Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-02

THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT FREMEN's HALL
The Democracy had excellent meeting at Fire
mems Hall on Tuesday night The various Com
mittees manifested the right kind of disposition
They are ready for and determined to do their duty
in the campaign. The most interesting feature of
the meeting was the speech Of Mr.. r. B. SLOAN Mr..
SLOAN is now resident of Kentucky, but until re-
Gently has been resident of this county, and one
of our most efficient working Democrats. Mr.. SLOAN
said that he had been for DOUGLAS before the nOmina
ton and he for him after the nomination. When
he returned TO this city few weeks ago he had not
only signed the call for the DOUGLAS meeting which
there were eighty signatures, but he had procured
as many names 20 the call as he could get. He was
acting in the matter in good faith He had frequent
consultations and conferences with the DOUGLAS men
from abroad who had been here in the city. Day
after day he the evidences that they work
ing to defeat BRECKENRIDGE in Tennessee, and not
working to carry the State for DoUGIss. He was
with them in private and in public and he had be-
come thoroughly satisfied that they were actuated
more by hatred of Mr. BRECKIARIDGE and his friends
than by any love of principle, for they willing
to sacrifice all principle and contribute the cleo
ton Of Mr.. BELL if that was the means by which
Mr.. BRECEINRIDGE could be defeated. While he was
for Mr.. DOUGLAS he was equally against Mr.. BELL ,
and seeing that the only way to do good service
against the BELL party was to take position under
the BRECKENRIDGE and LANE flag he intended hence
forth be found in the ranks with the great major
lty of his old Democratic friends. If wrong he was
wrong on the South side of the question 1t was
falling which leaned to virtues side. Mr.. SLOAN
proceeded to show at length the folly
of DOUGLAS aiding to give the vote of this State
to Mr.. BELL. Giving the vote of Tennessee to Mr..
BELL would not help to get Mr.. DOUGLAS into the
House If the election went into the House, only
the three highest could go in. LINCOLN was sure to
be one of them. He confident that Mr. BRECK-
NRIDGE would be another, and then the struggle
would be between BELL and DOUGLAS for the next
place. In such event, every electoral vote given
to BELL would be one against DOUGLAS, and to the
injury of no one else, upon the supposition that
that LINCOLN and BRECxNRIDGE the two highest.
But if he were mistaken about BREckNRIDGE get
ting int the House. and the three highest LIN
coin, BELL and DOUGLAS would Mr.. DOUGLAS be aided
by Mr.. BELL Each of them only had one State
and he believed the Black Republicans would go
for BELL before they would for DOUGLAS. In no
event could he see any benefit TO Mr.. DOUGLAS by
helping Mr. BELL, and he for one should not cOntri-
butte his aid to the Opposition of the North or the
Opposition of the South. Mr.. SL9AN's speech was
enthusiastically received. We have no doubt there
are many democrats in the State who prefer Mr.
DOUGLAS that will refuse to vote for him when
they become satisfied, they will, that vote given
to Mr. DOUGLAS will count as a vote for Mr.. BELL