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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-01

The Bdnner's Murfreesboro correspondent speak
ing of the speech of Gov. HARRIS at that place, on
Saturday night last, says: He Gov H. then
pitched into Mr.. BELLS slavery record, and have
never heard such glaring and barefaced misrepre-
sensations as the Governor made
We did not hear the Governors speech, and we
will have no controversy about it with the Banners
unknown correspondent, but we ask the Banner to
get the particulars and we will pledge ourselves to
prove from the official record every charge made by
Gov. HARRIS against Mr.. BELL. We this pledge
upon our knowledge of Gov HARRIS inyariable cor
rectness and sincerity in the statement of his points
The correspondent of the Bdnne~ does rot seem to
be aware of the fact that the compromise measures
of 1885, as they called, were as SUCH defeated,
but afterwards taken up and acted on as separate
and independent propositions Then it was that Mr.
BELL voted for Squater Sovereignty in the CalifOr
MIA bill. We venture that Gov. HARRIS did not say
that Mr. BELL Uoted for the bill to abolish the Slave
Trade in the District of Columbia. Mr.. BELL s
speech on that bill showed him to favor such poll
CIV. but upon the ground of expendiency he voted
against the bill.
We shall not do injustice TO the lofty bearing and
Snotless character of Gov HARRIS by stopping to de-
fend him from the charges of httleness not to say
meanness," made by the correspondent of the Ban
o,r. The resort to such personalities tells power
fully in favor of the effectiveness of the speech. 1t
has not been the lot of Democratic Governors IN
Tennessee heretofore, to escape the severest de-
npneiations by pettifogging politicians and anony-
mans contributors to the partizan press.
We presume that the independent unterriied De-
-,oor.cv of Cannon county will scarcely thank the
uurfreesboro' man for his sef-consttuted guardian
Ri, of their rights and interests.
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SnottinR the PIotter..

As the Eutaw Whiq seems inclined to aid Mr..
Taylor in bringing to condign punishment all who
were guilty of the treason involved IN putting the
State in proper condition of defense, by voting for
military appropriations at the last session of the
Legislature we beg to call its attention to the vote
of the Senate, on the military Organization Bill, y
which it will find recorded in the Senate Journal
page 26I:
Yeas-Messrs Brewer. Bullock, Burnett Calhoun, Cation
Cooke, Fielder, horn, JaeEsOn Jsnison, Mcintyre Griffin
Stone. Woodward.
TGy,-Mesrs. President. Byuum, Fleming Higgins. Hill,
Payee Greene, Nc padden, MITCHELL PAtton
staton, TOumin, Wood.
So the Wing and Mr.. Taylor will have to include
among its "disuniOn plOtters," the six Opposition
Senators whose names appear IN the list OF yeas
If they will look closely at them. too, they will dis
cover that two or three of them are those of old,
experienced and sagacious Senators, whose patriot
ism never was impeached before.
But we must give the Wing taste of the House.
The final vote the Military Bill is thus recorded
at page 43O of the House Journal Among the yeas
it will find those OF Messrs. Forsyth Huckabee and
Parsons who are understood to be Douglas men,
and Messrs. Bradley, of Perry, and Whitfield of
Tuscaloosa, known as strong Union men. But read
the vote:
Yas-Messrs Speaker Adams Bell Bowen Bradley Brooks
Tuscaloosa Bryan, Bush, Caryse Carter Chambers
Clayton, eli hera Davidson FOrney, Forsyth Gilc rs Grit
fin Of Jackson HALE Herren TaaDoosa HOBBS,
Hucksbee Hudgins Irby Lane Love- Msbry, Mead
Ows Nea Oats OVERALL Parsons, Ramsey Rice Scott she ard,
TAFT Ofw cox Taylor, Walker, Whitfield Ecods-4s.
NGys-Messsrs Adridye Bib, Bowdsn, CIspp, Clifton,
Cooper CoEan, Dark Easley Fer H. Fountain Gibson Griffin
Marshall HArdWik, Hearing Of Clarke Herman, Holey Of
Covington, Hoiey Of apoosa Lham Lloyd Mart Mus
grove, Seay, Sarke Thornton, Walden Of Cooa, Warren,
Wright-29.
1t has just occurred to us, that the reason why
the Wing and Mr.. Taylor objected strenuOusly to
this expenditure for arms, is that they expect the
Black Republican administration. if elected. to pro-
tect the South, Ill of jnsurrectOn invasion.
We should like to have the grounds for that belief
The invasion of Virginia was by Black Republicans ;
the party have just been engaged in firing the
towns and villages Of Northern Texas. A very little
encouragement would bring enough of them to Ala
bama, TO begin the same work here. Any how, when
they get Power at Washington we may feel sure that
their emissaries will noG spare Alabama. John
Browns map will be a sufficient guide for them !;
and If they assured that will "acquesce,"
they loiH Montgomery Mail.
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How the ca.holics Regard DOur,o..

