Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-05
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of Gov JoIxsoNs complete triumph at MurEsees-
boro. and desil ing to hear more OF the conflict, /
availed myself OF the opportunity of the meeting
at Woodbury.. Ga this occasion Col GENTRY pre-
ee1ed by deli ery ia substance ofhis Mprireesboro
Speech and with his CHARACTERISTIC zeal for true re-
ligon, he devoted much Of his time to denuncia-
ton OF the Roman Catholics / am unwilling to DO
injustice 10 gentleman 50 highly distinguished:
and therefore must be permitted to express my
qualification, that the Protestant religion has ae
quired UoJa6teer charnpon so eminent for his pro-
fesson and practice in al the requirements Of pure
and indebted religion before God and man. His
career through life, as you know, has been in srik
ing contrast with the alleged degenerate practices
of the Catholic Priesthood who, at IS said do
sometimes swear and drink whilst by precept, they
denounce incontinence, and persecute heresy We
shonld all be thankful that the moral religious and
political dangers to Church and State, emanating
from such a hierarchy, are rebnked by an advocate,
elnbodying within himself the morals of Seneca,
the confluence of Cato, and the Christian devotion
OF Luther. All tue christians may now rest sat-
lshed, that the fourteen hundred Catholics in the
State Of Tennessee will be prevented for time from
concentrating their Jesuitical designs against the
religous and political rights of the other seven hur-
dred thousand citizens within her limits.
Col GENTRY in his speech absolved himself from
connection with the wing party, and repudiated
conventions generally. He who used to be a cham
pion OF the wing party who has received almost
gratuitonsy from them, all of character or position
lie ever attained-has deliberately dissolved the
ties between himself and his old friends. After
having threatened to ruin them as party; after
having denounced them as Infamous in the halls of
Congress hewe might almostsay in derision of their
supposed afjectness, raises the black flag of mys-
ferrous skulking oath bound political piracy against
all parties, and with butfoonish compacency, tells
the friends he has denounced and deserted-the
friends and supporters of WHITE and HARRISON.
and CLAY, and TAYLOR, and ScoTT-that he will most
gracIousy forgive their treason against his dctation
In 1852, if they will consent to abandon name and
fame; if they will forget and disown their iden-
hty, and become his unquestioning followers. his
slaves, the passive instruments in the hands of
few conspirators against the social and political
structure of society and the country. This is the
sum and substance of Mr.. GExrRY's speech, dis
gused under the gauzy veil of clownsh wit and the
| affected mannerism of low comedian. He avow-
ed, IN substance, the wish to form new organize
tion peculiarly GENTRY, with the concrete villany
| of know nothingism as a nucleus, and conglom-
Grafton of every thing and any thing to increase
| the mass, Of which he is to be lord paramount;
monarch of all he surveys. This is the attitude of
| the man, who as the opposing candidate to the
| nominee of a Democratic Convention, occupies
| the place successfully filled by CANNON, JoNEs
| FOSTER, Mil S. BRowN CAMPBELL and HENRY
His success will be the death knel to every wing
politician in the State. Turn his speech over, ex-
anime it from every stand point anayse it in every
possible view, extract all that is possible from its
rambling point and no point texture and it means
just what have said, with its dark purpose nten-
tionaly concealed, by sort Of oTatorcal garbage:
! else must Col GENTRY have been most egregiously
overrated as to talent, for eloquence and political
discussion, both by friends and foes. If there is
no other meaning to his speeches than what catch
es the popular ear then indeed is he weak pue-
ri!e and besotted debater. From the two opening
experiments, it seems that Col. GENTRY is neither
prepared TO answer his adversary, or to lead dis
cussion. His memory as to his own political course
and speeches is defective clearly manifested
| by his charging upon Gov. Johnson, as political
crime, his desire to amend the Constitution of the
| United States.
Gov. Johnson, unlike his competitor at Murfrees-
! boro, condescended to answer Col GENTRY
Speech simply, l suppose for the reason that he
was prepared Che is always prepared and able to
do it. The test Of his success was better Indicated
| by the interest of the crowd than by any other
criterion. There large audience and you
have some knowledge as to how eagerly his hear
! ers press towards him as a common focus so soon
as they hear his voice. This great demagogue,"
'this most mschieyious of all men, in the language
! of GENTRY this who has worked himself up
| by hard blows, given and taken, with Incredible
| labor, under adverse circumstances and through
mountains of opposition from all quarters; this
extraordinary man has the power to draw to him
! self to fix, and concentrate the attention of his
hearers in degree superior to any other man in
this or perhaps in any other State. Ia his answer
to Col GENTRY, he compressed the crowd and riv-
cited their attention until be crushed bis antag-
onist entirely. Upon the charge of his desiring to
amend the Constitution OF the United States, he
slenced him completely by his own act with re-
| gard to the veto power; to his reputation Of
| Conventions, he quoted from GESrRYs own speech
! in denuncistion OF those who set up to disregard
them. And so on until he had entirely exposed
the falacy Of every point in Col. GENrRY's speech
that could be said to have an idea.
The closing reply of Gov. JOHNSON was utterly
and completely triumphant, and closed amidst the
| shouts of his delighted hearers.
In conclusion permit me TO ask you, to what
time and place has been deferred the serving up the
promised feast of GENTRY upon JOHNSON?
Yours. truly.
~ At Masonic En, Fayette county, there is
| Baptist congregation of between three and four
! hundred members we are informed by well
! known and creditable citizen of the place About
| two weeks since, near two hundred of the men,
bers left the congregation because the pastor was
! found to be know MISUNDERSTANDING Union
! All honor, say we, TO that congregation. They
"a hluly carry out the principles of the ilustrioos
! ~ tbair Ronn- Wiloyno opa ~ IL