Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-02
The Hatton barbecue In Sumner
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state line, also brought large NUMBERS 10 tue
same place. The friends of Col. HATToN in
Sumner, and other counties in that Congress
sional District, turned cut in full force, to
pay a high and deserved compliment to their
able and gallant Representative elect ia the
next Congress We estimate the crowd at
Others estimate it at third more. We have
never seen a crowd of like sizt that exhibit
ed more intelligence and cultivation, or an
occasion that passed off more delightfully."-.
At eleven o'clock the assemblage was call
ed to order by L. NJ. TEMPLE, Esq, who spok e
briefly of the t:iumphs over which they re-
joiced, and concluded by proposing the fol-
lowing as officers of the meeting
Prssiden-Col. VIM. l.. Martin, Of Wilson.
Vice Presidents.
? H"1s g :; T %Gna' of Sumner,
Baxter Smith.
Rolfe S. Saunders, of Upton.
Il. j. Tarvcr, oil Wilson,
M. NJ Brien. OF Cannon.
Y. N Douglas. OF Montgomery.
III. S. Young, OF Macon.
w. NJ. Disnukes, OF Davidson.
p McCarver, of Jackson.
J mes A. BOstick, of Williamson.
ID. ID. Sublett, OF Rutherford.
Secretovies-Ira p. Jones and Thomas w
Beaumont.
Col. MARTIN addressed the audience, re-
ferriug to the late canvass and its result, and
concluded by introducing Hon. w. b. Stokes.
the member elect to Congress from the 4ih
District-Col. HATToN, not yet having ar
rived ON the ground. Mr.. Stokes spoke for
nearly two hours, commencing by graphic
and impressive resume of the conflict in the
several Congressional Districts; and then
proceeded to an arraignment Of the so-called
|'na:iOnal democratic party" and defence
of the measures of the Opposition. His
speech was close, compact aud methodlcal,
and its facts and their application was per
fectly crushing. We have heard him before,
but never with such marked power and sue
cess If he made such speeches Gs that dur
ing his canvass, which he no doubt did, we
can we'll understand how it was that he en-
tered the contest with majority of 1908
against him. and came out OF 1T with mat
iprity of 473 in his favor. He had the great
est odds of any other regular Opposition can
.didate to meet, and overcame 1t with the
greatest apparent ease. He made most
brilliant canvass, ana has covered himself in
the glorious result all over with laureis. In
the course of his speech. he pledged the 4th
District to give for the Opposition candi-
date for the Presidency majority equal to,
if not greater, than his own.
Mr. STOKES was followed by S S. STANTON,
Esq, the State Senator elect from the Jack
soa District. Like Mr.. Stokes. he entere d
the field with majority against him, made a
clear gain of upwards of 900, and tri
umphant. His speech, of an hour anda quar-
ter, gave evidence OF high order of ability.
He is a sef-made young man, and gives pro-
mise, at no distant day, OF taking rank
amongst the foremost public men of the
State At the close Of his speech dinner was
announced which was one of the most ele-
CANT and abundant it has ever been our good
fortune to partake Of 1t was admirable In
all it's appointments and highly creditable to
Sumner county.
After dinner the Hon. JOHN BELL spoke for /
an hour and a half, during all which time he |
was heard with profound attention. In VI |
cor and manner it was such as he was ac
.customed to make twenty years ago. and in
matter the embodiment of the philosophical
craftsmanship, with which the experience OF
over thirty years of active public service had |
stored mind originally clear, comprehend
sive and powerful The crowd pressed around |
the stand, AZ If fearful of losing some senti-
ment or word upon which the fate Of the |
country might hang. Mr.. BELL is never COM
monplace; but on this occasion he was in
spred with an animation, fervor, and, at
times, a v bemence characteristic of the high
est form of eloquence. lie met his traducers
and denounced and defed them. His self
vindicatiou Enough short, was at once thor
-ough and conclusive.
Col HArroN made the dosing speech. He
was quite unweiE but his expression OF his
gratitude to his friends in Sumner county
and the District was touchngly eloquent; and
his pledges of fidelity to the interests OF his
and of his section, and TO the
glory of his country, coming as they did from
q sound head and ar honest and patriotic
heart, werereceived with the best evidences
OF the popular confidence
After some pleasantries from DIR. GLEAvEs,
of Wilson, and Col MARTIN, the audience
quietly dispersed TO their respective homes.
The following letter was received from Col.
CLEMENS, OF Memphis:
MEnPEIs. Aug. %, 1859.
Gent Your letter inviting me to attend "a
mass meeting to be held at Pilot Knob" in
Sumner eounty,o the list September has been
received ! regret very sincerely that it vii
not be in my power to be with you on the &c
.asion referred to. Ny grandmother lies
buried within ten miles OF HartsVile, aud the
1ones of many others of my relatives are moui-
iering beneath the sold Of SuMner. Many of
he happest days of my own life were passed I
within her limits, and i. would therefore have
Lfforded me peculiar pleasure te tread once
more among those remembered scenes, upon
n occasion SO gratifying to the honest lover
t his country; but find it impossible TO do
o. and must defer till another occasion a
much wished for visit to the spot which more {
han twenty years of busy Hfe have not c
ufliced 80 wipe oct from my memsry.
Very truly yours. JERE: CLEMENS.
Messrs. D. c. DOUGLAS, TEos. II. BELL and others.