While the Squatterites are everywhere applying
the ridiculous title of the Organ of the Catholics
in the United States" to the n Y. FTemans Journal
weekly DOUGLAS sheet, it may not be amiss to note
the political views of DR.. o "A BROwNsON, who is
really regarded the most able and logical expo
nent of Catholic journalism in this country. In his
Quarterly Revie1o for July, he says:
The Republicans generally hold that Congress,
in organizing the territories, may either permit
forbid slavery till the territory becomes a State.
Mr.. Douglas is understood to deny this power to
Congress and to assert it for the people of terri
tory under the head of what is called SqttqtteT
Sovereignty" We know nothing more discreditabe
to a man who has the honor to be judge even in
an inferior court
"The people of terri
tory have no powers except such conferred
by Congress in the organic act, and Congress can
confer no power which it does not itself possess.
Memo dat guod non hGbd squatter sovereignty is q
fiction, and fiction of that ultra Democratic school
which justIies John Browns raid into Virginia Con-
gress cannot authorize another to do what 1t has
no right do ITSELF and Mr.. Douglas doctrines if
conceded, supposes Congress has the power to per
NIT prohibit slavery in the terrtOries-in prlnci-
pie the doctrine of the Republican party-Or else
that the people sovereign without reference to
legal organization, what we call John Brownism.
$50 far we 60 with the Democratic party South,
and dissent from both Republicans and the Douglas
Democrats The Republicans on this point we be-
leve are wrong, but they ineligible and logi
cal. The Douglas Democrats neither one thing
nor another, neither fish nor flesh, nor yet good
herring. 1t involves the of libusterism. and
if analysed and reduced to some degree of consis-
tency it will be found to be John Brownlsm.
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FOR THE CANVASS, Single COpy.........--..-GO Cents
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Political Items.

There are thirtyseven newspapers published in
the State of South Carolina and of this number,
every one that takes part in national politics. sup
ports BRECKINRIDGE and LANE. There is not BELL
or DOUGLAS paper in the State of South Carolina
A meeting of the friends of BRECKENRIDGE and
LANE from all parts of the State was held in Detroit
Michigan, on the 18th inst. A State Committee was
appointed, who were empowered to call State
Convention to nominate Electoral ticket and per-
feet the organization. very determined spirit was
manifested. After the adjournment the gentlemen
composing the meeting called in a body upon Gen.
CAss at his residence.
A correspondent of the New York Journal Of
Commerce gives little afterdinner speech of Mr..
JOIN VAN buren,. in which that distinguished poll
tcian declared his adherence to the of BRECK
HRIDGE and LANE, Gentlemen" said the Prince
to the jolly company tAe table, Gentlemen, there
is one family has got back safe into the Democratic
party to stay for life. 1t is the VAN buren, family
and if Senator DOUGLAS only knew the long, dreary
road he has to travel he would, in my opinion take
the straightest route back into the Democratic
camp
The New York journal Of Commerce says: From
what we see and hear, we are inclined to believe
that the BRECKENRIDGE vote in this city will not
much exceed the DOUGLAS vote notwithstanding the
latter has the endorsement of Tammany Hall and
Mayor WooD There are doubtless many DOUGLAS
men here, but we scarcely ever meet with one.
Among the merchants there is an unprecedented de-
gree of unanimity."
Gen MILTON, Democratic nominee for Governor
of Florida in his letter of acceptance endorses the
nomination of BRECKENRIDGE and LANE.
Hon. JNO. HICKMAN, of Pennsylvania an anti-Le-
compton Democrat, has come out in favor of LIN
COLIN for the Presidency. FORNEY and the rest of
the party, we presume, will follow.
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From the MIedgsyille (Ga Federal Union.
DiStiUouiShed MARRIAGE on the TaDIs

