Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-17
The CInrEsviIrs convention.

IN saturday morning last, together WIN portion
of the delegates from Davidson, we took the Edge
field and Kentucky Railroad train for GAINESVILLE
At every station we took "a few more aboard until
we arrived at Springfield, where the increase was
so great that it became necessary to couple on a
couple of platform cars. Away sped, still pick
ing them up as we passed along, until we arrived at
our place of destination. Instead of having all the
Democracy of the country on our train we found
upon our arrival at Clarksvilie, that very large
number had reached that place from some other d.
reetion. The Democracy Of Robertson having in
scribed on their banner the names Of BRECKENRIDGE
and LANE and The equal rights Of the States in the
common Territories of the Union,' were out in full
force. Stewart, Montgomery and Dickson were fully
represented We were informed by quite number
of the citizens of Clarksve that it the largest
political convention that ever there. Certainly
none could have been more enthusiastic. The Court
House was crammed to its utmost capacity
there was still large number unable to gain ad-
mittance.
After the temporary organization, W. a. QUARLEs
was called for, and for nearly two hours he kept
spell bound his large auditory. Upon the conclu-
sion of Col QUARLEs' speech Hon We. WHITTHoRNE,
one of our electors, for the Statesat large, be
ing present, was called for. lie came, he saw,
he won the admiration of all who heard him.
We do not remember, ever to have heard two
speeches that mere exactly struck the right cord
IN the hearts of the hearers and awakened a more
enthusiastic response than the speeches of Messrs.
QUARIEs and WHHTHoRNE. Notwithstanding the ex-
cessiye heat, the almost suffocatng atmosphere,
the crowd remained and still listened with breath
less anxiety to eveyy word that fell from their
lips and again and again applauded to the echo
the tel:ng points made by them.
The Committee on organization selected Col S.
L. finley, of Davidson, President On taking the
Chair Col F. returned his thanks in appropriate
terms.
The report of the Committee on Resolu-
tions and 70 select an Elector and Sub
electors was received with the most emphat-
ic demonstrations of approval When the name
of Mr.. EwrxG was announced as the electoral
candidate for this district the shouts of applause
were for moments deafening and only ceased when
physical exhaustadon rendered further huzzas
impossible After the adoption of the report, Mr..
BURcH made few remarks in response to call, and
was followed by METaui1.
The meeting then adjourned until night A large
number Of the delegates left for their homes in the
afternoon, but upon assembling after supper the
Court House was still full. Messrs. LocKHART Of
Stewart, JOIN 5. WARD of Davidson, McNEELT of
Davidson, JoHN BELL BDwELL of Robertson Atty
Gen. Lowe Of Montgomery, and Maj. Lowe of Rob
ertson, kept up the fire until the witching hour of
night Our lack of space forbds our detailing at
length the points made by the various speakers.
We cannot however omit statement made by Mr..
WARD in Lis speech. He said that he had in his
pocket letter from one of the DOUGLAS leaders IN
this city soliciting him to become the editor Of the
DoUGLAs organ 10 b5'startcd here, and among
the assurances given by the writer that the funds
could be raised to keep the paper agoing he, the
writer, stated that PROMINENT AND WEALTHY BELL
MAN IN THIS CITY PROMISED TO GIVE FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS TO TIE SUPPORT OF THE DOUGLAS oRGAE.
Another clinching fact to prove that the Southern
Opposition are trying to use the friends of Mr. DoUG
las for the benefit of Mr. BELL.
One of the most telling speecbes of the evening
was that by Mr.. LOWE, the Attorney General of that
district Mr.. Lowe stated that he had never cast a
Democratic vote, that he had always acted with the
Southern Opposition But in this canvass the Black
Republicans take the ground boldly that no more
slave States shall be admitted and that it is the
right and duty Of Congress to abolssh and exclude
slavery from the terfltOrleS Mr. DOUGLAS believed
that the territorial legislature has the power TO do
that which the Black Republicans claim it is the
right and duty of Congress to do, and Mr. DorGrAs
further claims that if the Supreme Court shall de-
eide that the territorial legislature has not the pow
or 70 exclude slavery, still such legislature has the
mower by unfriendy legislation to drive it from
+,o territores The Bed party refuse to express an
,,icn as to the rights ii the South under the Con-
sfitution The Democratic party declare that tits
he duty of the Federals Government IN all its de.
partments to protect when necessary 'he rights Of
persons and property il the territories and Wsere-
ever else it extends" Here was an emphatic decla-
ration of the duty of the Federal Government
which being denied ignored by the other parues'
be felt it the duty of every Southern man TO take
noston for its maintenance at the ballot box unless
twere true! as held by some, tha9the barbarlsm Oh