The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-09-07
liking at Loudon.

had Inc pn Ire of hearing Col. Nat Tay-
Tor, Bell q Everett Elector for the State
at larRes.liyer one of the ablest and
most sive political speeches it has
ever been " good fortune to listen to-
In arranm.nt of facts, argument, and
enforcenht Of his positions, he is equal
to anyb g;2nd in point of eloquence,
pathos ftdc Stirring appeal, Col. Taylor
towers q lead md shoulders above them
all. lie box Up and showed in mas
terly maIbeYhe extravagances and abu-
ses OF 4Deent administration and
its follows and favortes, and the
violation dPledges made to the people
before goil<jto office. He thoroughly and
underse7nY&F discussed the question
OF slavery the territories, and proved
by facts, % , and solid argument that
the demoSatic party is responsible for
the rise, syelopment and progress of
sectionalhlK both ends of the Union.
lie den'Ihted that Mr.. Breckenridge
is part am l6fcel of the Buchanan adj
mihistratifNs well as being the candi-
GATE ana bsen representative Of the
disunion tfty. Showed in a manner
ciear as thkIApetrating light of the noon
gay sum- Ytwere the designs and inten-
lions OF Seceders in disrupting the
aehocratSssrty and denounced them
ana their hemes in language of burn
ing and ws(Eing force. The close of his
speech ~ aeahio the people to rally
Of stirring apd patriotic eloqucnce we
have neverj6 BARD equalled. We are con-
fdent therYas not person present, in
all that vas esemblagc, no matter what
his politica,brejudices, who did not sue
cumb to itssIce' and in his heart acknowl-
edge its trdh and power. Col. Taylor is
doing an ef,etive work, and wherever he
speaks as lie did on last Tuesday, good
results mus follow.
He was slSeeded by Col. Jno. L. Hop
kins, representing the interests of Judge
Douglas inxhis canvass, and justifying
the position assumed by himself and
Others in algocating that gentleman's
claims as til, regular democratic candi-
date in the present contest. We said on
a former oc&ion that Mr.. Hopkins was
an able andlogical debater, and all who
heard him Aloudon must have arrived
at the same Conclusion. lie pitched into
Mr.. Bell in the opening portion of his
speech witt~feOod deal of vim for which
he was cheelsd by the file leaders of the
Breckinridgers present. But when he
came to spe&. of the SncAssioniets, to ex
pose their schemes and plans to break up
he democratic party with view to car
y out lonatherished policy of dissolv-
ng the Unicn, those same leaders hung
heir headsjt might have been with
shame, and we're as silent as the grave
No cheers fCm those ready lips for Mr..
Hopkins thss.
After Mr.. Hopkins, came Col. Whit
horne, "sing ing that same old chm,e"-
IN attempt 70 rouse and array sectional
ceiling andsectional prejudice-in other
words, carrying out the programme of
he Disuni2ntSts by an effort to "instruct
he southei. lind and fire the Southern
leart," PREPARATORY to precipitation in
II. .
lood and q. pgaof WHICH is to emerke
Southers onfederacy, having for its
oundation d keystone the eternal and
verlasting. bigger. Col. Whitthorne &C.
upied about twenty-five minutes of his
precious timk lin that delectable work.
n regard to be charges of extravaganza
nd corruption, made by Col. Taylor,
lie had onlykto say that the Hon. John
Bell, and MOI Mr. Buchanan and his par
y, was resphsible for them. Mr.. Bell
nd Mr.. ETeStt were both unsound up
m the slavq question; and in reply to
he charge Vt democracy is responsible
or the rise Il progress of the anti,slave-
y sentimer Fol. Whitthorne said as the
Id wing pUy went down abolitionism
n na eG%s if hs hna said h ''' an@snss
'ould have aaseed with him: for while the
Id wing orgSiization was maintained in
IS strength pd integrity, sectionalism
'as powerles. But when that organiza-
ion, in an hour for the country, was
isbanded broken up by traitors
'ithin and bes without, abolitionism
forth and dfyinionism South, with moth
,g between . em and their objects but
ne democrad4 party, and that rapidly
ecoming de2jralized by its own innate
gathered hope, and strength
nd courage, and commenced their dead
, assaults ulop the Federal Union, and
le Constitud6f, and are to day both en-
aged in a fffce struggle to accomplish
lie same ent-their destruction and an
Initiation. BIZ happily for the country,
lie old spirit j reused. The conserva-
We element which had been scattered
I'd had withdlb wn itselffrom the corrupt
'rty afliliatsSSof the day, or rendered
descent, is wxking up, gathering itself
gether az mighty host, and like a
ant relrS>5 ms slumbers, is rally
. with ren energy and vigor to re-
'em andsa government.
Mr.. WhittbGke, whom we have now
card upon two different occasions, is
ever stumpsEj splendid dodger, and
city considerable retailer of anecdote
the ad eapdn& JIM vugus order, and were
not for soGettjjng of nasal twang-ah
delivery, world be pleasant gentle
an enoasnst EN- to for want of bet
r entertainment. Ue has an utter con-