The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30

numbers, and in all their beauty aud lOveness
added much to the interest and pleasanness Of the
occasion.
Bot to the speaking. Col L. N. TEMPLE of your
city, was intro iuced by the Marshal and first ad-
dressed the audience. The eloquence, ability and
earnest zeal IF Col Temple in presenting the claims
Of Americanism, are to3 well known to the people
of Middle Tennessee, to require even sketch from
our pen. He spoke for about two hours, and with
his wonted skill, patbos and logical arrangement
showed that upon the principles of the great Amer
lean party depended the integrity of the Union and
the permanency of Southern Ri hts and Institutions
His address to his old Democratic friends, who,
with himself without abandonment of principle,
had united and enlisted under the banner of the
stars and stripes, in bel af of the great con-
seryatve, National principles OF the American
party, was really touching and effective His
whole speech was listened to with marked atten-
ton, and to all unprejudiced minds, bis arguments
were altogether convincing and irresistible Many
of the opposition were present, and We pleased
20 state lister ed with interest and attention. and
to what effect, we are willing that they shall attest
on the 2nd of August Col. Temple was frequently
loudly applauded during his eloquent speech, and
closed amid loud cheers.
After Col. T. closed, Col. THos. A. R. NELSON of
East Tennessee, was introduced, and for near two
hours enchaned the attention of an interested and
listening audience. We had never before heard
.his distinguished speaker, and though Col Temple,
as we thought, had canvassed almost every view of
the sui jects now agitaling the public mind, yet We
are sure we never witnessed more attentive audi
ence than to, day, while Col. Nelson. in hls Pc
cular and Impressive manner and eloquent strains,
enforced and established the great truths and I'M
dying principles of the American party. Before
his arguments, the various unjust charges against
the American party vanished like chaff before the
wind. He utterly refuted, and dispelled as un.
worthy Judgment in a rational mind, tie ridicu
lous charge of prescription against the party, and
alter adverting to the wonderful sympathy of anti
American speakers for Romanisin, and their FIRE
quent assaults direct and indirect upon Protestant
ism, he proceeded and boldly met the issue thus
made by the opposition; and in handling this
branch Of the subject we are sure we are but Civ
ing utterance to the universal opinion OF the whole
assembly, in saying that he did it with ccarness
vigor and research not to be surpassed, and in
manner so irresistible that the effects of his speech
cannot be at all impaired by all the sophislres Of
the spoogists and defenders of Romanism, or by
tire bitter and groundess aspersions of American
ism by the whole line of anti American disclaimers
Col. Ms whole speech was powerful and efectual
appeal to the judgment and reason of his hearers,
and in it he has more than sustained the high repu
tation he has public speaker. He closed near 3
o'clock, when dinner announced, and all re-
paired in the usual order to the plenteous and rich
repast which had been prepared.
After dinner, the meeting addressed by the
gifted young Mr.. Grove of Giles. He asked to be
excused from making regular speech, as he had
been speaking from three to six hours amos, every
day for the last several weeks, and was, conse
quently well nigh physically exhausted. He, how
ever, entertained the crowd in happy manner for
about an hour.
After Mr.. Grove concluded, A. S. CoLYAR. Esq =,
OF Winchester, who had arrived on the train from
chat place, was loudly called for. He spoke till
the hour of adjournment. 1t is unnecessary to
speak of Colyar-every body knows how he can
talk, and how he clinches every nail he drives it,
The Shelbyviie train giving the signal for return
ing with her passengers, Mr.. Colyar closed, after
having occupied the stand thirty forty minutes,
and with the understanding that he would speak
again at night
Thus closed the day here, everything passing of
finely, and every body pleased and highly enter
tained-the best of order prevailing all the while.
The friends of Sam are in fine spirits in these
parts and greatly cheered and enlivened b, the
good speaking to day and also by the cheering
prospects iu East Tennessee, of which Col. n. as.
sured US in his speech to-day.
We believe much good has been done to day.
Old Bedford is wide awake, and anti-Americanism
will be made to tremble on the End of August.
Yours, IAN AMERICAN"