1t is currently reported here, and we have inter-
nal evidence of the truth of the rumOr, that
riage in high life will come off in this city or
about the 18th of August The parties to this con-
tract young and very old lady. The
gentleman is said to be the distinguished and dash
ing youth Douglas Squater, esq., of Illinois, and the
grass-widOw, old Mrs. SAN" Bell of Tennessee.
About two years ago the young man met the widow
and said some very hard things against her charac-
ter, which she took in high dudgeon, but said little
about it at the time, for the young man had many
influential friends and relatives. But time passed =
the young man quarrelled with his relations and
friends, for which outrageous conduct he kick
ed out of doors, and repudiated by all of them of
any character or influence. A short time after he
was expelled from the mansions Of his friends, and,
while he was wandering about in friendless and
ragged condition he was met by the widow, who at
once took advantage of his forlOrn condition, ard
offered him proposition basis upon which she
would be willing settle their old differences 1t
to marry her or fight her. Being in want Offunds and
friends the young man accepted the first half of the
proposition and the ceremony will come off early
next month. This widow was married in 1850 to
Mr.. Constitutional Union esq; but they quarreled
about the property. and the widow went into weeds
Tor to grass,) and afterwards took up with wan
dering vagabond named SAM" who lived in a cellar
and fed on Dutchmen, and who afterwards
struck dead for lying The next uniOn it is hoped,
will produce better fruits.
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Ju,t Wbatwe ToIdYou.

On Monday next they hold an election in Kentucky
for Clerk of the Court of Appeals. Gen. LESLIE
COMBS is the Know Nothing candidate CLINT MCLAR-
TY is the Democratic candidate and r. R. Boiling is
supported by the DOUGLAS men. The Douglasites
have become satisfied that there is no possible
chance for Boiling and they are now endeavoring
to get Democrats to vote for the Know Nothing can
didate in order to beat MCLARTY. The Louisville
Democrat, the DOUGLAS organ in Kentucky, in its
Sunday paper advises all DOUGLAS men to vote for
any body to beat M'CLARTY. No matter" it says
,eho you cote for, so YOU DO NOT VOTE FOR MCLAR-
TY." Democrats of Tennessee, you see a paper
claiming to be Democratic urging men to vote for a
Know Nothing, for any body, to beat the regular
Democratic candidate for clerk. Mark the prophe-
cy: before November the DOUGLAS men in Tennes
viii be appealing to you to vote for JOIN BELL
or any body to prevent the State from going for
BRECKENRIDGE. Their leaders do not hesitate to say
now openly that they would not vote for BRECKIN-
RIDGE to prevent the State from going for BELL
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The telegraph has mentioned that number of Re
publcans at Occaquan, Prince William county, Va,
had erected LINCOLN and HAMLN fag-poIe at that
place. This proceeding on the part of few repre-
sentatives Of the Northern sectional anti-slavery
party seems to have caused considerable feeling on
the part of the citizens of that and adjoining coun
ties, as win be seen by the following letter received
at Alexandria, Va:
OccAQUAN, July Is.
Dear Sir:-Our village has been in a Juror of ex-
citement for the last two days. owing to information
having been received by the leaders of the Republi
can party that there was an armed force coming
here on Friday next for the purpose Of destroying
their pole. A meeting was held in Brentsville and
Fauquier on Saturday last, when it was determined
that three hundred men should be sent here TO
take the pole down. Captain Thoruton one of our
magistrates and captain of militia, resigned for
the purpose Of taking command of the force They
called on Gen. Hutton, our commanding officer and
county attorney TO know whether thew could get
arms. He replied that he could not loan them for
such purpose. but would say nothing if they chose
to take them. This gave them encouragement aud
they notified the Republicans that they were coming
and that the pole must down. The folks coming
in from the upper portion of the county kept adding
to the news, and appeared to be. very anxious to
know whether the Republicans would fight
On Monday night the Republicans held meeting
and dispatched parties to Alexandria and Washing
ton and it was reported on Tuesday that they had
sent up for ammunition, and had determined build
a fort around the pole and protect it all hazards.
This report only added to the excitement, 1t was
supposed they could muster but twenty men, end it
would appear like wasting their lives to oppose so
many. They commenced fixing their guns. etc, and
sent dispatch to Gov. Letcher that they were
threatened by an armed force. and that they looked
to him for protection; but if he did not protect
them they would take up arms and protect theta
selves. The Governor answered them by saying
that he would Immediately order General Hutton
here with his regiment to protect them This will
be bad news to the General he has said that the
pole should come down at tile risk OF his life When
the Republicans received the news last night there
was great rejoicing They fire salute IN hoaOe Of
| the tldings, which were brought by a messenger
| dispatched by them We are waiting to heaI
from Gel. Hutton, and suppose he will be here IL
the morning to see about the affair. There has been
sixty volunteers from the Republicans to die by the
pole.' Some of their friends advise them to give
up if Hutton does not come and they swear they vii
| not
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-01
The DIsunIon Crv.

