Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-27
CongressIonal Canvass.


Messrs. Harrow and REiDY we're here to-day and
claimt for Congressional honors Col Hatton led
off, 1t was evident to all that be was on fishing
expedition, end that be intended to angle in the
stream of Democracy for votes. he has al at once
learned to admire the masses of the honest Democ-
racy, and even enteTtsins mean opinion Of their
leaders. All! Colonel, that blsrBey wont win
the Democracy go for measures, not for men. His
principal lhtme was eKtrsvsgance in the general
government; but unfortunately he failed to inform
us who supported every one of these extravagant
appropriations. BE failed to inform as that his
great light, BELL supported the most Of these ex-
travsgancies, and that almost the entire 0pposi-
ton we're with him.
Colonel you should tell all! The COlOnel's POSI-
tion on the slavery question was truly diVerting
BE was for the principle inculcated in the Kansas
bill, and enuneiated in the bred Scott decision.
But nevertheless, with the lights before the dis
tinguished gentleman, had he been a member Of
Congress ct that period no would have opposed the
passage of the Kansas ebraska bill, but would
have favored the admission of Kansas under the
Ltcomption Constitutions Constitution Rspubli-
can in form.
Now, in the Colonel's position there is palpsble
Inconsistency; for, Gays he, send me to Congress
and will be in favor OF introducing slavery any
where in the territories will be in favor Of its be-
ing protected until the people in their State capa-
city shall resolve otherwise. Why, then, would you
not support the Kansas bill? Simply because Mr..
Bell says Stands Of-yOu viii injure my Presiden-
tisl prospects"
Col. Ready was very lucid in his arguments. He
started by saying that the people knew the reason
he was candidate; it useless then, for him to
repeat what he had said previously here on that
subject.
He took his position, or rather showed the posi-
tiOn he had ever held the slavery question whilst
representative, and deliberately defined it. He
showed the absurdity of Col. Hatton's riding two
horses at once viz: being in favor of the principle
involved in the Kansas BILL and opposed to the
bill itself He also showed cOncusivey that his de-
feat would be hailed with the most joyous emotions
by Black Republicans, whilst his election would
show that men who dared to go against party dcta~
tion and uphold the constitutional rights of the
South would be supported, and not decapitated by
their constituents. Shall Col Ready, simply be-
sban he, for supporting the rights of the South
boldly and unequivOcallT, be hurled from his seat
in Congress, and a minion of this Al AZ of the
Opposition be placed in his stesi ,-sh4n a man
fer simply doing right be crushed by The people
of the Fifth Congress ionsl D.s,rictf These
are questions every independent man Of every
parry should well consider ere he casts his
vote against Col. READY. For, as he says, this
slavery quest on is paramount issue-One that
you can't avoid If you would. Consequently we
should have true men-men who dare, without the
hope Of reward, or the fear of psr'y's frOwDs to
do their GUY, and 10 de end their constitutional
righls.
Col. READY also demonstrated eonclusively that
COngrts- wa. responsible for the extravsgant ex-
peUduures of ihs Government. He showed that the
st Office b, p n ment was managed well; that the
raj reals would not carry the mails as cheap as
stage coaches; that there was no competition
amongst them, and that the Department was com
PEELED TO pay them their price, the consequence
was reVerting to the cid system, and who, says
Col R., Vi uid favor ths None; and he also showed
very clearly that the nsjoriSy OF the naval COM
mi tee were correct IN their report.
Col. READY was, indeed, very happy in all his
and showed very forclbly that Col. Hat
inf! to go Congress, if the people of this
district wished to send an economical member for,
said COL R, my competitor was o member Of the
and he certainly made the most exrav
sgant record of any man in existence Here the
Col read votes that Col. H. had given for some
wild railroad schemes. And'nOW, does it not sound
absurd to hear men who supported every appropris
tion, insisting that men who opposed those ex-
trsvagant measures, should be hurled from power,
and themselves substituted in their Plscesf In ine,
I think that Col READY will be triumphantly elected
and his position sustained.
Yours &C., franklin.