Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-06-10
NUMBER 20.
From The Jackson Wing.
"Now, by st. Paul, the Work
goes Bravely onp
rms GrnrRSAToRlAL DISCUSSION AT JACKSON.

I rms GrnERNAToRIAL DISCUSSION AT JACKSON
-veihridad rmmphdHt- Wigs Rejoicing and tks
Democracy Crest.fdite, -
We have been attending all the political discus
sions at Jackson for the last seventeen years and
never on any former occasion have VIC witnessed
a more thorough, fe4f sod complete triumph than
that obtained by Col. NCtherland over Coy Harris,
at this place, on last Wednesday. We wish that
we had time before paper goes to press 70 give
our friends all the particulars of the day II was
day that will long be cherished by our friends here
rs of the prouaest triumphs they ever witness
cd All honor TO John Nctherlsnd "from way
over the mountainsr He kas warmed M onf
hearts, given confidence Of success to every mem
Der Of party, and gained for himself the green
est laurel that ever decked the brow Of u States
man.
Col. Netherland opened the discussion at II o.
clock, in calm, dignihed, and argumentativc man
ner, peculiar only to himself; at times, his unso-
phsticated common sense home-truths warmed mn
the hearts cf his political friends, and doditiess
found hearty response from many an honest demo
crat who found himself led on from fact TO fact and
argument TO argument that candid enqs6rer after
truth could resist The positions he takes he nnain-
tans with apower and force of facts truly astonisf-
ing. He makes no attempt at what is termed pop
uar oraory, bat there is eloquence in the honest
face of the that compes even his political of-
ponents TO admire him and 60 set themselves about
the task of enquiring, for the first time into the
acts and doings of their leaders. Great good must
result to the interests Of the State from The Iabors
Of Col Netherlmf. ffe win be ire konored in
strument to redeem Tennessee from the hands of
the spoilers.
Gov. Harris made his speech principally set To-
that same old tune which every Democratic orator
in Tennessee well understands But alas for
the Governor, some Of the strings have been bro
KEN and he can't make the people dance at his fd-
ding slavery Question This mode Of political war
fare in the South has been so long tolerated by pub
lie speakers, that it has been considered by some
legitimate and fair. But in making the attempt 10
identify the Wings of Tennessee with the Aboii-
tionists of the North, Gov. Harris very well knew
that he was drawing largely upon the gullibihsy Of
the people; for the Governor kaoHs chat the sound
ness and nationality of the Wings of Tennessee on
the slavery question is equal 10 that of the Demo-
cratic party. But the cry Of Abolitionisn has been
sounded in the of the people against every op-
posing candidate to the Democracy in Tennessee
ever since 1895; and what do facts proven An
enquiry into the records proves that in former ma
tiotsl contests the Democratic party in Tennessee
denounced White, Harrison, Clay, Taylor, Scotland
Fiilmoret as either AbUIitfOnsts the tools Of Alb
olitonists The charge is now admitted, rs II were
by common consent to have been false and were
only made TO effect the election at the time The
truth is every admitted Freesoil or Abolition can
ddate for The Ptesidency-Bi -Birney, Halle, Van Bu-
ron and Fremont, belonged 10 the Democratic party
The Wing party never did furnish an Abolition or
Free Soil candidate But an wen might we exoNst
to run when motive power is withdrawn
-as well expect the bird TO sing and soar without
air. or the fish to survive and swim when The wa
ters are dried up--as the Democratic leaders To live
without agitating the shvery question. II f.
bread TO their stomacls and breath to their hosrifs
Like the petrol that seeks the storm-lkc the por-
pous that rolls and revels in a troubled wakeA-lke
the war-horse that "heereth the shoutings of the
captains afar of and saith ha h9l"-they have no
JOY without it. II is their food Their rafnnent and
their recreation, and peace 10 them is an eternal
quietus.
For the first time we saw Gov Harris sclf-conf-
dence fail him. Those who know him as we do,
know very well that one Of the strongest elements
of his character is scfconfdence. On the Occasfon
of the discussion here this element the great secret
of his popularity DICTATOR evidently failed him.
His warmest political friends are bound TO admit
this. Who ever before heard him ask quarter in
discussion2 Those who heard his reioindcr will
remember the pathetic personal appeal not TO strike
him down! II was evident to all that he felt that
the waning fortunes of Democracy could not save
him. His whole speech of an hour and half and
his rejoinder of half an hour, principally on
the nigger question, and the people having heard it
twice before here from him. il fell very fiat pfods-
cling no good effect for the Governor. This niger
song that the Governor sings used to be as power
full ON a crowd as the '0ld Ship of Zion at a camp
nlNN'iiE III 20 tnelI hntts' nut
on this occasion there were many douhtng Thorn
aSes among the brethren, and, in responding the
chorus, they looked despondngly at each oiher,
and they mournfully asked the Governor;
'Do You think she win he able to take us all homer"
To our friends in Middle and Fast Tennessee we
would say that all is right in this end of the Statci
On to the charge, Wings, all over the State, and
glorious victory will be ours few more weeks
in the wilderness, and then the Joy and the gores
Of the promised land