Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-30


held in Columbia on Monday last A general desire
seems TO have existed on the part of Mr.. BEI1's
friends to have demonstration of this character at
the old home of JAMES X. Polk. For weeks large
show bills had been circulated through the country
announcing the grand rally, on which occasion the
Hon BAn1E PEYToN, and various other distinguish
ed gentlemen, were to be present Their friends in
this city sent the military out with brass band at
their head to lead ia the imposing ceremonies of the
day fatk&IHtfEtl
The day was pleasant and a large company was
in attendance The military paraded and shot off
their guns in honor of Mr. BELLS services in the In
dian wars, all the blood and expenditure of
which he had charged TO |" the imbeciliy, culpable
neglect the corruption of the (ANDREw JACKsoNs)
Administration" They loaded and fired again, in
honor we suppose of the yarke spirit with which he
resisted the efforts of Gen. JACKSON put the country
in condition for defence during our troubles with
France, and when her navy was threatening an
invasion of our waters. Again they fred, to COM
memorate the heroic spirit with which, at another
time he resisted the efforts of the Administration to
prepare the country for defence, when, during the
pending of our North East Boundary disputes Eng
land was threatening to send her troops into the
territory. Once more to the charge they came,
the roar of musketry penetrating the wales
and reverberating among the mountains" if "to
arouse the whole country to recollection of Mr..
BELLS brilliant achievements when, standing-not
upon the batte-eld-but in the Senate of the United
States-spesking of the Mexican war-he raised his
voice and exclaimed: q" Ny advice is to stop the
war! Flee the country as you would a city doomed
to destruction by fire from Heaven"
There were many present, however, who did not
know the object Of this military display. Some con-
jectured that it was intended to show how, in the
event CT another JOHN BROWN raid, extending, not
into our State but all the States of the South the
followers of Mr.. BELL. Will be found shouldering
their musketz, not to drive back these aggressors
from the North, but 10 drive back the fire-eating
dsunionists of the South; for it will be remember
ed that Gov. NELL S. BRowN representative man
from Tennessee, assured his Northern anti-slavery
associates in the convention that nominated Mr..
BELL at Baltimore, that he, Gov. Brown, aoOdd not
giUe up he Union for all the Regroes ia the land [See
the official proceedings published in their organ
the Baltimore Americana r.....a
The place selected for the speaking was in full
view and within stone throw of the old residence
casion was the Hon. BAnLE PEYToY. Striking asso-
citation Mr.. Polk was in his grave, and his old
enemy Col PEYTON stood at the door of his old DOM
cil counseng his old friends to abandon their prin-
cples and fall into the service of JOHN BELL who had
once characterized Mr.. Polk destitute ocprivate
honor and public principle" s.r .s"..
We may well suppose that Col. PEYToN was I'M
successful in his mission; nor can we withhold cur
surprise that the friends of Col. BELL should have
selected that gentleman as a missionary to the old
neighbors and supporters of JAMES K. Polk. Wren
they cease to respect the memory of their iustri-
Gus friend and neighbor-when they shall have for
gotten the history of the past-they may confde
in and consent to do honor to Mr.. BELL, but not
till then.
Gen. BARROW also addressed the meeting.
We indulge in no partizan exaggeraton in saying
that the meeting was failure in everything but
numbers, and was SC recognized and admitted by
many who sympathized with its objects. We found
the Democracy better pleased with the result than
the Know Nothings We speak in candor and not
in beasting.
We assure the Democracy of other portions of
the State that Maury stands true to her ancient faith
true to the memory of her illHsrrious sOn-and
true to her own honor and sef-respect Look to the
ides of November. ..s
Mr.. Bell and the Douglas men. s
There is now earnest effort being made, upon
the part of the BELLmen of Tennessee to induce the
friends of two of Tennessee's most distinguished
statesmen to aid Mr.. BELL in securing the electo-
raj vote of this State, either by going directly for
him. or by throwing their votes away upon Mr..
DOUGLAS. Those who know the malignity with
which Mr.. BELL, attacked those great men, can
never consent to yield to him the tribute of
their strength in any manner, shape or form. 1t is
part of the records of our country that NJ. BELL
in the House of Representatives in May 1888, in
ply to Hon. H. L. TURNEY, thus attacked Mr.. GRuN-
DY and Mr.. Polk:
Il will do my colleague (Mr. t. the credit to say
that it is not his own gail which he has vented
against me, upon this occasion. He cannot have
any malignant feeling to crafty against me; nor
on the other hand, can entertain any feeling of
sentiment against him, though canno: have any re-
spect for him. He has become a voluntary scaven-
ger. for other mems uses. He has shown himself
the fit and apt conduit for the discharge upon this
floor, of the boarded and accumulated malice and
of others. know the source of this
attack, and the men by whose prompting my col
league speaks. / refer TO two other colleagues
of mine. One in another body, in the other end of
the capital and the other member of this House.
They are both the intimate associates Ofmy col
league before me. have known them both long
and well both in public and in private life, and
have ever found them, alike destitute of private
honor and public principle. Their hypocrisy, their
malignity and their treachery towards me- are well
understood. They have long sought to traduce my
character through other channels; but they have
never dared to meet me to my face, here else
where with their charges. What have here said
Of them have often said before have denounced
their conduct towards me heretofore upon this floor
have repeatedly denounced them at home, in pub
nc assemblies of the people. among their own |
leighbOrs, in their own vicinity, and where they
lad repeated opportunities TO make their charges |
openly, and when | could reply to them but they
never had the courage to do They never dared |
o meet me. These are the authors of the present |
Ittack upon me. But repeat that can entertain
10 feelings of resentment or revenge against my |
colleague before me. In the part he has acted here
regard him the mere instrument of Othermen's |
naice-a tool of tools
Mr.. Turney rose from his seat and turning round
o Mr.. Be-! said 1T is false the statement is false
md my colleague knows it to be sO' Mr.. Bell in
family struck him with his hand and some disorder
nsung, the speaker took the char Order was re- |
tOred, resolution moved that the parties apollo
NE TO the House and, before it was decided, Mr..
Bell and then Mr.. Turney voluntarily made an upol-
gy.
Can the friends of those distinguished statesmen
Who were thus denounced by Mr. BELL as being
alike destitute of private honor and public prin-
iple consent to give aid and comfort to their de-
unciatorH Their proper place is in the ranks
gainst him?
DiSunIOn and Revolution.
Hon. B. IL. HILL, the ablest, most influential and
ecognized leader of the BELL party in Georgia, and.
present, Elector for the State at large, boldly
rOclaims DISUNIoN in the event of the success Of
lie Republican party. In his DUDLEY letter he says
The first of these is made by the Northern Repub-
can party. This party openly declares that the | |
ecslOns of the bred Scott and Amy cases are
rong and shall be reversed. To accomplish this ,
suit they propose through their greater population
the ballot box, to take into their own hands the
tire administration of the Government. and thus
'ocure and enforce the construction of the Consti
tiOn favorable to their views
" After mature elaboration l can see but one re-
y for this people, and that is wAR-wAR in every