Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-07-29
The Canvass.
From tie Nashville American]
ELIzABETHTowN Tenn.,1
july ). 1851

~ OfAN0N ttAiNA - VI II
Il endeavor to give you the most prom
he inent featu1 es presented.
ne Gov. Trd usdale led in the debate
10 lie spoke Of the unfortunate absenc,
n of his competitor, Campbell, though
m he was represented by distinguishes
81 gentleman bf East Tennessee. Thii
l. represe ntation was by his approba
4 ton, for chad called at every point
% % for the VIII gs to bring forward a man
= to discuss t be political questions Of
= the day. Hitherto no one had done
So. He said, he Low ed to see both
sides of the subject presented so that
; the people might see, and then choose
the one or the other. He said he
had heard previous to his canvass in
! 40, that the Wings of this county
! would not listen to a Democratic
speaker; but they had been nisrepre-
/ scented; he thanked them for their
} numerous attendance and attention.
: We did not he said, expect when
; here, in '49I to run again for the Of
flee of Cove rnor, but his party had
! rought him forward, and that he wa 5
ehdeayoring, as best he could, TO car
Try the flag Of Democracy through the
is State. lie then spoke of the origin
iof the Government-its vicissitudes
H.. e finally, he said, severed the
Bhtish yoke and became free and in
ID pendent. He then took up the'I
origin and extent of slayery-the /
difficulties wi ich it had occasianed be-
tween the tw sections of the Union, +
an d the various adjust tine hts which
had been made. He then discussed
the Compronl Use measures Of the last
Congress. i lie did no t think the
South had bel en- righted in every par
ticular, but i e loved the peace and
harmony Of the people, and he want
edno farther agitation LIE was for {
the Compromi Use and the Union-this !
he discussed at some length, and
read various pointed documents to
colroborate with what he said. lie
then took upIthe subject of Internal
improvements, and stated that he
had been m uch misyepresented in \
East Tennesse e-he tas as much for !,
a judicious system on internal I'm
provements, well guarGa il all its I;
provisions, calculated by its nature to q
develope the vast resources Of the
State, as his competitor or any other ;
man, and for b further and fuller ex- l
posure of his opinions, he referred
them to his message delivered to tie
last General Assembly, and stated
that they were his opinions now lie
then took up the subject Of Common I
&C., and discussed them, as c
we'll as all the other topics, in man S,
ner which m de the Democracy Of Il
Carter exult lin the extreme, while Y
the Wings we're sadly disappointed. Il
Mr.. Nelson, of Jonesboro, then [
took the Stand. He said he ap- b
oeared as the representative Of Judge d
Campbell, the Wing candidate for d
Governor, who was then sick at Me- B
uinnville-he appear ed with the ap- OIL
probation of Coy Trousdale-he con- Of
idered this hot as a personal con-
est, but a contest for prlnciple-he !,
GOV. T. for his distin- :,
,uished military and civil services to al
he country. He then took up the j.
Compromise read anextract from
Vashington's farewell address-he
poke of the ebellion Of South Car
li1a in 80, Which W as led by Cal
oun and FRUSTRATED by jackson, that GU
he fire was not yet quenched. lie III
hen took up the Annexation of RAJ
'exas-Clay Ind his advocates op- e ~,
'osed it and said it W uld lead to war dr.
nd disunion; the war took place as no
treaty with Mexico, so
hat he said, Was the Pandora's box 10,
f disturbances. lie took very strong iig
rounds on Il e Federal doctrine Ct er,
o more terrific Try He said the Dem a ah,
cratic party would keep extending 80
erritory until, like the Roman Re II
ublic, it won ID fall to pieces by its ~
wn weight. The acquisitions by the +.
realty with NJ exico strengthened the T,
forth and weakened the South. He ID
poke of the meeting Of tie South PHI
IN members of Congress, 'headed On On
! the Arch nnllifer, Mr.. Calhoun, . FIJI FL
some members were too smart to STA
ngage in it q sign the address to for
se Southern people. Thatmeeting, 81
, said, was the foundation Of the bee
nashville ConYention--that Conven- IA
on was entered into at first by both
Tbigs and Democrats, but the Wings l'.
id that its OBJECT was Disunion, and s
ley would have nothing more to do