Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1856-08-30
DISCUSSION AT LOUISVILLE.


On Saturday last, we accompanied Col.
r. b. BRABsoN, one of the American
Electoral candidates, to Louisville, in
Blount county, where 10 Lewis and John
II. Crozier had out printed bills to speak
on the issues of the day. Crozier, as
usual, failed to come ur, but sent MAJ.
LYON in his place. 1t was Col. Brabsons
fault that Crozier did not go, although the
Colonel did not intend to prevent him, but
on the contrary, desired to meet him in
debate Brabson was called upon the pre-
vious night IN front of our Court House,
to address the Fillmore Club, and in COM
ing forward to apologize for not speaking,
90 account of his extreme hoarseness, he
announced that he expected to meet Col
Crozier the next day, at Louisville. This
knocked the fat in the fire Crozer heard
the announcement, backed square out, and
sent the Major over, giving the frivolous
excuse to him for not going, that his bro
ther-in-law, Capt. Williams, had come to
see him. When the Democracy want a
speech out of Crozier, they must give him
au assurance that no man will be there to
reply, who knows his record
But, the speaking went on. Young
Lewis occupied the stand first, and pitched
into Know Nothingism-showed up It's
corruptions aud nconaitutioaahy, at a
dying rate, and quoted largely from the
Knoxville Wing
Col. Bfabson followed in a telling, argu-
mcntative, and eloquent speech-empoy-
ing his hour to better purpose, than we
have ever known any speaker to do. lie
arrayed all the odious political sins of
Buchanan, and the absurd and iuconsis.
tent measures and principles of his party,
and wound up with defense and portrait
Of Fillmore, couched in burning language,
and delivered in tones of lofty and i'm.
FASHIONED cloqucnce, such as few men
posses. His review Of the odious record
of James Buchanan, was one of the most
searching pieces of eloquence, we have
listened to since the opening of this cam
paign He was listened to with marked
attention, and his speech had fine effect.
His district, of which Blount county is a
part, is destined to make heavy gain.
Maj. Lyon, good Wing, but politi-
cal anomaly, followed, and occupied his
hour, in an unsuccessful effort to excuse
Mr.. Buchanan's contradictory, absurd and
inconsistent career in politics. The Ma
jor stated that the Democrats who had en-.
dorsed Mr.. Fillmore, were not sincere, and
that they did not entertain the favorable
opinions they had expressed, either of the
man or his administration And as to
the Catholics, he denied that they &C.
knowledge the supremacy of the Pope, or
that they owe any allegiance to the Pope
of Rome The Major is old enough to
choose for HIMSELF but our advice to him
is not to make political speeches, but to
stick to the legal profession /!
We wound up the ball in a speech Of
one hour and a.half, as we refused to be
limited. We commenced our address by
stating that our neighbour Lewis had now
gone far enough in his war upon Know
Nothingism, and that tis peculiar relation
to that Order must now be set forth. We
told of his difficulties in getting into the
Ordcr-of our swearing him In one dark
night--of the oagernes with which he
took the obligations-of his demand Of
Armstrong TO run before the Councils for
the no,aination as n candidate for the Leg
islaturc--of the written obligation he en-.
tered into, as well as his sworn.to obliga-
tons to abide by the nomination, and to
support the nominee-of his cravlishing