Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-03
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Speaking at Christiana, Rutherford
County.

County.
GENTLEMEN: was at Chrstiana and heard the
speaking on the 2lst inst. l heard Gov. johnson
and j. H. Davidson.
have heard the Wings, then the Americans,
say some hard things of Gov. Johnsons moral hon.
esty They charged him with being an unscrupus
lous demagogue &c. thought they were too Sc
we're and unkind, that opponent should always
have Justice done him. But sir, the half had not
been told me. sat il perfect amazement, to hear
a man with Gov JOhnson's claims upon society,
make the untounded assertions, the ungenerous
and unkind insinuatons that he did, against the
best of the country. He seems inclined to
elect Mr. Buchanan not upon his own merits, but
upon disappearing Mr.. Fillmore. So far as Gov
Johnson is concerned, loug careful and upright
life is worth nothing, should it come in contact
with his views; the preferment Of himself or
friends. The most dangerous character to the
peace of community, is the man who is incapa-
pabe of approaching moral worth, and who speaks
evil of good men.
He asserted that "Fimore was a worse Adolf
zionist than Fremont" Ee brought forward the
"Erie letter." the "Creole case" and his votes on
the reception of petitions" giving each false inc
depreciation, and adding things which neither con.
tanned
He remarked that the object of the Know Moth
inge was to gain power. That they were Federal,
ists that they wishe1 to consolidate and WELD the
step would be, to claim power to govern the States
and the first act would be, to stop the slave trade
between the States. Efforts had been made, by
some to prevent the poor, who could not read and
write from voting, also foreigners should remain
here twenty-one years before they were entitled to
vote. While the Know. NothiDgs we're trying to
educate the free I'D groes and infranchise them
placing them above the poor, and the hon.
est aud intelligent foreigner. Evidently stri-
min raHE of thp mir
the other-the poor against the rich He said
that the footsteps Of the party from its origin,
was marked by blood, rapine and murder, and were
guilty of every other crime found in the dark cata.
logue of crimes.
That credit had been accorded to Mr. Fillmore
for signing the compromise act, but 10 reality he
was entitled to none, that he worked long and hard
to find apology to veto it. That he sought ad"
vice from men whom he knew to be opposed TO it
He asked Webster whom he knew, after his March
speech, had taken the back trdck-next "Tom Cor
win," the notorious Abohtonist and was finally
induced to sign it by Mr.. Crittenden, of KV., and
that now, he anxious TO repeal the Fugitive
Slave law and restore the "Missouri Compromise
line"
That he was for striking the words, "Conserva
tive" and compromise" from his vocabulary.
That the Devil himself was Conservative aud
Compromise man, and that il he was to kick up
fuss with God himself he would then go in for a
Compromise, that Compromises and Conservatism
only pleas for ATistocrdcy, aud that the Devil
p stood at the head of all AristocracY. He talked
very Familiarity about the old gentleman, as though
they had long been on intimate terms. 81
'Squatt,r Sovereignty" be advocated out and
out, without saying whether Mr.. Buchanan in
favor Of it or not He says the pioneers of Ten
nessee were squatters-our fathers we're squatters,
and were they less capable of making good laws
and governing themselves here, than they
while in the old States; that opposition to Squatter
Sovereignty is virtually saying that the people
incapable Of self government
Mr.. Fillmore has been in q wild hunt for Of.
fee for thirty years, and is unworthy of the sup
port of Southern men, and that his name should
not be pronounced on the same day with Gen.
Washington's.
have not given you a 1.-THE, OF the hard things
said by this INSCRIPTIONS man. | set nothing
down in anger, for could have shed tears over
the scene which surrounded me. There were
hundreds Of persons present, who hung upon the
words of the Governor of the State of Tennessee
with as much confidence they would have done
had he been an Apostle. How important then,
that when he talked of his country's rights and
wrongs, her men and measures, that he should
strictly have confined himself to historical factsi
Many persons in Tennessee make themselves de
pendent for all their political intelligence upon the
public speaking which we have, during our can
for Office. How important then, that publ speakers
should scrupulously confne themselves to truth
We have no interest in falsehood, nothing but
truth will benefit a community. Yet it did appear
TO me, that Governor johnson seduously evaded
the true issue Of every subject which he discussed
aud that the character and principles Of every good
man, who fell into his hands, were smeared aud
blackened over by SANDER. | am not surprised
that the con6dng democracy hate Mr.. Fillmore
and believe him bad man. And the great mis-
fortune IL, that, if they are deceived, no man can
undeceive them but he who deceived them, for If
they were told, by one who rose from the dead,
that they were in error, it would be thought,
sufficient reply, to say, "Gov. johnson said co."
True to the DEGREES, issued from James Kerr's gro
Gerry in your city, at l2 o'clock at night, by Gov
Johnson, w. II. Polk, State Elector, and Messrs
Hay wood aud Cox, electors for Davidson county,
saying you must charge Abolitionism on MilIard
Fmors from the word go, if he was the soundest
man in the world" THAT shall be the main point"
replied the Governor and he sticks 10 il, for iron
the word 60" at Christsna he charged Abolition.
ism on Mr. Fillmore.
RUTHERFORD.