Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-13
UNION MEETING IN THE EIGHTH
WARD.
Congregation of the Clubs.
Three Thousand Union Men in the Field.
SPEECHES BY BRIEN, MCCONNICO, GROVE,
COLI

By far the largest aud most enthusiastic
| demonstration that has been witnessed IN
| Nashville, or perhaps in Tennessee, since the
| opening of the campaign, was the magnifi-
cent rally gotten up by the Bell and Everett
Clubs of the Seventh and Eighth Wards, in
the Southern part of the city. We had
thought the rally of the gallant boys of the
Fourth Ward, held some weeks ago, was an
affair not likely to be surpassed thus early
in the canvass; but it must be confessed that
the meeting the other night went long way
ahead of it, so far as the number of people
present was concerned. Every Union man
of the Seventh and Eigth Wards ought to
feel to-day at least six inches taller than he
did before the rally came off, and no doubt
does. Such demonstrations are we'll calcula-
ted to put those who get them up on high
heels, and make them feel like a race of
giants.
The Bell and Everett Clubs of the Seventh
and Eighth Wards, who have gone into this
| fight as young whirlwind goes into cane
brake, erected a campaign stand some time
since, in large vacant lot near HAsBRooKs'
Store, OF South Cherry street; and at that
stand their grand rally came off. Our report
er reached the ground among the first to ar
rive, aud saw the pouring in of the masses and
heard their thunder-shouts rising to the hea-
vens. procession of the other Clubs was
formed on the Public Square, with music,
banners and transparencies, and under the
lead of L. F. BEECH, Esq, Chief Marshall,
| and his assistants, marched over to the place
ofspeaking. The Bel Highlanders, command
| ed by Capt. CRENsHAw, with their large
transparent bell. their banners, and their
glittering swords, and presenting hand
some and dashing appearance in their gay
plaid uniforms, made part of the process
| sion.
A succession CT brilliant sky-rockets,
shooting high heayenward, announced 10
those at the stand the departure of the pro-
! cession from the Public Square, and marked
its line of march along the streets. When it
! came up to the stand, under the escort of the
Seventh and Eighth Ward Clubs, which went
out to meet and receive the coming storm,
| amid the rolling of drums, the ringing of
innumerable bells, and the shouts of thou
sand men, the scene was one of the most ex-
citing that political times turn up, and every
Union man present felt doubly proud of his
cause, his country, his candidates, and the oc-
casion. 1t is impossible to tell how many peo-
pie were present. They might have been
counted almost by the acre. No seats were
provided for the accommodation of the ladies'
as it was not expected that they would turn
out. the night being damp and cool; but they
did turn out in considerable numbers, and
having been provided with benches, remained
throughout the meeting.
| Speeches were made by the Hon. JOHN S.
BRIEN, Col. w. L. MCCoNHco, Col. C. c.
| GROVE, of Marion, Ala, and ED. /. COLA
DAY, Esq, ofLebanon. who were introduced to
the meeting by II. c. CorToN, Esq. the pop
ular and efficient President of the Eighth
Ward Club.
Having made speech the night before in
| GAINESVILLE, where he encountered two storms
one of rain and the other of hail, Judge
| BRIES was quite hoarse, and made q very
brief little speech; but it was a very effec-
tive one, as was shown by an incident which
occurred while he was speaking.
".HoNEsr Billy THoNPsoN,'" said Judge
BRIEN, while speaking of the many old men,
long out of politics, who, now that the
country is threatened with disunion, are COM
ing up TO the rescue" HONEST BILLY THoMP-
SON, an old and tried wing said TO me to-
day, that he had taken no active part in
politics for twenty years; but now that he
saw danger to the stability of the Union, he
felt deep anxiety for the election of BELL
and EVERETT, as the only means of saving
the country, and that he believed Providence
had been instrumental in bringing them out
to shield the country from ruin, ind it re-
Joieed his heart to believe they would be
elected; for, said he, i do feel that If this
Union were dissolved, that the sun of po-
hucal freedom would have set forever, and 1
would have no hope for future freedom He
said the United States, continuing such in
peace and harmony, was that sun to the
world, and if blotted out, the same dense
darkness would follow as would shroud the
meterial world if the sun were blotted from
the ornaments, and be believed that an ALL
wise Providence had raised up JoHs BELL
and EDWARD EVERETT to roll that threaten
ed darkness back from the world.n