Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-01
Hon. Edw'd Bates, St. Louis, Mo.
For the Nashville Pat not.
Dry CREEK, Sept. 26th, 1856.

DRY CREEK, Sept. 26th, 1856.
MEssRs EDIroRs:-I went to Sumner county to
the place called White Hill, near Tyree Springs, to
hear Gov Johnson speak to a crowd of about 1000
and about equally Embellishments and Ameri-
cans.
In short time after my arrival General Donel~
son got on the stand and announced to the audi
ence that the Governor was at Mr.. Payne's, near
by, and was waiting for the procession, so they
went up to Mr.. Payne's and escorted the Governor
down the hill through hickory bushes to the stand,
when the Governor mounted, and General Donel-
son rose and proclaimed to the audience that Am
drew johnson, the present Governor Of Tennessee,
would now address them on the great political
ISSUES 10 the Presidential election, and afterwards
by other speakers. l looked around to see who
they were, but could see no one but Col. Torbett
Of the Union aud american.
Governor Johnson now introduced himself to the
assembly, not as Governor, but Andrew John"
son; said it had been charged on him that he, as
Governor OF Tennessee, had been going about maxi
ing stump speeches. but he did not for that;that
he would resign the Office rather than be denied
that privilege. He then went on for about three
hours, abusing Fillmore and trying to prove him
an aboltionst. He said he had always been an abo.
tionist Of the deepest dye; that he was stronger
abolitionst than Fremont dared to be; said he
er liked him when be whig, but since he
joined the know-nothings be liked him less; that
the know nothings in existence before The
revolutionary war under other names; that Ned
Outline was the starter OF the last gotten up
ganzation Of know nothings; and after going on in
this strain for hour aud a-half, finding he could
not get up any excitement, the crowd being most
ly Americans, he then appeared to become very
much enraged, and declared tothe democracy that
Fillmore had no chance to be elected; that he could
not get one State even, that Fremont was the man
they had to fight that he was no alarmist bus the
signs of the times showed too plainly to be misun-
derstood, that the country was in danger, great
danger; that the country had to look TO the great
democratic party for safety; that it always had
saved the country In perlous times; and that the
know nothings had brought all the trouble on the
country; that mobs at New Orleans, Cincinnati,
Louisville and other places were marks Of their
footsteps that Fillmore bad always been seeking
Offices that he would liked to have him Initial
ed into the knowsno,hing party TO see how he look
ed. All this still produced no shout. BE said Buch-
anan had been a consistent democrat for thirty-two
years, and that was long enough for man 20 re-
pent In; that be would do trust although he set
out bad in early life; aud then wound up by calling
the marriediwomen to say 20 their husbands, for
he presumed there were some there that had hus
bands from the signs, TO say to them when they
went tos tart TO the election. shaved and With clean
shirts on, TO vote for Buchanan and save the couR-
try. Then turning to the young ladies' be said TO
them, when their sweethearts come 70 see them,
and they had gone through their little ceremonies,
when they had got up to go home, to follow them 70
the door, and say to them, looking them ia the face
firmly, how are you going TO vote-vote for Bueh-
anan and save your country.
IL was then made known that dinner vas ready.
went down to the table, and behold say, prop
ped up on the platform with four hickory sticks,
little calf about year old, cooked whole, stand
log on bis feet the blood dripping out about bali
done, his head towards the white house, intended,
suppose, 10 represent Buchanan striving to get
to Washington and striving 30 hard that the meat
on the hind leg had peeled OF and leh the bone
bare. Yours, &e., E.