The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-25
More Good News from East Tennessee-Glorious
prosnect for Ceutrv and the American Cause!

More Good News from East Tennessee-Glorious
Prospect for Gentry and the American cause
Our advices from East Tennessee are more
confident and cheering every day. The Amer
lean cause there has gathered an itRRstus
which no opposition can withstand. Gentry,
everywhere, makes the most favorable impress
sion, and the people turn out in enthusiastic
masses wherever the principles of the Ameri-
can party are discussed by its champions
Though partially disabled by disease for week
past, Gentry, with the unfinching game Of
true Ternesseean, had not failed up to last
Friday, the date of our latest advices from him,
20 meet his competitor on erery stump, and
has proudly, calamity, triumphantly vindicated
our noble cause against all assaults. On that
day friday they spoke at Newport, and they
had but one more appointment (at cambridge,
on Saturday before reaching Knoxville, where
il was contemplated to relieve Gentry with an
efficient substitute, (Hon. n. S. Brown or
Hon. Jno. s. Brien,) il his health had not
been restored With few days of rest and
careful attention, we may confidently expect
60 hear of his entire restoration to the enjoy
ment of his usually excellent health.
The following letter is from reliable gen.
ilsman at Jonesboro':
JoNEsBoRo', Tenn, July is, 1866.
Yesterday the two candidates for Governor spoke
bore Col. Gentry was very unwell, so much so
shat be was scarcely able to speak. The crowd
was large and paid close attention to Gentry's
speech. johnson led of in a speech Of an hour
and half When he concluded his speech, Col.
Gentry came forward, and the crowd rushed up
close-every body seemed anxious to hear him
aud such a skinning as he gave Andy, l have new
er seen auy man get. Ny candid opinion is that
Gentry made at least one hundred votes yesterday.
number Of old line Democrats, who never voted
any other than a democratic ticket said after the
speaking, that they intended to vote for Gentry
l am certain that never saw crowd so much de-
lighted with any man they were with Gentry
He defended the American Party most triumphant
ly. Andy spent the greater portion Of his hour
and half in low abuse Of the American party
He tried to excite the prejudice of the people
against the order, but failed. In one word, yester-
day was glorious day for Gentry in old Washing,
ton.
The Democracy in this county have determined
10 unite on Watkins to beat Taylor. They will not
vote for Graham. Yours respectfully.
A reliable friend at Knoxville, writing un.
der date of Saturday, 21st, learns that ''Gentry
made fine speech at Greenville." The writer
heard Judge Brien at Cleveland, on Friday
night, where a large crowd of both parties
had assembled, and says:
He Brienl made powerful, argumentative
and telling speech Il was greatly admired and did
a vast deal of good We shall GAIN in that county,
and Col. anderson 0iH beat Smith for Congress"
Gov. Brown aud Judge Brien were to speak
at Kingston on Saturday, where very large
crowd was expected, and one or both of them
would go Immediately to Knoxville that eve.
ming
Our letters from Knoxville, from which we
extract many of these items, are up to ''Sst-
urday evening late" aud they leave no room
10 doubt for moment, the onward and victo-
rious march of our cause in that division OF
the State. In Middle and West Tennessee our
information is no less encouraging. Just one
week moro of good, hard work-of active
preparation-and then to the chargel "Be
firm aud steady, boys, and the day is oursl !"