Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-29

We are favored with the following from
private letter received by gentleman of Il is
city. The writer is a very prominent and re-
liable gentleman:
Knoxville June 25th, 1857.
Dear Col: You ask me to write you an account
of the speaking between Hatton and Harris at this
place on yesterday. In doing so, briefly, regret
l Cannot take the time necessary to give you a
summary IN extenso of the cut and thrust attack
aud defense, fight and pursuit of the whole bat
tie. As, per published Let, Harris led the charge
at this point He made the same speech which
he had stereotyped long ere he reached this point
and, apparently, with the same result The crowd,
which numbered between tire and four thousand
paid him the attention becoming the people Of
East Tennessee, who always like to see "fair
fight" His voice was good, and, while il reached
the utmostyverge of the assembly, only served to
sound his own falacies snd the unsouDdness Of his
party. / have rarely seen any person play on an
instrument so well tuned to little purpose. Il
had a good sounding aboard, but as the music was
written in democratic demagogue ct foreign style,
Of course it had few "charms" for our East Ten
nessee boys, who love their homes and their native
melodies. He occupied bis time, and resumed his
seat on the stand, without exciting a particle of
visible enthusiasm in the bosoms of his few parti-
cans in this region.
Hatton then arose, and the packing of the crowd
close around him, the perfect silence that seemed
as if by magic to still the multitude, attesIed the
profound interest with which he was listened to.
Before he had concluded, so completely did he
demolSh his competitor, go triumphantly did be
vndicate the principles Of the American and Wing
party that the crowd II say tee cropd for nineteen.
fDsHtisths OF the people constituting tue same were
Americans fully satisfied, exhibited 10 their smil
ing countenances, that eli was as they had before
anticipated. Harris had been heralled to as as a
very Goliath, but he had evidently met his DaVil
Hatton's advocacy OF the Pacific Railroad Policy,
OF American Suffrage, OF the Land Distribution, in
act of every thing hatso distinguishes his glorious
party from the democratic faction Of the country,
was overwhelmingly successful. All felt it.
Their replies aud rejoinders we're 10 keeping With
their main speeches. No disturbance occurred to
mar the discussion. With the bearing towards
each other, geutlemanly and courteous, the crowd
seemed TO sympAthize, and the discussion came to
close, leaving on the minds Of the Americans, at
least, that for ourselves, far ~e we're con-
cerned, We would do our whole duty. Our sight
the touch OF his hand and the sound
Of bis voiee-estAblished between US a relationship
whch will only be ratified, according to Law on the
4th Of August next We felt that he was already
our Governor; Yet the iOrmaty Of ballot 10 Au-
gust, had to be gone through with before be oecu-
pied an toraa, that distinguished position.
We vil give Hstton an Increased majority 10 this
district Evsry thing is propitious. Maynard viii
beat Wallace sor Congress between 1900 and 2 600
votes. A LhHpn,ian in the hands OF huge Bro
dignagisu e Wallace Ia the hands OF MAYNARD. The
race 10 farce Wallace Is laundering a lo0g under
ship and spur sritA his eyes sLHt not yeI through
the first heat white hsynsrd has already Won The
race tssics over. IL Is pisiabie sight u0ly
Say 60 our friends In Middle Tennessee that We
are AL right" here ADD ell go ahead" as certain
as 'blsI,s." We viii sueep stakes, "HATtslos
and all