Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-19
COMMUNICATION.

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latOn to the political affairs of the county of Stewart
would be interesting to you and ysur readers.
Yesterday 1.-THE first day of the Circuit Court
very large number of the citizens assembled hear
the candidates for Congress and the State Senate
give their views upon the issues of the canvass.
Very much to the regret of MIR. Quarles and his
friends, circumstances prevented him addressing the
people. Mr.. Q. appeared upon the stand, as he
said, not to address the people but to make an ex-
cuse, both for himself and his competitor He said
that Gen. ZOllicOfer had been called suddenly home
by the dangerous illness of member Of his family
and while he Quarles desired very much to address
the people, still it did not meet with his views of
generous rivalry to take advantage of his opponents
absence, when caused by the sickness of a member
of his family he therefore declined speaking, but
| would announce to the people that he was cand
date for Congress; that his views upon political
| subjects had been heard by the people before him
upon previous occasions; they had undergone I o
change, and if elected he expected to be governed
by them in all the legislation in which he might be
called upon TO participate.
In the afternoon a large audience assembled to
hear the candidates for the Senate. Col Stark the
know-nOthing candidate, led off in speech which
he has the same stereotyped speech which all of
them make, nothing more and nothing less, full Of
justice to TENNESSEE? God save the markD and
raW-head and bloody bones stories about foreigners
the only difference perceived was the introduction
of the State issue of I" Law Reform" an old issue
but to the people still an interesting one
DR.. Nemesis appearance upon the stand to reply
was greeted with applause. His fine personal ap-
pesrance, his manly bearing and earnest manner
fail to attract attention even from strangers
He commenced his speech in a calm, dignifed and
argumentative strain, taking up the points in his
opponents speech one by one, and exposed their |
faacy so completely and clearly that not one in his
attentive audience could fail to that instead of
argument his opponents whole address was tissue
of sophistry, based upon amisapprehension of facts
and history 1t was calm, COOL and scientific dis
section of subject such the oldest surgeon could
not have excelled. After dealing in this manner
for some time, the Doctor warmed with his subject
and such whitening and overwhelming exposure
of the distribution humbug as he made have never
heard and never expect to hear. Upon the subject
of alien suffrage the Doctors ridicule and argument
was inimtable, and while he denied that the demo-
cratic party was responsible for the alien suffrage
tive history of the country that no detriment had
resulted to the Republic from the introduction of
foreigners into country. And if such has been
the case, said he, does my competitor propose to
shut them out? On the contrary while he argues
that their presence is a curse to u.s. he stands upon
aplatfOrm which invites the foreigners to our shores
offering them home and protection
Upon the bject Of Law Reform, though not A
Lawyer, the Doctor made it perfectly evident that
reform in our system of practice and in the iudic
airy loudly demanded and clearly to the interest
of the people He thought it might be against the
interest of the profession to which his competitor
belonged. And while, the Doctor said, he made no
war upon that profession, believing he did that
as body they were as moral and intellectual a |
body of men as any in the nation, still he did not
believe that even majority of the members of the
bar were opposed to Law Reform, but like true pa
triots they were, willing that their interest as
profession should give way to the general good of
the people.
Col. Stark having taken ground for Mai. G. A,
Henry, of Montgomery, for United States Senator,
Dr. Menees stated if elected he would look over the
list of the democratic aspirants, examine their re-
cords and characters and would then in the exer-
,ast his vote that if elected to the legislature he
lid not wish to place himself in a position to feel
hat his election due not to the strength of his
principles, but to the popularity of great and
popular located in the middle of his district: he
esired TO owe his position, his gratitude to the B
soPe and not to the aid of NAME it mattered not
low deservedly popular that name might be. If he p
DR.. NJ. was elected he expected to make his bow B
nd return his thanks to the feemen of his district
Thile his competitor would in all fairness have to
make his bow and return his thanks to the coat tail
f the distinguished gentleman to whom he had at
ached himself
Mr.. Editor, have already made this cOmmunics-
ion longer than expected Put it down as certain va
nat the Stewart boys will make marks enough on ~
ne 9th of August next to give Dr. Menees OF least I'll
We hundred majority. He is regarded here by us
as gentleman of the first order, and one of the Dr
est political debators in the State His manner is
ne, his reasoning powers strong and overwhelming,
is wit and humOr irresistible, and his eloouence
that stirring kind which arouses his friends In
word should he continue in political life predict
r him front rank among the politicians Of
lie day. r..
Our county, though divided as to county candi- En-
tes will give united support the rest of the Co
,ket Gen. Harris is known personally to almost rer
cry one in the county and will increase the ma {
rity above that given for Buchanan. abb
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