The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-28
Correspondence OF the True Wing.
Barbecue and Public Speaking at Meanwhile Sam
wide awake
MCMINyILLE, July 23d. 1855

McMNvILLE, July 2Sd, 1855.
Mr.. EDITOR The American party of "Ol,
Warren" upon the short notice of five days got "
on last Saturday one Of the finest barbcue's tina
has ever come off in the State. There we're large
number of the people present and the signs show
ing Sans paesence on the occasion were unmistake
able The meeting was addressed by Col. JOSEPH
G.Pieket, ofSmith and Maj Andrew J. Dolenson
Col Pickett led of in of his peculiarly effective
speeches and entertained the large crowd for two
hours in an able aud exceedingly eloquent defence
of the American platform and the principles Of the
American party.
Most OF your readers know Col. Picket well
enought to know that that the cause Of the Ameri.
GIN party could not have been in better hands
He had in 1852 as an elector borne the banner oil
Franklin Pierce CALAMITY through mat struggle in
this congressional District and elsewhere In the
State, aud received as the reward of his gallant
services the plaudits Of the leaders of a defunct
party who are nov denouncing him as a renegade,
because iorsooth he cannot swallow Andy johnson,
his proposed change of the Constitution, bis white
basis doctrine, his sympathy with the foreigner and
Jesuit his converging lines and Jacob ladder re-
ligion.
The best evidence of the telling effect of the
Coils speech was seen at our Council room that
Evening and had Andy. been there with a dark
lantern among that crowd whom he is placed to
them H,trrelites he might have seen some famil.
lar faces and might have seea Handwriting on the
wall which, interpreted on the % day Of August
means 'thou Andy art weighed in the balances and
found wanting; Thy Kingdom shall be given to
Gentry for Sam don't know you"
Bat to resume. After the Colonies speech, the
people we're called from 1.-The feast Of reason" TO
splendid feast of the good things which a kind
providence has given Us this season so abundanty
Dinner over, the crowd repaired to the stand, aud
crowding closely around il, listened for two hours
to one Of the cearest most pointed and powerful
efforts ever delivered in this region by any public
speaker. Msj. Donelson handled Franklin Pierce,
JEFF. Davis, Cushing. Andy johnson his lieutenant,
and the clique who assume TO themselves the right
to the OF the Democracy and the right to read
those who do not go ~ith them out Of the party,
with gloves OF.
he pointed those present to the dangers which
awaited the nation if the American party were not
sustained and made most mastery effort In favor
OF the American party, and 10 indication Of their
principles. His appeal to the old Jackson men
present, win not soon be forgotten by those who
heard him.
After Maj. DOnelson's speech, tho American plat
form was read, and resolution adopted rAtifyins il,
and the crowd dispersed-she American party joy
Gus with the enthusiasm that they had caught on
the occasion, and the Sag NIGHTS With conferences
showing that the shafts sent from Sans quiVer had
been fatal to them.
Your talented tosnsman, John A. McE~en, Esq.,
was present on the occasion, bot ruin coming Up
duri0g the time Of the speaking. deprived Of the
privilege Of having speech from him-
Yours, WARREN.