Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-26
From the Nashville Banner.
General Culiom and Colonel savage.
TuLLAHoNA. July II.

TULLABoAA, July II, 1885.
Sir: have this day heard the discussion, al
Tullahoma, between Anderson, Culloni, and Savage.
Dr. Anderson opened the discussion in very
happy manner, giving the Jacob Ladder Democ-
racy" some OF the highest ticks il has had since II
made its advent The Doctor Ia man of exten.
sive information and inimitable wit He defends
his position as an odlue Democrat with great
foic CO and power.
Colonel Savage followed the Doctor consuming
about half his time charging on Cullom for various
votes he bad given In Congress- The balance Of
the time was taken up In discussing the Know.
Nothing question. lie denounced the organiEa
ton in bitter terms-criticized the principles and
was alarmed for the country on account Of the Sc
crets and horrid oaths Said his friend General
Cullom was trying TO prove him Know Nothing,
but he was not, and the General could not prove
It. Said his proof came from men who were sworn
to keep the membership of members a secret, and
therefore il was not reliable.
Gen. Culom followed, aud having this day for
the first time seen Col. Savsge's circular, In which
Savage denounced him as a villain, &C., he was
considerably excited, and at once arrested the at
tenton Of every man present. In a few minutes
h. made the most triumphant defence to the cha :
gcs brought by the little charger, as he called
Savage, / have ever heard, and leaving the little
charger tied at the gate post, Gen. Cullom took up
the Know.Notbing question, and for one hour no
man in Tennessee has ever got such sknning.
There was not greasy spot Of Savage lett. lie
established by proof the most overwhelming, that
Savage had been member of the organization.
do not believe there was a man on the ground
who doubted it for a moment, and no man can
doubt it who will hear Cullom. After having
established this fact by proof which would hang a
hundred men, he took hold of his competitor in n
manner never before witnessed on any stump in
Tennessee, he held him up and literally di sected
bm--he was the man that charged honest men
with being perjured and unworthy Of credit be-
cause they we're w-Sothings, and then pub.
lsbed in his circular which to go abroad that
he had bullied bis competitor. This said Cullom,
Is an infamous lie and he has blistered his tongue
lying throughout this canvass; and intend to
blister him f,om the crown OF bis head to the soles
of his feet
We, said Cullom, understand each other--he
knows that know where he stands--and no man
who is guilty Of moral perjury shall denounce bet.
ter men than he ever thought about being and not
receive bis merited reward.
During this time, Savage had left his seat aud
came inside the crowd and stood close by Culloin
with large pftol sticking out Of his breeches
pocket and then II was that Cullom literally took
every bit Of hide off him. have heard many dis
cussions, but this was the only one ever heard in
which one party ertinguished the other.
Under any circumstances, | would sympath'zf
with Savage but The entire audience seemed to
think his punishment was merted.
TULLAHoNA.