Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-07
WHOLE NO. 5le

secessiohists wbo had assailed his
| fidelity to the South, by showing
from the record, before ihe Charles
ton convention, tba, they had ..toted
against the protection Of slavery IN
the Territories, while the Shme men
now made a refusal Of it by Con-
gress a pretext for breaking up the
Government. Mr.. Hunter wilted
dosn und r this excoriaiiou. y
Now, ! do. not. think Mr.. HYnIer
was 10 the Senate al all .
"and General Lane urithed rs if
seated on hot gridiron''-
! thought the general took itratk
er cool =
"ihe crowded galleries we're delighted
and the Senate enjoyed the eShibi-
ton vastly. Mr. Mason tramped
the door like Gagged BEAR" laugh
ter.
This is fich. This account goes 10
ihe public as the manner 10 whieh
that speech was received for the last
two days. So be it.
One word more and / shall con-
clude; and possibly ! bad as well not
say that; but it occurs to me, and l
win. The Senator from Tennessee
charges that the people have not
done this thing, but the politicians
have controlled il; and be saws ge
are Influenced by ambitious motives.
Who is it that he alludes to? That is
certainly not The motive That in1uen-
ces me; for among all the multitude
OF candidates for the Presidency, |
do not think | have ever seen n.y.
self Spoken Of once. | desire nothing
more than the place | have. so
iar as any bonors are concerned. l
have never changed my policy. |
came here With the views now have,
and have continued to hold TO
them; and | shall continue while
live TO entertain the opinions I now
DO. precisely. as 10 political matters.
/ do not know whether I,ogght TO be-
grateful even fer that blessing. Il
is said Of old John Banyan-he lived,
| beli.ye, somewhere between TybuTn
and the Fleet prison--:hat he was
10 the habit Of sitting with a Bible
in his lap, and as ihe caris containing
conviots with ropes upon their necks
sitting on their cofiins. to be hanged,
would Iass by. he would look Up
and say to himself, '.Bat for the
grace of God. John Bunyan might
have been in biz place. Laughlei
When have looked around here II
some Of the persons who have beer
candidates, and electioneering cah-
didates. as if they were funnipg for
consiables Of beats Of different cities.
] have frequently thought to nyself,
tut fer the grace Of God, | mighs
have been candidate for the Pres
idency. ILaughter.] The thing has
actually got 10 le disrepu.able.
JJHNsoas s PRESIDENTIAL AsPIR4fIoEJ
The Senator from Tennessee, hows-
ever. says we are Influenced by
the desire TO ret Office, and be Of
course is not. Now, does the Senator
from Tennessee suppose that every
body is blind but tinnselfg Docs he
suppose there is man living south Of
Mason and DixoD's liue who docs
mol see what be is after? For years
past he has been doing everything
he could in order to iDgratiate him-
self With and make himself scce ptable
TO the very worst class Of populace.
The Homestead BILL and other things
Of that sor, have been the measures
that be has been deyo.iDg himself
to. and be has acquired some degree
Of popularity With that class. Ee
hns said that he wouid rather be a
Black Republican than Red Re-
publican. Well, we are told in Holy
Wri, that man looketh 10 glass ard
straighlway foIgetie!h what mauner
Of man be is. The hlea that be
should have suspected that be is mol
"a Red Republican. that be has not
always been a Red Republican, q
Suns culotfc OF the purest stamp
would be matter of smzement to
, me were it not, as | said, that We are
!. told that a man looks;h in q glass
9 and siraightway foreetteth what man
ner Of man be is. Red Republican.
: ism! Why. sir, there is nothing,
, believe. but thes viless Democracy
!. and the reddsst Rsa tublicanis N
/ that be has ever adiga ese: II,