Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-05
Exrractsl from our Business Cores


A sterling Missouri Democrat, writing from Har-
riAonvile for our paper says by way of letting US
know how they are doing up things there, that We
have ten BREcKNRIDGE men to one DoUGIAs-ite in
this county. The same is true in all the bo@der
counties We have all seen the practical effects Of
Squatter Sovereignty in Kansas Territory
One of the indomitable Democracy Of Arkansas
writes us thus Having read the UNION AND AsTERI
cAN for years, wish stll to read it, and knowing
your terms cash, cheerfully comply herewith.
And fully endorse the course of your paper poti-
cally. We are all BREcKINRTDGE and LANE men in
northwest Arkansas, and we will send you good
account in November" "a -
That sterling Democrat, F., at Paris. Tenn, as
sures us that All Is well in old Henry county. In
eight civil districts travelled over BY me find but
one DoUoLAs Democrat yet am fully satisfied
DOUGLAS viii not get dozen Democratic votes IN
this comfy"
very close observing and calm, considerable gen.
teman Informs us that he "has just completed tour
through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and
Arkansas, and that he has never before witnessed
such undounded enthusiasm and interest for the
election of any presidential candidates as he met
with everywhere for BRECKNRIDGE and LANE and
such general indifference and apathy as he met with
among the BELL and DOUGLAS factions. While BREcK-
NRDGE and LANE are all the CO. the friends OF
Messrs. BELL AID DOUGLAS are free to admit there
are no chances for in opposing BRECKENRIDGE
and LANE.D This information corresponds exactly
with what we gather from letters from the same
points. All works well.
We met a few days since one of the most intelli-
of ref
returning from Huntsville Ala, where he heard W.
L. YANCEY and ex-Gov. MATTHEWS make powerful
speeches to one of the largest and most enthusiastic
| outpourings of the people ever assembled in that
section to pa4 ticipGte in political affairs. Mr. W.
our informant, says that Mr.. YANCEY made most
mastery speech of about three hours, in which he
took occasion to denoace the charge Of "diseCion'
SO frequently preferred against him. to be an on1it
iqdted tdlSehOod and the fabrcators and wilful re
peaters of 1t to be base fdlsUers and cdl1idtorS.
Ex-Governor MATTHEWS favored the people with
one of his ablest and happiest efforts, in which he
admonished DOUGLAS Democrats to beware of the
ground they stand upon, as The road that leads from
DotqIaSiS to KnolC- NOtiagiSa is short one and h
feared some of the old Democratic stock looad take tn
t,oo steps-ORe to Douglas, and the merit to Bell
The BEIL-DOUGIAs men-rather the BELL party
tried TO get up DOUGLAS demonstration at the Cour
House that night, and did actually go so far as t.
burn up two or three old tar barrels, but their ct
forts proved worse than failure. The enthusiasm
for BRECKENRIDGE and LANE at the speaking and bar
! becue during the day so overpowering, tina
everything like Know Nothing trckery had to knocl
under to the patriotic impulses of the National De
mocracy of Alabama Well posted men there ant
elsewhere give it as their well settled opinion, tina
Alabama will go 10000 for BREcKNRIDGE and LANE
| over both the opposing factions