Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-05-23
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
MONDAY. MAY %, 1859.


These gentlemen. candidates for Congress
In this district. addressed the people of this
city d county on Broadway Friday night
and at the Court House on Saturday. On
the first occasion, DR.. MENEEs made the open
ing spsr ch He occupied two thirds of his
time in the discussion of the NEGRO question"
following the same line of argument as that
pursued by Gov. HARRIS; but did not handle
his materials, such as they were. with the
skill that his exemplar brings to bear. He
spoke AS if his language was only from his
lips, and really we imagine that gentleman
of bis reputed Gne sense could not feel in his
heart that the South is filled with abolition
foes. H did not say so, but the scope of his
argument that an alliance was forming be-
Republicans was designed to produce that
Impression. He repudiated the idea of a
bankrupt law of any sort, but insisted BUCH-
ANAS'S communication of such law for
banks We not unconstitutional. He made q
few min,r points" on Gen. QUARLEs' record.
Made weak defence OF the administration s
extravaganza falling into the egregious
blunler of calling the 34th Republican
Congress, when every body who heard
him knew that the Senate branch of it was
Democratic. He assumed that the records
showed that the Democracy had made'rapid
strides in the direction of retrenchment and
reform. He is an earnest and not unhuent
speak +; but is deficient in close, consecutive
reasoning abilities-mcre probably from lack
of experience in forensic debate and good
cause, than for want of natural capacity.
Geh. 'QUARLEs replied in a clear line of
logical argument and lucid statement Of
the facts aud issues of The canvass which
totally demolished the speech of his
comp titor. He arrayed the manifold sins of
the President with directness and power
which is rarely tquaied. He exposed the
ava, Ieieusness OF the President for power, as
show II III hIs desire 10 obtain the war-making
power aud to establish protectOrate over
certain Mexican SLates-exposed the effect of
a bankrupt law for the banks as an invasion
of S,al, ghts, and argued it's unconstitu-
tionaily IN It's want Of uniformity. lie dis
PLAY Il IN, ,Xtravagance and corruptons OF
the Federal Government, from the records
and by the declarations of democrats. He de-
clar, d that he was opposed to the Republi-
can party, and would not vote for one for
anyting-said had he been in Congress he
would have voted for the admission of Kan
sas with the LecomptOn Constitution. 1t
would have localized the controversy and
banished the quarrel from Congress. His
speech was interpreted with most brilliant
passages of ferVid and patriotic eloquence.
In many respects it was truly a SPLENDID
specim u OF imprisoned Oratory. He made
a most excellent impression. He is alto
gether superior in discussion to his competi-
tor, aud will have no difficulty in overcoming
his clever adversary on every stump in the
District.
The discussion at the Court House was not
materially different in tenor and effect. The
Eighth District, we feel assured, is not only
safe in the hands of Gen. QUAELEs, but we
shall look with confidence for an increased
majority.