Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-02

Winchester that he stood between two Democratic
res but it seems he got out of that uncomfortable
position even before he got into it, except in ina
gination, and he and Maj Polk are playing that
game on Col HAYxEs.
COL PETToN took the Democracy-those present
by surprise when he asserted that he commenced
his political career with old Hickory, and that he
was still JACKSON Democrat When they remem-
bered with what bitterness Col. PEYTos warred on
Gen. JACKSON but few years back they could but
smile at this innocent attempt OF the Colonel to get
into the Democratic fold.
Col. PEYToS expressed himself very decidedly OPP
posed to conventions, which he regarded as enabling
tricksters and wire-workers to cheat the people.
That was a lefthanded compliment" to his own
candidate. who it has been charged was nominated
by trick, as Gen. HOusToN was to be the man, so
some of the Opposition say at least
His defense of Mr.. BELL's votes in favor of re-
ceiving Abolition petitions was "most lame and
impotent conclusion that the right way TO treat
such fanatics was to kill them with kindness.
When Col PEYTox came to denounce Mr. YANcxY,
he found to his dismay, that Maj. Polk had stolen
his thunder and he foundered for some time in his
efforts to com hard words to throw at YANcEY, as
boys throw stones at frogs Just for the fun of the
thing and finally came to the conclusion that he
was a traitor, and if OLD HICKORY was alive he
would have him hung before six weeks. Col Ply
TON seems to labor under a sort of monomania in
regard to Mr.. YANCEY, and it must be contagious
for Maj Polk is already seriously affected by it
1t is remarkable that Col. PEYToN made no new
points to-day, nor did he attempt to defend Mr. Bell
against the CALLING fire which Mr.. HAYNES poured
into him. His whole speech to-day was devoted &c
outside ssues-issues which can be brought to bear
upon the present canvass by the most forced con
structiOn. Perhaps the best description of hi;
speech that can be given the remark which several
gentlemen were heard to make to-day, that ''he
makes mighty rambling speech" 1t is quite Ger
tain that Col. PEYToN has not kept pace with the
politics Of the country but this may be accounted
for by the fact that he has for several years been
resident of California, where, it is said, he took tC
running after strange (politica) gods"
Col. HAYNES answered Col PEYTON's argument
in regard to the disuniOn tendencies of the Demo
cratic party because YANCEY and few other dis
unionists support BRECKENRIDGE for the Presidency
very pointedly. He said that if the support of tht
Democratic ticket by few disunionsts, whose sen
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disunion party, by "a parity of reasoning he could
prove the party supporting Mr. BELL disuniOr
party The Hon. WM. L. SHARKEY, of Mississippi
who was an avowed disunionist and was Presiden
of the Southern Convention at Nashville was dele
gate to the Baltimore convention and voted for Mr.
BELL Mr.. BELL, himself had uttered sentiments as
strongly tinctured with disunon as anything Mr.
YANCEY had said He also read an extract from thC
Nashville Banner of the 4th of November 1858, ont
of Mr.. BELLS home organs, which declared that thu
election of SEWARD would be sufficient cause for
dissolution of the Union. These facts produced
! telling efec. upon the audience.
Col H4YNEs sustans himself nobly against his twC
Opposition competitors. have never seen apeople
better pleased with speech than the citizens OF
Lincoln were with Col HAYNES to day.
The reports which have been circulated in regart
to the detection in this county greatly exaggerate the
facts Several of the best informed and most reliS
BILE gentlemen in the county informed to day tina
| if the election was to take place now, DoUGIA.
would not get one hundred votes, and that by the
time the election takes place, his vote will not ex
coed fifty. The Hon. GEO. W. JONES is doing moth
ing for DOUGLAS, and hear he says he will do moth
ing in this contest that will prevent him from acting
with the Democratic party hereafter. SEwANEE.