The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-08-11
SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. II, 80,
THE Truth Of Eistory"-A. v. Browns Speech at
Lebanon.

Our readers viii recollect that a short time
previous TO the election, A. Y. Brown made
a speech in Lebanon against the American par
ty. The Lebanon Herald published a sketch
of that speech, from which it appeared that
the speaker had INDUCED in series of fragrant
and outrageous imputatious against the moral
character and responsibility of over 1920 Of
the people of Wilson county, as members of
the American party, which were unprece-
denied 10 the whole history of this or any
other canvass. Mr.. Brown published letter
in the Union and american, in which he pro-
nounced the Herald's report false, and told the
editor of that paper if he felt "aggrievedn
thereby, he could ''seek his own mode and
measure of redress"
Subsequently to this, and on Wednesday
night before election day, E. J. Goladay, Esq,
of Lebanon, made little talk to the American
party on Broad street, in which he endorsed
the report of the Herald, pronounced it sub
stantially correct, and said that he could bring
fifty MN in Wilson county who would do the
same thing This alone placed the Ex-Gov-
eIiOI pCOuldiig pCi I'S-Nii4S PiNNiNA'HO''1
which has not been greatly relieved by the
following statement which we copy from the
Lebanon Herald of the 9th.
Aaron v Brown
This old slanderer, in long letter in the Nash.
vile Union of the 3lst of July, denies the state
ments made 10 the Herald in reference to bis speech
In this place on the 2lst ut 1t is not our purpose
az present to notice this letter at length. 1t is a
dirty filthy lying production, aud is in perfect keep
ing with its dirty, filthy and lying author. In our
comments upon Gov. Browns speech we stated the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth,
as can be subst4ntiated by hundred honorable men
of both parties. We reiterate all we have said;
and when Aaron Y. Brown says We have lied upon
and sandered him, he tells Il FoUL-MoUTHED LIE,
and he k7sows it, Every decent, high minded man,
both whig and democrat who heard that speech, so
far as we informed, was perfectly Disguised at
the low, vulgar backguardism which Its author
heaped upon the American party. Some OF his
friends spoogized for it the ground that he was
not at hmself-that he had too much steam on
board. We challenge Gov. Brown TO produce
solitary high mind ed gentleman who will come out,
over his own proper signature, and say that our
statements were false. We don't believe he can
do it.
We publish below a certificate, signed by eight
reputable gentlemen, substantiatng our statements;
we could aod anunureu 10 the llst "ere IL heSoooy'
We regret the necessity which compels us to h1
LIE in Gov Browns mouth: there is lie out be-
tween us, and he has attempted to fasten it up
on us, we are forced to "locste" it upon the Gov
ernor, where it justly and properly belongs.
We, the undersigned, were present at the Court
House in Lebanon, on the 2lst Of July, when Ex-
Gov Brown addressed meeting of old line Wings
and Democrats, and do hereby certify that the
statements Of the Herald Of the 26th ult, in refer
enea IN VIII Gov Rrown said the best
of our recolections:
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