Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-12
Fran Creme.
.TENNEsSEAN.

GREENEvHLs, Tenn, Oct. 9Th, 1850.
| FRIEND BUKCH Mr.. James Britton, jr, the Doug
las Elector for this Congressional District addressed
a large crowd at the Court House in this place. to-
day, defending his position &c. He stated that he
had made the proposition published in the UNION
| AND AMERICAN. in good faith, ard as honorable
man and good Democrat He intended TO stand by
it. to the last and the Electors upon the Breckin
ridge ticket had accepted it in the spirit, in
which it had been made, lac felt bound by it and
| cord ingly tcthdreto from the canvass He made
| clear exposition of the proposition, and that
satisfactory to all good Democrats but not to the
| Bell men. He denounced the pretended leaders of
the Douglas party in Tennessee as allies of the OPP
position but declared himself as good Douglas man
as any Of them but too good Democrat to aid John
Bell in carrying Tennessee. He said that we had
fought long and too hard for the ascendency in
! Tennessee. to now throw away all we had gained.
and hand the Democracy bound hand and foot over
to the Opposition. lie demonstrated that his propo-
sition more favorable to Douglas than Breckin-
ridge, and that every Douglas Democrat who pre-
ferred the of his party that of the Opposi
ton would accept and those that did not were at
heart for John Bell. l have not time as our Cir
cult Court is in session and write in the Court
AlOuSS W give NOu ItpOTl VI Ills spcGCH SUI
fee it to say that he made an excellent speech and
and one that convincing ands satisfactory to the
Democracy. find our folks all right and no mis-
take. The old fire is reviving and can truly say
all is well. Set down old Greene, one thousand ma
joriy for Breckenridge and Lane over all opposition
Senator WIgfaII OF Texas in Knoxville
He Explains the Vote of tho Senate upon
Davis and Brow as Northumberland
Lane TO be in observation-disclosures Wise
Expected to be there.
KNOXVILLE, October T. 1860.
DEAR BURCH: We are here in this metropolis of
the Switzerland of America in these days of poIiti
cal discussions, rather favored people in this that
being upon the main line of travel between the
Southwest and the Northeast we have opportuni-
ties of hearing speeches from the great guns of I'll
parties. Last night we had a speech to a crowded
assembly in Ramsay's Hail. from Senator Wigfall Of
Texas who with his family, on their way to Wash
ington, tarried twenty-fOur hours in our city.
The speech was mainly devoted to the cOnsidera-
ton of the rights of the States members Of the
Confederation-the circumstances under and by
which this Confederation was brought about both
in 1851 and 1877, and the rights which the States
have severay reserved to themselves in the articles
1897.
Besides dwelling upon this topic the Senator at
much length reviewed the opening Of the present
Presidential struggle. He spoke freely, candidly of
the candidates and their various platforms He de-
clared himself unquaIifedly in favor Of BRECKN-
RIDGE and LANE because Of their advocacy of the
doctrines embodied in their platform and stated that
Texas would give this ticket majority of t,0sHty
fvs thousand uOtes over all Others combined. He
was scathng in his denunciations of Douglas, who
pretended though opposed by the President, his
cabinet and every Democratic Senator, except one,
to be the Democratic Party.
Of BELL and his "past history as connected with
the public service he had not much to say but
that little was uuIt,un in pdruo.' He said when it
was announced by the friends Of Mr.. BELL that bis
natform was to be found in his record hs turned to
that-had examined it with great scrutiny and care
had weighed Il in the balance and found Nr. !
Bell rcqntinq'-rHE Presidency.
He gave most fervid and passionate narrative of
the iuception progress and ultimate purposes of the
Republican party. Dwelt upon their designs as |
tending not only to the degradation Of the white |
peoule of the South to equality with the negro |
socially and politically but to the utter and complete
overthrow and destruction of the Constitution a
compact between the States.
In the progress of his speech, the Senator at
siderable length and with great clearness explained
how it was that the Democratic Senator's who, with
oFy too exceptions and these from the North, voted
for Davis resolutions and why the Democrats as a
body voted against Browns amendment. As this
matter has been much harped upon in this division
of the State By the ellEverett orators the expla
nation was not only Opportune, but satisfactory
Briefly it was this Davis resolutions declared
simply in favor Of the principle of protection. Cling
man proposed an amendment declaring that " an
emergency did NOT now exist requiring the inter-
position of the Congress. protect the STAKEHOLDER
in the Territories Brown moved to strike out Of
Clingman's amendment the word d" not" Against
both the amendments the Democratic Senate rs as
body determined to vote in order that the 1hols
Senate might be brought a direct unsquircoaI vote
upon the man question, involving the principle Of
protection. The amendments of Clngman and Brown