Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-06-03
For de Clsrksville Chronicia
The Discussion at Dover.


Mr.. EDITOR: Yesterday being the day set apart
by Gen. James VI. Quarcs and DR.. Thomas Meness
candidates for Congress in this Congressional Dis
trict) 10 address the citizens Of Stewart county nj
this place at an early hour large crowd assembled
in the Methodist Church. At II O'Clock DR.. Me-
nees opened the discussion in a speech of about an
hour occupying at least ihree-fourths of the time
in charging and attempting to prove, that the Op-
position party is unsound upon the slavery question
In this, of course, the Doctor failed completely
He then took up the past record of Gen. Quarles,
and proved, conclusivey, to all present that the
General had always been sound, conservative, ma
tional liberty-loving politician bowling his head TO
no political God, but always found asserting his
views upon the political issues of the day. yarless
of any particular party or party ties. This, of
course, fire brand thrown into the Democratic
ranks by one of its own soldiers and created quite
stir amongst the priyaies 1t is too often the
that the reporters OF public debates have hut little
regard for the TRUTH and speak of the discussion
alone for the candidate of their own party; but il
can be said in sincerity and in truth that the de-
bate which took place here yesterday resulted in q
complete and overwhelming victory for General
| Quarles. In his speech he commenced by answer
| ing the charges of unsoundness on the slavery
question, which he did successfully. and hurled
back the charges upon the corrupt party from which
! ii emanated and Saddled it down upon the Democ-
racy completely that il is highly probable his
opponent will not mention the subject again during
the canvass. He showed up in its proper light the
corruption and extravaganza of the present admin
istraiiOn 1t is, however unnecessary to mention
all the details of the Generals speech-and suffice
it TO sly that the discussion here yesterday re-
suited in compete victory for the Opposition
party, and its effects will be felt with great power
on the election day. Gen Quarles has long been a
favorite of Stewart county, both as a lawyer and as
a politician. lie is known here as being man in
every sense of the word. At the bar he first man
Tested the high qualities Of public speaker which
have secured too him much popular applause and
admiration. His physical and moral organization
eminenty qualify him TO be great and impressiye e
orator. His temperament is ardent, fearless, and
full of hope. His councnance clear expressive
and variable indicating the emotions which FREEDOM
mate at the moment, as ciear!yas his language His
voice, cultivated and modulaie l. is in harmony with
the sentiment he desires TO express, and falls upon
the ear like music His eye, beaming with nte'-
lgence and flashing with corruscations of genius
His gestures and attitudes are graceful and natural
These personal advantages win the admiration OF
an audience, before his intellectual powers be-
gin to move his hearers and when his strong COM
mon sense his profound reasoning, his clear con-
ceptons Of his subject in all its bearings and his
striking and beautiful illustrations, united with such
personal qualities are brought to the discussion OIL
any subject his audience are enraptured, convinced
and led by the orator il enchanted by the Tyre Of
Orpheus.
1t is unnecessary to say that with such n man as
our candidate, and that too with such principles as
hei is advocating we will be successful in the can.
vaSs. But let us go TO work in earnest, and work
until tie day Of the election, and we can give him
majority of five or six thousand.
STEWART.