Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-13
For the Patriot
Quar1es and Menees--Cheatham and
Merritt.
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CLARsVHLE, May III, 1883.
MEssRs EDTToRs Last Monday being the
commencement of our Circuit Court, a large
number of the citizens of our county were
in town in attendance on the court, and for
the purpose of hearing the candidates for
Congress and the Legislature address the
people. The court adjourned about IL o'clock
in the morning. and large crowd assembled
in the courthouse to hear the speaking. Gen.
QUARLEs, our candidate for Congress, took
the stand and spoke for an hour in one the
ablest speeches of his life. He arraigned the
administration of Mr.. BUCHANAN at the bar of
public opinion for its misdeeds, and supported
his charges by an array of proof from the re-
cord, that was crushing and overwhelming
He made no charge that he did not substan-
tiate by a reference to the record, giving the
book and page. His speech was frequently
interrupted by the most enthusiastic APP
plause. shall not undertake to give the
points he made in his speech the people of
the district will hear him and his competitor,
and it would be wrong, perhaps, to anticipate
them by publishing the substance of thier
speeches. Suffice it to say that Gen. QUARLEs
made telling speech, which was received
by the audience in a manner highly compli-
meEtary to him.
DIR. MENEEs took the stand, at the conclu-
sion of his competitors speech, and likewise
spoke an hour. 1t would. perhaps, be ungen-
erous to judge DI. MENEEs' power as a deba-
ter by the speech made here on Monday He
failed to answer his competitors speech
plainly, palpably failed-he felt this
friends felt it. He was evidently not prepar-
ed to meet such speech. There was but
one opinion as to the result of the discussion
the victory of QUARLEs was'too manifest to
admit OF two opinions upon the subject DR..
MENEEs is a clever gentleman, and would
not say anything calculated to mortify his
feelings--but he must certainly mend the
lick he made on Monday, if he expects to win
in this race. Each party rejoined in a speech
of half an hour, and the discussion closed.
The result, as before stated, was in favor of
QUARLEs Enthusiastically. No man of any par
ty will pretend to say otherwise.
After the candidates for Congress closed.
Mr.. MERRITT, the Democratic candidate for
Floater, mounted the stand in obedience to
call from portion of the crowd He did
not undertake to discuss the questions, but
went on to tell what he intended to do in this
canvass. 1fhe performs all he promised, he
will certainly achieve great deal more than
could reasonably be expected of him.
After he closed, his competitor, R. B.
CHEATHAM took the stand in obedience to an
enthusiastic call from the crowd. He did not
undertake to make a set speech or to enter
at length into discussion of the questions
of the canvass-but made some excellent hits
in the course of his remarks, and notified the
"young man" who is running against him,
that he would be with him in every civil dis
trict, if necessary. He announced that he
was in favor of re-charter of the Union and
Planters Banks aud notified his competitor
that he would require him to take explicit
ground on that subject. Mr.. MERRITT touched
upon the currency question, but failed to
meet the real points in which the people are
Interested. Mr.. CHEATHAM's remarks were
well received by the audience. He was fire.
quently greeted by the applause of the crowd
He will carry the full strength of his party
in this county, if he does not go beyond it,
After the candidates for Floater had con-
cluded, JUDsoN HORN, Esq, of Dover, our
candidate for the Senate, appeared at the call
OF the crowd and excused himself from speak
ing, as his competitor was absent.
Mr.. DUDLEY, our candidate for county rep
resen tative, also excused himself for like
reason.
The day passed eff gloriously for our
cause. Our friends were in the happiest hu-
NOR possible, and seed was sown which will
produce much fruit in August.
MONTGOMERY.