Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-06-09
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FOR GOVERNOR,
IsHAM G. HARRIS.
The Guberuatorial Discussion al
Bolivar.

Bolivar
Pryor, Of The Quid Nunc, who lis
tened to the candidates for Govern
or at Bolivar, gives most interest.
ng account OF the discussion, from
which We clip the following:
Before hearing the candidates,
we acknowledge that We bad some
misgivings about the result. The
PARTY press on both sides Dragged a
great deal, and the Opposition, we
thought, rather outraged our
fiends, the Democrats. We knew
Col. Netherlands power, his agility,
bis adroitness, his wonderful tact, and
we should no. have been at all sur
,rised to have seen him come off
victor, even iu a bad cause; we have
seen that sort of thing done so often
And then Col. Netherland vas to
have the reply, and the closing speech
at Bolivar.
But the actual encounter, long
before the smoke Of the conflict
cleared away, dissipated all our fore
bodings. The right came uppermost
this time; and no mistake! 1t is uni
versally conceded that Gov. Harris
has greatly improved on the canvass
he made with Mr.. .Hatton two
years ago. He is progressive man.
and an ADLER antagonist has forced
him TO higher mark. Like the
inrincible Jumper down on Clear
Creek train yourself IS much rs
much as you ould, and jump as far
as you or any one else would, he al
ways would jump an inch or two be-
yond you! That is the sort of q
man to have for 3 champion = man
of PERPETUAL outcome who always
has another trump
"To dash off our impression of the
Bolivar discussion in single sentence
Harris won the victory upon eve
nv point worth winning, Netherland
carried off only such !aurels as a
Southern man and sincere politician
ought to have disdained to pick up.
Harris was in earnest; Netherland
seemed to be joking all the tim =
Harris made you think; Netherland
made you laugh-and Democrats
were the more willing to laugh be-
cause they felt that the East Ten.
nessee joker was doing their cause
no harm. Harris fought the battle
upon high, national, anti-black repub-
lican principles. appealing to the rea-
soning faculties of intelligent men;
Netherland fired low or attempted
to fire low. but did it in so jocular a
way as to leave the impression that
his plebeiauism was all a pretence.-
We thought that be was trying to
initiate the tactics Of Senator John
son, in this respect. If so, all We
have to say to him is God bless you,
Col. Netherland,' when Andrew
johnson fires low, he's in EARNEST,
which you are not!
"Sham demagogueism never did
and never will go with the people,
and we are surprised that sharp,
sensible. we'll Bred. gentlemanly fel-
low like Col. Netherland should waste
hi, valuable slime trying to make the
bows believe that in early life he
was 1scrub.' The boys are far
too bright for that. Besides, here in
Hardeman his time was worse than
thrown away; for nearly all of US
claim to be gentlemen, who never
made a habit Of washing in the
spring. 'wiping our mouths with our
coat sleeves stirring our coffee with
our fingers or of going all our lives
without soap!'
"On the whole, the discussion pass
ed off most pleasantly, and with ad.
mirabIe good feeling on all hands,
Gov. Harris did the serious, dignifed,
important business of the OCCASION
he was the STAR the principal figure
in the day IS drama. Nor did he !
Fail to show himself more than match
Tor bis veteran.competitor at repartee
md retort, whenever be chose to turn |
aside for that purpose. Col. Neither t
and was the gay fellow, the brilliant S
Wit, the exhaustless joker the Young c