Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-09
THE DEBATE AT SHELRYYlLLE.

There was large audience at Shelbyvile on
Monday, to hear the candidates for Governor We
thought there were more people at ShelbyVHie
than at Murfreesboro, although others judged tne
crowd at both places to be about the same. THUS
FAX in the canvass the interest manifested as SHOWN
by the umber Of people who attend the DEBATES
is much greater than has before been exhibit
ed 10 Gub.rpstorial canvass in Tennessee. It is
this interest which insures the success Of the de-
mocratc candidate Know-nothiugism Is the crea-
ture Of the dark-s secret conspiracy against re.
Tgious liberty 1t owes al its isu cess to stealth
and trick. 1t cannot stand open discussion. It
grew up IN the night, and will wilt ike Joxhu's
gourd under the sun of public investigation,
We have never heard Gov. JOHNSON to as good
advantage as at Shelbyville, and we remarked TO
several friends that it was almost the frs. ois.
cussiou we ever heard where tie democrats did
the most Of the shouting. Il was in Col GKs-
TRr's own county-near his "Sabine feldsr-sud
he was surrounded by his personal friends Yet
we would have been entirely willing to have SUBJ
mit'ed to the judgment of that crowd the question
of the superiority Of Our candidate &c a public
debstor. Wedo not think the fact was questioned
by an intelligent whig We heard the friends Of
Co. GENTRY express their regret at the lsmenesg
o his effort, 'rd their opinion that he seemed
t be in a state of duress; while the satisfaction
and enthusiasm of the democracy is indiscribabIe.
Most of our roslers will yet hear the csndidatee.
and it would be very inpotc in us to raise ey.
p"ctati0ns in their minds which will be dissppsnt
ed And yet, knowing that they are to pass unop
our Judgment af:er themselves hearing the speeches
we eand'dIy tell them that, in our opinion, there
has been no State canvass, since the contest be-
tween POLK and CANNON in 1889, when the 81.
peFIority as deb8tor was as decided in favor
o either candidate as it il now in favor Of Gov
JOHNSON We invite al candid men to listen TO
the debates, and to critcisc this opinion, if it s
open to criticism.
The candidates made but few new points. ard
we shsl! not, therefore, attempt full report of
TIE debate The denuucatiou Of know potbinpisr7
ny Gov JOHNSON was terrible, both in the Iancrscp
AMI rnsnner Of the speaker and in its ef-,, or
tde crowd. The new points made by Col. GIN.
Try were "the white basis" and q resoIntcn
passed a. 3 land and labor reform Convention. in
which the name Of Gov. JOHNSON was mention.
ed il connection with those of Gerret Smith and
Horace Greedy. This last charge would not have
been worth the utter demolition Gov. JouSsox
gave it, had it not been for the occasion it omen.
e. 20 the Governor to review some of n. go,c,
O. Col GENTRY, when his name as Tennessee
r preventative appeared along side Of the sboli-
ton's.s Of Congress Col GENTRY will not again
reer 10 the matter.
Abolt the "white basis" Gov. JOHNSON said that
Mi HENRY two years ago, first introduced the
white bass" al the asne town Of Slelbyville:
that be, Gov J ) then called attention to he fact
tlathe had not himself Introduced the rnatfe- into
the canvass but that. IS II mad been introduced Nv
his competitor he should have his fNofi it to Shei-
by county and back again to Johnson; thst two
years AGO he sal 70 more in East Tennessee than
he said in West Tennessee and be would pursue
the ssme course now; that the proposition wason.
" tk- that afte- Tennessee had secured the repre.
senta.ioI to which she was entitled in Congress
the basis on which Ike districts should be arranged
should be the same % that adopted by our State
Constitution for he sp?o-tio7ment Of Senators and
Representatives in the Legislature; and he notified
rs competitor that, as ne hal now i usef If to.
duczd ;his question he should discuss it through
the Stat. We believe that 10 one who was 8 wit
ness oC The great and overwhelming triumph Of
Gov JoHSsoS at SheIbyvie, for a moment doubts
his election IS . certainty. We heard it remarked
that r 10 were not for know.1othingism. Johnson
would beat Gentry twenty thousand votes" Well
with a complete knowledge 0! the number Of the
councils aud oG the members as well &c Of tn demo-
c-a's who vet remain IN these councils; vvilh
knowledge on these points which IL. know to be
aecurate-ys tell the people that J5ussuS will
make more than he will lose by know-lo,hins sm-
that he IL Strengthened hy tie late nomination Of
GExrRr by the Snow-nothnes Th.s know-uoth-
ing nomination secures TO Johnson the active sud
jealous support Of many hundred wings The demo
Gratis Who were in tho councils, sre rapidly leaving
them. and soon none will be left but e1ch IS had
n7ds arrangements for ernigrating to whiggery in
any razs-nen who bad their baggage packed Up,
ami their seats IN the federal wing omnibus occurred
before Il is underground Eno~.aothing railroad Of
fereI them free passage 81. midnight, over 10 tbs
enemy emp. a ia Virginia as related by the
Es7,r,r SO here in IeuurF-ea ste- brief sri ourn
in she comp Of The enemy, tls de!u1sd democrats
VII relura to their Oh allegiance with fresh zeal
AMI . noble resolution 70 make s'oDonent or their
drrctiun from the patty, by increased energy Of
eT5rt in tho cause. While the great bulk Of the
n.rtv Is true ami sasd'ss, and the erinz are con-
ing back, viii z'al revived and energy ro-:nvigo-
r,ted crr cause ia str ngthoacd by the adhesion Of
many Of the best braves. and brightest spirits Of
the cd vii, party. 4 feeling OF intense renug-
nance 70 tie dsun.oIe do,,raes and destructive
tendency Of know nottingham, already pervades
the great mass Of the people; and it viii spread
and kinalc until tie lst Thursdav il August, when
II, trace OF the iaanous impostare will te LETT in
this State.
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