The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-03
lNTRY'S SPEECH.

34N- nth z. Gentry delivered speech
as from several of our exchanges, a
Ifn1 Since, at franklin, for the purpose,
n me of setting himself right, or ra-
tn justify his course in regard to the
Presidential canvass. How far he sue
ceeded we are not able to say, as we have not
vet had the pleasure threading this "after the
election" effort of Col Gentry, but have no
doubt it was entirely satisfactory to himself
and immediate friends. The wings of Ten
nessec generally would doubtless been very
much gratilied to have seen him acting with
his party in the late contest, but the election
is over now, and we are not aware that 1t will
make any particular difference to the genera
tons vet unborn whether Mr.. Gentry voted
for Gen Scott, in the year of our Lord, elgh-
teen hundred and fifty-two, or whether he
was right in Withholding his support. His
State voted for the gallant Old Soldier, and
hundred years hence we suspect every thing
will move along just as smoothly as If he
had given him his warmest support. If Mr.,
Gentry was influenced by what he conceived
to be high and patriotic consderations-it
there was no personal pique, or selfish mo-
tive at the bottom of his opposition, he has
his reward in the consciousness Of having
done what at least he conceived to be his
dstN$If he was actnafed by other than such
considerations, he will also have his reward.
We copy the following notice of his
speech from the Franklin Review, of the
Goth ult.
ain accordance with notice previously CIV
en-, Col Gentry addressed a portion of the
people of Williamson county, at this place,
on Saturday last, Goth inst. The attendance
was respectable us to numbers; and all who
were present listened TO the speech with
that respectful attention, for which our peO-
pie are so proverbial. Many came to hear
from desire to learn what he had to say in
explanation of his course in the late election;
others came to see and hear what he had to
say in reference to the future, while some
were present who fetj no interest either in
his past, present, or future. We went mere
~ 10 INC dS HC lSIuoSo-
ed an audience. Our expectation was, that
he would give some additional reasons why
he could not support Scott and Graham in
the late election, and we listened with great
deal of attention, to see in what his speech
then would differ from the one made in Con-
gress, in June last. We expected to hear
him on this occasion, offer some additional
reason for surprising that Seward-that great
bug-bear who has frightend Col. Gentry, and
other nervous gentlemen out of their pro-
priety-would control the government in the
event of Gen. SCOTS election; but we listen
ed in vain. We do not now remember that
a solitary additional reason for so violent and
improbable belief, was offered. We recol-
lect that the Col. announced with startling
emphasis, and fearful scowl, that Seward
was the most potential man in America. -
When he made this announcement we saw
many eyes open and many nostrils diIatc, rs
if the owners thereof expected every mo-
ment to be eaten alive by that great monster.
But he utterly tailed to adducc any proof
that that arch magician is so potential; and
thinking men will be apt to require some
eridence of such power, before they Will be-
lieve he possesses it; especially as this very
potential man could not control his own
State, his own county, his own city, or even
his own election precinct! Wonderful pow
er truly!