Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-07-03
THECAND1DATEs ATKNoxvILLE.

THECANDIDATES AT KNOXVILLE.
The eMorristown Statesman" furnish
les us with the following in regard to the
speaking at Knoxville. which only con-
firms what we hear from other points in
East Tennessee:
On Wednesday last, we attended the
Gubernatorial speaking at Knoxville. We
were disappointed, agreeably so. Mr..
Harris led off in speech of one hour and
a half. He consumed about one hour in
endeavoring to prove that Distribution is
unconstitutional, unwise, and inexpedi-
emit, In this he signally failed. The on
ly point he made, was that, If Tennessee
was to demand Distribution, Democrat
ic President, and Democratic United
States Senate, would scorn their rights
and their demands and deny them what
was justly theirs. We felt the indignant
blood coursing its way through our veins
at this declaration. We felt that it was
an insult to the honest freemen of Tennes-
see, and one that should be resented at the
polls. Has it come to this, that the rights
of the freemen Of the good old State of
Tennessee, cannot be respected by the
dominant party in the country? 81,
He writhed and twisted and suuirmcd in
endeayoring to extricate him elf from the
dilemma into which he had fallen in re-
gard to his vote on the "Swamp Land act,
but it was in vain. He was down and UNI
able to rise. Tried to prove that certain
land warrants were sales--that the soldier
who had marched to battle and TO victory
beneath the burning sun of Mexico, had
bought his land warrants of 40, 80 and
100 acres. Right here he grew very pa
thetic, while speaking of the patriotism
they were not half paid, &c.,-but did not
tell US that he voted against the "Army
Compensation Bill" lie tried to get out
of his Memphis Bond dilemma; but the
purport of his remarks was that he was
willing to enrich himself and Memphis,
at the expense of Middle and East Ten
nessee. He then passed to Alien Suffrage
and made weak and fimsey argument in
its defence, signifying his willingness to
be placed on an equality with the foreign
er who had just landed upon American
soil. Then came the tune of National
Democracy, thing which never was, new
er will be, and yet is celebrated in songs
by the democracy.
Mr.. Harris time having expired, he set
down with one feeble effort of applause
from his friends. Mr.. Hatton then came
to the stand, and the crowd Immediately
made an effort to get nearer to the speaker,
in order to hear every word that fell from
his eloquent lips. He, in the first place,
showed that Democracy was not National
that Harris was what was termed by the
Union & American, "sham Democrat, y
and that he was running in opposition to
his party, all of which he proved by demo-
cratic witnesses. He then took mp the
question of istribution-showed in such
plain words that the most obtuse minds
could understand, that it was constitution
al, wise and expedient-showed the i'm
mense and almost incalculable benefits to
be derived from it, and that now was the
time to ask and demand Distribution,
before the States in which the land lies ac-
quired the numerical strength to appro.
pirate it to themselves, which they certain
" would do at an early day. He then
showed that he had Mr.. Harris already
committed to the Distribution scheme by
his votes in Congress. This placed Mr.
Harris in an unenviable position. He
showed by facts and arguments based
thereon, that Tennessees portion Of the
revenue arising from the sales of the pub
lie lands, would enable her to build her
railroads, school houses, academies, &c.
and to educate every bright eyed boy and
merry, laughing girl within the limits OF
the State. He then took up the Memphis
Bond question, and showed the total want
of consistency in Mr. Harris, inasmuch as
he Harris had argued, acknowledgement
in petition to him in the last Legisla.
ture, that it was indispensably necessary
to the welfare of the city of Memphis, that
those Bonds should be endorsed by the
State. Can political inconsistency go far
Their? Ask a man 10 do thing, and prove
; by facts and arguments that it should be
done, then arraign him before an enlight
ened public for doing what you had asked
him. Will not the people frown down
such attempts to bring an opponent into
disrepute2
He then took the question, Of Alien Suf
frage, and proved by Democracy that The
position occupied by Mr.. Harris was al
untenable one Showed that 1t was dan
gerous doctrine, and, said he, sit is inf
nous, and smells to Heaven" 1t will b,
recollected that these are the precise words
he used in Fayetteville, when Harris
pushed him off the stand He soon after
closed and took his seat amid the applause
of the large crowd present.
| Mr., Harris got up to reply, looking de