Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1862-02-16

beer made 10 make The letter appear as
peculiarly courteous and friendly TO fe:i-
Davis.
Toccninc upon The state Of thc country 8.
that time, h.r- Bright referred 70 the com
prom Sc efforts, and the Gordon border slave
States which engaged therein, Tennessee,
virginia, North CaroliGe, and others, a; first
pronounced against secession, bat ECTslc-a
Republicans Eeiusilr 10 'acei them IN ike
s7-rls. eventually changing tIc5r coUEse.
Then, from the lime Of the Issue Of the Pres
- srt's proclamation We were uot friends,
t4- enemies, in q belireEevt sense. Up to
"a lime provisions, UuGi.. 92s mails, &C.
I we're freely sent South: then they were
/ suddenly stopped, and aG.e- thas he woutA
not have given couEtcuEuCe to such thing.
/ or written the letter IN question.
No one who had heard this debate believed
| thai that letter Was the CeUs. Of his 0Epu--
! sion. with that letter before them, the com-
miJtee had reported, SIX ou. OF seven, II MS
] favour. But when the matter caTe IL here,
( pz-.y drill was applied and the question
/ brought 10 lis present stale. lie repeated
! tire declaration that be had no recollection
! Of writing either the lcttCrto Captain Ir2---
! liz or Jcf. Davis.
| lie referred +, lie Eacs that, in $3.50, he
/ was one Of the committee oI t-i-taca, VITA
{ l-r E.a- a.5-- head. and D-r.-i He5-.e- -s
( cue e lis members, vl the compromise
{ a.=-res-aEG TO The ESe. thn. lie ha1 from
! .le tiJst opposed the sectional measure Of
! he gentleman from Pennsylvania tir.
Ui.uot iHa prgT5-. which l: wished ID
/ attach excluding the South from ire tcrri-
tories. IE0lgl repre- sE.laE -cle S,:-cs
! he had never gwen s. c..lual vote.
lie singled cut ;lese tTo 2cl5iiaa ae.s o.
! lis life as signal, though tlcy were .ll- CON
| siEtslt with his general course. ami hat OF
/ Che State which had taT. times elected him
to this bcdy, and Wa-ca lad never ysr giT-
en- any indication O. dissatisfaction viii his
ac'io1. Ec could Eo- appeal 20 sny or all
o. their votes, as The decision LgGs sLCGld
| b or higher than personal grounds; bUt lie
would Civc the pledge OF an honest heart to
those w2o would do him iu=ti"e l's~e- -
49, -, ,-i-' u4EJ lle aCLlI and neU2c or
Tthose Fhose life and welfare arc liGECd win
his, that they shall not rgZict Il IL The acts
of his future life. He had made 10 effort
| to gaia Influence IN his behalf, and II II IS
true that the Senate had been poiled. and
lha s to 90 out he w-uij hasten 10 another
trial, OF the greas ~; 1;n3as Of she party
he ever acted with, before the pee 80 H.
= L;G1.r, -El'Jo o54-.;1,uj yf ,4e reEa5J. Bot
he Ia5 always desired peace. Pyiu;t3 him
t the path which leads 10 peace and the star
! Of Z restored Union, and We viii follow any
aS long as tAe-e Is t.e --lAseSI EI-AihGE 10
/ Sil-ae tea--o'eh VIM TIE Seli-ie-l - IRON
= -iasSs1 E1set's' i''lA ~" Ham 'S'i'e' az"
Il tennsT wanna
: Air. iislGh5 mex nl41e reference - .tEe
diHeroHce o. bearing teT-5.s am by .,ir'
- oansoa q Lean-' '-Ah Mt "H-eE O. B.
: Noth q NhoLl nc sSihg- -..'.-. e. WIN IN i-.e''
= .erI rs inflicted ny rEe rebellion lir
-ss-fyiIlgy having kindly asked D-rl Eor oz-
! tlGnariou on the l-t.er 10 @ir- Il.oA, WIZ
IleCa in September, declaring opposition
' 10 coercion, Ee said ihl- ne lat 'a
Va riuciPts agreed U.th thcsa WEo uaEcL t-e
q of5cy 81 Wl,Elce ring the troops from E4rl
ulaier. measure H.. vas uese5 bare INA
Dr. lsewlsre. and E--.c& tLc aa----.--ta -y1
4 .zal- a ca- tEsa contemplated as. ga.
[ Iotrc=4 a5 Is purpose. Laca i "-s s.al
/ tl1- coercion Tas WY. ami 20 tac .ala ce.
Il ceased Senator tToG L-iaol5 NJ DaEg.as
y lad declared. sTsr Is Gl=-1ill-' lis has
2 ever, however, been opposed 20 the d.l-rsus
Il Of secession. lie a0elt ao-awhst Or 5ai>
olnt- Finally no reucr>ct ta2t Il h2s
i been said he vas 10 ia-l. but Ao should IA
back into the cver-.., hands Of tie rCop,s
III oE Indiana.
II Il might, however, 60 hence ID a b-ile
klu- il VS. no, his.au's IF ne did '.g-u,,
= only bc h the force Of power, which A,
Y could NOT couroi, bu. Wajeh ads.uoaa
, I blow, il Il should come, Ie would aeccE
p, J.Tith 1he same nrEness an tgrtil|te tHa
j he did The other oas asw aimed d. his a9
! loiu-
, &r. Ten Eycss then addressed , few re
. marks 10 .he Senate IN .eroEce TO "a
: pressure which had been brought 70 bear t,
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