Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-10
MACK's C0NcIUsIONs.
THE RACE FOR CONGRESS-.
Hon. RRIie PeytOn Accepts the NOmi-
nattOR-He Proposes "a vigorous Can

nattOn-He Proposes "a vigorous Can
Vass.
GALLATIN, Tenn, July s, 1867. Hon
BALE PEYTON-SIR: We have the honor
to inform you that the convention of the
Conservative Union party, which assem-
bled in the city OF Nashville on Saturday,
the 9th inst, unanimously nominated you
as a candidate to represent the Fifth Cons
gressiOnal District of the State of Tennes-
see, in the National Legislature, and have
authorized us, as a committee to notify Won
of this fact, and warmly to urge your ac-
ceptance of the high and responsible posi-
ton to which they have deliberately called
you. The Importance of the duties which
will devolve upon you as our Congressional
representative at this crisis, and the mag
nitude and difficulty of the questions in
the solution Of which you will be expected
to participate, sufficiently manifest the ex-
allied respect of the convention for your
private and public character aud the con-
idence your Conservative fellow-citizens
feel in your ability, your patriotism, your
answering devotion to principle, and your
courage and manly energy in defense of
those sacred and inalienable rights which
have been guaranteed to us alike by the
heroism Of our ancestors, and by that noble
written constitution under which it is our
homer and our happiness TO live.
We are, very truly and cordially, your
friends aud fellow-citizens,
H. S. FooTE, Chmn.
JOHN. S. BRIEN,
HENRY WATTERsoN,
GRANVILLE 2. SMITH,
IRA p. JONES,
Committee.
Mr.. PEYTON's REPLY.
GAILATIN, July s, lS67-Messrs. FooTE,
BRIEN. WATTERsON, SMITH AND JONES
GENTLEMEN Your communication of
this morning has just been received, and l
have the honor to say, in response thereto,
that the state of my physical health is
hardly such as to justify my acceptance of
the nomination so Unexpectedly rendered
me, through you, by the Conservative
Union Convention which sat in the city of
Nashville on Saturday last. 1t is even
| quite doubtful whether | shall have suf-
/ fcient health and strength to perform the
| labors Of the present Congressional canvass
| without more or less endangering my life
| But do not feel at liberty to reject the
| nomination offered, and, in accepting it,
! can only promise to exert myself in the
| service Of our noble cause to the full extent
of my ability, whatever that may be.
/ agree with those whom you represent
| on this occasion, in the opinion that the
| present is a most important and trying
! crisis in our public affairs Independent
| Of the troubled and excited condition Of the
whole republic, and the Serious dangers to
| which the Union itself Is at this moment
alarmingly exposed our own beloved and
| honored Commonwealth is suffering from a
| thousand evils which il has been rarely the
fate of any free people, in any age of the
| world, heretofore 10 experience. If the
| Conservative cause can be made TO triumph
in the approaching election, the people OF
| Tennessee will be once more free prosper
Gus, and happy; ifthe extreme Radicalism
| with which we have now TO contend shall
succeed in fastening upon Us and. our
posterity permanently the letters Of slavery,
then shall we be compelled to endure a
state of degradation and wretchedness
which viii leave no hope of our future en-
fraBchisement, save through the use Of IN
strumentalities which all sound patriots
and all true friends Of the public peace aud
happiness would most earnestly desire 10
avoid.
/ shall lose no time, gentlemen, in enter
ing upon the field Of duty 10 which / have
been invited, and be assured that | shall
not relax nay efforts 10 answer the wishes
and expectations of my Conservative fel
low-citizens, until the last day Of the Con
gressional canvass shall have drawn 70
close. Bale PEYToN,