Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-03-15
l=. m he Wisyam.

Tor Governor. lie, per-
haps, says the Central Democrat, did
not consult the following opinion Of
himself.
twill be remembered that Brown
low brought Col. Gentry forward US
the prohibitory candidate, before he
was ever thought of in any other
quarter. But a strong whig tempe
rance paper, the Franklin Review,
speaks Of him IN the following man
ner:
1--WE believe if Col. Gentry is the
wing eandidate,it will be the work OF
politicians, and not of the people;
and we believe, too, he will be beaten,
We speak thus plainly because We
mill not 60 into a canvass expressing
any confidence Of a successful issue.
when we feel no such confidence; fol
we know plenty Of as good wings as
ever east a vote-mhiys Of the Clay
and Webster school, acho cannot be in
dueed to vote for Col Gentry either
By eatreaty or menace. These wings
say, and they say truly, in our opin
lion, that Col Gentry has no claim
s.pon The mhig party Of Tennessee"
The Athens Post, one of the ables
and most influential whig papers il
this State, refers to his prospects il
quite a diffsrents train, perhaps, thai
was expected. 1t says: 81
ave repeat, we have no desire Il
stir up dissensions or cast obstrue
[tions in the way Of harm0eious ant
concerted action; but We cannot, ant
will not, permit the impression to b
made, SO far as our particular section
of the State is concerned, that NJ,
Gentry is the choice Of any c0nsiderd
bic portion yed, Of ecen an ilconsid
cradle portion for Governor. 1t j
not true, and those who are laborint
to make such impression are sadl.
deficient in the facts of the case"
The Sommeryille Reporter, also
good and true whig paper, in speak
ing of the movement, says:
sHow this step meets the appro
baton of the wings Of 1852, in thi
section of country, We are not ad
vised. We are advised Of one fact
however, and that is, during the yea
related above, or during the last Pres
|idential canvass, the wings Of Ten
nessee stood in need Of whatever Q
talent and genius Mr.. Gentry pos
sessed. Did he give them his innu
ence! Not he; but threw a dampe
over the entire whig party South
from which, with all their struggling
and zeal, they could not shake off it
effects. Then, among the long lis
of Tennessee Wing Statesmen, can
not one be found who has more claim
upon the mhig party than Mr.. Gentry
We would be utterly surprised at thi
step Of the Jackson Wing, did "
not know, or have every reason t
believe, that it is woos-dyed in tn
cause Of Knov Nothingisn." g, g
Further comment is unnecessary.
GENUINE NEGRO MINSTREL IN WASH
INGToN CRY. We cut the following
from an advertisement which appear
in the Washington Star:
! NOTICE. THE TRUSTEES Of the
IN Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church, Grew. John F. Cooke, Pas
tor being pressed to meet their obi
cations in liquidating the debt due fol
their new house Of worship, have beer
induced, at considerable expense, to
engage the services Of the celebrated
Miss r.. I. GREENFIELD, the
BLACK SWAN. as she is termed, orig.
inally of Natchez, Mississippi, to give
two or three CONCERTS for the
benefit Of said church during the en-
suing week, (of the evening of her
appearance due notice will be given,)
at u o'clock. Tickets 30 cents
each. aae .li4a
The Black ,Span, as she is called,
isa bouncing fat negro wench, Of
whose vocal powers the abolitionists
recently attempted to make some
capital. Mira. Harriet Beecher Stowe
had her on exhibition while in Eu-
rope, but with all the negro sympa-
thy that could be aroused there, she
failed to produce sensation. She re-
turned to the north, where we have
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