Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13
CT A r X s VILE,
Friday, May 10, 1859.

R~ The candidates for Congress, in this district,
opened The canvass, here, last Monday. About /
o'clock the Court House was filled with a restless
and enthusiastic audience, each party seeming per-
fectly satisfied with their candidate. Gen. J. NJ
Quarles took the stand and in a few handsome in
troductory remarks, said that he would proceed at
once TO the discussion of the various issues involved
in the present canvass. He then said that he de-
signed to hold up before the people of this District
the Administration of Mr.. Buchanan, and show
them its many misdeeds and faithcssness to those
who had placed it in power. He charged that Mr..
Buchanan was seeking Imperial authority, that he
desired Congress 10 vest him with the war-making
power-that he had asked for an appropriation of
thirty millions of money to be placed at his disposal
by the constitution Congress must declare war
the President was the Commander in Chief of the
Army and Navy. But when he seeks the war-mak-
ing power he desires to be less than an Emperor.
This portion of his speech was enforced with great
power and eloquence and was received with earnest
applause by the audience. The speaker then charg-
ed that Mr. Buchanan had in message to Congress,
recommended Bankrupt law applicable only TO
of the States--bringing them, as it would, under
the immediate control of the Federal Government.
This was a violation of State Rights and if the
policy of the President were adopted every State of
the Union would be brought to its knees before the
corrupt administration at Washington. Mr.. Quarles
then said that his opponent was strict construc-
zionist of the constitution and he called upon him
to know where Mr.. Buchanan and his party, got the
power, from that instrument, to place in the hands
of the President the War-making power and the
authority to invade the rights and sovereignty of the
States. He asked what more power has Louis
Napoleon than that asked for by Mr.. Buchanan,
through his mouth piece, Mr.. Sdell ? This was a
new point raised against the Democracy and many
curious and enquirng countcnances could be seen
among those present.
In this connection Mr.. Quarlcs proceeded with a
discussion of the cXtravagances of the administra-
ton, showing that it costs the people more than
Eighty million of dollars per annum to keep the
wheels of the Government moving, under the adj
minisration of Buchanan, when Mr.. Polk carried
on foreign war with little more than half that
amount He showed the various items of unwar-
charged that every single appropriation voted
for by majority Of the Democratic members of
Congress, except for an appropriation for the Ocean
mail line of Steamers. In proof of these charges,
Gen. Quarles threw down the public records of the
country, giving "Chapter and verse; and challenged
contradiction. He stated nothing which not
founded upon the records of the country, and no
lpfa no mall 9th
things he stated that in order to let the people know
his opinion in regard to the admission of new States
into the Union he held the doctrine that terri
tory should he admitted into the Union when its
population is sufficient to entitle it to member of
Congress and not before and that he would vote to
admit any territory into the Union when it appears
that the territory applying for admission, has such
population either with or without slavery consti-
tuition. These are only few of the topics dis
cussed Suffice it to say, our candidate is doing the
work assigned him nobly, ably. The speech made,
here was one of the ablest we ever heard. The
triumph over Dr. Me- e,s, on Monday, augurs well
for brilliant victory
After Gen, Quarlca had concluded his speech, Of
an hour DR., Menccs rose and spoke an equal length
speech as he was called on to answer, and proved
this fact by not doing so. The DR. is fine Locking
man and is said to he good physician and would
do better in his profession than in speech making,
no doubt His manner Is bad lahurs hard in speak
ing and Is very boistcrous. He is in the hands Of
a mau who will give him no advantage to make
Any capital whatever. II is due the Doctor to say
that he followed, rs well as he could, the line OF
argument laid dowUby Gov. Harris showing very
CLEARLY that he is democrat in all things. lie is
Courteous and gentlemany in his hearing. In hi,
speech he argued the record of his competitor en-
dcayorng TO show Inconsistency in his political life
Gen. Quarles in his reionder said that when the DR.
charged that he (Q) had once been democrat he
uld inform him that John Bell, Gen. Zocof'eI
and many others no less distinguished, had once
acted with the Democratic party, and that all grca
m1 some times changed. But as the Doctor had
commenced a war upon his consistency he would
NEamine his record, while Il member Of the Ias
" Aislature AMI see Il he had done nothing wron
hen charged that Mcnoes had voted for a law
AofAg every vagn,nL Who has no visible means
ogl who may want To 90 into any Other
!. ''uHyNAh, state, has frst To obtain written
We elnH ~ some Magistrate in his own comfy
y mus maA'nA iifdcuh for sulh oha.acIc s 20 ',Av,
our ne'sheorii, That DR. Menees, whose party
vas opposed 'otAnks and were in favor Of hare
m9psJ currency a., in the Tennessee Legislature
s''ed q 'aerea'e tseapital Of the Bank n rcnnc'