While the Opposition press and speakers Of the
South are denouncing the Southern Democracy as
we hear but little complaint from them
of Black Republican aggresslons But too frequent
ly we hear Abolition fanatcism excused or attributed
70 the conduct of Southern members of Congress.
How often do we see the growth of Black Republi-
can sentiment ascribed to the passage of the
Kansas-Nebraska Bill, the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise and the Lecompton Bill, measures
which were voted for by the Democracy and the
large majority Of the Southern Opposition. We are
glad to see that there is at least one BELL and EVER
EFT organ in the North that feels that the Union has
more immediate danger to fear from Black Repub-
licanism than from Southern Disunionists. We
commend to the BELL organs Of the South the fol-
lowing from the Philadelphia Journal, which sup
ports the candidates of the Ignores:
The Bell and Everett party know and feel that
the compact of confederation viii be virtually and
practically broken just as soon as the whole power
of the Federal Government is transferred to the
hands Of a political party that altogether geo
graphical in organization ana principle The fact
of Dsunion will be accomplished before a single
Southern State take the first formal step towards
secession In other IoordS the l1hole South loood be
IN effect turned ont Of the Union by being deprived OF
any share IN the goUerRne1a Of the Union. The South
eT people TOLL De practically expelled from the Coede
alton bg The election of Lincoln and Hdnlin-bOtl
Northern men, representing Northern party dUOl0ediy
hostile TO the SO-sd the latter section lcO,d not b
doOoed eren The privilege Of retiring By any ceremoniO
deca, alton Of lO1hdrdlodl from the political league n
1ohich Il has hitherto been Included
1t is all very well for the Republicans and Alb
olitionsCs to reproach the South with purpose t
secede from the Union. That sort of elimination
serves as BIZ d. IN this section to the real design GnC
effort Of Northern pary to force the South into seces
SION There soOG be no disposition among The peopi
Of the slaOe STATES to 90 ont u the Union If 1t l0ere no
that party IN the free States making Il inpoSsibt
for them 10 remain in. consistently loih honor and SET
respect.
The above sounds very much like the doctrin
preached by Mr.. FILLMORE, in 1856. We find it in tn
Philadelphia Evening journal of last Friday. w
do not remember to have seen anything like it re
Gently. in any Southern journal of the BELIEVER
| EFT order
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BRECKENRIDGE AND LANE IN MIssIssIPPI-We assure
our friends that all is well in Mlssisspp-the work
goes bravely forward-and our gallant candidates.
Breckenridge and Lane, will sweep the State in No
vember next by an overwhelming and decided
jority. The Democratic party is being thoroughly
organized in all sections of the State-the leaders
everywhere remain firm and true, and the entire
Democratic press, with perhaps one two insgnif-
cant exceptions. have hoisted ticket and support
it warmly. The prospects for glorious victory in
Mississippi were never more promising and the only
question about which there is much dispute to
what size the Democratic majority will be. We put
it down at Is, 900 over Bell and Douglas combined,
and the more sanguine say much larger figure.
At any rate, the DOugasites and the timid, time
serving party that support John Bell will be pretty
efectually crushed out in this State in November
next.-COLlqnbaS Democrat
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General Cass.

