The Winchester weekly appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-02
TEE SPEAKING ON WEDNES-
DAY.

DAY.
At the hour Of eleven there was a
large crowd ready and anxious to hear
the debate, when Hon. Noill S. Brown
led off in a speech Of two hours, in his
plaincst argumcntativc manner He took
mp old Buck and presented his record
from 1914 down to the present time,
showing that he had been for and against
every measure that had been before the
country during the long period, however
with one exception, and that is the slave.
ry question on that point he had always
been consistent in his opposition to the
institution. Mr.. Brown literally skinned
him and held up his hide in full view Of
all; in the language Of Young not cas- a
leopard s--spotte but as an Ethiopc's
black" He showed that Mr.. Buchan.
an Joined the democratic party, without
ever changing his federal principles, but
pitched into the stronger side without any
remuneration of his anli.war. anti.lcmo.
cratic sentiment and hurrahed for Gen.
Jackson. Mr.. Brown showed the bar
Gnin and intrigue Of old Buck to the sat
Isiaction Of all the old.linc wings, and
many democrats, and We take occasion
right here to ask the old partizans of the
democratic party if they are not greatly
surprised to hear their party eScul pating
Nv. Clay from all participation in that
old plot against Gen. Jackson. Re-
member, gentlemen, that that Islander
outlivcd Mr.. Clay, and that your party
never had the magnanimity to do one Of
The best men Of our country justice, and
admit the faIsity of their disgracclul
charge against him, and it is only when
Mr.. Clay is dead, that then there is no
longer necessity for the charge, and then
YOU are willing TO say that The charge is
false. Private character is nothing when
political advancement calls for its down
fall. Mr.. Brown showed that Mr.. Buch.
nnan was especially responsible to the
nation for the vile SANDER Of man
whose memory our country now delights
To honor.
Mr., Brown said that Mr.. Buchanan
was always high tariff man whenever
it was policy to be so that he was for
internal improvement by the General
Government, in fact, tina, he had been
opposed to all the leading democrat
measures long since he joined that party,
---yascillating on either side as some local
advantage required always strong on
tho stronger side And yet with all his
maneuvering and tcrgiversation he had
never done anything that would hand
him down to posterity as a statesman or
hcneiactor to his country he had never
made his mark upon the age in any man.
ner, or done anything to test his fitness
for the presidency, but showed ample
proof Of treachery, and, according to
Mr.. Clay and Gen. Jackson, of his dis.
honesty. Such a man can never be suit
ed to political crisis, particularly like
the present. The times call for man
Of iirmncss aud ability, a man guided by
principle and not afraid Of responsibility.
Mr. Brown then went into the recor l
Of Mr.. Fillmore, giving bright and go.
rious review Of his history. He repre-.
scented Mr.. +. coming into power amid
anarchy and confusion, but rising above
the commotion Of faction and discord,
the waves 10 still their raging
and all was peace. The synagogue
was full Of thieves and robbers, barter.
ing and selling their country'S rights for
hlthy lucre, when he drove them out OF
'ie ,e.nple, thus exercising the cYil spir.
IT, of agitation aud plunIer, and cleared
he old ship Ct STATE OF tho disobcdicnt
Jonahs who's, vices kept up the icmpestS
which ihrca,cne u with destruction. -
Nr. Brown demonstrated the fact that
he 9lj ship VA nos ~ simlT f'onD