Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-09-07
Correspondence Of The Banner.
ISCuSSION In RnRERTSON COL
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CRossPLArSs, Tenn, Aug rs, go
Mr.. EDlToR-This has been glorious day for our
cause and candidates. AT the request of many of
citizens, our able and distinguished Representa-
tive in Congress, Gen. James NJ. Quarles made an
appointment to address them on this day, at hii
place, on the political questions Of the day.
went to the Speaking and found the General
looking like four year old colt. COL Waiter
son, one of the electors Of Douglas for the State,
and cur own county-men DIR. Menees and W..
Lowe, ESQ.,, were present. There was some lit
tie controversy in regard to the order Of debate he
Breckenridge men asking that Dr. Menees should be
allowed to follow Mr.. Watterson, and Mr. Lowe
Gen. Quarles, which was very properly refused by
Gen. O., he offering to give either one of them a
fair division of time, but not both of them only
claiming as It was his appointment that he should
have the last speech. AT first the Breckinridge
men, Lowe and Menees, requested to speak saying
they come to reply to the General; but the General
was firm and Col. Watterson led of in a sensible
plain, practical and telling speech; claiming that
Mr. Douglas was the regular nominee of the AL
mighty Democracy, that his party had been for
years pledged to non-iptervention-tha the Breck-
inridge and Lane men-were factionsts, boilers and
disorganizeIs and many OF them dsunonists TO wit:
Yancey and others.
He gave US history Of the various delegations
assured us that he had been life long democrat,
had supported every democratic nominee since his
boyhood, and was now for the regular nominee Mr..
Douglas.
At the close of his speech Dr. Menees took the
stand for one hour pitching into the Colonel right
and left. lie asked him II he was not for Mr.. White
in 35, which the Colonel candidly and good hui
moredly admitted-said the Col. had been fooled in
'35, and would be fooled again. The Doctor asked
the Colonel, if Douglas not on the track which
he would vote for, Breckenridge or Bell? Right
here the scene was interesting The Colonel an
swered by saying that be regarded the Breckinrdge
faction as dsorganzers and disunonists, with only
q few conservative men with them, who were DIR T.
ed along with the current, and he would not vote
for Breckinrege if there was no other ticket in the
field. The Doctor desired to construe this into an
assertion that Col w. would vote for Mr.. Bell, but
was at once corrected by the Colonel. The Doctor
then rehearsed his action delegate to the Charles
ton and Baltimore Convenons-read his platform
and boased OF it--said 1t was an explanation Of
the Cincinnati platform, which he said had been
characterized as fraud, and closed without ever
iniimating any unsoundness OF Mr. Bell on the sla-
very question The Doctor is good speaker, mar
of ability and a gentleman, and has too much fair.
Eness, information and candor to make such charge
In justice to himself he did not make il. This dir
ty work is not to his taste, but is left to the low
down hacks and scavengors who have no character
to lose. His speech was creaitabe TO himself ant
he hit his brother democrats some severe icks.
At the close of his speech our gallant Represent
atiye came to the stand, aud remarked "how pleas
ant il is to brethren dwell together in unity 2
This created a roar of laughter, of course. HI
then proceeded step by step, to corner Dr. MeHees
he took the record OF the Charleston Convention ant
showed that the Tennessee Democracy had vote'
that they voted for the ciucinns,ti PLATFORM pur