Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-08

still Harptug on Cen. HASKELL
"Truth is most easily arrived at by hear
ing both sides of question" says the
Union and american of Saturday last
This will not be denied-but the inquiry
after truth viii not be facilitated "by hear
ing both sides of question" when one side
has no truth in it. That paper is misinform-
ed in its statement that DR.. Winston called
upon DR.. Calender and proposed that ]. M.
Davidson, Esq, should travel and discuss
the political issues with Gen. Haskell. We
deny peremptOrily that any such PROPOSE
ton was made to us, by DR.. Winston or
any one else. If it had been however, we
would have declined it, and for valid rea-
sons, notwithstanding the announcement by
Gen. Haskell himself that he was willing
to travel with any champion Of the opposi-
ton. Very many Of the appointments
made for Gen. Haskell were in response to
invitations from Fillmore and Donelson
Clubs, and the meetings were intended and
expected to be entirely American-the
whole day being occupied by American
speakers. 1t will be admitted on all hands,
that under this state of circumstances we
would have been justifable in declining the
proposition. We do not underrate the
fairness or magnanimity of the Union and
Am'erioan's party when we say, that under
like circumstances, Gen. 81. nor any other
American speaker would have been allowed
a division of time.
If proposal had been made before the
publication of Gen. HIS list, to make a
joint list with Mr.. Davidson, it might have
been accepted. We cannot answer posi-
lively, however, in that case, for we do not
consider Mr.. Davidson a match for our
champion, and the latter can be put to a
better use than beating the air. We tried
Mr.. D. through one canvass, and we be-
lieVe, by the admission Of both hackers
and enemies, he was whipped whenever he
had a contestant. After the memorable
haying which he received from Andrew
Ewing, Esq, at Lebanon, he was unani-
mouSly voted a waterhaul. Gen. Haskell
could neither make character for himself,
nor votes for his party, by whipping man
that every body else has whipped. We
think he is capable of dragging by the
heels the Hectors of Democracy, whom
they profess to esteem as invincible. What
say you, neighbor, to a short list in Octo-
Der with one of these gentry, for instance,
the Prophet, whose sanctifed vision beheld
such glorious sights from the summit of
Mt. Pisgah. If you do not think that
ex-Gov. Aaron V. Brown would construe
it into personal affront, suppose you sug-
gest it to him.
Another consideration: We should not
know whether to treat seriously challenge
for debate from Mr.. D. Circumstances
have caused US to doubt his pluck in that
line. During the last Gubernatorial can
vass he declined to divide an evening with
Col. Pickett, and no longer ago than Thurs
day last, did he refuse division with Col.
Brien, and it was not till his friends heard
that poster was. being prepared announc-
ing that fact, that they could screw his
courage to the sticking point for the dis
cusson of Saturday night
P. S. Since writing the above DR.. Win
ston has called upon US, and stated that he
did make the proposition said to have been
made to DR.. c. to Capt. Foster, the chair
man of the Central Committee, and that
Capt. F. declined it, and for the very rea-
sous which we have given above, which
reasons Dr. Winston admitted to be suGi-
cient and UNSUITABLE.