Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-30
For the Daily Patriot.
LAFAYETTE, March %. 1859

Editors Patriot. Mr.. BARKsDALE, (the nomi-
nee of the Democratic party, for Floater, in
the counties of Sumner, Smith and Macon.)
was here last Monday, and made speech to
large audience, Gt being the first day of our
Circuit Court at this place. His remarks
were evidently not well digested He dealt
IN harsh epithets npOn such men as JOHN
BELL and JOHN J. CRTTTENDEN. throwing oc-
casionally fire brand into his own ranks.
He denOminated them traitors to their coun-
try, &c. And dwelt some on both State aud
National pOlitics.b but with no seeming particu-
lar purpose, and most surely with hut little
effect He did not, however, endorse the en-
tire policy of the BUCHANAN administration.
Finally, the gentleman closed out without
leaving much sign.
Then, some of the friends of the Opposi-
ton called for S. S. STANTON, Esq, of Gains
boro', Che being presently to reply. Mr..
STANTON responded in a very thrilling style,
it being his second visit to our town. He
took up the various grounds occupied by Mr..
BARKsDALE, and scattered them like chaff to
the four winds of heaven, when driven by a
great statesmen. BELL and CRrrTENDEN, he
baf1lt comparison, showing how they have
battled for years for Constitutional ground
and Constitutional law, and the best interests
| of a great people-stsnding among other
statesmen. like tall cypress that rears its
majestic head far above the trees of the
forest, amid the balmy zephyrs of heaven;
while on the other hand such pigmies as Mr..
BARKsDALE, are to them as blade of grass.
Or yet, those great statesmen like the eagle,
} the king of birds that soar aloft, perces the
lettering cloud, sails through fields of ether,
and gazes upon the Day-God, rolling In the
heavens, without an intervening cloud; while
Mr. BARKsDALE and his co-traducers of the
names of those great men are to them as the
wrens of the brush-wood. How great the
contrast And yet, how truei Mr.. s. then
examined into, and laid bare the nude de-
formities of the pseudo Democratic creed;
especially the BUCHANAN administration.
showing that by their improvident legislation.
they have reckiessly squandered the public,
(the people's) money, besides leaving the
general government largely in debt by their
unnecessary and extravagant expenditures.
With this, he connected the Thirty
Million Bill" by which that amount was
proposed to be placed under the peculiar
aud sole control OF the President, which Mr..
5. handled in a mastery manner. He ex-
posed in its true light their Kansas humbug,
aud its utter failure TO meet their representa-
ions, and rebound 10 the good Of the South
eru people; and showed that the Democratic
party are daily becoming denGfionalised, and
their ship will soon become stranded upon
the breakers of the great political sea, and
their vessel left without pilot, to go down
In the great mdsLStroa of destruction. amid
the death throes of their political knights. II,
Is impossible TO give you all, in small COM
pass. Suffice is'to say. Mr.. S. overwhelmed
his adversary--obliterated his positions aud
arguments; aud fully sustained his own
! ground with that craftsmanship and ability
seldom ,qualied, much less surpassed, TO the
entire satisfaction of his own friends. and we
think 10 the manifest discontinue of De-
mocracy. withal. bis spereh was full Of vi.
aud humor aud anecdotes almost inimitAble;
ana hsh nj SuutShea anu comparisons haHSps
with eloquenee aud manly bearing. never
eohdescending to indulge in low ''doggerel'
and harsh epithetS-
BE assured. We are all fright side up" here
We will buckle on our political armor, and
stSm these hills aud thread these valleys
I'LL the last political eehori Of Democracy ID
vanqaIshed, aud victory perches upoa ouT
standard; and when our political Zion is freed
moan the CALLING yoke Of Democratic misEule
We will labor 10 the end that the people
rights be regarded. and we rs nation arr
regenerated and diseathralled. brought bach
10 pristine parity-and fiaaliy oosnplete oal
manifest destiny among The nations Of lh'
~esd--erosasd with political and reIigi
oas liberty. A VorER.