The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-01
JeA:ssu and Gentry at JOnesbOrO' and Greenville-
Tone Of Feeling in East Tennessee-Demo'
cratic ImpresaionA Of the speaking.

cratic Impressions OF the bpeak1ns'
We publish below an extract from an elo-
ouent letter from Democrat in Washington
county to his friend In Cleveland. Read 1t
fellow citizens it is an excellent thing, and
will well repay you for the perusal If we
had any remaining doubts of Gentry's. election,
this letter would remove them:
"Aithoush, as you know, have been reared
democrat, and taught from my earliest boyhood TO
cherish Democratic priucples-and although my
preiudces are decidedly Democratic, yet am free
% confess that so far as capable Of judging,
consider Gov Johnson's whole discussion Of the
Know Nothing question as evasive and unsatisfac-
sorry TO every candid, rejecting and intelligent man
of oil parties, who heard him. bad been aceus-
toned TO hear him spoken Of by his political friends
as man Of talents and ability, and my expectations
were exceedingly high. Judge, then, OF my dis
appointment when, instead Of hearing statesman
like argument on great political question, heard
che mere evasive trickery and bumbuggery OF the
demagogue who does not address himself 10 the
reason and enlightened Judgment of men, but seeks
20 gain their votes by nrtfuly appealing to their
prejudces and party feelings. Instead OF striving
70 ascertain the truth himself and convince others
of IT, he endeavors TO blind his hearers by sophist
cal eyasions He seeks to make the impression
shat there is no danger TO our government and po-
tical institutions from foreigners and Catholics but
in so doing, he certainly does violence to the opin.
ions Of the well informed and thinking portion Ct
bis own party. We oil must admit that there is
danger from the hundreds and thousands Of igno-
rant and degraded foreigners that are annually
pouring in upon our shores with all their vices, and
their wild extravagant notions of liberty and from
the blighting influence Of the Roman Catholic
Church in this country-that Church whose history
10 history Of intolerance and Incorporating hos
tity to Republicsnism, and 20 tae education and
enlightenment o. mankind--that church which for
centuries has been and is now the great prop and
support of Monarchy and tyranny in Europe. How
shall this danger be nett is the question which
Gov. johnson ought to square up to like man and
a statesman. But by evading discussion Of this
question, he shows clearly and Enthusiastically that
he has nothing Of the statesman about him. To
sum up all in few words, Johnson is merely art
ful, shrewd, cunning demAgogue and If the demo
cratic party In Tennessee has no better no ADLER,
nor more suitable man for the ofice Of Governor
than be. enough sm confident ii has an hundred
and more then say TO it as cassus said Of Rome,
''thou hast lost the breed Of noble bloOdsl" Such
men are membranes stumbling blocks in the
way of grea; political party, and the sooner they
are disposed of the better, and therefore as dem
ocrat desire bis defesL
After johnson bad concluded, Col. GESrRr
arose and addressed the crowd. With tall and
commanding person, noble oOuntenAnce and dig
uifed mien. be favOrsby impresses an audience
even before he has said word. He was unwell
both a. JoBesboro' and Greenville. being afflicted
with something like diarrh@a. Bic gesticulA-
ton Is the very hnesthis voice is strong, musical
and fulItoned, and his dictOn easy, fluent and ele
eant In addition there is a eandOr, boldness and
n,repid,y 10 the dsclsrstiOo Of he sentiments and