Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-07-19
Grand Ratification Meeting a
Nashville Tenn.
tiiraEd


On Saturday week the Democracy
Of Nashville, Tenn, had a glorious
convection in honor of Breckenridge
and Lane. The crowd was large and
enthusiastic. The speakers we're
Gov. /. G.. Harris, Hon. Andrew
Ewing. Gen. W. A. Quarles, Gen
Donelson, Peter Turney, Esq, Gen
w. B. Bate, and Col. Eugene Tn.
derwood, late convert to Demecra-
cy from tho Opposition ranks
Here is a meagre report of the speech
of our patriotic Governor, ISHAM G.
HARRIS. Ills wcrth a perusal.
lie said:-
We have assembled for the purpos e
Of ratiiyipg the action of our dele.
gates to the Baltimore Convention.
| was with them and know some
thipg Of the trying circumstances
with which they were surrounded,
and With full knowledge Of those
circumstances. can say for myself
that ] most fully, cheerfuiIy and cor
daily approve and ratify their &C.
ton.
II is to be regretted that the &C.
ten Of the original convention vas
not entirely harmonious, that diff
lerences existed to some extent in
the opinion Of delegates both as to
men and measures.
Your delegation. representing as
they did. the sound and national
sentiment Of the Tennessee Demec-
raoy used every means Of cencilia-
ton. and offered to make EVERY CON-
cEssIoN consistent with The msinte-
nance Of the constitution, the
equality of the States and the pro.
lection of the rights of the citizen.
More than this they could not have
done, without forfeiting not only our
rights, but their self respect as we'll
as the respect Of those whom they
represented.
When argument and persuasion
had been. exhausted, utterly falling
to induce that Convention to place
itself upon a SOUND National Plat
form, and to declare those principles,
upon the maiutainanes Of which de-
ponds the rights of every Ameri.
can citizen, as we'll as the perpetuity
of the Government; aud further.
when the Convention resolved to
OVERRIDE every principle OF
Justice, rs we'll as every usage Of the
party, for the purpose Of EXCLU-
DING from the Convention the
regularly appointed representatives
or the Democracy Of a number Of
States, for no other REASON than
their opposition to the nomination
of SINGLE aspirant, ! advised
the Tennessee delegation, SO far as
] was consulted, to take the course
that has been pursued by them. l
applaud them to-day for having done
so. They have adopted platform
upon which every man who is willing
to maintain the Constitution in lett
ter and spirit maintain the perfect
Of al! the States, and pro-
tsot the rights of the citizens, can
proudly stand and battle against
a FANATICAL power that would
plunge US into irretrievabls ruin.
Tsey have placed upon that plat
form, men tried and true--ths gal
liant Breckenridge, Of Kentucky. and
Gen. 10. Lane, of Oregon.
/ have had The honor of knowing
each Of these gentlemen well, not to
say intimately, for ten long years,
md can assure youth all sincerity that
L I bad bad the whole universe 10
ghich TO selee. a ticket, there are
no two names which could have
challenged more perfectly, the ap-
,royal Of my judgment OF my adj
Both have been tried up
> the tented Geld when vars rudeH