The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-09-17
THE MASS MEETING AT LOUDoN

II
1t has been asserted that there was nc feel
ing, no interest among the wings of East
Tennessee in regard TO the Presidential cleo
ton, and that an attempt to get up a Mass
Meeting would prove miserable failure
II the children Of wisdom who made that
prediction, and who pretend 10 see so much
apathy and indifference among the wing mas
ses, had been at Loudon on Tuesday last, they
would have changed their opinions and
been compelled to reverse the order of their
prophesies hereafter. We have been present
at good many public gatherings, in the last
fourteen years, in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ala
bama, Mississippi, and Georgia, but we have
never attended one where more real deep
seated interest was manifested in the subject
which called them together than was evinced
by the people who assembled at Loudon on
the l4th, to listen to the burning words of
truth and eloquence that fell from the lips
of the wing speakers, and to take counsel of
and advise with each other upon matters per-
tanning to the present Presidential CONTEST
It was great and glorious occasional
grand and imposing asscmblage. Upper
Georgia sent an enthusiastic band to min
gle with their brethren of Tennessee; Brad
lev county was out in full numbers, Hamil-
ton was ably represented, Polk had an ample
delegation, while Rhea, Meigs, Roane, Nc
MINI, Monroe, and Blount turned out in
masses to renew their devotion to wing prn-
Giples, to give an earnest of their admiration
and gratitude to the old chieftain, who, hav-
ing acquired imperishable glory and fame
upon the battle-felds of his country, has
now been selected by the great conservative
party to bear their banner aloft amid the
storm and conflict of political strife. Grain
ger, Hawkins, SEWER Anderson, and Morgan,
with the people of the Sequachie Valley,
too, had delegates there. And old Knox
now what shall we say about old Knox in
connection with the interesting OCCASION
old Knox, where that fiery Indignation meet
ing was held-old Knox, where it has been
told us time and again most tremendous,
and irreparable detection existed-was old
Knox represented mt Loudon on the l4th!-
Well, now, it seems to us that she vast
does us good to tell it-and that, too, by
about the tallest and most enthusiastic crowd
of boys that we have met with since 1870
The train on Monday evening went up "load
ed down to the guard" the steamers "Jetier-
son" and elk" took a "full cargo" up
from Chattanooga and Kingston on the
same day-on Tuesday the morning trains
carried as many passengers up as could pack
upon them, the people poured into the town
from the surrounding country, and gathered
together upon the banks of the Tennessee to
await and welcome the arrival of the distin-
guished speakers. About this time the re-
port of cannon came booming along the
waters, and in few minutes the steamer
"Mary Mckinney" hove in sight, and soon
landed at the bank, with an assorted cargo of
the staple commodity of old Knox-glorous
enthusiastic wings. 1t was announced that
Gen. Haskell had arrived, and the announce
ment was greeted with loud shouts. Ex-
Gov. Jones and Gen. Cullom soon after
reached the landing from the steamer, which
had proceeded to the opposite bank for the
purpose of bringing them over, and their ar
rival was hailed by the hearty and joyous
shouts of the multitude They were escort
ed to the hotel by the immense concourse,
:'herc Gov. Jones was occupied for some
tine in receiving the warm and hearty con-
ordinations of his friends. There was no
studied effo..t, no preconcerted arrangement
to get up display, but the whole demonstra-
ton so far as the reception of Gov. Jones
was concerned, was thcsr ontancous outpour-
ing of free and grateful hears to the CHAM
pion who has so long, and gallant'y, and a.
ways VIGOROUSLY defended the principles OF
the wing party, and who has been so coz
spicuous mark for the shafts of Islander,
malice, and detraction. If he needed any
defence from the assaults of his enemies,
political and personal, his recent receptions by
the people of East Tennessee, is a most tri-
umphant vindication such an one rs any
man might be proud of, such an one as but
few men have ever received, and such an one
as we know Gov. Jones appreciates and feels
in his very heart of hc,rts
About IL o'clock, the speakers repaired to
the stand, which had been handsomely deco
rated with evergrcens, &C., by the patriotic
ladies' of Loudon. We shall not attempt a
report of the spceches-we should fail to do
the gentlemen justice and we are not going
to try. Gen. Cullom first took the stand, and
for two hours enchained the attention of thsl
audience, in speech Astounding with sound
argument and replete with incontrovertible
facts. He spoke in an eloquent strain Of our
free institutions and wise and benefcent laws,
under the genial influence and fostering pro-
lection of which the son of the humblestl
man in the land might aspire to its highest
hopnrs. hn nlludcd To tho fatal frno trode !