The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-08-20
From the Nashville Banner.
GEN. HASKELL AND GOV. BROWN.

YEN. HASKELL AND GOV. BROWN.
We are really afraid that in stating what is
precisely true, of the meeting in South Nash.
vile Saturday night, our readers at distance
will think we are exaggerating wildly,
Expectation was on tiptoe to witness the
looked for conflict. A number of persons
had come in from neighboring counties ex-
pressly to see it. Early in the evening both
parties were out with martial music in the
streets, and professions being formed, with
transparencies, in the city, hundreds fell into
the rival lines, and proceeded with shouts and
music, to the place appointed in South Nash
vile, about mile distant. The enthusiastic
turn out by the Wing Young Men, was de-
lightful. Hundreds had gathered in from
other points, and the meeting was tremen-
dous the streets full, and house-tops cover
cd with men in the neighbOrhood.
We will attempt no description OF the
speeches, or account of the arguments GoV'
Brown spoke an hour, followed by Gen. Has
kell, for an hour, and each rejoined half an
hour
The DISPARITY was immense and incontestl-
BILE. Brown seemed to us to feel IN advance
the power of his competitor. He seemed to
have SINK under it. He seemed to have lost
his former confidence and his forme' power
over an audience. He was truly tame Hat
feeble in his arguments and had no more
spirit or brilliancy about him than so much
dish water. Haskell, who will not admit
who heard him! instantly showed him
self to be a man of genius, power, cogent ar
gument, burning wit, and brilliant peau,ii1i
thought. His exposition of the double-deal-
ings of Pierce and his friends upon the sla-
very question was terrible to democrats. his
portrayal of the course of Gov. Brown, IN
the Nashville Convention and out OF It, a
painst and for the Compromise, when ms
heart was sad and sorrowful" at the news OF
its passage, and now when he claims the ere
dit of it for his party, Astounding as this por-
ton of the speech did in inimitable sarcasm,
wit, humor, and historical clearness, was truly
merciless, whitening, crucifying! His vlndi-
cation of his old commander in Mexico was
touching, lucid, and brilliant beyond descrip-
ton. The contrast he drew between Scott
and Pierce bless us! what contrast will
never be forgotten. Its impression is as avlv-
ed painting upon the mind. The feeling it
produced will never be got rid OF by the de-
mocrats who heard him.
We can write no more Of it at present.
It is sufficient to say, we have never seen
large mass of listeners so completely swayed
by an orator MS that tremendous meeting was
swayed by Gen. Haskell.
Every body felt that the triumph was over
whemning -crushing. The enthusiasm a.
mong wings is as the joyous leaping of the
waves of the sea. after the storm has stirred
them into tumultuous motion. Those waves
will roll to the Mississippi, and to the peaks
of the Smoky mountain. All Tennessee will
feel the commotion. Pierce and his hosts in
Tennessee, like the hosts of Pharaoh, will be
overwhelmed and drowned in the great COM
motion which is rising in the political waters,
from the storm of facts and proofs which
Haskell and other glorious wing orators are
letting loose upon them. 1t is already writ
ten upon the hearts of the people that Win
field Scott receives the electoral vote OF Ten
nessee