Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-08
The speakin4 YesaerdaY.

According to appointment the Electors for this
Congressional District addressed large assenblage
| at the Court house yesterday. Ordinarily, dis
like TO witness frghtu spectacles, but concluded
TO do violence to sensbIIlties and 90 to the
process of licking crushing and swallowing our
| champion. Mr.. Haywood. by the mighty Boa Con
| strictor of the Opposition, John F. House-as ar
ranged on their programme Although his terrific
| tagonist had yet accomplished such feat-though
the only Pdnceyite he had yet encountered lad come
off safe from his hug STILL we were told that such had
been bis keeping his training, and his growth since
then, that no living opponent could now Withstand
| the deadly embrace of his folds. Though, Ike
| Heenan, he had never won a fight. yet he was
| the champion of the world. When he rose before
the audience, unroed and swelled out his glitterng
| col we tFembled for the fate of cur gallant Hay
wood He began the preliminary work of licking
his victim with the spittle of extravaganza and cor
ruption charged upon Mr.. Buchanan's admnIstra-
ton, then slimed freely with the split in the Demo
! cratic party and lastly. lathering cOpiOuSlv with
| Yancey saliva, he swelled out opened wide his
mouth, writhed in dreadful COMMISSIONS and below
ed that well known cry of Union, UniOn" that
! precedes the last finish of the victim. When he
ceased and uncoled. Bob, poor fellow, we thought
| was gone. We even fancied that we could
one of his feet prOtruding from the jaws of his
fearful antagonist But lO Boo springs to his feet
unframed! see the flash of cunning triumph
his eye and the glitter of his bright steel raised
| high alOft, breathe free; he dealt the
ringing blows of his elOquence, his logic, and his
wit the iavincibe champion of the Bellies bit the
dust, and one long exultant burst announced that
victory had perched upon the gallant HaywOOds
crest Their Goliah had fallen before this David
of ours! Sally lived, but the snake it that
died
After Afr. House and Mr.. Haywood had concluded,
Mr.. McCann the Douglas-BeiI Eector entertained
the Opposition awhile That they were pleased,
evident from their loud and continuous ap-
plause In fact they enthusiastic in their
appreciation of Mr. McCann. than of Mr.. House
They endorsed his opinion, that Stephen A. Doug
las the proudest intellect and purest patriot in
America" with loud cheers. NJ. Mccain a most
unasSuming young man-compares himself with
Cincnnatus of old. With the death of Washington,
who was STYLED the ''Cincinnatus of the West we
thought that title died with him. But it seems we
have another Washington in the person OF Mr.. Nc
Ctnn. He left the plough save his country like
Washington We hardly think the county will be
equally fortunate by this deserIiOn whatever loss
agriculture may sustain.
In the brief rejunders that followed Mr. Hay
wood came off with new laurels in the ehaplet of
bright reputation he had earned by his first speech
HIS application of the speech Of Marc Antony on |
the dead body Of Cesar to the orators of the Bell |
men over the slain body of Douglas was most espe-
ciay fine He said that the Bellies made their ap-
peals over the corpse of Douglas with the same |
wondrous purpose which Marc Antony had, of reap
ing the benefit themselves, and holding up the bloody
mantle of Douglas, they exclaim-
Look in this place rsn Toombs dagger through;
Bee what renttre envious Benjamin made
Through this tn well believed Davis stabbed
And ne q ASH ID his cursed steel away
Mark how the blood Of Deusl4s followed it,
0, now you weep; and perceive you feel
The dint Of pity; thee gracious drops
Kind souls what, weep you, you but behold
Our Oougia return wou de Look you here,
He is himself, Wearied as you see, with traitors.
The Democrats left the Courthouse in high ex- |
ultatiOn the results of the occasion, satisfied
that though this House may not "be made with
hands" he will yet be handled before the canvass
is over.-C IdrEcSuiAe JeferSonidn, Sspt4