Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-22
The Canvass.

| CONVICTION, Upton County, May 10.
! MTssRs. EDIToBs: Our able, gallant and eloquent
Harris like mighty ccnquering chief, is marching
through our district in glorious triumph carrying
! every battle. The eDeuyis dismayei and is giving
! away before his deadly charge. he has met victo-
riously and routed st every stand the great leader
Of the Opposition, the renowned Mountain warrior,
John Natderland, whose lame has 50 longresounded
through The coyes and holloTs Of East 7, 4essee,
aud been heard to the banks Of the Mississippi, as
the migbtisst Of them all
At this place to-day, our qoble champion Of the
Democracy, Gov. Harris met this "grest man Of tho
East" aud 20 overwhelmed him, so eOmIleteIy
broke his lines and cleared the field that it would
seem surrender soon is inevitable to save him from
tai destruction. And though they have pushed
on this evening to Brownsville in the adjoining
county Of Haywood for another battle to- norro y,
it is evident that the enemy is only making a show
Of ight wit1ou hope and with the expectation Of
cgr,ain defeat, CO., Netheriand fights ike man
who saw no chance TO whip; Ike a cunning lawyer
with bad case bef-re Jury Of good sud lawful
men, he lodges the points and deals in specslti s.
He esds IN Norman su5Jeties, denies nothing
while he does not admit ju ies by recrimnatI,n,
AMI excuses by diversion, But OF .ow aEfully
crushing a'e t1e charges and proofs made by Gov
Harris. They fall upon lin hot lava and reLded
rocks erup:td by volcano from his native noun
Utin- OF Whlcn ne taxes occasion 10
The Governor completely buries him ban nth his
own odious Legislative record, and piles upon him
mountain high proof strong as holy writ CT a
bargain bttRean the Black Republican LaIty Of the
North With the leaders OF t1e Opposition South l.
uaHe against the Democracy for its overthrow. To
tlis charge made by GOV Harris, Col Netherl4rd
did not repy but passed it in a dge alt aough he
was dared T. deny lie could not deny il in the
face Of the proof; and then, il was evidently his
purpose not deny order u preserve tn uuholy
alliance or combined Opposition Mouth and South.
Our people saw this IN Col. Nethefaud and listened
with iudgDsnt froWns at the accumulated evidence
produced by Gov. Harris of the foul and infamous
attempt of the Southern Opposition leaders to trans
fer the party TO the Black Republicans for the pur
pose Of be II ng tue Democracy in the next Presi-
i nrial elect Il Tennessee Opposition never will
st nd any such thing. Party prCjudices are not
strong aud bitter enough for that Aa much as the
Democracy is hated by the masses of the South "a
Opposition aud as badly as they might hate t. vote
tue Democrat tck,t they will rally, no doubt, or
e msjJrity of them to the Democratic party be-
fore they will unife with the enemies of the South
The people just now being aroused upon this
subject, and it said and repeated ny many on
the ground to-day, who had never cast a Democratic
vote that II the project foot to bring t0geth
er Southern American Wings and the Greeley aud
Banks men of the North they would sustain the
Democracy in a hearty preference. Such prOpO-
stion ami plan Of operation laid by the leaders of
the Opposition, cannot fail when fully upder-tood
10 unite the masses of the Southern people.
The discussion t)~dsy elected the deepest interest
and was heard by large crowd Of people. Gov
Harris was most mnerciful and unspariDg. He
showed up Col. Natherland as any thing else than
the poor mans frient. Gov Harris read his votes
me and again while Col NetheriaId vas member
of the Legislature sgainst the law excepting GER
t ain property from execution. How cold aud IN
feeling must be the heart of Col Netderland 10 have
opposed in the Legislature a Law protecting the
poor man and poor widow in the means Of making
a living He voted to allow the officer to take the
Ia vestge of property found in the possession Of
the poor friendless man to satisfy an execution |
while Gov. Harris showed that Col. Netheiland re-
fused to vote for any law taxing the money Of the
shaver and pleasure carriages of the rich man All !
these things were piled up and made to almost /
smother Cot Neitheraud. lie seemed to feel so
much the force Of the plain truth of his record, and
tae discontinue generally was SO great the Demo
CT t C Shouts became awfully terrific. Such had
been tle enthusiasm Of the Democracy while ".
Harris was ~Peaking that shouts were loud AMI fee
gu Mt. Col. Netherland said he had been raised
upon the bark Of some river and Democrats remind
ed him OF the frogs that used to keep up all sorts
If grunts AMI shouts, much to the snn oyanc- Of
~ ~ body But he did not seen t. sat the Demo-
'rat' back any by this very unkind cut, for they
u't to the last shouted for Harris
The writer, Messrs Editors, makes no attempt to
'eport the days discussion. 1t would require too
nucn time and occupy too much space in your val
liable paTer. Suffice it. that West Tennessee Is
vide awake ami Democratic to the backbone. Gov.
Harris is our tavorite and pet whose majority, now
mud H. will net fall under twenty thousand. 1t is
ate and this must be closed. Upton
Bank OF West Tennessee, IA
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