Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-17

o'clock.
THE MArosALrY Our Opposition friends are
having quite an exciting time about the Msyoralty
On Saturday last they held q conveRtion-A ''ready
cut-snd-dried affair."" some say-and nominated
Mr.. s. N HoLLIsG.woRTH, who seems to have been
AID 10 continue to be very unacceptable alage and
respectable portion of thst iy, mainly, as We IN
dersfaud IL. in regard to his extrtme opposition
tbsfs ths words-to the subsc iPtion recently vOt-
.d 10 the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad
Thursday night Mr.. HoLLIEoswoRTH addressed the
citizens Of the Seventh Ward a, PARIS Store. and
Wien be had concluded JoHE HUGH SMITH, ESQ.,,
leading member of The 0ppos ton party announced
himself candidate for Mayor. Although many
Of his Opposition friends had urged M. SMITH to
announce himself, il Was not generally known that
he had determiusd to d. So or perhaps there would
have been much larger attendance.
Last night these gentlemen addressed the c'ti-
Iens of the Eighth Ward at HAsBROoKs' stors.
Mr.. sNTFB opened the discussion, and srraigned
Mr. HoLEIEeswORTH particularly upon his railroad
record and in this connection be stated one fact,
which every nav will admit, that the important PO-
sition occupisd BY our city demanded that 1t should
DC EIt6luc1 0NcI NAitA VI NAAoA So
and liberal sieWs, and Gppeslei to the audience to
judge him and his competitor in This regard BY
their anteeedents.
He charged that Mr.. HoILIsGswOKTH was not
the choice Of the oppOsi ion psrty, but he nominee
Of "pscked convs ntiOn, aad proceeded to estab-
lsh this assertion by reference TO the manner IN
which the convention was gotten up which nom
mated him Mr.. SMITH secuted tie idea which it
seemed Mr.. HoLLISes WORTH advanced at the pre-
zious discussion, that he was dsorsaniser and
that be had been brought out by the Democratic
party, aud denied that either was true. He even
went 50 far as ts declare that If be were up into
hundred pieces, each piece would be better 0ppO-
ritiOn than his competitor, aud that if Democrat
should become candidate far Mayor he would get
of the track as readily as he came on.
To show the character Of Mr.. HoLLINGwoRTH's
opposition to the subscription to the Nashville aud
Northwestern Railroad, BIr. SMITB said that after
the tax had been voted by large majority Of the
voters of the city, resolution had been introduced
into the Bosrd of Aldermen, Of which his competi-
Tor was member, respectfully asking the County
Court to withdraw the suit of the county against
abe Railroad Company in regard to the county's
bonds, and he had voted against it, thus showing
that he was not only opposed to the subscript BY
the city, but would not ask the county to withdraw
suit which was calculated 10 emSarrsss tae Rail-
rod Company.
Mr.. HoLSINGswoRTH, in his reply, said he had
been Oh .rg by hIs CON itor Bl,h being ami
railroad candidate and by way of refutatiOn of The
charge, stated that he had been nominated by
opaSsntiOn composed Of fourteen railroad men and
zen ant-railroad men; that FIVE Of the former had
voted fos him aud two Of the latter for Mr. FOGG.
his competitor for the nomination. He admitted
tina. he had opposed ihs subscription to the Nash.
willie snd Northwestern Railroad, bat he did it from
from an honest convie iOn that the proposed sub
scription would not complete the road, as had been
promised by the friends of the measure. m Ori-
ty OF the legal voters of tho city had ordered the
subscription and he was in favor Of complying with
that decision in good faith. In regard his voting
against the resolution asking the County Court to
withdraw the suit be stated that he di so because
st had been stated by the advocates of subscription
SuFiag the canvass, that this of the oOndi-
lions upon which the subscrip ion was to be made
that the county was to withdraw tie suit if the
city would subscribe S27G, 600.
Mr. HoBLISGsEokTH also discussed the respective !
positions of himself and competitor in regard to
railroads. and cOntended that be the better rail
roed man--tbat his competitor had, while mem
Der Of the Legislature voted agsiBs, scme railroad
project subscription, the nature of which he st4t
ed, but We have forgotten. Tie also discussed heir
political status, and charged his competitor with be-
ing disOrgsni1er, and seeking to be elected by
Democratic votes Mr.. Smith had called him
80 say whether be wanted any Democrats TO vote for
him, but did not answer.
Sery liule was said by either in regard to NUM-
eipsl az irs. Both expressed themselves in favor
Of continuing the Improvements already begun
The sir point seemed to be about this: Mr.. HoL-
LIEGswoRTH was the nominee Of the Opposite on
party, and therefore, he should be elected. Mr.
sErrH con ended that his competitor was not the
choice of the OPP OstiOD psrty-that he was not the
man the party should have put fOrEard-that be
Mr. sMITH) was o man Of more enlarged and lib
erat views in regard 10 whatever pertains to the
growth and prosperity Of she city, and therefore,
he should be elected. II is an Opposition fight
and We trust they will hsNs fair field, aud that
abe msj ,rity will vote for the mSu best suited for
the place.
They speak tonight at HUGHEs', cOrnlr Of Broad
aud Front streets.