Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-15
MONDAY, SEPT. Is, 1865.
Gen. Haskell.


Oh how he hurts 'em The Buchanan
organ Of this city whines most piteously
beneath his lashngs. Scarcely day has
passed since General HaskelPs triumphant
entrance into this city that the Unton and
Amer5cam has not contained some unjust
and ungenerouS alusion to him. 1t has
disparaged his ability, ridiculed his i'll
health as pretence, and with the stilletto Of
insinuation, has assailed his private charac-
ter and all for the purpose Of couuteracting
the effect of his brilliant and unanswerabIe
efforts from the stump-but all of no avail
That journal may crafty the meanest and
most illiberal of its partizans by this course,
and itmay satisfy contemplate ambition
@ of its own in being able to befoul with its
abuse, what it cannot appreciate, but it can
rest assured that these are the only results
of its labors. 1t does not diminish the
vast and eager audiences who throng his
footsteps wherever he goes it has not
marred one tone Of his ringing elOquence,
or weakened the force of single truth
which be has uttered it has had no effect
on Gen Haskell and his friends, but to
provoke smile of contempt.
Gen Haskell's speeches are not more
marked for their strength and beauty than
for their uniform excellent temper and en-
tire absence Of everything like personality.
He has done nothing to excite the ire of
political opponent which he may not reflect
upon with an unrufied conscience. If the
sword which he yields is keen and mercileSs
in its execution, it is likewise as bright as
honor itself Everything he is, or does, is
on high model From his position as a
gentleman, he looks down upon the petty
assaults which partzan malice is directing
against him, and pities while he despiseS
their authors. He Brightly judges, that even
Democrats who have a proper sense
of selfrespect, cannot approve the course
which has been pursued towards him, and
dismisses from his consideration "Tray,
Blanche, and Sweetheart"
1t has been charged that Gen. Haskell
is unwilling to meet an opponent in debate;
that he declined a contest with this cham
pion and with that one; and much Wanting
and buster is made over the fact that the
Central Committee would not agree that
Haskell should draw audiences to Ameri-
can barbecueS and allow the "Irish Ora
tor" to consume half the day in cant and
stuff about his old-lineWhggery and Protes-
tautism compelling him to support a man
who has opposed one of them for forty
years, and whose supporters are suing for
Catholic votes and buying them with Offices.
Surely their sense of the absurd is very
dull. A meeting between Haskell and
Davidson would resemble contest between
Hercules and bound infant in its cradle.
There is not enough substance in Davidson
to draw out his strength.
We have offered that he should meet
and alternate day for day with some of the
strong men of their hosts-aye, the strong
est-the Goah of the tribe and we now
repeat the offer We hereby propose, that
Gen Haskell shall meet Gov. Jones at the
list appointments which the latter proposes
to make. The Union d American introduces
Jones to the Democracy of the State and
commends him to their civilites 1t lauds
him as patriot and predicts that che will
pass through the State in triumph" 1t
then has confidence in his ability to sustain
himself in his most singular position, and
surely is not afraid to have him confronted,
and his course and position reviewed where
he can have an opportunity to defend them.
Gen. Haskell will meet him. What say
your Democratic Central Committee We
stand ready to meet you and withdraw for
Gen. Haskell his published list, that he may
have tilt at Jones. VIII yen trust your
man? or do you think he will trust himself
withHaskell Take this matter into con-
sideration, and give US an early answer, as
no time is to be lost.
That viii be glorious sport to have Has
kell expose the arrant knavery Of Douglas
tool and toady, and brush away the butter
fy hues of his oratory. We have twenty
men in the State who are able to do this
Job. but there is peculiar appropriateness
in Haskelrs doing it. We wish the people
of Tennessee TO see side by side true old
line Wing, and false aud holow-hearted
traitor. Gentlemen Of the Democratic
Committee, we bespeak in behalf of the
Old-Line Wings and Americans of Tennes-
see, an acceptance of our Offer
The Franklin Meeting.
We attended the Barbecue meeting at
this place on Friday on the occasion Of
Gen Haskelps appoiutment An extra