Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
LEBANON, July 6, 1857.

. LEBANON, July 6, 1857.
Mr.. DUxNIEGToN:-T candidates for Congress
in this the fifth Congressional district spoke here
| to-day to a very large and attentive crowd Times
are changed from what they used to be, when Wing
and Democrat distinguished the two great political
parties in this State Then the Whig'party was ON
nipotent in this Dlstrict-there was iosor rarely
any Democratic candidate for Congress here. But,
as I said times are changed, and the disruption of
the old Wing party by the Know Nothing order has
cut loose hundreds of patriotic Wings from ancient
party ties who are now camorous for the election of
a Democrat to succeed Col. Ready in the next Con-
gress of the United States So.
Col Ready led in the discussion, and shall not
say whether he made lame and impotent defence
of his cause, or that he made defence of lame
and impOten cause, it certainly one of the two
judging from the apathy and woe-begone appear
ance of his friends. He Struggled during greater
part Of his speech awaken interest in the efete
and long discarded doctrine of distribution The
veil is too transparent to screen from public view
and public indignation the deformity of Know Moth
ingism. The Wings are especially indignant at the
subterfuge, and intimation that they will likely
be decoyed into the support of Know Nothingism by
so glarng perversiOn of the true issues, is treated
as an insult to their discretion But little of his
time was occupied in the discussion of the pet doc
trines of his party, and he was singulary unfortu-
nate in that part of his speech, Alien suffrage, as
he termed treceived passing notice His COMPETE
tor showed from the record that Col Ready mad as
sisted by his vote on the Kansas bill in making
practical application of the very thing he was now
denouncing. ~. ..5as-s ;resg i
Col Guild, though still suffering from the effect
of his recent fall from his buggy, and only able to
walk with the aid of q crutch, appeared upon the
stage full of as much fire and zeal might be ex-
pected frem boy, and his friends expressed their
hearty satisfaction at seeing him, by a prolonged
round of applause. ..- al .E.-a.oa |
He did not stop long to discuss the texture of the
distribution VEIL but at blow he rent it in twain,
and invited his competitor to the true issues-Know
Nothngism proper, and their completely, under the
lead of Mr.. Bell, with Black Republicanism. He
showed that Col Ready's party was only powerful
for evil by dividing the South, and thus weakening
the strength of the present National administrations
and especially did he show up the garing inconsis-
tency of Col Ready's present position and his SUBJ
serviency to Mr. Bell with what it was when he vo-
ted for the Kansas bill. Col Guilds speech was
marked with the highest ability, and his manner of
the canvass meets with the particular
and hearty appreciation Of his friends l am well
advised Hhea 1 say that Wilson will do more than
her share towards his election. There will be a
clear gain to the Democratic party here and in adj
liOn to that many from the opposition will for
Col. Guild to my certain knowledge. e-
WILSON