Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-21
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TULLAHosIA, June l6, 1859.

TULLAHcsCA, June l6, 1852
Toths Editors Of 1ss Union and american -GExGLs-
MEM Yesterday, the 18Th lust, the candidates for
Congress in this the Fourth District addressed the
people at this place.
Col. s-oKEs opened the discussion with an ae-
count of the Wing and the Know Nothing parties,
endorsing bsth, til their dissolution by their be-
coming AboilioAizsd. He detailed his own ascot
alton with them, and attempted to show that the
Democratic party was also AbolitiOnized and had
ceased to exist as nstlOnsl party. but by cor
ruption, abolitiOnism and ssetionalism was new
thoroughly disOrganzed, and that now was the time
to overthrow and utterly destroy it. he claimed
that he himself now belonged TO No Party, but was
opposed to the Democratic party. He then made
many charges of corruption and extravsgsnee
against the Democratic party His speech, after
his introductory remarks, above cited, being made
up principally Of charges Of corrupt and eEtraVa-
CANT expenditures of the Government under the two
last Democratic administrations.
Col. Stokes said not q word as to what political
principles or public measures would he inaugarated
by the No Party Opposition to me Democratic par
ty upon its haal overthrow and downfall, for which
be zeslonsly conteRded.
SOA- o4lA fAah CJLAicuStu " uAuu Tue
history of tine Democratic party for the last sixty
years. It's principles of civil and religious liberty
It's respect for human tights, the right of suffrage,
the right of free Oleration of religious opinion, Of
freedom of speech, Of free press; it's nationality;
is acquisition of vast and valuable territory; its
support and defence of the national rights and char
aoter in peace and war; its unwagering support and
defense of the Constitution, and its preservation of
the Union against all the assaults of its enemies,
either foreign or domestic.
Col SAVAGE said that the charges of corruption
and extravaganza we're of the same stamp, out of
different kind, from those of the KnoW Nothings
when MILLAED FILsMOsg was run by them for
President They we're merely intended to deceive
and gull the people. The Know Nothings made
great hue and cry about POperJ and its dreadful in
Auepce about foreigners and their wrestling the pos
sessions of our country from its native But
Know NOthiRgsm gene and not one word was
now lisped about the Pope and his myrmidOns, not
a breath was spent upon the poor foreigners who
sought our shorss as an asylum from the oppres-
sion of tyrants.
new song was now sung equally deceptive and
false. His competitor, Col. SroKHs, had been as
serting all around The district that MnLARD FILL-
had left surplus in the Treasury Of S40 0OO,
600. Col SAVAGE had suffered this assertion to be
made BY Col STOKES sufficiently over the district
to prevent bin from sxcusing himself on the ground
of its being an uninteutional error. Col. Stokes
had committed himself upon this point as one Of
established truth, and when thus committed Col
SAVAGE showed, from the report Of the Secretary
Of Treasury, Mr. GUTHRIE, in 1854, that Mr..
FILLMORE left debt on the Alb of March, 1853, of
$50 600 600, and from Mr. Secretary CoBB's Report
to the last Session Of Congress, that the present
debt of the United States was only $4,000, 900
| being Is, 100000 less than FILLNORE LEFT.
Col. SAVAGE said, that he and Col STOKES had
/ entered public lie in 1S49. He bad been in Con-
g7ess eight years. Col STOKES had been in the
/ Legislature SIX years. lie had charge Of thirty
three States Col. Stokes had charge of one
Governor JoHNsoN's Report showed that the State
Of Tennessee had d.b. actual and prospective of
$50 COO O00i if he, Col SAVAGE. had egislsted as
proaga,ey for the thirty three States Col SrOKEs
/ had for the State Of Tennessee, they would owe
( sGG0, O0O, COCO, but they OWed only S54,0OO,O0O
and therefore, he, Col. SAVAGE. was s6OO,O0O-
/ 900 better economist, as a Legislator, than Col.
STOKES.
/
! had become higher, and the expenditures of the
I St4ts had been doubled Under his, Col. SAvAGE's,
legislation the debt of the thirty three States had
/ been reduced aud the tariff was now lower than 1t
had been since 1916 In 1916 the tariff ranged
from to 100 per cent, in 1857 it was reduced to
from 4 to 80psr cent.
Col Stokes, in the Legislature of 1855. was very
active in electing BURTON Secretary of State, and
LUTrBELL Comptroller. BuRrOS ran eff with $780,
600 LUTTRELL issued $40, 600 at one time to
SPENCE without any bonds, and failed TO account
for $4,000 worth of bonds, which the people lost
His clerk, MosBY, cODfessing to having stolen
$1,000 more According to the report of the In
vegtigstiDg Committee $4,000 interest has been
twice drawn, By means OF coupons fraudulently
used. Thus the sum of $4,000 has been lest
to the people by men put in office by Col STOKEs
Col SAVAGE said that the Democratic party Tss
party that arose from the natures Of free insttu-
tions, and must exist while the Constitution stands
II was not party Of men banded together with
out principles, mere factions, but it was party
which had its origin in the love CT liberty and our
glorious Union. The principles which were ueces-
ssry 10 preserve our liberties from t5e assaults Of
foreign domestic foes were the pillars upOE which
this party was based Therefore this great party
could be disorganized while the Union stsnds.
Every Democrat that heard this discussion was
deeply gratfyd with the result have doubt
that we will increase the Democratic msjority in
this Congressional District. DEMOCRAT.
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