Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-02
THE CANVASS.
HaYnes, Peyton and Polk at Fayetteville
lsPDcI.t CORRESPONDENCE 1HK AMKKIckHl
EaYF1srrr1IIE Anrnst 81 1850.

crowd Of six or eight hundred persons here to day.
The appointment was not generally known through
the county, and hence the slim attendance.
Col. HAYNES opened the discussion to-day, first
referring to parties they have existed since lsO0
and showing by historical facts that the Democratic
party have been the true friends Of the Constitution
and the Union in every crisis through which the
people have passed; that to the wisdom and fore
sight of that party, the country is indebted for
much of its present greatness; that it was under
Democratic administrations that we acquired Lou
siana, and Florida, and Texas, and California, and
that by acquiring the three frstnamed, was the
South strengthened and its area extended. Col.
HAYNES then proceeded to show that it was owing
to the course pursued by the parties opposing the
Democratic, that the Union was menaeed with
the danger that now threaters it, from the tri-'
umph Of purely sectional party. The
timent of the Democratic party had al.
ways been the Union and the Constitution,
and the rights of the States under the Constitution
1t was thing to hear the Democratic party
/ charged with disunion-it was SO charged in the
/ days of JEFFERsoN- but it was 3 noteworthy fact
those who made these charges could not point to a
single act of the party that would give even col
oring to their charges The sentiments of isolated
individuals could only be brought forward, but he
wished his hearers to bear in mind that the party
had never, by word or act endorsed these senti-
inents. Suca charges were, therefore, the idle
ppings of men who for the want of argument,
presumed upon the intelligence of the people.
Col HAYNES said he disliked to have to speak of
Mr.. DOUGLAS He respected his great abilities and
remembered his former gallant services in behalf of
Democratic principles with gratitude, and would
prefer to speak of him in words of praise. But the
advocacy of Mr.. DOUGLAS by his friend Maj. Polk,
made it necessary for him to show that the candida
cy of Mr. DOUGLAS could only ut in gripping the
Democratic party and enure to the benefit of one
the other wing of the Opposition 1t could not
be claimed that Mr.. DOUGLAS came before the coun-
try with the prestige of availability about him.
What State, North or South, could he carry? He
felt sure that the of single Southern State
would be given to him and Notwithstanding Mr.
DOUGLAS friends claimed that he would carry a few
Northern States, he sincerely doubted their judg-
ment. In Tennessee Mr. DOUGLAS might possibly take
5000 or 1000 votes from Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE, but, in
his Judgment, he could do no more here. If, how
ever, he should receive larger vote, he could at
best do nothing more than give the State to Nh.
BELL, who has for years been waging most bitter
war against the Democratic party With this result
staring them the face Col. HAYNES appealed to
those Democrats who profess to be the peculiar
friends of Mr.. DOUGLAS to know whether by voting
for him they were willing to thus aid indirectly in
giving the State Mr.. BELL who has done than
any other man in the State against their party.
Col. HAYNES said that, as to the claim set up by
Mr.. DOUGLAS to the regularity of his nomination,
Il at was assertion and he demonstrated that
such was not the case. As to regularity neither
Mr.. DOUGLAS nor Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE had been nOmi.
mated according to the usage of the Democratic
party. The withdrawal of those delegates who
nominated Mr.. BRECkNRDGE left the DOUGLAS con-
vention without the power to make a nomination
according to the usage of the party. Mr.. BRECEN~
RIDGE before tie country with the endorsement
of the delegates from the Democratic States and the
great body of the Democracy for him, and it re-
| manned TO be seen whether very small minority of
the party would SO cast their votes TO give this
or any other Southern State to Mr.. BELL
Col. HAYNES then took up the question of non-in-
PREVENTION and popular sovereignty, enunciated
in the Cincinnati Platform and the KansasNebrasia
act and showed to the entire satisfaction of every
fair that the Democratic party still adhered to
these principles and clearly demonstrated that the
/
Platform and advocated by the Democratic party in
the Presidential election of 1856 was very differ
ent principle from that advocated by Mr. DOUGLAS
and Familiarity known as "squatter sovereignty -
the one being constitutional principle, while the
| other licentuous and revolutionary.
! The Opposition party give as reason for not
adopting a platform at Baltimore, that platforms
were made to mslead and deceive the people Col.
! HAYNES was willing to admit that the assumption
was true as to that party, but not to the Demo-
cratic party. They knew whether they had made
platforms to deceive the people, and had right to
speak for themselves on that ect He suspected.
however, that one reason why they did not make
platform this time, was because they wished to
dodge the negro If they made a platform for the
negro they would drive off their Northern friends
and if against the negro, the Southern wing would
have rebelled and the party would have fallen to
pieces. 1t to catch all shades of opposition
that they made platform, which ignored the vital
issues which agitate the country. LINCOLN and
HANLN could stand on their platfol for they have
declared that they for the Union, the COnstitu-
ton, and the enforcement Of the laws 1t was due
to Col BELL, said Col HAYNES to say that he refers
to his record for his position the slavery
! question, but he would defy any man to take
| up Mr. BELLS record, and determine what
was his position upon that grave question,
| so far as it affected the territories. He call
| ed upon Col PEYToN to state what was Mr. BELLS
| position the question of slavery in the ter
ritories. He was with the Abotionists on the
subject of abolition petitions and the abolition
of slavery in the District of Columbia he had
voted to admit California with an anti-slavery
constitution, and had voted against admitting Kan
sas with constitution recognizing slavery How
were the people of the South then to satisfy them
selves that he was with them on this momentous
question? He repeated his desire that Col. PEYTON
should explain Mr. BELLS position.
After Col HAYNES had ventilated Mr.. BELLS
position on a number of questions Of the highest
moment exhibited in his record he passed to the
candidates of the National Democracy, whose claims
to the confidence and support of the people he pre-
scented IN a truly eloquent and forcible manner.
Throughout he was listened to with the most mark
ed attention. 1t is seldom the people of Lincoln
county have the opportunity of listening to a speech
which made so fine an impression that of Col.
HAYNES. 1t was the theme of admiration with all
parties-with the BRECKENRIDGE men for its able and
manly vindicatiOn of their and their ticket,
and with the Opposition for the fairness the ability
and the eloquence with which he discussed the
issues of the canvass
Maj. Polk, although still suffering from his
indisposition of yesterday, came forward at the
conclusion of Col HAYNES speech, and stated that
it was his intention to prosecute the to the
close if his health would permit. He declared in |
the outset of his remarks that the BRECKNRIDGE |
Democrats and the Black Republicans were advo- |
eating the same principle with regard to Popular |
Sovereignty but with different aims; that Mr.. BRECK
INRIDGE was nominated for the purpose of securing
the election of LINCOLN and that the party had been
turned over to the DisuniOnists through the efforts
of Mr. YANCEY and few others.
He then pitched into'' Mr.. YANCEY and belabored
him most numerically, and if Mr.. YANCEY is as bad
man as Maj. Polk represents him, it is a wonder
he finds civilized community in which he will be
permitted to reside. But Nr. YANcEY was not here
to defend himself
Mai. Polk charged that the BRECHTNRIDGE men
had invited the DOUGLAS men to join them in a
guerilla war upon Mr. BELL, and that the action of
"the seceders" as he calls Them had given Mr.. BELL
his whole strength, and that but for THAR action,
bo ,rorId not have stood the ghost of a chance in