Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-05

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sETING OF THE CANDIDATES AT Upton

MEETING OF THE CANDIDATES At Upton.
4 correspondent furnishes Us with the following
account OF the discussion in Upton county. We
have other verbal reports OF tie speaking, all OF
which agree in representing the triumph Of Gov.
Johnson as perfect and cheering. All along Gov.
johnson hiss had the decided advantage IN the ar
g,Iment and now the mother CT States and States
men he's recorded her verdict of condemnation
AGAINST the secret ccnspirators the wind will be
completely taken from Col Geutry's sails. He
cannot claim any favor or couEtenance for the
.iergrounders in the South, but during the balance
Of tue canvass will have to content himself with
the successes of acknowledgement in the cold lat
itude of the abolition States. Whether the men
ton of these victories over the Constitution and
the rights OF the States will make Col Gen
try votes in q Southern State hardly admits OF
question.
Know-nothinsm originated in the North, was
MANNED bv abotionists, and II IS more than likely
that it will remain there. We say then, TO our
linton friends, continue to oppose and expose it,
and soon there will hardly DE 'corporafs guard
who will be willing to admit fellowship with it.
MEssRs. EDIroRs This was glorious day for
the Democracy OF Upton. The speaking of the
candidates for Governor commenced at half past
eleven by Col Gentry, he having requested the
GovsrpCr TO indulge him the half hour as you
know their arrangement Of the canvass was to be-
gin at eleven.
Col Gentry led off in the discussion n a speech
of an hour and 4 half and closed without produce
ing much effect He offered nothing new; his
whole speech was made up of the old hackueyed
slang against fpreigHers paupers and Roman
Catholicism, mixed with heavy complaints against
the Governor for the shape he had given the can
VASE inteTspersed with great complaint against the
white basis, and concluded with faint applause
from few wing know-nohngs who were squatted
in group near the stand.
The Governor took the stand amidst the hearty
shouts of the multitude, and lead off IN one OF his
abest and most happy speeches, throughout which
he was warmly and enthusiastically greeted with
rounds OF applause; putting TO the wall his COM
petitor, where he has had him from the start, in
foam OF perspiraton and deep distress; vindicat-
ing to the ample satisfaction of the whole democra-
cy his position upon all questions Of public inter-
est thus ing what Col Gentry positively and
expressly refused to do for his past record OF Nos
l. . 3. as num5ered by the Governor. The scene in
the crowd was cheering to the democracy when, in
the evening. those democrats who had been led OF
by the whig aud federal cry against ftrrelsrs and
Roman Catholics all returning to the fold, and in
bitter strans denounced the secret organ alton
n wing trick and p,edging themselves anew to the
old and long tried principles of the democracy.
So you may safely say to the democracy Of the
State that Upton will do her whole duty on the
first Thursday in August mex, by giving larger
democratic majority than she has ever given
In the midst of the speech Of Gov. JOHNSON
number of those who had joined the knew moth
mos publicly proclaimed that they were no longer
members Of the dark order, and pledged them
selves to 90 with the democracy with renewed
energy and pleasure. Upton.
NAY &c, 1855.