American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-03-21
VOLUME 8.
IHs NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
Letter of Horace Maynard.
LETTER OF INVITATION.
NASHVILLE, Tenn Feb, 6.


5 e LETTER OF INVITATION
H's NASHVILLE, Tenn Feb. q.
Dear si1: The friends of the Union,
and Of the Administration Of his Excel
te,ev Andrew johnson. our present wor-
q thy Chief Executive propose to ce'eb'a'e
the approaching anniversary of the birth
dsv of the Father of his Country, oy
,hold;po in the Capitol Of the state a
mass conve. .tion of th"se who desire 10
ace The State of Tennessee restored to
her pristine and proper position OF equal
.ity and influence in the Union, and the
frsterpal and good feeling which, in the
o4pays of Auld Lang Syne, pervaded all
portions OF this magnificent domain once
more animatiug our peppe.
This NAV, in their opinion be b est and
most readily acc, mplshed by hearty
and unquestoned Endorsement Of what IS
now universally known as the "restora-
ton policy Of our honored Presdent
and by the pledge, swelling up from the
hearts. and 6uiing utterance from the
- lips IF the multiplied Thousands OF he
free aud loyal men of our native Tennes-
see, that they will stand by hi who de
sirns and intends that the flag OF the
free shall once more cover beneath its
ample FL Is "a united and prosperous
people" from the tropics to the pole, and
cause the world to- behold and ackuowI-
edge than aite, the iiercest and mnst Sc
verel yutcst,d war tha history records,
athc olive wa~es
WHh roots deep sst in oattie graves
We te,ue nay. hy he memory of the
past, anu The precious hopes OF the fu-
ture we command your presence, nd es
pecially request that you hold yourself in
rea ness to address the thousands as
semblel upon this interesting occasion, to
pat the seal of condemnation, broad and
indellble. upon the libeler of the integri-
ty and loyalty of our people
Very respectfully,
VIM HeIsKELI. 4. +. GARREr.
NJ E w. -puNNAwAY. ) p WALKER,
VIM X PosToN, JANE PARKS.
y WILLIAMS, j f. THOMAS.
=. Z. WARalN. II II MARABLF
- ~ Committee IN hcHafio~
-.. MIR MAYNARD's REPLY.
WAsHINGToN, ID. g., Feb. 10
GENTLEMEN am to-day honored by
your invitation. nay, emphatic command,
to be present at mass Convention, in
Nashville, on the 22d inst, and to ad-
lress the thousands expected to assemble.
II pains me that other arrangements COM
pei me to decline he birthday of Wash
ington has become holiday in the nation
al calender. aud is a peculiarly fitting
tiue for the expression of patriotic SEN
timen s. To Us Of Tennessee, especially,
tits day Of happy memory. 1t is the
first anniversary Of our great deliverance.
The 22i Of February, 1860, will ever lie
mempraLle as the day when, ourselves
diseuhraIIed from the shackes of treas
on, we, in the very act of our own eman-
clparin, struck the fctters from our bond
pcu and declared them irrevocahly free.
j a4sa great work, and will rebound
rr aqra un more to our honor in all com
ing tnue The day is most appropriate
idr potaiar tribute to our honored Pres
!1epi, Andrew johnson lie is the great
emancpaior OF Tennessee More than
any other man. aud with greater effect,
3, he iabired for the overthrow of slavery
and the hated "aristocracy based on slave
labor. Ills sympa,hies We're with the
working men, the sons of toll IBo greet
land kindred ideas possessed him and IN
spired his action the freedom Of the
slave and the emancipation of the poor
white man from the slaye aristucraay.-
Eence his repeated cxulta,ien over ''the
--thonsands oi whites US well as blacks.
emanetpated by the war Unspeakabiy
+ gratifying 70 HIM it must he, that some OF
his blueresi opp passrs, his m,st'persistent
hdhSuNASs hhu lhiSSCu uu ",
ia VIII 10 he sas N the contest, t. stigmatize
him now lack words Of aduiation to ex.
press their approval Of his course; and
q by necessary implication, coutrition for
y their own. Thus is wisdom justified of
her children. We who stood by him and
gave him onr support, aud who according
to the measure of our ability, assisted ia
his advancement and shared, in conse
quence, something of his reproach, nat
aurally partake with him of this gratifca-
~ 1t is timely, also, to express our appro-
!, val of what you correctly say is uni
Fiveisaily kuuwn as the restoration policy Ut
the President For it is widely misun
derstood. at least strangely nisrepresen-
al a.. a..