaries of the press in that district? Let
us hear from them.
In making this call upon Judge CARUrH-
ERs, we intend making no reflection what,
ever upon the gallant, true and noble HAT
TON, who was the representative from thai
district in the last Congress of the United
States.
Mr.. HAFroN is now in active service as Col
onel of regiment; and we know him sufi
GENTLY well to know that he would never
leave the field he has entered until the foe is
vanquished and the peace of the country and
the independence OF his section are secured.
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