Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-10

FELLOW CITIZENS: am b,fore you "a a
Candidate to represent the people of Will
hanson county in the lower branch of our
uexI Legislature. and being unable to visit
the entire county and give my views at
l,ngth. az should be pleas d to do, [ am COM
D lied to adopt this method of communicat-
ing to you the opinions [ entrrtain upon
those questions which sem TO attract the
INST, if not the entire attention Of the peo-
pie at present.
There has been a war wagpd against u.s.
by our once brethren of the North, not for
any wrong done TO them. but mer-ly from a
d'sire on their part to break own our insfi-
| 'ntions-to suljugate US b. 4use we are ua-
willing to submit tn a b ( and tyrannical
u<urpaiion of The Cons Idit"n, which was
intended to she equal Justice not only upon
every section, but upon every individual.
They have perverted aud m scOu~trued that
instrument so a. to mean no rOt"ctinn to the
people of the South. Then, my Country
men, you will perceive that We ale fighting
for our liberties and all that is near and
dear to US. Our enemy. on the Other hand,
is promised beatty and booty" They are
told, as did Hannibal tell his soldiers when
crossing the Alps. On reaching its summit,
TO inspire them on to deeds of dep'ration,
he pointed out the fruitful fi-ld- of Italy,
which opened before them in splendor and
ma gnifcence, and told them all therein C ~
tanned should be theirs If they would out
conquer. Lincoln has not only promised his
myrmidon host all this. but that they might
satiate their damnable passion upon the chas-
tty of our d. ar females.
A people induced to take up arms under
these circumstances cannot be conquered.
Thy will dispute every inch of ground
aud burn every blad. of grass till the last in
trenebmsnt OF freedom shall be their graves"
Men and monry, the two great sinews of war,
must be provided to prosecute this contest
successfully, and if l am elected your + pre-
sentative, L will be prepared to vote for lib
eral appropriations to drive back LiucUln's
hirelings, or any other object which cOnus cts
itself with our defense. And the only in
quiries with ME, preliminary to my support
OF such, will be, can they be expended prof
tabl and JudlclOu-ly upon the Obj c's pro-
posed? My whole efforts shall be directed to
further the interest and welfare of Tennes-
see and her people.
There is one other subject to which l
would call your attention that of the adOp-
ton or rejection of the Permanent ConstItu
ton OF the Confederate States, which you are
called upon 10 ratify the first Thursday in
August next Time and experience have
proved to us the failure of the old one to
meet the objects and ends which our patriot
IL sires intended 1t il simply the old G ~
stiturion of the United States with W
myndments which, in my opinion, make it
t r preferable. deem i. unnecessary 10 dis
cLss he vaiue If those amendments, as all
you have doubtless seen and read that in
sIrument.
repeat that / am candidate for Repre-
sentative. The opportunity therefore is a.
FORBID you of passing upon my q ial fcatiOI
for that position. But whatever may be
your verdict, cheri>h the confident belief
Inat in every vicissitude, prosperous or adj
verse, You will continue to stand by the prin-
ciples expressed by the vote of tn propl'. of
Tennessee in June last-Southern Rights and
Independence.
Your fellow citizen,
A. P. MAURY.