We see paragraph going the rounds of the pa
pers which doubtless originated in either the ProU-
idenee Post Cincinnati Enquirer the Selma Sentinel
stating that General Cass had expressed himself
strongly in favor of Mr. Douglas for the Presidency,
and in distinct approval of Mr.. Douglas position on
the question of slavery in the Territories.
We know of our own knowledge that there is not
a scintilla Of truth in this statement. Whatever
may have been General Cass opinions on the Terri
torial question in the past and whatever accord NAV
have existed between his views and those of Mr..
Douglas, we know that since the rendering of the
decision of the Supreme Court of the United States
in the bred Scott case he declared repeatedly that
he accepts that decision as final and binding on him
as on all other good citizens and that his future
action will be controlled by it absolutely Wash
inqton Constitution, July p.
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Notice 10 builders.

DR0P0SALs will be rsovsd az the once Of the N.tve and
III Chattanooga Rarosd Company until 1'clock n nj On
Wednesday. August ls for the Construction Of P-ybt -.
on be Depot Grounds Of Inc Company the city on Nsv
1he b1iding will Be three hundred By thirty feet one md
thirty let square, will be two s1ores finished 90 f- o
Proposals viii state the price thousand the brick EoT
and for the carpenters work and complete including ne
stFuction Of the work
Plans and specifications will be ready for inspection on he
3lst inst At the EngneerF Once IN Nashville.
Proposals also selected for brick one frame hui
ngs uheh stand upon the Companys grounds and are nov G
Tered for sale 70 be Femoged
Proposals will be ADDRESSED % r @. NORRIS
iuly74 RP&G Resident Enri,esr N = n n q
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PROFESsTONAL CARn.

hR HENRY MELVILLE, OF New York City respectfully
ntimates the citizens Nashville and vicinity thai he
is nov in the city at the St Cloud Hotel, where he
advise with all who sufer from
Catarrh,' Bronchitis, Consumption and
Asthma.
Except Wednesday ll inst, when professional engage
nent calls him from the city.
Dr. MELVILLE has had experience % twenty years In the
Management Of all forms Of Pulmonary Dissesss can
fer with pleasure his professional ntercourse skill 70
many persons in Tennese among whom be s kndy Permitted
70 mention the Of Juse Ridley, Of Jefferson Gen.
natcek, Of Locust u; Judge Bren, Of Nashville; Col
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In tie treatment OF these diseases Dr.. MELvLE avas himself
Of all the which modern science discoveries
have within the power Of the Physician and which are
supervising the old phn Of Sfomach treatment.
Further information thssub obtained in treat
Use TOpical Medc ton in Pulmonary Diseases pubshe
by Dr. Melville, and which lad he Book
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$50 Reward.

TOLEN from my sable neghborhooS OF Columbia on
- the night CT the Hth Of May ElaGk Mare,
about fifteen hands high, highly formed heavy
name and tail without white, except perhaps, white
from sable mark Her long and pointed limbs clean
and feet rather small but we'll shaped fine under the
aade wall remarkably Fast and rOts and works Kindly
in buggy where. Tbs thief rode OF fine black
ISL saddle He tracked miles in The direction Of fay
eeye or Winchester will pay the above reward for the de-
livery OF the at residence, ard hundred dollars for
GID J. PILLOW.
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JUDGE HoIT FOR BRECKINRIDGE-We are informed
that this distinguished urist and venerable patriot
has declared his intention support the candidates
of the only constitutional party now asking the ma
ton for it's sufrages The gentleman upon whose
authority we make the statement, is entitled to all
confidence. and we publish the position of Judge
Holt because il shows how one among the abest,
most learned union-loving and conservative men in
the State regards the unblemished standard bearers
of the regular Democracy. Judge Holt has always
been staunch and consistent old line Wing, but he
never has nor ever can be beaten for his high office
in the Middle District HGyneSborO (Gd) South,
In.