The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-19
Speaking ut Winchester.

Yesterday Messrs. Polk and Maynard
filled their appointment ct this place
A pretty fair crowd gathered in and about
the Court House to hear the debate. -
Mr.. Polk took the lead in a speech Of
about two hours, setting out with chap.
ter on Fremont and his Mariposa for
tune, showing what powerful moncycd
influences were brought to bear in ad.
vancing the cause Of this man as can.
didatc for the Presidency. Mr.. Polk
then enlightened the people Of Franklin
concerning the gcneaogy Of Americans,
in style truly la Bill Polk. He said
that its parents were black republicans
and FREQ nc5roism, using language lhat
we deem below the taste of our readers
and the character Of a decent public Jour.
nal and therefore his words will not be
quoted. Suffice it to say that he fully
sustained our views OF the man, never
having seen him before. but frequently
heard CT him. He then denounced Mr..
FILLMORE as an abolitionist, as Andy
Johnson had personally ordered him to
do so. He made one point on the Ame-
rican party, that their policy was to make
old women pay high tax on their coffee,
and exempt the dandy and coxcomb from
any tax upon jewoly, wRiskcrs, soap
locks, &c. This argument seemed to
have Il fine effect for Mr.. p. at brought
down the house" most violently. In
this connection we listened to hear him
sHy eomething about Mr.. Buchanan and
~ high tuliG policy upon which Mr., B.
ttf,ocoyo advocated the claims Of Mr.. j.
<, Poll; for he presidency. But Mr.
A.'s name was pot heard; oh, no he
Ha.cr ation lVhim, but talked about
g.Mos. arcty cody Ell C. If Mr.. Buchan.
na'r name was mcutoncd twice by Mr.
Polk n lis a!oIc speech, we do not
h49w it. lie clearly was no. election.
rering for Mr., B., but only abusing Mr..
FILLMORE. He got out of the bargain
and corruption charge by saying that
thu letter Of Gen. jackson was forged by
Maj. Lewis, and never written by Gen.
Jackson. His course seemed 10 be to
deny everything and call for the records
and when they were produced to say they
were spurious or forged. We must give
him the credi, Of telling a smutty Joke
inimitably, it seems to suit his capacity
admirably.
10 sum up tho points made by him
against Mr. Fillmore, we will cnumcraie
them, to the best of our recollection, as
follows :-aboll,ionism,-no chance
tariff to protect dandies,--rcpcal Of the
Missouri Compromise in signing the
Compromise Of SO, --secrct Organization,
land the Bankrupt law, not vcnturing
to touch upon any Of the principles Of
either party. The whole speech was a
fricassec spised with smutly anc cdotcs.
Mr.. Maynard rose, and in a beautiful
exofdium paid handsome tribute TO the
freedom OF our institutions and the value
Of the Union. Unlike his competitor
while he was tanning the Buckskin, he
found many things to say for the noble
champion in whose cause he had enlist.
cd He showed that while Mr. Fillmore
was in favor Of a Bankrupt law, that Mr..
Buchanan was in favor OF one that would
benefit corporations as well as poor PEG.
pie, and opposed the law Of 40 because
it did not extend its blessings TO banks,
northern manufactures Of incorporated
DC. Mr.. NJ. showed that the
election OF Banks to the Speakership was
he result OF combination of democrats
md black republicans in adopting the
RULE by which he was elected.
We forgo. 10 state that Mr.. Polk as.
nroi the people that all was peace and I
prosperity 10 Kansas, aud that Nj. Pierae