Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-13
Brown ana Harri. i'm ~ eakI, y.

OhAbDANY AANN-t OSp ObhS
MEssRs. EDITORS I'll doubt not but you are IA
vored with many political letters touching our
prospects in different portions Of the State, but
have concluded that some political intelligence
from this section, together with account Of the
speaking here to day, would not be unwelcome.
Ifthere has. heretofore existed some little doubt
and luke-warmness among & small portion OF th'
American party here, can assure you It no longer
exists. The discussion OF to-day between Messrs.
Brown and Harris bad most happy effect. do
not knOv that there any full conversions from
Sag NichtisID to AmeTicaDisn, "but one thing do
know"-a few OF our men who had been a little
alarmed by the uncessing howlings of our oppo
nents, about Fillmore has no chance" "He is out
Of the race" at is the duty of the South to vote
for old Buck, aud all such bare-faced humbuggery,
we're convinced of Its being mere trick OF the en-
envy TO deiraud them of their votes. They are no
longer 10 be deceived by such trickery-they are
firm. How could il DO otherwise with those who
heard the discussion? Gen. Harris led of in a two
hours speech The General is an able man, close
reasoner and a fluent speaker. This knew be
fore to-day for have heard him often before; but
in the present canvass we must not look for any
decided difference in the efforts Of our opponents.
They have but one or two points to make, and bat
one or two WAYS TO make them Gen. II. devoted
sbol one half OF his speech to attack upon the
Injustice and uncOnsiitutonality OF the Missouri
Compromise, justifying its repeal, and the Kansas
Nebraska legislation. The other half you need not
be told, was spent in vainly attempting to prove
Willard Fillmore an Abolitonist. He took bis seat
without abiding once to their rckity, unmeanlng
platform and you could scarcely have told from his
speech, who his candidate was, for he gave him
the go-by almost entirely. Gov. Browns speech
was indeed happy effort. He sustained his posi-
ton in regard to the repeal of the Missouri Compros
mise by totally unanswsrable arguments.
His answer to the base charge Of abolition on
Fillmore was wiltering. He read from the highest
Democratic authorities to show that he was per-
fectly sound and natiOnal-showed that the contest
was not carried on 10 any such way in Kentucky
that il was different in this State at irst-maDy
prominent Democrats having said they would not
he a party to so just charge; hut recently see
ing the rapidly increasing strength Of the Union
candidate, they had become alarmed, and some
thing m1st be done So Gov johnson had taken
the stump-hs had made the charge OF AboftioD~
ism "the main point" and ever since that "all the
little Johnsons in the State had been repeating the
charge" | believe with Gov B. that no intelli
gent man in the State believes one word of the
charge
Gov. BIS defence Of the American Reform poll
lev, was mastery indeed. When the American
party asserted last summer that these Foreigners
were Abolitonists and Freesoers, it was denied,
ard they we're asserted to be truly National men;
but now they had shown their true principles by
going over 10 body for Fren ont thus leaving the
Anti~American party at the North entirely power
less. | do not see how his speech failed to con-
vince every man that this Union must be pre-
served" and that " Americans should Rule AmerS
ica
On the charge of Bargain, Intrigue and CoTup-
ton, he was severe indeed. The evidence waa
clear and undeDiable against old federal Buck. II
he did not believe there was ever any such under.
standing between Clay and Adams, Gen. Jackson
has lied; and if he never proposed such TO the
General, he has lied You have either to commit
old Buck, or do like some of the Says are doing
accuse the old hero Of wliul lying. This does not
set well With the old jackson Democrats here, aud
| know two who will not vote with party to heap
infamy on Gen. Jackson for the sake of elevsting
an old lederalist though they voted for Gov. John"
son.
We have an overwhelming majority against
in this county, but will fight manuly to the last
Our gain of 81 last summer shall not be reduced,
but increased The news from the adjoining coun-
ties is encouraging. Gentlemen were here to-day
from several. They report all right. | heard
man from one Of the counties offer TO bet on gain
of 200 in his county-200 in one of his adjoining
counties, and 100 in another. He had travelled
over them all. Rely on a handsome gain in West
Tennessee. l am truly,
UNION AMERICAN.