Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-26
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EAahhslastio Demens.raslon /. !.--.C

Enthhsiastic Demonstration !!s--rhrec (
Thousand Democrats in Council.
On Saturday lastihere was at Brownsville, one Of
the largest and most enthusiastic meetings ever held
in Haywood.
Col TRAvIs, of Henry, was the first speaker. His
speech is spoken of in the highest terms He spoke
for near two hours, and often greeted with the
loudest applause.
That ever faithful Democrat, Ger. j. d. G. ATKINS,
EIector for the Ninth Congressional District was the
next speaker. His appearance upon the stand waa
greeted with the widest enthusiasm. His devotion
to the cause the sacrifices he has made and the bit
of the abuse he has borne fer the sake of the
eternal principles of Democracy, have made hira q
great favorite with his party AMI the mention OF his
name always kindles a fame in the bosom of every
true Democrat. His speech is represented as able |
and convincing 1t did convincti many who were |
heard TO express determination to abandon DouG-
LAS and espouse the of BRECKENRIDGE and LANE
The meeting then adjourned to dinner. grand and
sumptuous barbecue prepared for the occasion.
Many ladies graced the occasion with their presence
After dinner speeches were made by Ed PICKET
and H. c. king, Esqs, of Memphis. The meeting
was glorious demonstration. 1t shows that Old
Haywood is all right.
John 5. Wards RePly 10 the Hepu Ol1eAn
Banner.
have just seen, for the first time, the attack OF
the Republican Banner on my speech delivered in
the GAINESVILLE Convention on the 18th inst If my
speech had ELECTED the admiration of the editor of
the Banner probably would have felt like the BELL
men feel when reading the glowing eulogies ofHOR-
ACE GREELEY their fayorte candidate, certainly
would have felt that was IN some respects wrSng.
The editor of the Banner eriticizes my conduct in
what it terms making public use Ofprivate cores
pondence." What then said and what Inow repeat
was that had received letter from DOUGLAS man
in Nashville requesting me to edit DOUGLAS organ
here, in which letter the author says prominent
BELL man proposes to give five hundred dollars to
establish DoUGLks paper in this city The nforma-
in this was not given my reques: nor with the re-
quest that would regard it private and conf
DENTAL The information conveyed exposed trick,
secret and an unholy alliance between the parti-
Fans of Mr. BELL ard the followers of Mr., DOUGLAS
to defeat an honorable candidate for the Presiden
. CIV. If had concealed the information | should
have felt myself treacherous to the true interests OF
my country.
The moral sensbiities OF the Editor of the Banner
have become wonderfully acute of late. In almost
= | every issue of the Banner We see extracts taker
from private letters, giving political and nsceilane
GUS information. The extracts are given without the
= name of the author; this is not conceived to be
= breach of confidence. Why: We answer because
. the authors name is suppressed. No ones honol
is end fingered No private individual is thrust be
fore the public. This is the practice of the Bdnne
and all other public journals, but the same act II
Of myself calls forth severe criticism l spoke o
to | having received a letter from DOUGLAS man Il
re Nashville stating that BELL nan would give fiV
tn hundred dollars TO support DOUGLE organ here
" did not name the author. l Only asserted fac
contained in the letter 1t was not the shock o
he the hq!y sensitive q moral of the editor
n, which elected the attack on my speech. He mus
~ have felt mortified to think that his influence wit
by and sympathy for the DoUGLAsites had made BEL
S. man offer to give five hundred dollars to DOUGIA
T.. organ when it should have been given to uphol
- the Republican BIner The information containe
oy in the aforesaid letter has opened the eyes OF man
me men who were inclined towards Mr.. DOUGLAS The
ltn now see the trick of the BELL men. Mr.. WALkA
should feel aggreved that the reachery was expo
the ed so soon The Bonner says: "Since Mr.. WARD HI
not alluded to the reception of such letter. there is
lmpropriety in stating that that gentleman was
,er gagged for some weeks in effort to establish
Democratic paper in this cityi we presume up
the the supposition that the UNION AND AMERICAN W
,ou not filling the bill sus generally understood that
fact ,oas to be a Douglas paper"
oe 1t is well known by nearly every man with wht
inns conversed on the subject of establishing anOth
and Democratic paper in this city that most positive
ear opposed starting DOUGLAS organ. was request
ION to start DGUGLAs paper by of their leade
the and declined to do so. JOHN S. WARD