Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-15
The Discussion at Pulaski.

PULASKI, June r. 1887.
EDITORS NASHVILLE PArRIoT.- Gents :-Yester
day was the time agreed upon by the gubernatorial
candidates to address our people. Bob Hatton led
off, and made magnificent speech. 1t was logic
al, forcible and eloquent, and many pronounce it
equal If not superior to any speech delivered here
for long time past. 1t was great effort. Gen.
Harris so far from answering his arguments, did
not attempt it, but lodged almost every issue
presented him. Instead of meeting Hattons posi-
tons and combating them, be raised entirely diff
ferent questions, and argued them with as much We
hemence, as if he had been really fighting ques-
tons rendered him by his antagonist. One exam
pie will serve to illustrate. Hatton adduced his
vote on the swamp lands of Arkansas, to show that
be himself committed under oath to the consti-
nationality of giving away the public ands and,
after making lame and feeble effort to prove that
he did not vote to gUe but to sell those lands to Ar
kansas, he went off into an argument to show that
the policy of giving these lands away was correct,
ald that his vote had benefited the country. His
speech is able when considered as an artful dodge
of positions which he cannot meet, but there is
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| He took the position, mot willingly, for it was
drawn out by catechizing pointed and close
any school master ever subjected pupil toy that
the States of this Union have an unlimited right to
put any human being to voting, whether a child
| four years old, woman, an alien a negro, free
or slave. Hatton asked him if the State of Ten
nessee could send bis negro boy Ben to the polls
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that the power was absolutely unlimited. Well
| then, sal HattoD, that includes Ben" does it !?
he replied in the affirmative. 1t includes also the
subject of foreign prince or potentate who may
chance to be in country for few weeks or
months. To this question the same reply was Civ
en-. So that New York could, if she chose go to
do put all her free negroes and her immense tran.
sent and alien population to voting against as in
the election of President and Congressman, and
we would have the singular and startling anomaly
of a race being in absolute slavery, aud at
the same time the rulers of the country and, what
is more startling STILL we would witness the novel
spectacle OF a nation being governed in part at
least by the citizens of other governments. Where
will democracy lead US to {! In conclusion, have
only to say that people delighted with
Hatton. He made most decided impression here,
and we claim glorious victory in the discussion.
Last evening large number of our young men,
1.-THE young men are all for Bob) called upon him
at his hotel. They demanded a speech, but in
stead of addressing them, he invited them in that
he might become personally acquainted with them.
The large public parlor of the hotel soon filed
and an hour spent in jovial conversation and merry
laughter. Every one departed as much pleased
with the fine social qualities of Col II. as they had
been charmed with his splendid oratory. We are
of the opinion here that he is going to be elected.
Let every man do bis duty and we can and WiiI
achieve glorious triumph.
Yours, PULASKI