The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-13
tFrom the Nashville Banner, Mays
The Candidates for Governor at
Ga11atip

| Gallatln.
The 10 o'clock train from this city for
Gallatin was full to the capacity of four
cars yesterday morning, the crowd being
comprised almost exclusively of per-
sons going to hear the discussion.
Col. Netherland opened the discussion
at about l2l o'clock. His speech, though
bearing no resemblance to that of the
day previous, in form and verbiage, COM
prised generally the same leading facts
with some pertinent additions--and the
whole was delivered with that increased
facility and force which his friends con-
fidently looked for as he became more
familiar with the handling of the points
at ISSUE
We did not take notes at Gallatin. and
shall not attempt any report of the dis
cussion. We may mention, however, that
Col. Netlierland took occasion to correct,
in the most positive manner, an error in
to which the Union and american had fall
len in reporting his reception speech at
the Court House, in respect to his position
on the subject of small notes. He stated
that the report that he had taken grounds
in that speech in favor of the circulation
of small notes was untrue.
Col. Netherland made a telling point in
allusion to the interference in the Illinois
election by James Buchanan for the pur-
pose OF defeating Stephen A. Douglas,
the author of the Kansas Nebraska bill,
who was opposed by Black Republican,
Mr.. Lincoln. Col. n. alluded to the
course which the President had pursued
in removing Douglas democrats from Of
flee all over the State, and prescribing all
who dared to express an honest opinion /;
and also to Douglas speech in the United
States Senate charging the President with
turning out honest men and appointing
set of rascals to office. This point
against the Administration was made with
telling effect.
Col. n. also made succinct and hand
some argument showing the utter fallacy
and absurdity of the exclusive metallic
currency theory.
Anticipating the Governors speech,
Col. N. met the points in that speech with
force and effect. The Governors charge
in regard to his agency in distrcting the
State in '5l-2, he disposed of by saying,
that that bill left the democratic party
in as good a condition at the next cleo
ton as they were when that bill was draft
ed. And the charge that great princi-
ciple had been violated came with bad
grace from party that had been immor-
talized by an ''immortal thirteen" who
had disorganized the Legislature for par
tizan purposes.
Col N. said the Governor had culed
some extracts from his small record. 1t
was true his record was small-he had
not been much in public life. The Gov
ernor's record was not much to brag on,
though he had been good deal in pub
lie life. He had learned, from what little
examination of his congressional record
he had given, that about half the time
when tight question came up, the Gov
ernor was not there.
The Governor (said the Col.) will tell
you long story about the name of the
Opposition, and Notwithstanding he had
proclaimed "Sam" dead and buried, he
will play the hyena, and bury his remains
before the audience again. He did not
consider such points worth noticing.
Col. N. made several strong points in
regard to the extravaganza of the Admin
istration, in addition to those made on
Monday, which as we have not the data
exact, we will not attempt to report. We
have already made longer notice of the
discussion than we intended. Upon the
currency question the discussion took
much the same turn as Mt the opening,
the Governor declaring, however, that he
would oppose any chartering of new banks
by the next Legislature, and at any fu-
ture time unless such charters remained
subject to the change, modification or
adjustment of the General Assembly
The crowd in attendance was large, and
| cOlnprlScu stfonS ueieSdtioIiS lTOHl du-
joining counties, besides Davidson, par
ticularly from Wilson. Col. NEITHER
LAND was enthusiastically supported
throughout by plaudits of his friends,
who complimented him with cheer after
cheer.
The democracy of Sumner were less
buoyant than they are wont to be, cir
cumstance to which Col. n. at the close
of his rejoinder, good humoredly called
their attention, and invoked for the Gov
ernor good old fashioned cheer.
Col. Netherland is physically in excel
lent condition, and no fears need be en-
tertained but that he will go through the
labors of the canvass with ease. We re-
gret, however, to notice, that Gov. Har-
ris does not look in as good health as we
have seen him, though we sincerely hope
he may find himself fully able to make
the canvass and gain strength of body as
it progresses.
AONE-SIDED JuDGMENT--Judge John
SON. of Louisville, KY, last week, in de