Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-08
Congregational oanvassin the Eighth piss
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/ Congregational Canvassin thc Eighth piss
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/ Mr. G. G. PoIsDRxTEz
The discussion between the candidates for Congress,
at this place ia day. was ono OF the most interesting
Of The canvass. The Issues were fairly and ably
diseased. L being County Court day there was
very large crowd from all parts Of the county.
The gentlemen we're bSth listened to with marked
attention; evincing desire upon the part Of the
people to bs thoroughly enlightened upon the ques-
tions Of State aud national policy INV being dis-
olssed By the political parties Of the country.
| Gen. QUARLEs led eff by announcing himself the
candidate Of the Opposition party for seat in the
next CONGRESS-. lie occupied his whole time in de-
nOuuciHg the Standardization Of Mr.. BUcHAsAN-
charging fraud and foolish eztravsgsues upon him
AID his ry--and yet supporting The 81 Congress
| ini.s wastefal expenditures of the peoples money
1t is rather strange bat the dsAeral sh 1nll support
AMI defend the policy Of that Congress, and stil
condemn the actions o. tie succsediag G ,ngress--
which wisely aaa justly reduced the expenses Of the
| government about eighteen millions Of dollars
Dr. MsSEEs' speech was one Of the very
sblset ever delivered in tAis ioRn. TIE viger
aud ability, with which he defended The Irin-
/ ciples Of The national Democratic parry, the
statesmsalike manner in which he stripped he enc
mics Of The s5utb OF their deceptive cloik, and
showed them up in their true Eight certainly rsa.ot
I'd credit upon himself and the party he represents
Notwithstanding Gen QUAELss, popularity vi h
his party, do not remember to have ever seen any
candidate for the responsible position to which he
| aspirss received with SO littls eetausissm They
listened silently without one manifestation Of APP
pro7al He advocates no line Of policy but oppOsi-
tion to The Democratic party.
DE-. MnEszs positively chastised the General ua-
til his Cvn political friends begged him to desist
The spirits Of the Opposition ssnk TO zero-in les
| tin, than it requires for them to chsnge names.
The people Of this county are we'll satisfied upon
whose shoulders The charge OF fraud and corruption
rests. Many of them, who, previously, acted with
| the Opposition, have como over 70 the Democracy,
determined TO support MEEEEs, and expressing
their EagiiIingusss to support any or party
South, who propose to affiliate with the Northern
Republican party-shs sworn enemy of Southern
rights or Southern Institutions.
The clsarest proof of tie eorreetaess of De. Mg-
sEFs' record that could possibly be adluced il the
fact. that bis enemies fad no other chargs to
prefer against him than tina. he did not repeal the
vagEant Lava law passed long before De- MEsEEs
was borg, which has been The Law Of Tennessee for
fity-eight years. Iii rather remarkable that If
the provisions Of thst law SO odOas it has not
occurred to some member Of their own party 10
strike it from the statutes long before this. They
forgst to- that while they prosecute Or. MExEE3
for failing 20 repeal tbislaE, every membsr of their
own party WITH one exception, voted for the very
same thing for which they conlsm hin. They have
not tae courage and manliuess TO meet him openly
and fairly before the people upon this question,
that he may defend his record; but the GAINESVILLE
Chronicle, the organ Of Gea. QUAaLrs it's editor
his father-in-laW. publishes circular, ana is new
circulating it secretly All over this county, endeav
oring BY thai unfair means to dsfest him. Bat
the vndipaion Of bis course By the gOod people Of
this District st the bIlloboK will be infinitely worse
to Gen. oUAELEs. than the horrors of Spanish Ia
QUESTION. If the Democracy ell ever the District
will do their whole duty, MRNEes will be triumph
sntly elected. With him as the STANDARD bearer Of
the Democratic party, Old Robertson is alright"
sPENaF1EID July 4, so