Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-22
INC Discussion Friday Night.


A large crowd assembled on Broad street Friday
night, to hear the discussion between Mesars.
MENERs ana QuARLEs, candidates for Congress in
this Di.trio'. DR.. MENEEs opened in speech Of
an hour and half, wsighty with argument and
brislling wi facts which no ingenuity en- the part
Of his competitor, NJ obstinate Incredibly on the
pari Of his Know No hing hearers. could resist He
exposed the tedItious sentiments Ct he Northern
Opposition, and TIE tracking subserEiency of the
Southern anti Democratic leaders to the pOEer and
die alton of their Northern task masters with over
towering force and eloquenee. lie stripped tae
mask from the designs of tae rulers oftbs Southern
faction, and showed from their votes, speeches and
editorials, that they cooperating in effort to
place the Black Republicans in possession Of the
government
He showed the gross extravaganza and eOrrup-
ton of the OPPOSITION House of the Sih Congress.
HI quoted the language of General QGARLEs in 1856,
Boosting that this new KnOw-Nothing organization,
uniting conservative men North and South, would
come up like young giant 90 uphold the eonstitu
tonal rights of the South, and guard them from in
vasion This Know-Nothns organization elected
a majority of the members OF the House of Repre-
sentatives of the "a Congress. This naiiona!
serpatios organization, from whi5h General QUARLEs
promised such benefits to tle South, had undspu-
ted control of the popular branch of that Congress-
and the result was the election Of N. P. BANKS. 8
member Of the KbOENOthing order, and faDa;ical
aboitiOuist, as its speaker, and WILLIAM CULLoN.
an anti Nebraska Know Nothing, CLERK.
This same Opposition Know No hing House of
Representatives increased the public expenditures
for the year ending 90ih jane, 1885, to S72,
OOO, OOO which has since been diminished under the
legislation Of the Democratic 35th Congress to S53,
600 GOO reduction of $4,000 900 IN two years
Now, says Dr. MEHEEs, thsse same elements Of.
opposition to the Democratic party that sleOtel the
Know Nothing House Of Representatives in 1855.
are combining together again under the name of
Opposition. The Southern wing Of the party is co
operating with the Nor hern wing to overthrow the
Democracy and elevate the same party to power that
ele,ted BANKS Speaker and CULLOM Clerk of the
House of Representatives and sqgandered such an
enormous amount of lhe public money. My COM
pettOr asks you tonight to turn out the Democrats
because Of their extravBg3ncs and again entrust the
government to this great conservative Opposition of
which he boosted in 1855, and which then so faith
lessly disregsrded the pledges which Gen QUARLEs
had made for them, asd utterly disappointed all
the expectations which Gen. QUARLEs eloquence had
created So will it be again If you aid in placing
this Opposition in power, Of which my competitor
is one of the leaders, with the expectation that they
will respect your rights Southern men, or regard
the rules of economy they are now preaching
so loudly, you will be again disappointed. The
Democratic party or the Republican party must con-
troll this Government. Ny competitor wants you to
turn the Democrats out for the purpose of reireneh
ment and reform, when he knOws that the party
which will come into power have always voted TO
increase the expenditures have always resisted the
efforts of the Democratic party to reduce them.
General QUARLEs was not prepared ID answer
these crushing facts presented by DR.. MENEEs, so
he attempted II e7ade them He said he was no
political antiquarian, aud did not care - look back
into the past h evidently wished to avoid a re-
currence u the times when he was warning so Bit
terly on the Wbig party, aud Whenhs said that Ten
nessee and the other States which support ID Gene
raj SooTr "weTe dark spots the map of the cOun-
try" He said the niger question was not in this
canvass; he talked about extravaganza; endeavJred
10 relieve the Opposition in Congress from the
crushing weight Of their pr0tiigacy and corruption;
said Mr.. Buchanan was claiming the prerogatives
of an Emperor; said he WAS sure of his election and
o)ked as if be didn't think SO; defended his poll
tical tersversatons and charges, on the ground
that Mr.. BELL and Henry CLAY had changed and
that all great men were inconsistent and then after
a few fancy strokes, intended to touch up the fai'
ing enthusiasm of his friends he SAT down, without
any particular demonstrations Of either satisfaction
CT sOrrow from his party.
The Democrats are highly gratifed at the result
of the discussion aud feel colfient that gallant
champion will be elected.