Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-04
From the Columbia Mirror, Oct. I'd.
Editorial PeregrinatiOns and Per
ambu latiOnS.

Last week we had the pleasure, in company with
Col. A. NJ. Looney, of passing through the counties
of Giles and Lawrence, in which we had list Of
appointments At Lynnville, the appointments com
menced Col. l.. there made most eloquent thrill
ling and effective speech. Meeting with no sppo-
nents we consumed the entire day in presenting
the claims of Fillmore and Dolelson. LynnviIle is
neat village, and place OF business Importance
The surrounding country is rich The lands are re-
markably fertile, and yield abundant harvests
From this place, we went TO Cornersville, one Of
the most pleasant mad agreeable villages in the
State. The people there, like that at Lynnville
exceedingly clever and socable. The farms
around the village beautiful and productive,
unsurpassed even by those in Maury. The Maury
farms, however, are in a much higher state Of cul-
tivation and improvement. Cornersville, too, is a
place OF considerable industry and business. The
merchants boast of their sales, and the solvency Of
all trading men. Mai. T. N. Jones. Of Pulaski met
Col Looney at this place, and we have no doubt
but that he rues the day that found him there Col.
Looney led off in speech OF two hours length.
He made one of bis "bg speeches" as his friends
termed it, Maj Jones replied, much agtated and
confused. lie read aud commented upon the LETT
ter of Albert Pike, and q speech OF Shortridge of
Ala published after the Philadelphia Convention,
OF February last Ho also read Brownlow's account
of the proceedings Of said Convention. Spoke Of
the Cincinnati Convention, consumed his time, and
gave way to Col. Looney. The Coils rejoindor was
a happy effort. He replied to the Maj s speech by
saying both Pike and Shortridge were for Fillmore
and Donelson, and that Shortridge had denied the
authenticity of the document the Maj. had read
As to the Convention, he went over Benton's &C
count Of the Cincinnati Convention with the great.
est humor and wit He delighted every one, and
kindled blaze of enthusiasm in every American :
heart. There were some three or four hundred per-
sons present TO witness the victory be achieved
over the Maj. and his party. The Locos felt il
and we could almost them writhe under it, us il
blistered by the Coils burning eloqnence.
Some short time ago the Democrats had Bar
becue near CUrhersville and after the days festi-
vities were YER they came to the village and at
night raised hickory pole on the square hois'ing
a tri-colored lag-red, white, aud blue-wilh
"Buck and Brock" upon it. Ii floating in the
breeze at tho time Col. l.. was speaking. We looks
ed upon il in wonder and amaZement. Was il pos
sible We thought, that the Democrats had abandon
Ell the regular Stars and Stripesg Had the colors
been crosswisn instead Of ehgthwise the buntine
a Frenchman would have recognized il at once as
bis National Flag, and with a voice proclaimed,
"uive Ia France" Col Looney called the attention
OF his audience TO the dag and HICKORY pole. lie
then went the bargain and intrigue affair, aud
the manner in which Gen Jackson had been abused
by the Buchanan organs, in a most eloquent aud
touching manner. And we know that there were
many Democrats who truly felt that il WAS a desc
Grafton to the memory OF "0ld Hickory" for a
HICKORY pole to support tri-coIored Atg in
honor Of James Buchanan.
The day Of exultalion ended At night the crowd
collected in front Of Mr.. Pillows residence.
Col Looney was called on, aud made pretty
speech.
We next went to Pulaski. Maj Jones there led
off Col Looney replied, and tore the Majors
speech into a thousand atoms. lie just scattered
his arguments to the elements, as the mighty
whirlwind drives before It the fallen l,aves OF
Autumn. Although the Maj. Is an emineat law
yer, and powerful in debate, he Is no match at ali
for Looney. We eoncede him great learning. ard
We must say more perfect gentleman cannot be
found in Tennessee Aside from his potics, ne
regard him a. one Of the most clever men, We ever
met with. ~
AT night the Fillmore and Doselson Club met at
the Court House. The ladies agaia honored Us with
their presence We had as pleasant, and as agreea
bic an audience as at Cornersvile. r. n. Dashell,
Esq. OF sheibysIe, made them thrilling aLd elo-
qaent speech.
From Pulaski We went to Lawreneeburg. A
great nnmbeF Of Americans had gone from Law
renee county to the late Mass Meeting at Florence
Ala Col LoOney there addressed asmsil crowd.