Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-10
BELL AND EVERETT AT BRISTOL.

IRON me d6iHgdOH trgtHtdn.
We had the pleasure, Saturday last of attending
ratification meeing by the friends of the constitutional
Union ticket, in the town Of Bristol The Attendance
was not large short and limited notice had been Civ
en- but the friends of Bell and Everett were in high spir
It's and enthusiastic. Gen. Delaney was called to the
Chair and while the committee appointed TO prepare res
oluous were attending to that duty the audience was
addr ssed by Mr.. Shange, citizen Of Bristol in u very
earnest manner. Mr. s. like any and every other citizen
Of gallant Tennessee ready TO give reason for the
hope that in him, and though he made no pretence
to CicerOnean power and pathos he told some plain
truths in exposition OF the hypocrisy of Democratic plat
forms and Democratic measures lie is not we presume
parzan leader but Of tie people, and is to these
to look at last after politicians shall have gotten
everything into perplexg and runous taDgle for the
protection and perpetuity Of our institutions.
Mr. Shangle having concluded, and the committee
having reported their preamble and resolutions the Hon.
7. A K Nelson appeared before the audience and made
one Of his abcst efforts in vndicaton OF his course Of
policy the Representative of the Dis ct in Congress-
and a review Of the various tickets presented to
the people for President and Vice President Of the United
States He spoke from the record and even the few
Democrats present admired his candor moderation and
ability. lie was happy in his exposition Of he double
dealing and inconsistency of Democratic leaders in first
auding Douglas, when they believed he would be the
nominee of the Charleston Convention and then con-
demning him after his nomination Baltimore-in stig
misng the Seceders traitors when they withdrew at
Charleston, and laudng them as patriots when they
bolted a; Baltimore. He spoke OF the manner in which
these same leaders were securing the country to
chip the people into the support Of Mr.. Breckenridge
who is deep in the mud is Mr. Douglas in the mire
OF political SINS and political heresies.
Mr. Nelson's eminently Union Speech full of pa
thos full OF TRUTH full of patriotism. At the conclusion
Of some OF his noble and heightened sentences Demo-
cratic feet involuntary stamped and Democratic hands
uvountariy capped We took notes, and have no
idea therefore, Of reporting an outline Of his re-
marks, but mag say that his arguments were unan-
swerable and effective. More than one Democrat, We
learn was convinced Of the Of his ways and the
noble Wings OF Sullivan built up in their holy faith
The Wings ofSullvan! We never think of them with
out admiration. The man who can stem the Democratic
current in Sullivan and remain unstained and untained
is made Of the stuff of which the heroes Of the Revolu-
ton made, and proud specimen of purity and
patrio ism in this degenerate, time serving age With
majority Of from IL to 1900 against them, the three
hundred Wings of that politically benghted county have
breasted the of Locofocosm and stood firm as the
rock ofGibratar amid contending elements We admire
aud honor them, and God grant that like the devoted
little band at ThermopylG they may never turn their
backs upon the foe but unlike that noble little band may
not Ofthem fall in the strife.
We were gratifed to that few Of the ladies' Of
Bristol honored Mr.. Nelson with their presence and
cheered him by their smiles aid plaudts. God bless the
ladies' If they had votes Bell and Eeverett would carry
every State in the Uuioa