Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-25
The Cahvassin the seventh District
CAHOrs, July sosh, 1855.

OAADkS, 5uly zOtn, 1890.
EDrroRs PArRior-GESrLEMES: On yesterday we
were addressed by Q. G. Grove, our candidate for
elector. Il is needless to say anything in praise of
one whose unrivaled powers of debate and stirring
eloquence have won him fame seldom enjoyed by
any one at his early age. His address a strong
massive unanswerable array of argument and fact
ieved by the salIies of graceful fancy and by Ocs
cassiona bursts of the purest eloquence. He care
fully avoided abuse or bitterness-giving utterance
to no sentiment that could offend the most fasIidi-
Gus taste. At the conclusion If his speech, after
explaining that his competitor absent without
his wish or procurement, he extended an invita-
ton to any member OF the democratic party to par
cipate in the debate equal footing with himself
The Hon. S. G. Pavatt, Judge of the 9th division
of the Chancery Court, and long the acknowledged
leader AMI exponent of the democracy of the 7th
Congressional district rose to reply with handful
OF notes, he began in that sickly singing tone i'm
itative of Andy johnson, and now so popular among
democratic orators, by eulogizing democracy, and
showing what glorious things il had done for the
country.
After finishing his fulsome eulogy on the party
he then began to dodge. lie never met a solitary
issue offered by Mr.. CrODs. He endeavored to dis
tract the minds of the people from the arguments
in Groves speech by the sillest ami most pontless
tissue Of meaningless bpffoonery ever heard come
from man Of his position and standing He raved,
cOntorted his face, seowIed his brow, clenched his
hands and beat the air like mailman, but said nor
thing. Long before the expiration Of his time he
grew very anxious to know if was mot out" and
the crowd were well convinced that he at least
twas out" Groves rejoinder of one hour
whitening. Did you ever see pin stuck in a blown
bladder2-the figure was continually before me
when looked at his Honor. His own party joined
in the hilarious mrth of the Americans at the
Judges discontinue, and although the house IA
large church) was literally crowded, and three
fourths of them democrats, all admitted that our
elector won the most signal poemic triumph ever
witnessed in Camden. The Judge did not even
pretend to attempt an answer, and Sam went off in
a brighter mood than he has been in here since last
August.
EE- One point in the debate l wish to call your
Judge Pavatts position as party leader and e1-
ponent He boldly s,Oallo,Ocd Sqaatter Sovereignty.
He said it true democratic dQCtrins, and he for
wanted no other tribunal than a territorial Le
gjSlIre to decide the question of slavery for him"
When Mr.. Grove with irrefu,able logic fastened
Squatter Sovereignty on Mr. Bucharan's party, and
demonstrated its pure abolitiOnism, democracy got
very blue about the gils and sick at the stomach,
and cast many irnploring looks at its champion -
he arose and furiousy repeated the sound demo.
crdcy o. Squaiter Sovereignty, and boldly charged
that all who opposed it were Abolitionists Our
elecOr here arose to his feet and in very digu6ed
but decided manner made him publicly retract and
Withdraw the charge. This democra attic uminary
in reply to a question of Mr.. Groves, "does not
the constitution of the U. s. protect the SlavehOd-
in his rights of property in the territories with
out the necessity of Territorial Legislation" An
swered, mo, not until action has been taken by
the Territorial Legislature in his favor, and
aud without this Legislation the slaves we're as free
their owners" All this can be established by
the evidence of hundreds of the most respectable
citizens of Benton county. Such is the course of
OF the democracy in this canvass 1.-THE odious
and detestable doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty"
incompatible with the Institutions so deadly to
the rights of the SOUTH" is to be shoudered and
defended-well if the defense every where is to be
conducted with the same success that it was here
yesterday then let them defend. 1t is feared that
his HOnors dreams from having long been disturbed
by Giles county Bugs, will now be utterly destroys
ed by the combined apparition Of Bugs and Crows.
Put down Benton good for 200 clear gain over
Gentry's "vote sure" Truth.