Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-10

arose, and with him the shouts of the Americans
and Wings. He soon demolished that old Congress
sionai canvass speech of Gen. Harris'-the nation
aiity and consistency of the Democratic party. He
told him that according to their platform they we're
opposed to internal improvements, but that by the
pracnce OF the party, the most magnificent schemes
had been carried on by them. He alluded to the
oass bills of last summer-the appropriation OF
thousands upon thousands to Michigan--the grand
Pacific Railroad scheme, &c. he told the people
that upon the tariff, the Democratic party still ie-
cognized the protective system,-that upon distri-
button, more lands had been given away under DEM
ocratic rule than ruy other-that upon the hard
money principle, they substituted the Sub-Treasury
notes, using the representative instead of the coin
ltself-That they party of profession and not
of practice. And here he told Gen. Fl. " to behold
the great Democratic party of such beautiful pro-
portions and elegant symmetry" upon the slavery
question In all the votes upon questions that in
volved this issue, they usually reserved to them
selves the right of their own construction. Upon
the Kansas and Nebraska act the North voted, re-
cognizing "squatter sovereignty in the bill as
avowed by Douglas, Cass Co. and referred to the
press North as to the Democratic position upon the
question. COL Hatton here called upon Gen. Ii.
to know if he endorsed or would endorse Douglas,
Cass & Co., while he at the same time endorsed the
nationality of the Democratic party. He never said
he Mould, but said in reply, he would acknowledge
such had been their sentiments before the decision
of the Supreme Court, but did not say they had re-
puaiated such opinions. Hatton then said this was
the argument in a nutshell-Gen. H. eulogized the
Northern Democracy, but would not dare tell this
people he endorsed Douglas and Glass; the opponents
of Northern Democracy. Hatton knocked his great
national democracy argument into pi in few words,
to the utmost satisfaction of the larger portion of
the crowd.
He then took up the distribution question, and OF
all the killing crushing, demoishing of imsy con-
stitutonal argument we in this section have never
heard the like. He took up the constitutional por-
ton of the argument and discussed it in mastery
manner showed the action of the Democratic party
as opposed in practice to their platforms and theo-
retical professions; showed the injustice to Tonnes
see in the unequal distribution; exhibited the sta
tistcs in proof of such injustice, demonstrated the
feasibility of appropriation to Tennessee of making
practical use, either OF the lands themselves similar
to Illinois or Iowa. or if received in warrants, scrip
or proceeds. He demonstrated beyond controversy,
that innumerable benefits would accrue to State
by reducing taxation, paying off the salaries of the
officers of the State as it doing in Illinois and
Iowa, and that we as intelligent and good f.
nanciers as Illinoisans or Iowaians-In building up
schools where every bright eyed, laughing boy and
girl on mountain top or in fertile vale could have
the benefit of an education. In perfecting our
chains OF railroad-and developing the commerce
and agriculture of Tennessee. He then showed up
Gen. HIS inconsistency upon his net argument,
to the greatest gee and satisfaction of his hearers.
argumentative and logical, and thrilngly eloquent.
Some of the finest passages of oratory we're here
displayed it was ever my fortune to hear.
The next question he discussed alien suffrage,
and here he pinned the General and told him he
should not dodge the question and shield himself
under the garbled extract of John Bells speech,
but that some days previous he Gen. Harrisl did
say that she could see no reason why the alien who
had felled the forest had rendered and given his
hospitality to the citizen of the old State, should
not be allowed the right of suffrage. This could
and would be regulated when a constitution was
! formed" Col. Hatton then told him that in this
position he stood by Hale, Seward and other Black
Republicans from the North-that the effect OF
permitting the refuse of foreign nations, the
tents of the jas and prisons to exercise the right
of suffrage, was but struggling element of aboli-
tionism And where stood now the democratic
friends of the South at the North? Where was
your great national democracy in support of South
ern rights He adverted to their appropriation Of
the public lands to foreigners to the exclusion of the
native Southerner with his slave-alluded to the
slavery, by his vote and residence added immensely
to the increase of Northumberland by statistics
their increase had given a large prepOnderanct
in the House of Representatives, and by the
addition of new States could soon control the Sen
ate-and then be enabled by executing the favoritt
scheme of Andrew johnson of amending the Fed
eral Constitution, and sectonalizing the Supreme
Court, to entirely cripple the South. That the
sound of ''abolitonist" in this particular, was il
sweet accord with "Johnsonian music" And her,
he exclaimed, where is democratic consistency
Now they are for the Supremacy of the Supreme
Court" when in former times twas an old fedora
machine He was terrible here upon National De
mocracy-its soundness upon the ''vtal issuen-th'
giving of "houses to the homeless" of our native
citizens, &c.
Hatton then took up charges made by his oppo
nent upon his legislative course. Upon his Norma
school bill, to which Gen. II. alluded, he was glori
ously eloquent and brought immense applause at tht
mere announcement of his having brought FORWARD
the BILL Harris touched the wrong key--the SOUND
was discord in his ear-old Fayettes for education
for enlightening the masses. He then remarked
upon the assessor bill, he thought with many others
that it would work WELL but he had beard it would
not and he was for its repeal or material modifca
tion-that both parties had voted for it in the legs
ature. And then upon the question of interna
| improvements he was now willing to stop until W,
band perfected the system already under way--tha
he conceived that the last bill, ''the omnibus" wa
right and proper and he voted for it, that for the
future he was only willing to 'hang door or build
a chimney" when Il was shown him twas absolutely
necessary, and that he had something that would
astonish his competitor connected with his course
upon the Memphis bond question, to tell him. Here
his time having expired he sat down with deafenng
shouts ofapplause.
Gen. Harris rose to reply. We saw the telling
effect Of HattOns address. He opened by reference
to the omnibus bill Of the last session Of the legsa
ture and particularly the Memphis bonds he had writ
ten letters urging its passage and urged the tackHg
Of IL on Tire omnibus oil, bat that had be cen
member he rouId hare rOted against IT, Asked
Hatton (who had referred 70 his nuliication reso
luton when a member Of State STATED Il Congress