Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-09


little anti American speaker and editor in the
Union--such as a part of the Erie letter, &c.
&C. The people were all made familiar with
the charges in 184S, and really we thought
Gov. johnson too smart man to deal in such
stale matter, which he knew to be familiar TO
everybody. - ~
During the delivery of the Governors two
hours speech, the Know Nothings were as
happy as could be. They laughed and winked
and nodded, and seemed wickediy disposed to
twit and jeer their Democratic friends. We
felt little disposed to retaliate upon some OF
them, but then their sorrowful looks deferred
US from it. They (the Democrats) cOmforted
| themselves and one another by saying, Never
mind-just wait-he'll come it after awhile"
But the Governor didn't come it. lie waddled
through two hours and ten minutes, and sat
down. A faint, dyspeptc applause was raised
as the Cover nor concluded, but it was SO faint
that it did not reach outer gate.
speaker then mounted the stand amid great
| applause-a speaker whose cloquence can enchan
audience. and strike terror to the hearts OF his
enemies Yes, Hon. JOHN s. BRIEE, OF Tennessee,
was on hand, and bis very appearance made the
knees OF the little Jacobs Ladderte smte with fear
When the Judge commencedspeaking,a pumpkin
colored hue spread itself the face of the Cow
ernor-his little black eyes sunk out of sight, and
he sat perfectly dumb founded We have heard
many speeches in our day, but never before did we
witness a more complete and thorough SHINING
| than Judge Brien administered to bis Excelency
He laid before the audience the slavery record Of
| both Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Buchanan. He proved
beyond all cav that both Buchanan and Breckin
ridge in favor of squatter sovereignty He
defended the American party with mastery elo-
quence, and made oil the silly charges of Gov
johnson look exceedingly ridiculous. He admins
tered scathing to those democrats who had once
crawed into the American plrty, and continued in
it until after the Virginia election, and then crawled
out. He blistered them. His anecdotes and Illus
trations were fine. All, but he made the Dem
ocracy wither, and twist, and scowl. Their faces
heightened, their brows lowered and their nerves
| tWitched spasmodicay under the keen, scalping-
knife Of the Judge. So whitening were his home
thrusts, that he was several times interrupted by
those who felt most keenly. The failure of Gov.
Johnson had nettled them, and then to have them
selves and thei: candidate so roughly handled was
more than they could quietly endure. One of the
Democracy mounted himself a goods box in
front Of the Judge, and in mockery of the impoten-
cy Of Gov. johnson, commenced catechising the
speaker. This we thought cruel rebuke to the
Governor, showing that the gentleman had little
confidence in his ability, His Excellency felt it,
aud no doubt many of his friends felt for him But
the catechiser made nothing by his interrogations
for the Judge was perfectly at hone, ready and
willing TO answer all questions. When the gentle;
man saw that he was likely to make nothing by his
Interruptions he chewed his tobacco savagey, and
| spie spitefuly.
When Judge Brien had spoken two hours he
was Immediately stopped, Notwithstanding it was
agreed that he should have an equal division Of
time with the Governor; that is he should have as
much time in his one speeches as would be occus
Mod nv Coz Iohnann in hia Oneninp and closing
speeches. But instead of that, he was stopped ten
mintes short OF the time consumed by Gov. john
son in his first speech. And after all this, his
ExceIlency mounted tne stand and spoke for one
hour and Seven nltnttes in which he made desperate
surges to regain the great amount OF reputation he
had lost in his first speech but failed to do it. The
Governor and his friends are welcome TO all the
capital they made by this piece Of bad faith. The
reputation for fair dealing which will accrue to them
from this transaction will never prove burdensome.
They will find this out.
In this hour and seven minutes, the speaker dealt
a good deal in that low abuse peculiar to himself.
To give our readers an idea If the chaste and
beautiful language Ofthe Governor, we will quote
one sentence. He said F" His Satanic Majesty, the
Devil of hell presided over the councils of this
Know Nothing thing" Elegant language for Gov
enor, wasn't itg And it was applauded tool Our
readers can judge of the taste of those who APP
pauded it.
And besides taking to himself an hour and seven
minutes to reply to Judge Brien, the Governor
introduced new topics-a thing that a courteous
| gentleman would scorn to do. We were surprised
! from the beginning that the Democrats of North
| Alabama should invite Andrew johnson to speak in
| Huntsvile-a man who is known to be IN favor OF
squatter sovereignty, and known to be an advocate
of the white basis doctrine. 1t was also known
that he is low, grovelling demsgogue, one who
got into power by crawling on his belly and syco-
| phautcally fawning up on the "dear people" in a
manner disgusting TO high minded men. This is the
estimation in which he is held in Tennessee by
both parties But the Governor is powerful before
the dear people" because he il, in the language
of Dickens, in David Copper field, "a humble man
| a very humble msn"-a real embodiment, per-
! sonifcation Of "Uriah Heep"
Now, if the Democracy had have invited such a
man as Gen. HARRIS, or ANDREW EWING, we
| should have felt proud OF them as Tennessesns,
| and would have listened TO their speeches with
great attention and respect; but for them to have
invited Andrew johnson, the wheeling, grow
| cling demagogue, was something we did not ex-
pect We have great respect for the gentlemen
who invited him to come down, and we must think
! they extended the invitation without knowing the
| man as well as they might. Ii lis known that Gov
Johnson enjoys less Of the respect OF his opponents
/ than any other man in the Union who occupies, or
| ever did occupy the station that he does. And the
better portion Of his own party at home respect
| him but little more that his opponents.
But upon the whole the Democracy made moth
| ing by bringing down the Governor Of Tennessee.
We think it proved losing business TO them.
| The people in this county who have listened to
such able and talented speakers as Gen. L. ?,
| WALKER, Hon. w L. YANcEY aud JOHN CocHRANE,
are not likely TO be affected by such pop-gun a:
| Andrew johnson.
The Governor left here on Thursday for Tus-
cumbia and Florence. Judge BRlES also went
ready to fight him every battle field; and il he il
| once permitted to have a fair chance at His Ex-
ccllency, we predict that little more than grease
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