Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-09-06
lie differs with

lauo 10 10 sWee'. 16 uiIetS WIN
bis opponent Gel. Peyton us TO what
makes the man in the moon bold his
nose; Instead Of being the corruption
Of the democratic party it is the
stencil arising from Samusl's decay.
ing eaicass
The Know Nothings are very much
ont with platforms Of late, after ua
ing them for 20 years. Why did
they not make one? Because they
knew they had to make one either
Tor or against the Niger, and either
would split them. But Mr.. Bell
invites TO his record. We see from
this that be is for the Z. S. Bank aud
distribution of tho proceeds of the
public lands, and construes the law
for the North and against the South
in the y. c., was against the repeal
Of the Missouri act, and against the
admission of Kansas with u pro-
slavery constitution, which would
have given us 2 Senators and one
representative. Does not question
the motives Of MIR. Boil, and bis
sincerity il so upon ihsse questions
would make him so much the more
dangerous. But what Of IL. V.
JohusouY He did not get single
vote in the convention, and Of course
was not regular. A grent deal WIS
now said about Fancy! all the cry
now was Fancy! Kmceyi Ydncey!!
Soms have coaclud ed that he must
be terrible fellow. An old lady
in East Tennessee .hought from
what she had heard that he was II
feet high, aud could throw sand from
the gulf of Mexico TO Canada, and
had one big eye in the middle OF his
forehead like the light in front OF
a steam engine. 1t was net bis duiy
to defend Yanoey, and he would not
take up his time in so doing. He
thought it SO much the more unneces-
sary since Col. Polk would not de
fend Fl. V. Johnsen's disunion ssntI.
ments as well as Others in both pnr-
ties, including those Of the Nashville
Patriot Of 1853. He was ready,
however. TO defend Breckenridge aud
Lane from any and oll assaults. -
Here Col. H. spoke most eloquently
of the character and services OF
these DISTINGUISHED men, not only in
the cabinet but also in the field
General Lane had won for himself the
distinguished and we'll earned ap.
pellation Of the Marion ofthe Mex
lean war" Major Breckenridge is
sometimes called by way of derision
40 urstsrt. 1t is true he did start
up to the legislature in Kentucky,
and then to Congress amidst the
heaviest and most powerful oppo-
sition, Then to the Vice Presiden-
cy, and then to the u. 8. Senate
rialship, aud now TO the Presidency,
which it is to be hoped he will short
ly reach. Gen. Lane though no
scbo lar, can maks his mark, AMI
would never endorse Sumner'sspeech.
will the democracy turn the scale
for Breck and Lane or Bell and
Everett We can carry the is
Southern States and two Northern
States at least aud if we fail to do this
we can throw ii into the House and
secure the election of Brock and Lsne.
Col. Polk then took the stand
He said be had not changed. In
1856 We were all togsther-lr.
Haynes has changed-has abandoned
the Old Banner. Are you under
the crack Of a whip Of few design
ing politicians, or will you think and
act for yourselves? The old doctrine
was that the people should rnle and
say what institutions We werB to have.
Our fathers fought for this England
wanted to pass our laws, but we the
colonies contended that we should
be allowed to pass our own local laws
You raise your boy in this State and
he goes to a new country and max e.
the country smile, &c, Shall he not
be allowed TO Say what the institu-
tion Of the territory shall be. or shall
Louisiana or Miss, &c., decide fol
him. Let Breckinridge, his fire.
eaters, and the sboll.ioDists all 60
home and let the boy decide fol
himself. Yancey wanted in l84S
to force slavery by Congress on the
territories. He lef, the Democratic
Convention 10 184S because he could
not get it, and vsted for Taylor
The Breckenridge party have the
audacity 30 jump behind tree aud
Ill tba nnnoIae r,,.n IN lava tho par