Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-22
MEssEs POLE. ANp MAyrARp Ar MRMpH1g:

MESsES POLK, AND MAYNARD AT MEMPHEs
The Democracy OF Tennessee have every rea-
son to congratulate themselves upon the selection
of Major Polk ns one Of their electors for the
State. No man ever made better and more
succe ssful canvass. At every point where they
have met. he has proven himself an overmatch for
Mr.. Maynard, bis competitor, and gained advants-
ges which will tell for US on the 4th of November
The Memphis Appeal Of the 9th inst, contains a
glowing account of the discussion which came off
between these gentlemen ct that place. on the night
of the 9Th, from which it appears that that our
gallant standard bearer wen complete and crush
ing victory over lis z. N competitor. We should
like to publish the whole of the appeals article,
but have room only for the following extracts
'Odd Fellows Hall presented most enlivening
scene on Monday night when these two gentlemen
addressed their countrymen. A larger crowd be-
meath its roof we lave not seen during the canvass
nor indeed SO large. Not only the seats In the
Hall, but in the sisles, areas and windows were
alive with eager and interested listeners The eff.
GERS of the two Associations were on the stand
with the speakers, and the white locks and the
manly ccuntenance ofthe gallant soldier, Gen. mo.
A. Qutmsn, of Mississippi added interest and
zest to the occasion.
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"Msjor Polk entered at the threshold upon his
subject asking what remedy bis competitor had
proposed for the anomalous fact that the country
was admitted by all parties to be in 30 much peril.
The election of his competitors candidate for the
Presidency could not save the country from threa
tened disaster He would be powerless in the
Presidential chair, unless he had measures to pro-
pose as q remedy for the evils which afflIct the
people-and no such remedy has been proposed.
The Know Nothing party could not carry out
single measure which they advocate as peculiar to
them, without tramlping down the Constitution.
They can neither restrict the right of voting in
theiStates, or egslste religious test into existence
without an express violation OF the fundamental
principles OF our government. Here is party,
then, whose creed and tenets rest upon principles
(which are insdmissible, impracticabe and uneon-
Btltuonal, and yet which asks to be entrusted with
the keys of the treasury the sword aud the sceptre
| of administration. NJ jor Polk Eext demonstrated
that such party as this are warning against the
Democratic party in the South, whose Northern
wing are battling substantially alone for the rights
| ofthe South against Black Republican Abolitionsna
and the election of John c. Fremont, and that this
party, to that extent are the allies of the Black
Republicans The fact is patent that elections
have been held in nine States during the present
| year, and that out Of these, the Democracy have
carried six the Black Republicans three, and the
/ Fillmore Americans none. Who have met and
battled with the enemy in these Fremont States,
noby and fearlessly advocating the constitutional
rights Of the South, and going down in our cause
| Answer, the Buchanan men of the North the lion
hearted Democracy. And were the Fillmore men,
| the Know Nothings, in these contests2 Answer,
they had taken to their holes they were not there
| fighting for our rights.
Maj. Polk, in the course of his speech boldly
declssed, and defed contradiction, that Mr. Buchs-
nan had, during his long service in Congress, in.
varably voted side by side with and for the South,
while Mr. Fillmore had uniformly voted against
| the South and with the Aboitionists.
Mr.. Polk speech was altogether most able
and convincing appeal in behalf of Buchanan,
carried home to the convictions by bold and stub
born facts, nmitable anecdotes, lofty sentiments
and crushing philippe. 1t told upon the audience
according to unmistakable demonstrations and
drew forth the most eager interest ard enthusiastic
appreciation. The Democracy were delighted
| with the meeting while our Know-Nothing friends
though admiring the ability and eloquence oftheir
scholarly and classic champion, more than half felt
| that he and his cause came out SECOND best" in
| the conflict.
Our sketch Of the meeting, we painfully feel, s
feeble and insufficient. But no writer can success
| fully sketch Polk. To be appreciated, he must
be seen and heard, and we therefore urge our de-
mocrstic friends, wherever there are appointments
OF his untitled, to turn out en- masse and Judge for
themselves of his nmitable style and the eficien-
cy of the service he is doing for our glorious
Not that hears him, but will congratulate him.
self upon having gone out to greet him, and en-
courage his arduous labors in our behalf