Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-01

tsMv reason for desiring 70 be heard upon THIS |
bnestion is to do myself justice, andto do justice e
fha rnblic also, 80 far as my course ana sleEs
rsfe T to 80 important question may hay
weight or influence
The ADORE is an extract from the spec
Bell to the boys in the Market House.
pears, as we had supposed, that Mr.. Bel
sensible to the fact that there are reasOl
should be heard, in justice to himself al
public. Mr. Bell had the same convlotions
opening of the canvass, aud permitted II " O'
aided abroad that he expected to take Inc STUMP :"
the canvass. and would shoB 70 the For'u tna' ne
oo,,,d 90 .;va blows as well as receive them. plF
..,r;,bstsndnO this conviction, and notwithstand-
a. az, Non ouixotism of Mr.. Bells, we know that
,o circumstance could tempt him to the field. We
rrsa,Ai his announcement TO come before the public
commended bis pretended resOlution-Aaunted
the red banner of defiance In ais fscs-snticipated
and iantalized him with the sham excuses which
we knew would be manufactured for his failure
we did all this and more to force him before the
public, but failed, utterly failed At the eleventh
hour in the Conversations previous announce
ment to the public at large, feeling secure from the
clutches of any Democratic adversaryin the night,
that fayorite time for Know Nothing rule,
sWhen Ger the one half world
NaAure seems dead; and wicked dreams abuse
The curtain'd sleep; while yitehcraft celebrates
Pale Heeate's offerings; and witherd murder,
Alarmed by his sentinel, the wolf,
Whose hoWls his Watch-tbus with his steathy
With TarquiR's ,rsvishing strides, towards his de-
sign
Moves like CHEST"
Mounted upon butchers block, with a hand full
of young men to respond to his occasional pauses,
| the grave Senator Oongratulates himself and his
hearers on so "suitable an occasion" to say few
words "in just ee to himself and to the public"
What lion in our path The speech, commenced
on Saturday night of the 18Th, was concluded on
| the Tuesday night following Then we were told
that this herculean effort so grand and magnificent
in its proportions, would not be permitted to go off
with the refuse things of the Market House, but in
| due time would be given to the world through the
columns Of the press. For ten mortal days the
ious public have been upon the qui UUs, and the
eve of their despair, the Patriot forth groan
ing beneath the pondeIous weight Of oRe-haif Of
this production, expressing the regret that its pub
LEGATION has been " unavoidably delayed" and the
| ''hope" at some future time" of being able to
lay the remainder of it before the public What a
stir in Lilliput What Caesar in arms!
For years Mr.. Bell has been charged upon by the
Democracy of Tennessee for a shameful abandon
ment of the South and criminal surrender of her
rights. Upon these high and grave charges the
people have twice sat in Judgment, and piolouncei
him guilty. Taking advantage of the privilege Of
his commission in violation of his pledged word, he
has persisted in representing them in the Senate OF
the United States to their shame, but to the infinite
qualification of their northern enemies. For thus
persisting he was again challenged by the DemOc-
rscy to come before the people and measure arms
with those whom he chooses term his assailants.
Any one of our leading public speakers would have
travelled with him around the State. Time and
again they have thrown the glove at his feet. He
dared not pick it up. He dared not go into the
fight He dared not look the honest people, his
outraged constituents, in the face. He dared not
stand toe to toe with Democratic adversary and
try the issue in proper way. Thus conscience,
doth make towards of us all"
The speech, which is now in circulation, is ex.
pected to get to the country just in time to be read
and too late to be answered on the stump. We can
inform the Democracy, in all sincerity that it needs
no answer, for one paragraph answers another; and
if carefully read to the intelligent mind it will only
afford additional proof of the very charges which
it is intended to rebut. Mr.. Bell has reached
period in life when he finds himself incased in such
a web of inconsistencies, that in laundering to get
out he but makes the ENHANCEMENT more intricate,
and his ourages upon the rights of his constituents
more apparent.