Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-19
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The CANVASS I'm Montgomery. ~
CLARKsvnLE. Aug. l6, 1856.
EplroRs fArsior;- Yesterday the people Of this
and the adjoining counties turned out In fun force
TO hear Nal Henry. Gov johnson, and the two
Qearleses discuss politics at the Sulphur Spring. on
Blooming Greve Creek. Maj. Henry opened the
discussion IN speech Of one hour and half He
is kaosn from one end, Of the State 10 the other
as brilliant orator aud sound logical reasoner.
Il is needless, therefore, for me TO attempt ut
line Of his speech, OF description Of is effect on
The erowd-suiilec Il to say II was speech worthy
OF the Eagle Orator" lie presented all the is
sues OF the campaign In bis peculiarly strong, for
| chile, clear aud eloquent manner. He charged
Buchanan with federalism, squatter soyereigntyism,
with completely in the bargain, intrigue and corrup-
ton affair, aud he challenged Gov. Johnson to
deny the charges Ho portrayed Ia vivid colors
the insinccrly OF the democratic party in denounc-
| ing tariff, internal improvements and national
bank, while at the same time, they nominated a
candidate for the Presidency who has been all his
| life a consistent advocate OF these measures His
eulogy on Fillmore splendid piece of elo-
queuce, aud he sat down amid the cheers of the
Americans. Gov. johnson then took the stand
| Many OF the people who had been attracted to the
! place by desire 10 see live Governor, crowded
round the stand and tried 10 raise shout They
succeeded TO very limited extent. The Governor
commenced his speech by some remarks of an ex.
planat0ry character, by way Of showing how it
happened that he, the Governor of the State found
it necessary to take the stump for Buchanan and
Breckenridge; but as | did not see the merits Of
that part of his speech, will not attempt to report
it. He admitted that Buchanan had been Fed
eralist, but said he had changed, and since his
change mad been a consistent democrat. He de-
Tended Buchanans course on the tariff by showing
that Fillmore was a stronger tariff man than the
democratic candidate-that Fillmore bad voted to
tax salt tea, Coffee and coarse blankets and that
Buchanan voted against it. He defended the prin-
cpe of squatter sovereignty, and did not deny that
Buchanan endorsed il. He abused the know-noth.
ings (disclaiming all intention of being personaO
and tried to make the people believe Fillmore had
no chance os election. lie said Fillmore was
worse aboliuonist than Fremont, and that he would
not vote for him under any circumstances. Such
is fair synopsis of Gov. JOhnson's speech He
did not attempt to reply to Maj Heury's argument;
the fact is, the Major fortified his positions so
strongly, the Governor felt and knew that it would
be folly in him to assail them Governor johnson
closed his speech with a eulogy on Henry Clay
What think you of thstP A man who, if am not
uniformed, has spent the most of his life abusing
and villifying Clay, now praises him to the sky
but the object OF his too transparent to
have any effect lie did il in order to conciliate
few old line wings who we're there. But he failed
most signaly in accomplishing his object for the
emily old whig in that crowd who will support Bu-
chanan is one who joined the American party and
remained in it until they refused to nominate him
for the Legislature last summer, and then Withdrew
and threw bis influence into the democratic scales
When Major Henry and johnson had finished their
speeches, TWO unucky circumstances took place,
namely, dinner, and then a speech by Billy Quar-
les; for when these two things had been disposed
Of, it was nearly FIVE o'clock in the evening A
considerable portion of the audience having come
ten fifteen miles, left at the conclusion Of Billy
Quarles' speech, the democrats especially, even
those living in the immediate neighborhoOd, and
among the rest the peOple-loying Governor, also
retired before the storm.
Thus it happened by some Encouragement
whether intentional otherwise, | ca mot say
that our gallant and peerless champion James NJ
Quares allowed to take the stand not until late
in the evening. and several hours after Johnson's
performance. When, however, he did at last be-
gin his reply which was directed mainly to John
sons effort; iE was in power like the avalanche
and overwhelming as the food He touched the
Johnsonian sophisms and they dissolved like frost
beneath brilliant sun. more successful and
triumphant answer could not possibly be imagined.
The Americans were in ecstacies. Every one was
perfectly satisfied, not only that their elector
able quel the notorious johnson in half the time
employed by the Governor in his speech, but that
he could then, during the other half easily dispel
the high dust kicked up by the other less notable
democratic orators. II Mr.. Quarles' speech could
have been heard by every voter in Tennessee
there could be scarcely any question about the pos
tcal sition of our State. He rapidly exposed
the Governors trick in argument about the tariff
of AZ the trick about Mr. Filmore's pardon of the
negro stealers the trick about Buchanans vote for
the reception of Texas, the trick about Squatter
Sovereignty, the trick about the instruction of cleo
after the election, and various other sophisms
Of the Governor, ne dssected from TIE muddy sit.
uation in which their max r had left them, and
displayed their true insignifcance in a light so
clear and withal in a manner so witty and eloquent
that the Americans delighted and the sag
NIGHTS COMPOUNDED. Indeed, if few more meetings
such as this, between James NJ. Quares and Andy
johnson, could take place. the probability is that
the latter would soon descend TO his proper level
among sag NIGHT orators, and the people would no
more be amazed at Johnsonian paradoxes about
white basis, elections of all Officers by the people
a government nearer 10 the people and the like
The only thing regretted by the Americans at
Blooming Grove, the long interval between
johnson and James ~ Quarles' speech, for the
time occupied by dinner, which was expected not
come of, aud indeed ought not, until all the
speeches were concluded, made our electors
speech so late, that most Of the democrats had re
tired from the ground. Some left directly after
dinner, and large number again at the CO lcusion
Of Billy Quarles' speech.
ONE WHO HEARD.